The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-24
THE STATE.

in Lauderdale.
Pienics and fishing camps are the order 4
Of the day, at present
Mrs. Walker, wife Of Or. ". F. Walker /.
OF Aberdeen, died last week
The La Madrid Hotel in NickSburs
will be closed after Julyl.
cold Brook in Lincoln county viii soon /
have a new house Of worship
This is a gala week at the University. F.
Commencement Is in progress.
Vieksburg complains that too much
opium is consumed in that city.
The removal to the new post office at
y azoo City was made yesterday
The Grand Commandery Of the State of
Mississippi meets in Winoua to-day.
Ten mad dogs were killed last Tuesday,
in one place ten miles east Of Sardis.
Wiuona has followed the popular plan
and agreed to close her stores at o'clock.
Fiftv-two converts were baptised by
eolored minister At Water Valley last
week.
George Anna, little daughter OF \. ].
and E. f. Sanderson, died last week near
1 Fannin.
Mr. Nortleet McGee, young man aged
twenty-four years, died in Enterprise on the
/ 18th inst.
/ The country editor has begun TO offer his
paper to the sender OF the biggest water
melon.-Ex.
Six hundred and thirty-two tickets were
sold at Winona, for the Exposition, dur
ing the season.
The society column in last Saturdays
Post was a great addition to that paper, in
our estimation.
Arrivals at the Mexican Gulf Hotel at
Pass Christian, were very numerous dur
ing the past week.
The perusal OF the Utica Comet is as
refreshing as cooling breeze would be IN
this suffocating weather.
Col. NJ B. Montgomery, of Strakville
has second largest herd OF registered Jer-
seys in the United States.
MI Jno. Barton, editor OF the Wayne
Co. Advocate, and Miss Florence Massman
were married in Waynsboro.
Harris, Dodds & CO., monopolize an
entire page Of the Hazlehurst Signal with
their extensive advertisement.
Greenville has troupe Of juveniles
who call themselves the "Adelina Patties.' ~
They are to give an entertainment June
3rd.
The Natchez Democrat has received the
first cotton boil Of the season, grown near
Natchez, on Mr.. Nolney Fowler's planta-
ton.
Mrs. Jones, wife OF the President OF the
/ Female College at Columbus, has been very
i'll, but is now, We are glad to learn, con
yalescent.
Meridian has a colored military COM
pany, which has made requisition to the
Governor for arms. A large membership
e is reported.
We may now remark by way of paren-
thesis that on and from this date there is a
man in this ofiee-Kosciusko Star. Ac-
: cept our congratulations.
Senatobia is deeply interested in esta b
5 fishing good graded school. May her
Q interest never flag until she has the school
). and keeps it in fne working order.
= The Grenada girls made their base al
boys a beautiful uniform with their own
fair hands, and the Winona girls are going
to follow their example at an early date.
o An entertainment viii be given at Her
! manville tomorrow evening for the benefit
d OF the Protestant Orphans Home a
:. Natchez. We wish it abundant success.
: Within the past two weeks there hay,
= been but three deaths in Natchez, two o.
these being infants. This speaks wonder
, fully well for the health OF Natchez at thit
season.
Meridian will soon have an elegant new
church, executed from a design draw
-. by the architect Of the Worlds Exposition
:. building. 1t viii have a seating capacity
I for $50
It The approaching marriage of Mr.. Mau
d rice Joseph, of Vicksburg, and Miss Clar;
! / 1f Il, Il.
o merchants OF Cincinnati, has been an
e nounced.
it A very severe hail storm was felt nea
d Carrollton last week Strange to say /
e damaged only two plantation these be
# longed to brothers and the crops were en-
l. tirely ruined.
A little child was instantly killed bv
; mail train near Rolling Fork, recently
;. The train knocked it from the track, de
: stroying life instantly, but without break
= ing any bones
The elegant white satin map Of Wilkin
y son county, which Miss McManus painted
' for the Wilkinson county display at tn,
+ Exposition, has been presented to the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange
Mr.. Henry Williamson, of Bovina ha.
been missing from his home for nearly two
weeks. He was feeling very unwel when
he retired, and some time during the night
! lett the house and disappeared mysteri-
1 ously.
! The graduating exercises of the Main
High School in Vicksburg, took place yes
terday. The graduates were Misses Marie
Asher, Villa Burch, Annie Conklih, Lily
Folkes, Josie Klein, May Paxton and
Emma Strecker.
The monument to be erected over the
grave of Rev. NJ. p. Lowrey, by the present
and former pupils Of Blue Mountain Col
t lege, has been received there, and is a beau
tiful shaft OF pure white marble, placed
e upon granite foundation.
Quite a number Of young ladies from
D Water Valley graduate at boarding schools
= every year but rs far as memory can carry
US, we cannot remember young gentle
o man who has returned a graduate.-Ex.
: 1t is so in tho many places.
Little Charlie Hunt, son OF Mr. and Mrs.
T. \. Hunt, OF Ripley died Saturday
morning, after long and painful illness.
Charlie was a dear child sweet and
loving favorite with all who knew him, and
we offer our sincere sympathy to that
Swallowed home circle.
: The Columbus Rifles have selected Miss
5 Lucy Franklin, Of that city, As Sponsor at
, the GreenYlIle drlil. Inc Aberdeen
Guards, have chosen Misses Uniee Dancey
and Sallie Holiday. The Claiborne Light
Guards, Miss Nettie Newman, Sponsor.
and Misses Burnett and Harding, maids Of
p; honor.
E The drummers say that Senatobia has
the prettiest girls and more Of them than
1 any town in Mississippi, and the drum
mers know-Ex. Yes the drummers know.
E But do 20 know the drummers? we are in
: clined to believe that you do not, from the
e trust you seem to place in their statements,
especially that one.
The Pickwick Club Water Vallv) on
Tuesday night wrestled with the following:
Resolved that dancing corrupts the
morals of participants The worthy pres
ident, from the arguments presented, ruled
that 1t did. Notwithstanding his decision.
some OF the members Of the club propose to
continue the practice-Ex.
1t givsS Us sincere pleasure TO add to the
list OF Mississippi's daughters. distinguish
ed IN distant States, the name OF that
charming young lady, Miss Mary Louise
1erger, OF Greenville. At Mrs. Carev's
Southern Home School in Baltimore She
received last week, the Ist "pro bene
merito" Tor perfect observance Of ali school
discipline, a gold medal in vocal music
and prize in French
| A MYSTERIOUS KILLIxe.-On the 13tb
INST, Dock McElveen aged TWENTY-FIVE