The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
LOCAL AND OTHER NOTES

A synopsis Of the bill to repeal the
charter OF the city Of Jackson Will be iound
elsewhere.
From December 18th TO January 18th,
TIE CLARION has issued $50 subscription
receipts-and more to follow"
Mr.. VIM. q. Walker reports the House
proceedings and makes up the Capital
Notes for The CLARIoS. Amy orders for
the Office may be given to him.
Organ recital at St. Andrews church
Thursday night, January 18th. The
of.rtory will be desoted to payment
on the organ.
-To-uigh. at the Opera House, Miss
Minnie Madden and her excellent con-
pany will present the famous play Of Frou
Fro. This IS fine play and an excellent
company and those in search Of amuse-
meat should not fail TO attend.
Mr.. Wm. S. Hamilton was reelected to
Inc position Of Foreman Of Jackson Fire
CoaiPan No J., Monday night. He has
dis-h .rged the duties of his Office faithfully /
during the past year, and his reelection Is
compliment which should be, and no
doubt Is, very gratifying.
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Sheriff Of Franklin county, has been in the
city several days. Old Franklin will never
have d better Sheriff. and TIE CLARION
ggill never have better friend. We are
always glad to meet him at the State Capt.
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The " lsonic Grand Lodge will hold
lis sizty-7ixth annual Communication
in this city commencing on the second
Wednesday,. the 18th day Of February.
The Grand Chapter will meet on the
Monday precedir &.
We notice attending Supreme Court
this week. Mr. K. g. Hudson, Of Yazoo
Mr. 4 II Whitfield, Of Grenada; Mr.,
l. i. Ierger, Of Greenwood; Mr.. W. Is. /
Wa1seT.pf aberdeen; NcsSrs. J, >. Smith {
aud s. II. BrantIey, # kosciusko, in
ailitiJu 70 others mentioned last week. ,
-.cv. Dr. Galloway has been re-
qIaslrfi.to repeat his lecture on ''llus-
rrioH7 Ounces" which he will do next {
Friday night, at the Methodist Church
The admission fee will be fifty cents,
for children, twenty-five cents. The
.r'iP,- will be applied toward payment
Of the new church.
Tie Centennial of Methodism"
wa, the inspiring theme of Rev. DIR. :
tiIlIovIy's discourse last Sunday night |
IL was an intensely interesting and elo- a
qucnt recital Of the beginning and G
Pr1 sra5s IF that branch Of the Christian
CLareu. lie spoke for one hour, and )
we think his congregation felt like tell e
ing him to go on
Tho opponents Of the bill to repeal !
ti3 charter Of the city were ably repre-
scented before the Judiciary Committee yes =
f-ritY afternoon By Mes5rs- J. 5. Hamil ?
ton, ~ VI. McLeDl and David Shelton. |
The committee met in the Supreme Court "
rom. which vas crowded on the occasion. {
Dr. Luther Sexton, of Wessoa, who I
has written SO much and 50 well as to the =
necessity Of State hospital, has been in :
the city several days. He finds among the
members of the Legislature a decided =
in favor of State hospital, Ell I
-ha- aC NIcksburg Or Natchez.
The following named gentlemen were
-,ec.cI officers of West jackson Fire Com
Dlny No. ], for the year 1884, at their
meeting Monday night Foreman, J. W.
Parish First Assistant. \. q. Lewis Sec u
onl Assistant, W. II. Parham Hose Di- G
.octor, L. L. Thomas Assistant Hose Di- a.
-a.tor- John Neyer; Secretary, George =
Lemon, Jr.; Treasurer, John w. CHngan.
- an annual nesting of Jackson Fire
'oupany M. !, held at their hall Monday
light, the 4sh inst, the following officers te
we're elected for the present year Fore :
nan, ". = Hamilton First Assistant
'orem1n, J. ). Ware Second Assistant D
Foreman. l.. S. Bloom Hose Director,
lmaE .. Fuller Assistant Hose Director,
+. 4. Bailey; Secretary, VIM. b. Taylor F
treasurer, :. L. Nirdsn Engineer, George -
'ralieg; Assistant Engineer, julius Alo5aI.
We are informed that upwards of five =
hundred signatures have already been =