The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
THE STATE.

City.
Tomatoes are most ripe in Jackson
county.
The Durant News came as hall sheet
last week.
Physicians ara doing a lively business
at Leaf
Tho old breast works al Co.inih have
been levelled.
Grensda young people enioysd snow bat
ties last week.
Sixteen prisoners are now confined in the |
Raymond Jail.
Mrs. J. T. Holman oi Carrolt0n died very
suddenly last week.
A large black bear was captured near
Waverly last week.
The Beautiful Snow fell through North |
Mississippi last week.
Frisrs Point and Memphis viii soon be
connected by telephone.
Mr.. J. VI. Singleton OF Wiuona, aged
seven;y-one, died Jan. 20.
We learn that Col. Singleton will not be
candidate for Governor.
Most of our exchanges state that their
supply of news Is frozen up.
I1OEslOu AflIe llS lAtSidi NAGR
improving and entertaining.
Many orange trees on the coast have been
killed by the intensely cold weather.
Mrs. Molle B. Stein of Sardis, died Jan.
2lst, on the nineteenth year of her age.
The Press Association meets in Water
Valley in little more than three months.
The very young men of New Albany in
dulge in cigarette smoking, 10 an injurious
extent.
Meridian's masquerade ball at the Stan
dard Club rooms last week, was brilliant
success.
Green H. Ball of Meridian died last
| week. lie became ku kIux soon sitter
the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schober, of Rod
ney, celebrated their golden wedding last
Monday.
Mr.. S. E. Owen of Rosedale, aud Miss
Ida Miller OF Houston, were married on the
| 2lst inst.
A Neshoba county man proposes to go
to the Exposition N a dugout by way OF
| Pearl river.
Mr.. Geo. Hamilton of Duran: and Miss
Linnie Fuller OF Starkviile were married
on Thursday.
Mr.C. NJ. Liddle has Withdrawn from the
| Moss Point Advertiser and Mr.. +. Bloom
| field is now in charge.
| Mr.. \, Fl. Clarke, an aged gentleman in
Adams county, fell ON the ice few days
| ago and severely injured himself.
The wedding cards OF Mr.. 5. A Davis
of Vicksburg and Miss Annie 1. Sham
bright of NaIchez, have been lssued.
The murderer OF Constable Bauer, at Nc
Comb CITY was arrested Tuesday, and
lynched by mob Wednesday night.
Primus and Dixon, two Indian brothers
living in Attala county, had difficulty
last week, in which the latter was killed.
The Union County Optic gets up local
column that would do great credit TO a town
four or five times the size OF New Albany.
Miss Bette Foster the devil. OF the Free
South Office was united in marriage last
week to Rev II. B Scruggs, minister OF
the gospel.
Judge Campbell OF Kosciusko has in his
possession a mastodou's tooth weighing
i've pounds, which was dug up in the Tai
lahatche river.
Mr.. w. I. Oswald, living near Walthall
made a crop worth 1921. last year, by his
own individual labor. He tried the plan
of diversifcation.
The Nichols brothers who were arrested
on charge OF murder committed twelve
years ago and ia led at Meridian have been
tried and acquitted.
An intended hlide IN Alfalfa county
went to the clerks Office and procured the
marriage license herself, last week. The
other party was too bashful.
The Lexington Bulletin is rather mix
ed on the date OF Washington nativity, lt'
issue of Jan. 2Ist periodically announce
that Tomorrow will be- Washington
birthday"
Miss Kate E. Bfidewell, a Mississippi
girl, made her debut in the musical worlt
last week when she sang in I compliment
I tary benefit rendered her at the Old Eel
lows Hall in New Orleans.
Hon. Z. II. Hicks died at his residence
near Fayette on Friday last. He was ;
e lawyer OF first class ability, aud an abb
e legislator when he represented Jefferson
e county during several terms.
Our thanks are due to the editor of tn
d puzzle department in the Biloxi Heral'
:, Tor very ingenious enigma, the answer t
e which is our name in full. We very high
y ly appreciate the compliment.
e Mrs. DR.. n. C. Steele OF Winona ha
g resigned her position rs president of tn
:, w. c. I. Z. of Mississippi, and Miss vii
lard the Nationa! Presidel has appointe
e Mrs. NJ. E. Erwin OF Columbus in he
: stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Murry, aged re
I spectively 80 and 81 years, who had bee
Y married 81 years, died recently in Wate
), Valley just u hours apart. The Prosre:
n says it has always been the prayer Of eac
e not to outlive the o.~er.-Ex.
J Raymond was permitted the pleasure {
n visiting an art gallery last week such as va
2, never seen there before. The columns {
:, Greece were there represented by tire
tallow candles, "Recoilections OF Old Mas
tiers" by a bundle OF switches, etc.
The Water Valley bird hunt resulted i
the death of 239 birds which were served at
sumrtuous supper, given by the party who's
game bags held but | II, to those " 10 were s
fortunate az to count % in theirs. 1t wa
= pronounced charming entertainment.
: Messrs Pat Henry, Frank Merigold
- C. +. Adams, have Instituted suit againe
the Pullman Palace Car Company hxin
u damages at $4,000 each. The suit
based on The violent and insulting conduc
of one OF the conductors on the l. g. roa'
4 below jackson.
{ The editor of the Kinds County Come
f delivered through the columns Of las
v weeks paper sage and highly inetructiv
: dissertation on the necessity of more cook
n ing and less politics in our country. w
r think he had received an invitation to
/ Cooking Club entertainn ent a: Brook
f haven.
i A correspondent of the Yazoo Senti
v mel, strove manfully to get mp sensation
Il about coal oil accident last week, but III
+ grocery-man had deluted the oil so effect
y ually that, instead of igritiag and burning
, up dozen people when poured in tn
!, kitchen fire it merely extinguished all hog
! of a fire for that day.
e Mr. Sidney G. West, one OF the mos
e brilliant young men OF our State, acct
f IDENTIFY shot and killed himself in Oxiort
/ last Friday He was the Youngest son o
t Gen. A. NJ. West, and fri honor man il
= the law department OF the University frou
o which he graduated last June. Thu
f another name is added to the long list 0
!. the gifted young men whose loss our Stat
: can i'll afford, aud must sincerely mourn.
d DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT
I REPORTED FOR THE CLARION BY c. {
CAMPBELL