The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-14

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The Presbytery OF Central Mississippi t
onyenes at Durant tonight n
Sardis has ''parlor prayer meetingsn on
ZACH afternoon at four o'clock.
A woman In Amite county was struck
and killed BY lightning recently. e
Mr. John W. Ward now Yields the edi-l !,
ioriaI pen for the Clarksdale Banner.
Miss Tnez Sledge. the belle of Como, {
Miss, leaves soon for tour in Europe
The Gulf Coast Canning Factory has I
closed, owing TO the dizziness of the season.
Sam Jones' sermons in Columbus will
be his last in the South for more than a
year.
The Madison Oil Mills grind day and
night and turn out 10 barrels of oil each
week.
lied last week, with Mr.. w. i. Dyer as
mayor.
Miss Mary Paine has established an art
studio in Holly Springs, which is open to
visitors.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Nance was dangerously
wounded in Ripley last week, by Mr.. A. q.
T. Johnston.
The WoodviIle Republican is the oldest
paper in the State, having been estab- |
Iished in 1928.
A sash, door and blind factory is to be
started at Iazoo City soon, with 3 capital |
stock of 25,o00.
The bellies OF Columbus attended a |
dance given by the A. q NJ. College boys, |
last Friday night.
Mrs. Lucy e. Scarborough, wife Of Judge
/. W. Scarborough, of Kosciusko, died last
Wednesday night.
Pamela county is almost destitute OF
laborers, as so many colored people have
recently left the county.
The Columbus churches have united in
series of prayer meetings, preliminary to
the work of Sam Jones.
Rev. DIR. Juny, once professor of Modern
Science at the University of Mississippi,
died recently, in Arizona.
Two "crap shooters" had difficulty at
Arcola, a few days ago, in which Albert
Jeans was shot and severely wounded.
Mr.. J. f. Upshaw, of Texas, aud Miss
Bette Winter, of Yalobusha county, were
married on the 18th inst. at Coffeeville-
| The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will
hold its forty-eighth annual communica-
ton at Port Gibson on Tuesday, May 4.
The great Methodist revival in Oxford
has resulted in about 100 conversions, and
still continues, with unfagging interest.
| Track laying mas been commenced via
the Lexington extension, and trains will
be running over it to Tcnula by May LIST,
Midnight searchers are at work in the
vicinity Of Natchez. They are after a vast
treasure which they imagine is concealed
there.
Mrs. Ayres P. Merrill gave an elegant
rose dinner in Natchez few days ago to
Miss Sarah Marshall, who is very soon to
be bride.
A Corinth farmer has sold ten dollars
worth of turnip greens, off one-tenth OF
an acre of ground, and his crop Is not yet
half exhausted.
The Grand Lodge Knights OF Pythlas
will hold its next annual session at azoo
City on Tuesday, May IL. A knighuy
welcome awaits them.
The Winona Rifles will celebrate theii
first anniversary April 10Th. DIR. james
Trotter was elected orator, and Miss Matte
Hill sponsor for the occasion.
! In the death of DIR. J. E. Dougherty, a
:, Holly Springs, on Saturday, 10th inst, {
| good and useful man has gone to his rest
He was eighty-f four years OF age.
, The Columbus merchants, with keer
, eve to business, are putting forth their bes
efforts for the revival season, which is ex
pected to draw such crowds to Columbus
/. Another creamery has been established
e in Mississippi-at Macon-by Judge Foote
! DR.. Hill and Mr.. w. NJ. King. Capt
Bustamente, of Jackson, furnished th'
machinery.
!, Capt. 2. X. Mayers has gone to Florida
/ in search of the Fountain of Youth, tina
he may drink therefrom and be bette
prepared than ever for the approaching
Press Convention.
Messrs. Henry Scarborough and Webb
t Edwards had an alteration at Huntington
= few nights ago, about game of cards, il
which Edwards was shot. He died of hi
wound that night.
i Stanton Wilson, passenger on las
T Saturdays accommodation train on tn
!. Little j. climbed to the top of the caboose
and in jumping IRON one train to other
fell and was seriously injured,
Miss Jessie Andrews, formerly @
n Natchez, Miss, but now of Austin, Texas
6 University at Austin, and is the first youn
lady graduate of the institution.
The citizens of Brandon WILL on the 81
Y inst, decorate the graves OF the soldier
o who are buried there. Col. G. Z. tlooke
has been chosen orator OF the day, an
Miss Eva Frantz will recite poem.
A very brilliant marriage took place a
e the Oharch Sholem Synagogue, in Summit
f last Wednesday evening, the high contract
= ing parties being Mr.. Louis Vormus, G
" | ~ (-aiaStIna Mick n
Summit.
It A little child of Mr.. Thrackston, Twin
II in Cofleeville, was accidentally killed b
q her little brother while playing IN gam
OF .sfox" few days ago. The accident !
one of the saddest that was ever recorde
in that county.
i Montgomery county will hold an electio
:. July y, on the question OF the sale
. whisky, one-tenth of the voters OF tn
L county having presented a petition in &C
d cordance with the local option law, passes
4 by the last Legislature.
What will the Kinds county Sunda,
:, School Convention do now, as the Presi
q dent, f. r. Carloss has moved to Natchez
t The next convention was appointed +
! meet here in July. 1t ought to be kept uf
Terry Notes, in Comet.
A suit in. Natchez was decided last weei
J growing out OF a contest over the possession
+ of petri6ed chicken, both the owner Q
: the ground on which the chicken was fount
and the finder claiming it. They Wer
: offered $50 for the chieken.-Exchange
The Vicksburg Southrons will certainl,
D 60 to the great drill in Savannah, ard II
, new uniforms, too. The Pettibone Manu-
featuring Company OF Cincinnati, prom
Use that their uniforms shall be as hand
some as those Of any company IN America
Hon. w. A. Mcdonald and Miss Sallie
. Hamer, both of Benton county, Were
! married on the 30th ult. Mr.. Mcdonald
was member of the last House Of Repre-
sentatives, and young man OF line pro-
!, mise. We extend congratulations 10 the
, happy couple.
Great preparations are being made al
Columbus for Sam Jones, who will open
his meetings there from the 18th to the
25th OF the present month. Railroads will
run excursion trains during his meetings,
and great crowds OF strangers are ex-
pected to be in attendance.
81 The city council Of Columbus having re
pudiafed the bonds 500, 900-issued to
the Georgia Pacific Railroad, the citizens,
: in public meeting, protested, and large
majority OF the tax payers pefitIoned the
council to reconsider IFS action, which was
DONE Good for Columbus.
The skating tournament at Aberdeen
last week attracted large crowd to wit
ness the contest, which resulted a. follows
Mr.. b. b. Sale, Ist prize; Jas. Greene. I'd
prize; s. Rosemond, 3D. prize. and these
gentleman. in turn. crowned Miss Emma
Bristow, queen, Misses May Eikin and
Saliie Griffin, maids of honor
Ait Aberdeen, on the 9th, Judge r. A.
& Hill, oil the Uuited States District Court,