The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
THE STATE.

ters In one week
How many new leaves" already closely
resemble the old ones?
Crystal Springs continues to find candi-
dates Tor the postotiice.
Pneumonia Is very prevalent in and |
about Crystal Springs.
New Years day was celebrated 10 quite
an extent in ,,seridian.
Recently, tramp was found dead in |
hay rick, near Pickens.
Mrs. L. @. C. Lamar died suddenly, at
her home In Oxford, Dec. 20.
Pork brought only five cents pound in |
Ashland, during Xmas week.
The opposition to the sale OF whskev in |
Crystal Springs Is very strong.
The Main Street public school in Nicks- |
burg has 600 pupils enrolled.
Improvements are being made in the
Nicksburg Telephone Exchange.
The fancy dress ball at Summit on tie
10Th was an elegant entertainment.
DR.. Lewis II. Lawrence, one of the old
est citizens OF Natchcz, died last week.
Peach trees are in bloom in Port Gibson.
and all the spring flowers are budding
Emma May Turner, aged IA years. died
at her home in Madison county, last week
The Enterprise Guards had plume
drill and a royal time last Wednesday
night.
Roller skating is all the go in Vicks-
burg, and the young people enjoy 1t I'M
mensely.
Receiving" to limited extent, was in
i tterad in in af cit
Years day.
The Circuit Court of Alfalfa county
issued 81 marriage licenses in the month
OF December.
Mrs. Mayes, mother of Edward Mayes,
Professor of Law at the State University,
died January ,.
There are twenty-seven old bachelors in
Fai-view, mourning disconsolately since
Leap Year closed.
Miss Sue Whitney Miller died very
! suddenly at West Station recently. aged
twenty-one years.
the manager of the water works will be
in Nicksburg soon, when he will proceed 10
/ push the contract
! Port Gibson's main street is now adorn-
ed with street lamps. All the other streets
| should follow suit
Mr.. r. II. Adams. of the Corinth Iron
Works, captured fine saddle horse in a
rattle, on Xmas day.
Mr.. J. J. MeIady, of the Meridian Mer
curry, was married last week to Miss Me
Lain, OF Ente rprise
Mr.. d. Archibald, OF Oxford has Just
! purchased large herd of Holstein cattle
direct from Holland.
Russell Hancock, only son Of Gen. w.
). Hancock, died at his plantation near
Clarksdale last week.
Is, F. Jordan, OF Crystal Springs, who
shot Volmer Flowers on Xmas day, died
Monday, OF Tonsiletus
Miss Bertha Rosenbaum, aged seventeen
years, died in Meridian. January lst, after
an illness OF a few hours
Newton county boasts that no county in
the State has more competent or efficient
set of officers than her own
Many ministers and other public men
have recently received handsome canings
from their admiring friends.
The Midway Cooperative Association il
Walden assigned January 3, with 5000
liabilities and Sll 900 assets
Rev. J. 7 Heard, recently appointed
pastor OF the Methodist church at Brandon
died OF heart disease December 80.
Mr. p. B. Moore, Senior Editor OF tn,
Port Gibson News, was married last weel
to Miss Carrie NJ. Weeks, OF Utica.
The Circuit clerk OF Yazoo county issued
407 marriage licenses for the year of 1884
% OF which were issued in December.
Crystal Springs young ladies, at the re
, quest OF the gentlemen, have resolved I,
prolong leap year another six months.
; The Yazoo City Herald's dissertation
upon the jackson Cooking Club and it
t''lr members is thing we'll worth tn
reading.
One OF the most attractive works of ar
2 at the Xposition comes from Mississippi
! and is the bird exhibit by Mrs. Poole, O
5 Natchez.
Miss Pennie L. Fisher, one of the teach
} ers in the Union School at Natchez. die,
in that city, few days ago, aged twenty
four years.
Leap year has gone, and no engagement
yet. Twas ever thus-N Point Aduert
c ser.
Poor fellow
Miss Ruth Cruther, of Brookhaven, ser
lously injured one of her eyes, during tn
holidays, by the explosion of fire crack
= er, in her hand.
Judge Daniel, a son OF Copiah VIII
went TO Arkansas three years ago, has ha
:, an ample sufficiency of it, and returned t
= his old home to stay.
Mr.. Jno. H. Mckenzie, of Summit, ha
| recently returned from visit to Kentrick,
: bringing with him car load OF lin
horses from that State.
o Did the world come to an end las Snnda
n apywheree in the State? Ii not the ad
ventists will be sadly disappointed 10
I such was their prediction.
t The senior editor of the Summit SENT
e mel received SO many Xmas remembrar
Y ces that it required third of a column I
i contain his acknowledgements.
i The ladies OF Yazoo City presented
y handsome banner to the Yazoo CITY SiIve
r Cornet Band, on the Sd of January, as
ark OF their pride in the organization.
; The young Newtonites had festiv
r Xmas celebration with cow-bells nobod
d was sighted by the young serenader.
d much to the regret of Newton in genera
!, Conference passed a resolution releasin
/ DR.. johnson and Rev. Ben Jones from al
responsibility regarding the Conferenc
o funds of which they were robbed at Jack
r son.
1t is rumored that the Georgia Pacifi
has bought out the \. j. & C. K. r., an
e will Immediately finish the road to Column
/ bus; also will change the guage TO stand
Y ard.
: From the number OF marriages that hav
heen recorded In other parts of the Stat
J recently, We are forced to the conelusio
J that lew are now enjoying single blessed
t ness.
g At Oakland, on the 25th, T. w. Jope
: was shot and killed by his brother Clin
}. Jones next day, in Dit Of remorse. Gin
i killed himself. Both supposed to b
= drunk,
The law partnership existing be.wee
Rev. 1. :. Mellsn and Claude Piutard E-o
OF Natchez, has been dissolved, Mr.. NELLIE
! retiring permanently from the legal pro
f fession.
In the last issue OF the Yazoo CITY Her
q aid, the editor writes IN very evmpiimen
: tary terms of the Blind Institute IN gener
al ssand the excellent management bv Di
e Langley in particular.
Miss Kate Powers state news depart
: ment in the CLARION is the best thing O
: the kind we ever saw. Miss Kate display
rare talent as news-gatherer - nio
County Optic.
Thank you.
Many of Jackson's bellies nave brushe,
away their bangs, and save themselve
muca trouble thereby.-Clay Count,
Leader.
A slight mistake, that. Many inteade
so to do, but as yet, very few have 'brush
7 ed"
Mrs. joel Wall, residing near CORTLAND
, met her death in tragic manner on tn