The clarion., 1885-02-04
THE STATE.
Blue Mountain is Mayorless.
Fayette has dancing school.


Bay ST. Louis is to have a new hotel.
Rolling Fork is without school house.
Scranton will soon have a broom factory.
Hay brought $4,000 per ton in Canton
last week.
The West Point Rifles will visit the Ex-
position soon.
The broom drill was exhibited in Meri-
dian last night.
Natchez had Fair for the Catholic
orphans Monday
The new insane Asylum in Meridian
has sixty patients.
Canton will enjoy fancy bicycling at
the Rink this week.
Rolla Ryan, the elocutionist, was in
Yazoo City last week.
exceedingly irregular.
Clarke county boasts of a man six feet
eight inches in height.
The Bachelors Ball" at McComb City
last week was a success.
Major Fleet Mercer, of Holmes county
died of heart disease Jan. %.
The glass factory at Moss Point will be
sold February l4th at public sale.
Bay ST. Louis society enjoys the classic
amusement termed walking"
Meridian can only get together nine
cand idates for the office of constable.
Mr. NJ Mullins, an upright, respected
citizen of Carroll county, died last week.
Mrs. Johnnie F. Thomas, aged twenty
seven years, died at Long Beach last week.
Mr.. Rob't Epperson and Miss Elise
Roach were married in Yazoo City last
week
Burglars are plying their vocation in
Meridian with great advantage to them
selves.
Judge Arthur of Vicksburg, we'll known
throughout the State, died at his home Ian
uary 29.
The types last week were to blame for
leaving several of our paragraphs open to
criticism.
There has been more caving above
Greenvilie, equally as extensive as that
of last week.
The University boys will have eight
days during this month in which to visit
the Exposition.
Canton has already four applicants for
the office of Mayor. The election will be
held in April.
Birdie" has resumed her place as con-
tributor to the Cornth Herald, to the
pleasure of her many friends.
An old colored woman of Natchez last
week received pension from the govern
ment, amounting to 81 ,96200.
The Carrolton boys find great fun in
"tin-canning" the tails of the unfortunate
canine inhabitants of that city.
| NatcheE is said to be rousing from its
long slumber. socially. and Frightening up
generally with dances, parties, etc.
An employe of the Sardis Star, name
sake of r. E. Lee, has in his possession an
autograph letter Of the great general.
| Handsboro boasted last week of "the
sweetest entertainment of the season." at
the College Building. 1t was candy
pulling.
A young man from the "Old Palmetto
State" has composed a song called "Birdie
Darling" and dedicated it to Birdie" OF
the Herald.
Mr.. Chas Daughtry, very popular
| by falling between two cars, at West Point,
last week
Mrs. Poole, the Natchez taxidermist, has
added full case of exquisite fans in nat
ural and artificial eolors, to her Ex position
contribution
The Clay County Leader does business
on strictly cash. basis, and in an exis-
tence OF three year, has not lost ten dollars on
subscription.
A train of four cars from Cleveland,
Ohio, filled with Ohio school teachers
passed through Meridian last week, en- rout,
to New Orleans.
Progressive Euchre parties rage in Pass
Christian. The Pass is ahead of the larger
towns in the State, in so soon adopting
this popular entertainment.
Mississippi now boasts one of Sherwood
/ Bonner's books, also one of Pearl Rivers
on her shelves in the Woman's Literary
Department at the Exposition.
Mr. S 4. Barksdale died near Yazoc
City on the 2Sth ult. He was nephew oil
Maj. Ethel Barksdale, of ack son. also OF
Fountain Barksdale, of Yazoo City.
Prof. H. s Whitfield, of the Meridian
Mercury, died OF heart disease January
81. He was formerly Professor of Mathe
matics III the University of Alabama.
Okolona speaks of having little inau.
gural celebration all of its own, on tax
4th OF March, for the benefit of those who
Gan eSC ehC iNoi eliihS AZ W dsHluglOn.
Sanford Houston, shipping clerk in the
NJ. d o. freight depot at Meridian, wa,
shot and seriously injured by freigh
conductor, w. B. Lewis, on the 18th nit
A hog at ByhaIia weighing 200 pounds
| fell into an old we'll and remained there
fifty nine days. When discovered was still
} alive and is improving in flesh rapidly
Ex.
1t was reported last week, in Columbus
? that the Prohibitionists had obtained ;
majority of the legal voters on their side
OF course the rumor caused much excite
r ment.
Hon. j. L. McCaskill, of Brandon. ha
been appointed aide-de- camp of Gen. Sher
idan to represent Mississippi at the dedica
] tion of the Washington monument Febrn
! airy 22d.
! The Union County Optic honors us b,
! giving our News" a column of its space
frequently and, too, The Optic never fail