The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-14
THE STATE.
Ichez wants a compress.

tIazlehurst is to have a compress.
Greenwood is TO have street-iamps.
Yazoo county warrants are at par-the
g azoo plan
The people OF Natchez are justly proud
of their public schools.
Yazoo City wants Building Association
and furniture factory.
The Yazoo City Compress commenced
pressing cotton on Friday last.
The Signal predicts a large yield OF
sugar-cane sweetness in the vicinity OF
Hazlehurst.
The Circuit Court of DeSoto, at its late
term. added eight names to the peniten-
| tiary register.
Monroe MeClurg, of Walden, has COM
pleted large map OF the original survey
of that growing town.
Carrollton will soon have new Metho-
dist church, and the Conservative wants a
Knights OF Honor Lodge.
The Presbytery of Central Mississippi
will hold its fall session in Yazoo City this
week, commencing at Ii o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. Fred Rosie, county treasurer of
Alcorn county. died at his home near
Corinth on the Sth inst. He was very pop
ular. He left large family.
| Yocona Mills, at Water Valley, shipped
ever 100000 pounds of yarns in the last
two weeks. Its yarns are of such superior
quality, they find a ready market.
The Natchez Building and Loan Associa-
ton loaned, last week, the money on hand
100000, at a premium of SO per cent. A
third series has been opened, and nearly
200 shares subscribed for.
Enterprise has lost one of its most use
full and estimab citizens in the death o
Capt. Steven w. Lee, on Sth inst. He haC
been connected with the Mobile and Ohi'
/, Railroad for many years.
The Chickasaw Messenger is quite happy
{ over some reductions in freights by tn
NJ. & 0. r. r. to Okolona shippers, great,
E improving that city as a market for cotton
and general merchandise.
Hon. C. B. Mitchell, oi Pontotoc, ha
: accepted an invitation to deliver the open
J, ing address at the Exhibition of the Nortl
t Mississippi Stock Breeders association, a
Holly Springs, December 8.
Mr.. w. II. Woodruff, for many year
6 a stationer and music dealer in Vicks
: burg, died suddenly at the home of hi
/. sister in Wisconsin on the 10th. III
9 removed to Kansas City last Spring.
V The tax levy in Carroll county is $25.St
x County warrants are almost worthless
IS The people have organized a taxpayer
l. league with a view to devising som
n remedy for this deplorable state of affair
Ie In Meridian, on 18th, at the special elet
e tor to fill vacancies in the Board
Couneilmen, Geo. S. Covert and Marx
e Winner were elected. A small vote wa
lie polled. The result leaves the anti-Proh
IS bitionists still majority in the council.
re Mr.. Henry D. Wiley aud Miss Lii
u Belle Hicks were married last week at II
N residence of the brides father, Hon. A.
q agent at Bentonia, and his bride a beaut
ii full and accomplished daughter of one
a. the best citizens of Yazoo.
Mr.. John E. Huffman, of Summit, W;
drowned in Bogue Chitto river on Monda
evening of last week. He was last seen
the close of Kavanaugh College, and it
supposed that he went up the river to eniC
a boat ride. A boat was found botto
side up, and his hat was floating near it.
The Itawambian notes that some 'sblac
g berry wine" recently sold upon tie stree
OF Fulton was very exhilerating in
). effects. The "patch" from which Il
&C berries were gathered is located near
- Alabama still house, which accounts f
the highly stimulating properties of Il
beverage.
The Medical Censors OF the First Co
gressional District-Drs. E. p Sale and
NJ. Taylor-met at Tupelo last week, al
l 81. eli ~
he tice medicine DIR. r. A. Gladney, Bue,
er Vista; Dr. w. L. McMullen, Doub
re Springs, Oktibbeha county; DIR. j.
st Evans, Houston, and DIR. P. j. Glas
ne Muldon.
at On Tuesday last Mrs. Debora Johnso
u of Jefferson county was ninety-seven yea
as of age, and died on same day She W
le the grandmother of our townsmen, w.
IN and j. w. Smylie. She came to Missi
10 sippi in the year 1900 from Tennessee
M arriving at Natchez in fiat boat and h
W lived in Claiborne and Jefferson COUNT
i Tor eighty five years.
ne The Vicksburg Fair Association W
as permanently organized on Sth lust, by Il
an election of Gen. (. S Butts, president
or Martin, e-president; L. A. Marsha
no Jr., secretary !; JAS. p. Roach, treasure
-, Directors: E. G. Carroll, w. X. Bende
80 d. s. Wright, S. Wachenheim, Geo.
~ Waddlll, c. E. Wright, D. K O'Keefe I
- VIM. Oates. The first fair will be he
a November 10.
~ At Woodville, on the llth, the Mississi
-, pi Baptist Association called mass met
:, ing pending the discussion OF the report
20 Prohibition. Rev. A. C. Grain of Ne
VI Orleans opened the meeting With an impre
e sive reading. Good speeches were made
u Rev. ]. B. Gambrell, DR.. J. K. Samp
Us and others favoring prohibition. By l
TO quest, Major Van Eaton, Congre.
st man in this district, addressed the mef
be ing speaking an hour, during which
ng stated that with two or three exceptions
he the members in the national House OF Re
2, resentatives were sober men. He advoc
as ted the reinforcement of the existing Law
n and was opposed to Prohibition and to t
nd passage OF laws which would be disregar