The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
THE STATE.

in Mississippi City.
Miss Bette Drane has been appointed
st Durant.
The New Era reports Ripley as on an
immense building boom.
Macon is still signing for bored well
and few more shade trees.
The Jefferson County Spring Fair will be
held on Saturday, June 20.
Montgomery county has I'VE candidates
for the office of Cotton Weigher.
Mr.. W. A. Hadeu, of Alfalfa. is a can
didate for a seat in the next Legislature.
The extensive DeSmet milling business
is to be revived at Moss Point, very soon. |
The boarding school girls have begun to I
flock home from all parts of the country /
Mr.. J. C. Leslie and Miss f. J. Ed
wards were married near Vernon last week. |
Meridian merchants advertise by |
the whole page and thus enliven dull |
times.
Fifteen murder cases will be tried at the
June term OF the Winston County Circuit
Court.
The P. NJ. of Baldwin has been suspen-
ded owing to the irregularity in his ac-
counts
NIT. bONtTS- ktE AuSi OAhttA VI NAiN N'baA
Coast Progress, has given his valedictory to
its readers.
An exchange says that DR.. bred Carlisle,
of Pontotoc county, aged lO5 years, has used
tobacco since 1892.
Mr.. Brant Redfearn, son OF Jas. Red
fearn, of Rankin, died few days ago at
the age OF % years.
A number of Spanish mackerel, red fish
and founders were caught at Mississippi
City, few days ago.
Or. w. T. Jenkins, an Oxford boy is now
assistant coroner of New York City, at
salary of $1,000 a year.
The talented young lawyer, VIM. H.
Clark, of Brandon, is spoken of as a can
didate for the Legislature.
Col. ". S. Archibald, OF Oxford viii soon
import large lot of Holstein cattle, and
offer them for sale at Memphis.
A little son of Mr. Dunn OF Brook
haven, was seriously injured a few days
ago, by falling from the limb of a china
tree.
Rev. J. B. (iambrell, OF Clinton, will
preach the Commencement Sermon on Sun
day next, at Brownsville Female College,
Brownsville, Tenn.
/ The Columbus Rifles have picked six
teen of their best men to compete Tor the
| prize State Drill at Greenville July 4.
They, like all others, are confident of sue
cess.
The fourteenth Annual Commencement
of Alcorn A. & NJ. College will take place
on 18th inst The College is located neal
Rodney and continues to do good for the
colored youth.
Miss Lillian, daughter of DIR. J. F. Wise
/, Jefferson county, has been decided by the
faculty of Whitworth College first honor
pupil, and will therefore be valedictorian
She was valedictorian in the Port Gibson
College also.
Meridian will have a new paper the mid
die OF this month, called the Meridian
Tribune 1t is to be tri-weekly, under tn,
, | management of Mr.. c =. Dement,, late o
: the Meridian Sun, and Mr.. F. c. McGhe,
of the Enterprise Courier.
The people of Natchez are anticipating
grand treat this week, in a concert by th,
! Mexican Band, at Lansdewne Park. TIL
band will be on its way up the river in tn
City of Natchez, and every effort is bein:
made to have them stop over.
, The Patrons Union will hold their thir,
7 annual enoampment near Lake on the V
! & NJ. Il. R., from the 21st to 23rd of July
!, inclusive. DIR. ]. B. Bailey, of Conchatts
: Newton Co., is President, and Mr.. j. S
Scott, of Harperville, Secretary.
! The people should be chary of eatin
= dewberries, blackberries, or mulberrie
: where the locusts abound. 1t is believe
> that two or three deaths have occurre
I ! from eating fruit poisoned BY the eggs {
= these insects.-Vicksburg Herald.
: W. NJ. Ross has a conical bombshell-
! y pounds-found in a saw log forty fe,
y from the ground, where it has lain imbeC
: ed since the battle of Corinth-the tire
! growing over it, so it was not discovere
q until struck by l.. NJ. News saw.
- Col. p. X. Mayors, of the Democrat Sta
- and Miss Hattie Brooks, of Crawfor,
= Miss, were married at the home of tt
= brides father, Tuesday June 3 To II
. handsome, gallant groom and his fair brio
we extend our sincere congratulations.
= Mr.. Thomas Compton, of Courtlan,
= Pamela county, had bale of cotton at Il
= Exposition which took the sweep stak,
y premium of $1,000, and then sold for $40
Mr.. Compton is always successful whe
- he enters his cotton at any sort of fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Mcintyre, of Carol
. ton, lost little son few days ago. AboI
I two months ago the little fellow in son
q manner got hold of an eggshrll, crushe
le and swallowed it. From that time unit
y his death, hehas been terrible sufferer
Gen. Stewart, Chancellor of the Sta
= University at Oxford, paid the young me
= attending that school very high compl
Is ment, while addressing the members of Il
Y Press. He said that in morals and dec,
q rum they are in advance of their predeces
e Mayersville Spectator.
le last week, on a charge of writing a threa
e ming letter to Mr.. Fredericks, foreman
u the freight sheds in McComb CITY fro
al which the young men arrested had recen
W ly been discharged. At a trial however, IL
N young men were discharged.
n Miss Zulie Metcalf. one of the fairest ,
t. Natchez fair daughters, was married a fe
days ago to Mr.. Geo. u. Lawrence,
Rome. Ga. Mr. Lawrence was formerl
citizen of our State, and his thousands ,
friends in his native land wish ever
JOY to him and his accomplished bride.
The graduating exercises of Lea Fema
College, Summit, will take place on MOI
n day night, 2Sth. Miss Katie III. Otken wi
read the Salutatory, and Miss Rosa
Stockdale, the Naledictory. ESSAYS will al,
r. be read by the Misses NJ Esitll Timberlak
Is Mollie r. White, Cnythia A. Bennett \
Collie Covington and Marv NJ Battles.
A. and NJ. College Commencement
n next week. Rev. DIR. Landrum, of Ne
a Orleans, breaches on Sunday 18th: Junic
e Orations and Essays on Monday Afternoon
:; Literary Societies, Monday night; Stoc
J. exhibit, Tuesday, 10Th; Senior Orations an
d Essays, and address by Gen. Colqu
b Wednesday morning; Commencement Bal
k Wednesday night.
press notes in THE CLARION Or,
u pounds some conundrums which we wi
[ endeavor to answer. Who stole that valise
? Sam Harper Where is Utica anyhow
Principally in New York Has
r He has. How sweet are the memories c
e our strawberry dude. About one ten thous
e andth part as sweet as somebody else
d memories of beautiful and charming brr
r nette.-Oxford Falcon. Our sincere thank
J. for the answers, course.
: The happiest boys in the universe ca
u now be found in Winona, since His Exec
: lence Gov. Lowry, notified them that b
> had issued an order upon the lOrdnanc
e Department of the United States Army fe
It rifles and aceourtments for the equipmer
e of the "Winona Rifles" and issued con
It missions for the Captain and two Lieuter
2. ants of the company. Smiles as broad as
mans hand can be seen playing over thei
contented countenances.
" Rev A. A. Iomax went IN Eaugbarf