Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
FROM CANTON.
Activity In Real Estate--The Stock
Industry Of Madison, Etc.

ACTIVITY In HeaI ESLate-- ne STOCK
Industry Of Madison, Etc.
CANTON, MISS, oct. 2sd, 1885.
Editor Commercial Herald.
Cotton receipts at this place SO far
this season exceed $500 bales.
The Madison oil mills and Canton
broom factory are booming, beth rum
ming night and day to keep up with
their business. The latter has more
orders than 1t can possibly gil within
the next thirty days.
There is considerable inquiry for
farm and grazing lands in this county
and several fine places have been re-
Gently sold the latest being the
Artesian Springs property, some 1,19O
acres, eighteen miles North Of Canton.
Prior to the war, these springs were
very popular for their medicinal pro-
perties, and the place was also a popu.
lar pleasure resort. A syndicate pur-
chased the property and it is their
purpose to erect new buildings and
otherwise improve the property, hop
ing to reclaim its old-time popularity.
DR.. T. w. Holland, of Woodland
farm, seven miles East Of Canton, re.
ceived yesterday thirteen head of i'm.
ported and registered Hotsteins. They
are beauties and were on exhibition
several hours in the courthouse yard.
Mr.. John Whelan received by the same
train a very fine Devon bull. Our
popular Sheriff, James A. Reed lis
also a breeder of fine cattle. He
has recently purchased a fine Hereford
bull, one that took the first premium
at the late New York State fair: also
two short horns. Mr.. Reed also has
ten fine brood mares.
Mr.. Ellison AlsWorth, late of Illi-
nois, near Chicago, has established a
stock farm near Canton, and placed
thereon blooded stallion and thirty
brood mares. He gives it as his opin-
ion that as good mules and horses can
be raised in this State as in the West.
The cantata, at Odd Fellows Hall
last Wednesday night, for the benefit
Of the Methodist church, was grand
success financially and otherwise.
]. M. Warf and George Weathersby
two farmers and brothers-in-law, re.
siding near Canton, had difficulty q
few days ago. The former struck the
latter, who in turn cut Warf very seri
ously in the left breast with hispocket
knife. The wound was thought al
first to be fatal one, but Mr.. War
has improved so much in the past two
days that his physician thinks he ii
out Of danger.
The Hon. 0. R. Singleton is here on
a visit to his old home and friends
Your correspondent sought to inter-
view him on public questions, but he
said he preferred not to answer just
now.
This much your correspondent did
learn and he gives the information for
the benefit of those aspiring young
Democrats of the Fifth District who
are ambitious to lill Col. Singleton's s
official shoes, that while the told war
horse" does not seek denomination
he will not decline to run for Congress
again next year. He is not the man to
go back on those friends who have for
SO long time, and SO often, honored
him with their confidence by electing
him to Office. If they desire him to
serve them, if they think he is the
man, he will certainly stand for re =
election.
There was a grand reception, dan ce
and supper at the hospitable mansion
of the Hon. John r. Cameron, nine
miles west Of Canton last night, which
was largely attended by the elite Of
the neighborhood, while fully twenty
couples of Canton's society bellies and
beaux added their presence to the
occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron, and
their chaming daughters, Missis Lii
lian and Virgie, entertained their
guests in royal style, after the manner
Of the lold-timed hospitality Of ante
bellum days. Dancing was kept
UP until the wee sma' hours
of the morning and the sup
per, which was sumptlous in
choice viands and rare fruits and lieli-
cacies and the flow of sparkling cham
pagne, was much enjoyed. Among
the toasts was "Our host, the next
State senator from Madison"
Mr.. Cameron is the largest cotton
grower in this county, and, also, has
magnificent place on Deer Creek,
which will yield him 1900 bales Of
cotton this year. He is one of the
progressive and public spirited citizens
Of our county and true type of the
old-time landed Southern aristocrat,
who had Ehis peer only In barOnial
times, .ELRoY,