The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-19


Misses Carrie Span, Sue Martin, Annie |
Waddell, Ella Ray, Sophie Chleyer and Lu
McLaurin go from Rankin county to the
State Female College.
Misses Ella L. S. Dyer. Meccie L. Wal
ton, Katie Ray, Annie Alexander, Mary E.
Moore and Lula E. Sproles go from
Holmes county to the State Female Col
lege.
Alfalfa county sends Misses Maggie
Paulett, Nettie Meek, Mary Jones Della
Mitchell, Allie Young, Louise Edmunds,
Georgia Comfort and Allie BOYD to the
State Female College.
Misses Minnie Wait, Annie Station,
Lydia Dickey, Missile Redding, Minnie
Levers, Eugenia Clarke, Pearla Williams
and Lizzie Jennings will be Tate county's
representatives. at the State Female Col
loge.
Port Gibson is to have new hotel
Columbus has three fire companies.
The gypsies are infesting Columbus.
Biloxi has thirteen miles Of shell road.
Tourist suits are the rage in Columbus.
Measles prevail alarmingly near Mag
nolia.
Holly Springs churches have good
choirs.
"Watermelon picnics" are gaining pop
ulsrity.
A Corinth preacher took base ball as the
text for a sermon.
Dr. r. W. Jones is called by the people:
"Woman's friend"
Two new passenger engines are being
built in the shops at Water Valley.
The Meridian Mercury will issue a
mammoth trade edition in Setember.
New corn was ground into meal at
Avery's mill, Amite county, on the Both
ult.
On a recent Sunday the Starkyille col
ored Baptist church, received so acces-
sions.
We learn from liable sources that Oko-
Iona has ffty-six manageable young
ladies.
If our News is brief and uninteresting,
our friends must pardon US, as this is Con-
vention week, and eve" an ardent politi-
elan.
Married, at Winona, on Wednesday,
| August 18th, 1885, by Rev. DIR. Seeley, Of
Canton, Miss Mamie Green to Mr.. Jas.
Carr.
Prof John W. johnson and Miss Lnlie
Anna Jones, both of Bonneville, Miss,
were married on the 30th ult., near Wades-
boro, n. c.
At his fathers residence, in the town of
Iuka, on Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock,
August IL, 1885, Mr. J. 7. Mckinney, aged
81 years and one day.
Mr.. Chas. Martin, one of the oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Pontotoc,
was buried in that place, on Sunday last,
having died the day previous.
Miss Emily NJ. Lewis, widow of H. B.
Lewis, and daughter of the late E. II. Lom-
bard, formerly of Brandon, died on the
oath of July in Delaware county, Pa.
The want of rain is wide spread. The
prospects for an extra crop were fine until
three weeks ago. The continued drought
is doing great damage. Ashland Register.
A little child fell out of a second story
window of the Gilmer Hotel at Columbus a
few days ago, striking aservant on the pave
ment below, narrowly escaping horrible
death.
The Grand Lodge Knights and Ladies OF
Honor met in Koseiusko on 18th, and after
pleasant session adjourned to meet in
} Meridian next year. The order continues
: to prosper
, The Copiah county Industrial Loan As
ISOLATION, organized to help poor white girli
who desire 10 attend the Industrial College
had an interesting meeting at Hazlehurs
last Friday evening.
Mr.. Harvey Mabry, who was formerly
5 a citizen of Verona, but now Lieut.. Gov
/. ernor of Florida, and residing at Lees
burg in that State, is now visiting hi
: native State and town.
j Chas. Bland, white, and Jasper John
a son, colored, became involved in quarre
0 at Utica, recently. which resulted In John
son being struck in the mouth with bee
bottle. johnson has since died from tn
y effects of the blow.
The carrier pigeon that has been in til
|, possession of Marshal Sims for the pas
" two weeks, was turned loose Tuesda,
: morning. 1t rose high in the air, and thel
! struck out in the direction of its Ne,
: Jersey home.-Water Valley Central.
p We are glad to learn that the Fayett
is Female College has secured the services a
n assistant of Miss Fanny Taylor, of Staun
n ton, Va. Miss Taylor is young lady Q
!. sterling worth and brilliant intellect an
we trust her welcome into our State vii
be cordial.
lie The w. p J.. A. should go to work an
st thoroughly re-organize, as it is expecte
r that the association will take an impor
y tant part in entertaining the press associa
y ton next spring, in literary way.-Wes
Is Point Leader.
r, There, now boys we may expect a goo
r. time next May.-Ex.
!
Is from Meridian one day last week, ma
= secreted behind a switch engine, fired fou
e times into one of the passenger coaches
/ three of the shots passed through the wiz
= dows 1t was supposed that the shots wei
= fred at the conductor, Mr.. Phil Collin
Z The man has not been arrested.-Ex.
The first bale of new cotton we ha,
seen credited to Mississippi was gathere
in by J. G. Hyde, from his farm, ginned b
~ him and was brought to Shubuta, Tuesda
&c Aug. 18th. DR.. Sharman shipped it
al Mobile, Ala, to Allen, Bush & West, WI
ID sold it at auction at the Cotton Exchans
ID next day. 1t brought 159.-Shubui
5. Messenger.
a Mrs. Edwards. formerly Miss Cora Eide
: was struck by lightning last night at h
i home about four miles in the countr
u The current struck while she was lowerir
- a window, and besides iniuring her seriou
- lv, tore her clothes badly. DIR. NJ.
- Thompson was summoned to see he
i Though seriously hurt we learn that
=, case is not dangerous.-Meridian Tribur
en- ANOTHER KILLINe.-We learn that ,
rs Wednesday evening a negro man by 4
ng name of Kelly was shot and killed by n
les Ike Ross, white, on C. J. Liddelrs pla,
lg, What lead to the killing We are unable
use learn. Our information is that the neg
to was shot in the breast with eight bueksh,
and that Ross broke his gun over t
diving mans head. No arrests.-Faye
IS. Chronicle.
NO A Confederate Veteran Association b
~ been organized at Bonneville, aud over Q
ate hundred names enrolled. The objects,
81 set forth in a circular received from Ca
10 P. NJ. Savery, District Secretary, are m,
we laudable-to perpetuzte the names a
NJ some Of those who rendered faithful serv
= as soldiers Of the Lost Cause. etc. c
John NJ. Stone, OF the Second Mississip
= Is President CT the Association.
elk, Capt W. A. Rogers, who lives n.
led Lauderdale Station, in this county, hal
md small herd of short-horn thoroughb
ant cattle. A few days ago he invited seve
are gentlemen over to spend the day with b
'er- to see his thoroughbred heller. Red Min,
out three years old. with her first calf. \
ash three mouths old, MIXED. She was mill
ho- in the presence of his guests at six o'cI,
the in the morning and about the same 4,
viil in the evening. The yield for that
sm- was SIX gallons. Capt Rogers thinks
the .a,~ h. una1a 70 ~fall es-wl,f .-.Fl.s.,x