The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-24

-Nes-rs. Farrar Bailey and Joe Robin
s7n arrived in the city Wednesday from
ssvanec, Tenn, where they have been at
school, the past year.
BE sure to ATTEND the candy pulling
r-,I.u night ut Mrs. Perkins residence.
II promises to form no urimportant part
If the children's Christmas fun.
Our next issue will he on the day pre-
rrdiug New Years. Families who expect
~ receive" on the Let are requested to
notify u. before next Tuesday night.
-Nlavor McGHI is having shade trees
rl,nted in the City Park. The Park is
evidently oae Of the Mayors pets, and he
viii make it a place OF beauty and pleas
ure.
Central Lodge No. 764, Knights of
Honor will, at It's meeting next Friday
night. elect officers for the ensuing year.
flI attendance Of the members Is re-
quested.
Central Lodge, No. 1853, Knights and
Ladies Of Honor, will at its meeting to-
night. elect officers for next year. A gen
eral and prompt attendance OF the members
/, requested.
The Society Notes in the Sunday edi-
tons Of the P.cJyJHe and Times Democrat, Is
an interesting feature Of those enterprising
journals. Jackson appears to be we'll rep
resented by capable correspondents.
We had the pleasure OF call yester-
day from Ensign Joseph l.. Jayne OF the
US. Steamer "Gale IA, now on EXPOSE
ton duty at New Orleans. Lieut.. Jayne
son visit to his relatives in Brandon.
Several nice boxes went from Jackson
this morning to the Orphan Asylum at
yatchez. A very large box, packed by
Mrs. Surdivant and. other ladies, and
children. went to the Protestant Asylum.
-Happv Cal. Wagner, the prince of
negro minstrels, will hold the boards at
tbe 0pera House tomorrow night Cal. is
happy by nature, but especially happy
when greeted by n large audience, as Is
usually the case when he comes to Jackson
Miss ESTHER BAIRD, formerly princi-
pal Of Fair Lawn Institute, and for the
last several years engaged in school work
in Virginia, is in Jackson on brief visit,
to the delight Of her many friends. She
will 20 from here to the Expos ton, and
thence TO Virginia
MIS-. SARAH J. TAYLOR, the beloved
wife of Col VIM II. Taylor, died at her
residence in West Jackson last Sunday
night She was lady Of many excel
lent traits of character, end deserved
the high regard in which she was held
BY all who knew her.
A resolution Of the Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen authorizing the Mayor and
Police Committee to employ extra police
during the holidays, is a curious com
meutary on the manner in which is OBJ
served the anniversary OF that great event
that proclaimed peace on earth, good will
TO men
The pupils Of Dudley Institute will
entertain their friends this evening with q
concert composed of music, elocutio1 and
a beautiful calisthenic drill. The i'm
provement Of the children at the Institute
having been very marked during the year,
the entertainment may be pronounced in
advance a success.
Miss BESSIE CLARK will leave Friday
night for Daughters College. near Harrods-
burg Ky, which she enters on Monday
next for the completion Of her education.
Miss Bessie has the ambition and the
capacity to do full justice to the excellent
advantages afforded by the Daughters
College.
Rev. A. f. Watkins, who has so sc-
ceptably ministered to the Jackson Metho-
dis, church during the past year, has been
transferred to Martin Rev. DIR. Gallo
way goes to Brookhaven, aud Rev. DIR. c.
&. Andrews, formerly pastor of the Jack
son church, has been returned to his old
field Of labor.
Luther Benson, the great Temperance
lecturer, was in the city on Saturday last
and on learning that his appointments for
Jackson would conflict with school enter
talnments announced for Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, postponed his lectures
until some time in the early part of January
lie lectured at Clinton on Sunday and Mon
day nights.
-Messrs. Rector, Ratliff & Co., have
opened meat market in the building cor
ner Of Pearl and President streets. Their
supplies will come in refrigerator cars
from the West THE CLARION is indebted
to their generous remembrance for some oil
the best beef steaks that have ever been or
our table,
The A. NJ. E. Church Conference
which assembled in Jackson last Wednes
day, was well attended. Bishop 7. M. D
Ward pres,IaJ IT. r,,gararna a1fouruet
Sunday. Next session TO be held in Brook
Elder Tor the Jackson District, and Rev
u. A. White, pastor for Jackson Station.
.-Thieving has became epidemic, ant
Jackson has caught the injection. We hea
o. robberies, large and small, in ever,
direction. The trains and railroad station
are infested with pickpcckets, and in Ne1
orleans they grab hand-satchels out OF tn
hands of ladies. We hope this is not on
Of the results OF the Worlds Exposition
put II would seem as il all the rascals G
me country were coming South to ply thei
vocation for the Exposition season.
-Pickpockets have taken a special in
terest in ministers en- rolIts for the Metht
dist Conference at Yazoo City last weel
Hey. Ben. Jones, of Pennington, and Re
pr. II. F. Johnson, were each relieved ,
about one hundred dollars by the ligh
fingered gentry. The nice young man VIII
robbed DIR. johnson was caught In the &C
and is now in Jail, from which it il hope
he will be transferred 10 the penitentiar
We had the pleasure OF a call on Mo
day from Bro NJ. NJ. Evans, OF the s.
Coast. He is the Deputy Grand Master
Masons of Mississippi, and is one Of 4
brightest and best OF the Craft. Some
the many admirers of Mr.. Evans havil
suggested his name for place on the ne
Democratic state ticket, ne has conclud
TO offer for the nomination of Secretary
State, and should he be chosen, the Poop
will have in him faithful and capat
public officer.
Our young townsman, Mr.. John
foye, is home on visit for the holida.
aswell as to'take In the Worlds Expo
non. Mr.. Boyd preached in the Presby
ran church last Sunday night, and !
ladies Of that congregation who are asst
ing In his educas on may well be pleas
with the ree.,H ~ fl,ats of<<,~tz He sr,oo