The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-11
THE STATE.

duties as our excuse, we this week resign /
all rights to the State Column, to our
little - year old sister, commencing her
to the kind consideration and criticism
with which our department has hitherto
been greeted-Editress
Haudsboro wants a newspaper.
At Learned whooping cough prevails.
Marble playing is all the rage at Yazoo
City.
Kosciusko has but one vacant resi-
dence.
Scranton wants a Knights of Honor
Lodge.
Moss Point is to have grand Valen-
tine ball.
Cerinth enjoyed grey bear show
Tuesday.
Biloxi enjoyed hand organ and mon
key Thursday.
Several Of the West Point society men
are sick with measles.
The Durant people pull together in
improving their town.
Meridian is complaining of the abom-
Unable "nigger shooter"
About one-half of the citizens of BIZ
loxi are suffering with colds.
Mrs. Crawford, wife of Hon. n. b.
Crawford, died on the 9th.
The young ladies and gentlemen OF
Hattiesburg enjoy moonlight drives.
West Point enjoyed a serenade from
the West Point Silver Cornet Band tues
day.
Mr.. Joshua Cameron, an old citizen
of Canton, died Monday night of con-
sumption.
The citizens of Biloxi are ditching
their premises and having their ban
quetts shelled.
McCool has a city election next week.
Ten of her thirteen citizens are candi-
dates.-Kosciusko Star.
A blacksmith in Meridian is under
indictment for violating the Sabbath
by working on that day.
Perry county has the smallest delin-
ouent tax list of any we have seen this
-Hattiesburg Herald.
Mr.. 3. w. Howell, an old citizen of
Meridian, died at his home, night before
last, after protracted illness.
Mr.. A. Meek, one of the most promi-
nent planters OF Attala county, was
crushed to death by a box car last week.
Mr.. Thos. Nelson, of Biloxi, while
attempting to jump across mudhole
in Algiers, slipped and fell and broke
his elbow.
Mr.. w. B. Davis, Circuit Court Clerk
of Grenada county, died on Friday
evening of last week, after an illness of
several days.
The doll-baby rage has struck the
grown up people of Clinton. They are
used as travelling companions, says
the Sword and Shield.
The children of the Episcopal church
in Meridian gave a novel entertainment
last week, called "Parasols VS.. Fans" on
the order of broom drill.
Some Columbus boys got into slight
!. trouble while in New Orleans recently
but as chivalry prompted their move.
ments we cannot blame them much.
DIR. Hoyte, the Presbyterian Evange-
list, is now conductinga meeting in Fay
ette About two hundred and fifty con
verts have been the result of his labors
in Mississippi.
Mr.. w. w. Jenkins killed rattle
snake near Hampers mill, one day last
week, that measured seven and one-half
feet in length, and had eleven rattles.-
Hattiesburg Herald.
The Vicksburg Herald thinks it would
be wise to amend the Cons titution, and
make the Governor inelible for a second
term, and abolish the Office of Lieuten-
ant-Governor altogether
Il Mr.. Frank Wedgeworth, of Hatties
burg, lost five ten dollar bills last Satur
day. and Master Columbus Dearman
picked them up an hour or two after
wards and returned them to the owner.
Mr. Dan H. Cameron, one of the noble
land marks of Jefferson county, and &
man who, in a wellspent life, has served
: the State honorably, died, on Tuesday
last in Fayette after lingering ill
ness.
Mrs. Jennie Pruitt, living near New
ALBANY. was burned to death last week
She had fallen asleep while resting in from
of the fire, and her clothing caught, burn
ing her fatally before assistance could b.
procured.
Mrs. Katherine McArn, relict of the
late Dougald McArn,a prominent either
of Jefferson county, on Sunday last, a
her home in near Union Church breath
: ed the last breath of long aud usefu
life, spent in her Masters service.
A Meridian saloonist went to Shubu
, ia, bought 100 dozen eggs, put them Ii
trunk and shipped them as baggage
= When the trunk reached Meridian, al
the eggs were found to be broken, ther
, the bows poured in ten gallons of whisk,
, and fifteen pounds of sugar and dranl
| trunk full of egg-nog.
4 Mississippi is still carrying off laurel:
e at the Worlds Fair. She has alread,
taken a variety of premiums, and
among the latest arrivals of exhibits il
E an immense screen of sixty different
! varieties of timber, exquisitely painted
in leaves and flowers, by Miss McManis
| of Wilkinson county.
While some of the young men of COT
c feeville were out hunting last week.
0 very large, robust rabbit Jumped ont from