The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25
THE STATE.
Kosciusko has new opera house.

Ssoobs complains Of her very bad small
oys.
steam laundry is talked of in Hzzle-
urst.
There are eight vacant business houses
q Winona.
The shell roads at the Pass afford fine
ycicls tracks.
Bonneville schools have suspended on
account of measles.
Whitworth College visited the Exposi-
ion yesterday in body.
Judge E. B. Gibbons, Of Lauderdsle
county, died last week.
The ground has been purchased for the
Aberdeen Oil Mills.
Fishermen are now busy, making ready /
hooks for the innocent fish.
Water Valley has not had 4 business
failure in more than two years.
Duck Hill viii soon be The proud pos
SCISSOR of newspaper Of her own.
The A. and NJ. cadets won golden opin-
ions while in New Orleans.
The State Medical Association eouvenes
in Greenvills, April Is
Columbus claims the best streets and
cleanest town in the South.
There is great deal of sickness in the
village OF Westville, at present.
Lee county anticipates a fine oat crop
within her borders at harvest time.
Capt. W. T. Houston is candidate for
State Senatorial honors in his district
The building of the Chapel of the Girls
College at Columbus has been commenced.
Mr.. Jno. R. Long and Miss 3Iollie
Hentz, OF Grenada, were married last
week.
Newton speaks of getting up "Hugging
parties" similar to those so popular in
Arkansas.
Miss Cannon, sister of the Sheriff Of
Lawrence county, died last week Of
measles.
Judge Jeffords. of Mayersvillo, died sud-
denly. OF apoplexy, in Vicksburg, on the
10th inst.
Mr.. Ben King. Jr., of Monticello, and
Miss Ida Eagan, OF Hazlehurst, were mar
ried last week.
The Water Valley Sunday School chill
dren are already making arrangements for
their annual picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Scherck. OF
| Brookhaven, celebrated their silver we'd
ding last Sunday.
| Hon. w. G.. Orr, of Lowndes county de
clinss to become candidate for reelection
to the Legislature
| "Whitworth Notes" have been resumed in
| the Brookhaven Leader to the gratifca-
cation of its readers.
Aberdeen and West point viii enjoy 2
target shooting match this week for tn,
championship OF the State
The Forest Register of last week wa.
ljubilent over the fact that Forest has beer
declared prohibition town.
The Yazoo City Herald came ont las
week with two distinct columns of Stat,
news-both of unusual interest.
| Lowndes county is erecting a handsom,
iron bridge over the Buttahatchie river. il
the eastern portion of that county.
Judy Martin, pupil in the New Alban7
colored public school has Eeveveral great
grand children in the same school witt
her.
The Whitworth girls are becoming ex
perts in the art of baseball playing. The
I can already boast of several spraius an
/ bruises.
: Capt. w. H. Hardy, of Meridian an
. several prominent business men of Green
: vile, will soon establish q compress i
| Greenville.
Meridian very sensibly begins at thi
early day to urge the necessity of stree
sprinklers in that city, during the dust
, summer months.
A man named Burgess was found hans
;; ing to the rafters of his house few da1
. ago. The coroner returned a verdict
: death at his own hands.
The Mercury thinks that the removal {
t the Mississippi College to Meridian woui
e be productive OF greater benefits than Ii
e removal OF the Capital, even.
, Professional burglars were busiIv
r work in Water Valley last week. The
entered half-dozen stores, but receive
small compensation for their pains.
$ Mrs. Margaret T. Hunt, wife Of the Iat
y Harper Hunt, of Vicksburg died on Thur
y day last, aged ~ years. Her death
mourned by large circle OF friends.
u Jake Dess, colored man living in starl
, vile, killed his wife on Wednesds
: was married again on Saturday, an
= hung by mob on the following Tuesda
/, 1t is pretty well settled that Meridian
Y Fair days are things of the past. most ,
the stock OF the Association having bee
r bought up by persons who will put it
Q other use.
e The absence of the Senior editor OF I'll
r Falcon accounted for the marked improve
nnent in last weeks Issue of that iuteres
ing Journal-at least ye local gave that
II the reason.
Rev. H. N. Sydenstreeker, the believe
J pastor OF the Presbyterian church ;
I Water Valley, has been called to a churc
In Missouri, and will soon leave to accel
the charge.
Col. F. E. Whitfield, Jr., lawyer
n distinguished ability, and citizen {
, Corinth, died at Jacksonville, Florida. la
Wednesday night, whittier he had gone j
4 search of health.
II Mr.. and Mrs. William Clunan. of Dove
, Miss, died last week, the former of pner
monia, and the latter of dropsv. 1t is nc
# often that the death of husband an
j. wife is recorded in the same week.
/ A runaway couple had the marriage Sc
!, Woe performed in Yicksburg Satnrd 4,
e The groom, Mr.. Leon Christmas. is bao;
J gage master of the Valley road. and IN
bride was Miss Reid, of New Orleans.
Mr.. J. d. Callihan, an old citizen {
q Yazoo county, and whose name has bee
4 on THE CLARION list for many YEAR
E died at Kosciusko on 22nd ult. His re
E emains were taken to Yazoo county for in
: terment.
Mr.. Bob. Brown, of Lockhart. Lauder
r dale county, who designed and ordered hi
h own coffin from Meridian firm some thre
or four weeks ago, died last Saturday morn
: ing, and was buried in the coffin of hi
: choice.
Louisville is in a sad dilemma. He
Mayor has taken up his abode in an ad
: joining county, without rendering his resie
}, nation, the Marshal is dead, and the peo
pie are in doubt as to whose business it i
to preserve law and order within thei
limits.
I The present and former pupils of Blu
E Mountain Female College will erect A mon
ument to the memory of it's President
Gen. Lowrey. Contributions may be sen
10 any member of the committee. consist
. ing OF Misses Maggie Tate, Eta Berr
, and Lalta Durham, all of Blue Mountain
Two Tennessee girls canvassing for a
: Atlanta paper, created fiutter among tn
young men of Canton last week, causin
: many to seemingly vanish into thin air. IN
: til the departure of the laxative maiden
: gave them liberty to breathe freely, an,
: rejoice in the fact, that they, instead Of tn
girls, had firm grasp on that subscription
price Of two dollars.
Last Saturday night, Willie White,
youth about 10 years of age, and son o
our esteemed fellow citizen, Dir. Thoma
White, went coon hunting with party o
boys. They felled a tree, and upon ii
i striking the earth, broken limb rebound