The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
THE STATE.
pittshoro has no marshall.

Thieves have been aiding Enterprise re-
Gently.
Mrs. Mary Y. Bass, of Shubuta, died last
Thursday morning.
The Columbus Oil Well Company has !
bought out that of Aberdeen.
An Authorship Society has beenorganized {
in Columbus. Hurrah for Columbus!
Mrs. Sarah c. Golden, Of Smedes Station,
Sharkey county, died on the sth OF June.
The wife OF the deputy sheriff of Mar
shall county, Mrs. A. J. Hill, died June Is.
Movements are now on foot for the
of a cotton factory at Holly
Springs
Sam Jones, the great reyivalist, will be-
Gin series of meetings in kosciusko on
the Goth OF July.
Durant is said to be ablaze with religi-
gious interest. awaked by a revival IN the
Methodist church.
Mr.. J. F. Estes, Of Columbus, and Mrs
E. L. Kyle, OF West, were married at the
latter place last week.
The grist mill and tannery of \. BIumer,
at Moss Point, was destroyed by fire Sat
urday evening; loss $4,000
Meridian grows even more city like.
0tiG now runs x tsAttA 1f-r~-st ssNAt'' NN
Will soon have union depot.
Mrs. Doche. Of Corinth, who is engaged
in silk worm culture estimates her crop OF
cocoons this season at 100000.
Ben Brasher and Jno. Parker, accused OF
the killing OF Stephens, surrendered to the
Sheriff at Quitman last Thursday.
Copiah Prohibitionists will appoint dele
gates on the DIST inst, to the Prohibition
Convention to be held in Jackson, July L.
Mr.. o. f. Miller has purchased the en-
tire interest in the Columbus Dispatch, and
Mr.. d. r. Ferris has drawn out of the firm
Mr.. Brown Cook, of Yazoo, still drives
a mule which he purchased in 1850. 1t Is
said to be fat and in good condition now.
The East Mississippi Mills, near Meri-
! dian. now turn out a beautiful quality oil
thread and give employment to about fifty
| hands.
| A woman named Brown, living near
| Naughn's relieved her husband OF his right
hand last week, by means Of master stroke
with hoe.
Mr.. Walter kirkpatrick, formerly OF
Canton, received the highest medal IN
Engineering at the recent Vanderbilt Com
mencemeut.
Aberdeen wants the English Sparrow, or
/ 'Robins of Satan" abolished, as they are a
nuisance to any community in which they
take up their abode.
North Mississippi is going to have big
! jubilee on the 22d proximo, to celebrate
| the completion OF the Memphis, Selma and
Brunswick Railroad.
The trial OF DR.. JIM Byrd Tor the kill
ing of Capt w NJ. Brame, was in progress
/ NJ fuH
verdict of Not Guilty"
The whisky men of Meridian have beat
en- the Prohibitionists Down, five times re-
Gently, but the latter will try it again and
hope for better luck, next time.
A little two year old daughter of Mr.
Leauder Lyon, in Lexington was terribly
scalded Il few days ago, by turning a
pitcher of boiling water on herself.
Mr. W. NJ Brantley, well to do, high
| ly respected citizen of Banner, Calhoun
county, committed suicide last week, by
shooting himself through the brain.
The new railroad is already doing much
for Memphis. as will be seen from thesery
numerous and extensive new Memphis adj
yertisements in the Holly Springs papers
Oxford has two Mother Hubbard baseball
teams. One called the Red Bellies" anC
the other the blue Daisies" Their con
tests are said to be amusing in the extreme
, Miss Mamie Manlove, daughter of tn,
late Col. Tom B. Manlove, of Nicksburg
is to be married to-day, to Mr.. Edward
Tobey, Jr., wealthy young citizen o
Waco, Texas.
Natchez did enjoy a concert by the Mex
lean Band in its passage up the river, bu
the band was on the hurricane roof OF tn
steamer Natchez, and the audience stoo'
on the bluffs.
Will the Pittsboro Banner please rise AM
explain the manner in which kisses hap
; pened to be called Yankee nickels" il
their ''fast little burg?" The term puzzle
c US, we confess.
Wesson suffered on Monday morning
last the most disastrous fire within he
record An entire block of business house
was laid in ashes, and much valuable mer
chandise destroyed.
! The merchants of Natchez now close thei
r stores at seven O'Clock every evening AM
the Democrat thinks they might just abou
as well close them at seventh the morning
the trade is so dull.-Utica Comet
Columbus has sensibly decided that sh
cannot support two congresses, and IN
! new company has gone in with the old, an'
: together they will build up a compress
worthy of the business sagacity OF its man
/ ayers.
. The Utica Comet man is bright one
= He Is having a sigh painted for his Office
and on it are these words: Idiots vii
, please walk in and converse with the edi
tor while he is busy, and remain as long a
they wish"
Mr. R. w. Barton, OF the Times-Demo
crat staff, New Orleans, and Miss Maud
, E. F. Kingsbury, OF Natchez, whose ar
work attracted so much attention at th'
, Exposition, were married recently in tn,
Crescent City.
, On last Sunday, a young man named
, VIM. Mathews was drowned in Johnsonl
mill pond near Carrollton. On the pre-
vious Sabbath, two other men were drown
ed in the same spot. Johnson's mill ponc
evidently doesn't approve OF Sunday frolics
The Greenwood Valley Flag is mourn
ing over the very high freights which have
recently been established by a combination
which mas been effected between the Anchor
Line and the p. Line of steamboats,. anc
the /. c. r. r., and Mississippi Valley
road.
I.exington has circulating library
established by the Southern Library Co.
and to which forty dollars was subscribed
bv the citizens Since the arrival Of the
, books the citizens have discovered that
they paid forty dollars for ten dollars worth
OF trash
The "Burial OF Cock Robin, the beauti
full bird show which attracted so much
attention at the Mississippi Department at
the Exposition. is to be exhibited through
out the State, by Mr.. j. Loss Walton, OF
Bolton Miss, as manager, for the benefit OF
the widow lady who got it up. Every
Mississippian should see it.
At meeting OF the Board OF Trustee.
Of the Iuka Normal Institute, the number
OF the Board was increased to fifteen, bv
the election OF the following named gen
tlemen J. A. Rainwater, OF Sardis W
;. Lipscomb, of Columbus Fred Beall. OF
West Point, Newman Cayce, Of Fulton
Jno. w. 7. Falkner, OF Ripley and J. /
Power, of Jackson.
The University Magazine, published by
the students at Oxford, is full Of interest
ing reading matter, this month. The ad
dress Of Mr.. Jno. L. Hebron, Jr., on the
Rise, Progress and Prospect of Mississip
pi," is a mastery production, quite worthy
OF the talented young orator who delivered
! it, And the synopsis of the "Class OF 50
is bright, readable and well written.
/ \ Mrs. F. Fl. Shuts, wife of the superin
tendent OF Waneta Wooden Mills, neal
Enterprise committed suicide by drowning
, few days ago. Intense bodily suffering
causing temporary ALTERATION of the mind
is sup osed to have been the cause Sht
was greatly beloved by those who knew
her, and her charity and kindness was
known TO ali the poor around her, to
whom she was indeed friend.