The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-23
THE STATE.
Much sickness n The State.

MUCH AtEAAlC1E IA AAAE Ee@-Nr
Sardis' last saloon is closed
Yazoo City has open air concerts
Enterprise has military company.
The BatesviIle Jail is being repaired.
Epgs Eve cents dozen in Scooba.
Water VALLEY has colored postmaster
Port Gibson viii have cotton factory.
yicksburg talks Of having electric lights.
Orange blossoms still flourish In Yieks-
burg.
The Magnolia Gazette has a local edi-
tress.
Biloxi camp meeting. was : grand sue
Target shooting is fashionable il Louis
vile.
Clay county isshaded By ia varieties Of
trees.
PlOcOma Springs has young mems de-
batting club.
Mrs. W. A. Henslee of Moss Point died
last Friday.
Yazoo City claims to be the prettiess
town in the State.
Montgomery county is to have her Court
House painted.
The Crystal Springs Camp Meeting will
convene July 81.
The Sunday School Convention meets
at Durant, August Z.
Eighteen deaths in Natchez for two
weeks ending July IL.
Madison county is the dog county. 1t
taxes 1919 of the animals.
The streets in Yazoo City challenge any
in the country for beauty.
The Farmers Institute convened in Mis-
sissippi City July 2lst.
Byhalia denies the report that she has
more sickness than usual.
Mrs. G.. A. Clamroch of Kossuth died
last week, aged Is years 6 days.
The Batesyille inclination at present Is
for fishing and squirrel hunting.
Port Gibson is actually trying TO get up
an occasion for orange blossoms.
The Mississippi Baptist State Conven-
ton meets to-day in KoseiuskP.
In Sardis on the 18th inst, Mt. c. 0uthen
and Mrs. w. N Ashmore we've married
Mrs. P. R. Marshall of Yazoo is cousin
of our next vice President, Hon. Thos. A.
Hendricks.
Mrs. Anna Beatty Quin, wife OF DIR. D.
| H. Qnin, died at her home in MeComb
City last week.
Judge Povall, editor OF the BoOnville
Pleader, has entered the ministry OF the
Baptist church.
The commencement exercises of St
Stanislaus College, at Bay St. Louis, are re-
ported as very fine.
An innocent well rope caused quarrel
near Cefeeville which resulted in Ida Clay
killing Roxie MeDayid.
We acknowledge the compliment paid
by the Walthall Warden in copying ouI
State news and giving due credit.
The news gatherer's bonanza, the frog
shipper from Hazlehurst, says that those
frogs were gilded fabrication.
Carthage has daily mail to Canton and
passengers can be accommodated with
transportation if desired.
i In the cemetery at Yazoo City lie tn,
two grandsons of John Hancock, the frs
signer of the Declaration of Independence
The 7th annual session of the Crane
Lodge of Knights of Honor convened il
the Masonic temple at Natchez, on th'
18th inst.
The first cotton boil OF the season, raised
on Col. Richardson's plantation, Holly
wood, was received by the Vieksbnrg Com
mercial Herald.
Rev. DR.. Price, of GAINESVILLE, formerl,
pastor of the Vicksburg church has &C
cepted call for the summer to a churcl
in Memphis.
The Mississippi Courier seems to be quit
"belle" from the numerous favor
showered upon it, in the shape of flowers
fruit, etc.
Brookhaven has been excited over tn,
elopement of Mr.. Chas. Gothier, aged 25
and Miss Marie Blanchard, aged Is, who's,
plans went all "aglee," thereby causing
much discontinue to all concerned.
"The protracted meeting of the Baptis
} church is still progressing and the interes
increasing. A sermon by DR.. Teasdale b
the young men tonight and to the bushes
men tomorrow night Let all attend
The Doctor has had long experience as al
evangelist, and his sermons are character
lied by great learning, earnestness and
christian love and faith. All should hea
him. p1BroOkhaven Leader.