The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-30
THE STATE.


jug breaking concerts are fashionable !,
Bogue Chitto.
Utica will not sell whisky from this i'm.
on, so say the citizens.
Only nineteen voters in Utica failed :.
sign the Prohibition petition.
Fathers Downy and Miles are copJu.,
ing mission now in 1azoo City
The Meridian Rifles will have = plsce;.
the competitive drill in Aberdeen.
A Hook and Ladder fire COMPANY "a.
organized in Woodvilie, on Monday lss
Hematuric fever is prevailing sxte,.
sively and with fatal results in Rojlips
Fork.
The Sentinel says that the wedding hall.
will ring steadily in Iazoo City Tor some
time.
Several cases of diphtheria have been
developed in Macon within the last few
weeks.
Mississippi failed to be ''boiled down
by Mr. Evans, of the Sub.Soiler and Demo.
erat, last week.
Messengers in the special delivery system
were appointed by Mr.. Shannon in Meri.
dian, last Friday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Warrington, mother Of
Hon. w. j. Warrington, died in Yazoo
county last week.
Mr.. Strother Madison died at Deerbrook
near Macon last week, at the ripe old age
of eighty nine years.
Mr.. VOL erstein, the leader of the famous
/ Yazoo band, will open a rink in Ya1oos
City early in October.
| Mr.. f. S. Kemp, of Columbus. and Mis-,
| Allie Robinson, of Cedar Bluff, were mar.
| ried last week at the brides home
Another saloon was opened in Ne.
| ridian last week, the efioits Of the Pro-
hibitionists to the contrary notwithsiand-
ing.
On Sunday last, Bishop Janssens, con.
firmed in the Catholic Church ia Vieks.
burg class of forty-two girls and eighteen
boys.
MIR. D. NJ. Hewitt, bookkeeper at the
Mercury office, died on 18th after brief
illness. He was formerly a citizen Of
Mobile.
Whitworth College, Brookhaven has
opened with fine patronage, and good
J prospect for an Overlooking attendance
during the session.
Miss Ella Magee of Clinton aud Dr. JW
Barrier, of Anding,were married last week
at the residence of the brides step-father
Rev. ]. A. Snyder.
The cotton tax collector reports the cot
ton crop throughout the Leyee district
in very discouraging condition, owing
| to unfavorable weather.
1t is said that the cotton buyers who
e have recently located in Greenyille are
2 surprised at the gross neglect in gathering
{ the crops in that section.
D Mr.. D. J.Cohen, druggist OF Starkyille,
: and former resident OF jackson, has
S failed in business, having been closed by
, several attachments on 25th.
5 Grenada has cotton compress, a new
7 banking enterprise, and now her people
are talking up the building OF the Artesia,
e Starkville and Grenada railroad
t Mr.. H p Beeman of the Beacon has
. received his commission as Postmaster at
: Pass Christian, and henceforth the Post
e Office will be in the Beacon building.
Corporal punishment has been abolished
+ in the Natchez public schools, and the
/ Water Valley youngsters want 70 know
e why their town can't go and do Likewise
: The Canton correspondent OF the Mem,
phis Avalanche says that "Ihe little bird
Z with silken wing" has it, two marriages
$ will take place in high life there, within
the next thirty days.
Mr.. Mcintyre, proprietor Of the Lake
Park Hotel, M;nnetonka, Minn., comedies
: the Mexican Cult Hotel, at Pass Christian
e the best constructed and best situated WIN
ter resort OF any in the country.
/. Q. f. Dudley, of the firm Of Dudley
Shelton, of Rolling Fork, died September
+, % of hemiturea, disease prevalent ana
$ very fatal in that section Of the country
0 after an illness of forty-eight hours.
Miss Henrietta Broughton, very beau
tifuful and popular young lady, daughter
$ of Mr.. Thomas W. Broughton, Of Port Glib
son, died in Nicksburg on Monday last
e Her remains were taken to Port Gibson
: for interment.
7 To Johnnie Martin OF the Utica Fool
a Let's quit; we are dis gusting our readers--
D West Point New Era. "The Common
! wealth Prevaricator" has told The truth at
last 1t is contained in the latter part oil
! his last sentence.
] Mr.. L. B. Abel, of Batesville, who grad
uated in the Law Department OF our STATE
2 University in 1878, has entered upon
: Two years course in the Law Department
VI v dudctOlib CniNtlEAAFg -HNoA
correspondents may hereafter address nim'
: The Comet of last week contains the
: following
: The Sword and Shield states that Nh l.
: Dabney Marshall, of Edwards, viii Dc
, candidate for clerk of the next house. he
, is a young man of brilliant intellect anu
r would creditably fill almost any position
Mr.. Page, who has so ably edited tne
Clarksdale Banner since its entrance
the field of journalism, has stepped down
and given his place to another, Mr. DAVE
son. He found that wealth was descena
ing upon hin too layishly and to KEEP
from being overwhelmed, while yet IN De
early youth, he retired.
4 Mr.. J. +. White, who has been tor
number of years Master Mechanic oil 'he
Illinois Central Railroad shops betSee"
Canton and Cairo, has rendered his resign
ton. to take effect October LIST. de Fln
then become Superintendent of Machinery
of the North, South and Central America"
Exposition at New Orleans.
The largest importation Of Hois'e.n
cattle ever made into the United States w n
made recently by Messrs. W. L. ana "
Archibald. of OK ord. They went to hol-
land and purchased 200 head OF HoiS'eipi
Mississippi now leads in Holstein an@
Jersey herds, the latter being o"he'
w. b. Montgomery OF Starkville.
The friends of the Pass Christian in NJ.
tute, under control of DIR. Savage ano a
H. b. Keils, think that in short % VI s,s
will be a second Paramount, IN an
ITS location. Maj. f. ID. Ewing mas W..
ten from Iowa that be contemplate
moving his daughter, scholarly ~ 3
woman, from celebrated acadeM! -
Iowa, to place her in the "P. e. /. 'h. me-
pursue her studies in Greek and iiteis'1.
A correspondent from Canton, wri ,E3ag
the Memphis Avalanche, has the iolior; ;sg
to say There is some talk here OF rs'i s.oas
the project for building a railroaa lbs.
this point to Vicksburg, some oV Lnd;f
About one-half of the bed is graded, az Am
enterprising parties in Vicksburg WIZ ter
hands with those in this place ine v;sts-
| prise will be consummated Botn e.,sd
burg and Canton would be greatly oeneH''
| BY such road
This eternal slurring of mother u.,ssrs
| BY some of the would-be funny p-rr;sd
ought TO stop. There Is many q aid
man to-day who would have been az
baehelor had it not been for the Snu'' :S,sn
character Of his wife's mother heilu''-
Mercury. .ha
There is a good deal of truth ~ ~
above Democrat-Star. 1T
In which sentence does the Demoess
Star 20 heartily concur, the first or iaS'
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