Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-12-18
Shuqualak Items.

" = iffNl mo hA4lHLIlN
at Waiting the Shuquaiak Female Ca.
iegc lew evenings ago and found .,
ciNthing III the college in fine STYLE
new improvements IN desks. vantilo
tlon u heating of the room nv larg
Stoves, which make everything cn,7,
Portable during the winter wcat5r,
froi. stone lla. Physiological chart
maps. globes, dumb.brlls &c. every
thing necessary to demonstrate nv ry
perlcn'e everything Taught in IN,
school. The girls AL looked well an,
cheerful, neat aud tidy. The compo
s'uon5 composed and read by in,
Young ladies' were very good, AM
Their speeches were fine and spoke,
distinctly and in good style, They MI
did well, so much so that il would ma,
DO to make mention of any particular
young lAdy.
Miss Susie Colclaugh is teaching in
the collegiate department; u nice
Young Indy, well educsted and an OK.
celIent teacher. All are well pleased
with her as an accomplished literary
lady.
We next visited the art department,
taught by Miss Susie Talley, a .plend.
ID Young lady and Il fine teacher Of
painting and French. Her pupil. are
progressing finely under her training.
The specimens of shetching in her de.
partment by her pnpiIs showed great
improvement in that branch.
Miss Mamie Stone is teaching the
primaries, She is u very efficient
teacher, a nice and well educated lady,.
She makes the little urchins buckle
down to their studies with n vim.
Last, though not least, we visited
The music department OF Miss Sallic
MciLver, one of the best and most pro.
iicieht music teacher that Prof. Stone
has ever had, and one of the best per-
formers on the piano we ever had the
pleasure of hearing. She understands
vocal music also and sings beautifully.
She is q graduate Of the Judson Insli-
tute Ut Marion, Alabama. Prof Stone
has as good q corps OF teachers as can
he found IN the State. The Prof. him
self is a nice, christian gentleman, and
n good educator. and takes an abiding
interest il The physical, intellectual and
spiritual development and welfare of
llo pupils, and to his efforts we are in.
debted this day for much Of the good
name and Understanding Of our town.
His school numbers about seventy pu-
pills, TWENTY-FIVE Of whom are bourders.
The 5. +. College will compare layora.
bly, with any college in the State.
We have several additions to our
town. Mr.. Root. lIibbler aud family
have moved to tho Hancock place on
East street.
Rev D. Lloyd occupies the Blcdsoo
place south on the railroad.
Mr.. Stockwcll, from Georgia, has
moved to Mr.. MrNcesc's place. Our
town Is increasing in population.
There will be many others TO come in
next month.
a new store house is being built OH
the corner OF Main and Pine streets.
will be occupied by Mr.. Lloyd.
The Young Indies Philomathcan So
will have a grand entertainment
st the. College Hall Wednesday, Dc.
,enlbcr %.
Miss Mollie Loegins. a charming
,oung Indy, u ncicc of Mrs. Buck. left
or her home al Wincna, Miss, on 18TH
n.t.
There has been received atthis place
800 bales Of cotton up TO this time,
5000 hoop polo-, 10000 cross ties.
Oar section is gcuerlIly hcalthy--no
ickness.
We commend the Sheriff Rogers and
is deputies to the citizens Of this
'ounty for their zeal and untiring en-
.rcy in ierrcting out and bringing Ike
vould-be muraercrs TO justice in the
GOODWIN robbery.
The party at Mrs. Backs on Tuesday
'vcninE, the l+tb inst, wss the grand
Il event of tie seasou-lhc opening
+ the Christmas festivities. A more
delightful party Us This seldom falls TO
he lot Of The devoiccs of social pleas
ire. The s%GmptuouI collection that
the qppe,,tes Of all present,
Exhibited evidence the most demon
t%rative, that Mrs. Back and Miss Fan
y know how to fix up things, and
hey certainty spared no pains 10
lease the most ~faslidious. The COM
anY Of ladies aud gentlemen at this
were JOYOUS, congcniul. bGnynnt,
.ght-hearted aud gay. aud wit and
God hamor r~cigncd supreme. We
the ladies' are the purest gems
nd choicest flowers Of our h1ppy
ountry, :
The marriage bells are ringing, aud
he weddings are going on. {
MARRIED-Dcc. 10Th. Mr.. ELISHA
,DWARpS. Sr., OF Kcmpcr county, and .
iiss AWE BEAsLEr, OF his place, Off.
clergyman, ReY. j. II. Buck, OF
'arOn. '
Mr.. JoHN BiRAa o! Mobile, and
liss MAMIE DAY, December 18th,
the residence Of her mother, Mrs. ,
Iatiic Day, officiating clergyman.
~. l. N. StoAc.
NC, and Mrs. Whitfield. Of New Or
Iahs,s spending The winter here.
NMc w.ll the Editor of Beacon a
Christmas and u happy New
cal IUuis ts"I,,
MEpICus.