The clarion., 1885-08-26
THE STATE.

A Sardis girl pets prairie dog.
Ellisville's new hotel is allied the Wind
sor.
Walden is getting excited now about a
hog law.
Jasper county is going to have cigar
factory.
Mr.. Everett Baker died in Vicksburg,
August Is.
Miss Emily Doxey died in Marshall
county recently.
Mai. JAS Bell, OF Columbus, died on the
22d inst, of paralysis.
Greenville has new company, calling
themselves the Rifles.
Yocana Mills, at Water Valley, have
suspended temporarily.
Natchez is agitating the subject OF a
government building.
Water Valley now has the craze for
Mother Hubbard parties.
A telephone line connecting Iuka and
Eastport was organized last week.
The cornerstone of the new Meridian
NJ. E. church, was laid last week.
Mrs. Maggie Lee, wife of f. A. Lee,
died near Lexington last week.
Mr.. Jas Sykes died in Columbus after a
lingering illness, on Wednesday last.
Mr.. c. w. Gaskings, of Vieksburg, died
on the Goth inst, aged rs years andlS days.
Grenada claims to have more pretty
babies than any other town in Mississippi.
Mrs. Alma Beets died at her home in
Lehrton near Indianola, on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Edna Vaughan, one OF West Points
most popular young ladies, died on the
22d
An Ellisville negro mistook box OF
axle grease for cheese last week, and ate
it with seeming relish.
The gallant P. X. is making his first
visit to his mother-in-law IN Lowndes
county.
Mr.. Lewis Saunders and Miss Maggie
Harrell were married in Water Valley on
the 10th inst.
Columbus has her coal laid down at the
Georgia Pacific depot in that city, at 500
per cord.
Col. Fits, of West Point, recently sold
&C, 200 acres Of Mississippi lands to North
ern purchasers.
Mrs. Francis Marion Wilson one OF
Mississippi City's Oldest residents, died on
Tuesday last.
Mr.. Lewis Cato, a venerable and highly
esteemed citizen of Union Church, Jeffer-
son county, died on Thursday last.
The Bridges Twins are making their
farewell tour through Mississippi, before
leaving for their new home in Missouri.
Mr. James Headlv Dean, a former
prominent citizen of Tishomingo county,
died in Memphis last week.
sfBirdie," formerly of the Corinth Her
aid, now correspondent OF the Memphis
Appeal, is instructing class In elocution
The assassination of Mr.. F. M. johnson
was attempted near Moss Point, few
nights ago, but without fatal results.
4 colored man named Walton fatally
wounded another Of his race, Henderson
by name, near Water Valley last week.
Gov. Sims new residence in Columbus
is said to be one OF the handsomest in Col
umbus-therefore, one of the handsomesi
| in the State.
a brakesman named Reeves was killed
at Magnolia Sunday afternoon. He fel
| in the rear of the car, and was crushed b,
next car, and died within an hour.
A very interesting campmeeting ha
been in session near StarkviIie, conducted
1 bv the "boy preacher" Robert Pea rscn
within two miles of his birthplace.
Little Mary Anna Davis. daughter 9
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Davis, of Rankin
county. formerly OF Jackson, died OF
Wednesday last.
| The steps taken by the colored peopi
az Natchez, in the recent organization OF |
! Builders Loan Association, are most credit
able and commendable.
| The Kosciusko Star says that Rev. MI
Bowen. in his sermon on True Manhoo'
aoot there with both feet and yet say
thew didnt mean to be irreverent.
Mark Gassoway, fifteen year old lad
living near Y azoo City, has cultivated NOR
than twelve acres of land in cotton, am
his prospects are good for more than bal
| for each acre.
Col. r. o. Reynolds, Of Aberdeen, was
unfortunate rs to have his nose broken
few davs since, 1t Birmingham, Ala
while moving . picture from . burnin
building
The wife of Webster county man die
on Monday, was buried on Tuesday Meo
nesday the mourning widower procured
license, and on Thursday married snofne
vile.