The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-02

The new CathGlle hall IN Nicksburg. :
hen completed, viii cost $1,000. e
Sam Jones will spend one week at the I
"a shore camp meeting this summer.
The Rosalind Cotton Mills, Natchez, has !
eclsred dividend of three per cent.
The Water Valley Yocona Mills make
n average of 1000 pounds OF yarn a day.
Sam Small and Senator Colquitt viii
peak for prohibition in Meridian next
Teek.
The Vieksburg merchants viii close
heir stores at P. m., during the summer
months.
A moonlight picnic in the park is soon
o delight the young people OF Crystal
springs.
The Commencement exercises of the
progress.
The Clarksdale oil mills furnished 5000
cotton seed sacks TO mend the breaks in
he levees.
Rev. W. A. Mason, of Crystal Springs,
raised a radish this year which weighed
two pounds.
Julian Rice Todd, son of DIR. W. E.
Todd, Clinton, died after a brief illness on /
sunday last.
Mr.. J. c. Price, of Virginia, and Miss
Ella Huggins, of Corinth, were married on
the 18th ult
Maj. Geo. NJ. Barksdale died last We'd
nesday at his home, nine miles southeast
CT Columbus.
. George Stewart, a colored school teacher,
was assassinated at his home near Cannons,
very recently.
Mr. Easterling of Crystal Springs was
severely shocked by lightning during a
storm last week.
Mr.. II. c. Williamson has retired from
the Walden Journal, and Mr.. c. p Adair
has assumed control
New postofices have been established at
Grummtown, Bolivar county, and Cara
way, Simpson county.
The East Mississippi Times may posi-
bly, be issued daily during the A. & NJ.
College Commencement.
Rev. Mr.. Dudley, of Crystal Springs, has
been called and accepted the call to Brook
haven Presbyterian church.
A change has been made in the Buena
Vista school, whereby the school opens on
Tuesday and closes on Saturday.
The Liberty young people have organ
lied a dramatic club to pass away the
time, during the summer months.
The A. = NJ. College creamery con.
sumes the milk of 600 cows, and yet is I'M
able to meet the demand upon it.
There were marriage bells and orange
blossoms" at Christ Church in Vicksburg
last night, and will be again tonight.
Capt. J. J. Slack, OF Grenada. has i'm
ported several red foxes, and will go into
fox raising for the sport OF hunting them
The Macon Creamery Company have
added cheese manufacturing department
and an ice factory to their large creamery
The prohibitionists of Pike and Frank
lin are engaged in getting up a petition
calling for an election On the whisky ques
ton.
Grenada has more festivals than any
town in the State. At least we Judge 81
| from the number recorded in the loca
papers.
The Valley Flag predicts that train
will be running to Greenwood on the Hi
nois Central's Yazoo Valley branch by
July LIST.
Mrs. Bacon, wife OF Prof. Bacon, who's,
death was recorded two weeks ago, followed
her husband through the clark valley
last week.
The sons of Mr.. c. Aston and Mr.. F
Riddle, aged respectively II and ii years
we're drowned last week in stock pond
near Macon.
Mrs. Hawkins, OF the City Hotel, In Du
rant, keeps one OF the incest hotels, ant
serves some of the best meals that can b.
found on that road.
The leading merchants OF Vicksbure
have signed an agreement TO close theil
stores at p. M, from June 1st to Septem
Der list, Saturdays excepted.
Pat Lewis. Esq, venerable and highly
esteemed citizen of Clinton, died few
days since. He was one of the honoreC
landmarks of our neighboring town.
/ On the 18th day of June, the citizens Of
McNair and vicinity will give a grand
picnic to which the public is invited-th,
entrance fee being a basket of dinner.
new building, to cost five thousand dol
lare, viii be erected at Tougaloo University
l. the amount having been contributed
by New York friend Of the colored PEG
pie.
Fifteen hands are now employed in tn,
Southern Beer Bottling Works Of Natchez
and hundreds of casks are shipped between
Baton Rouge and Greenville, and on the
railroads.
Mr. T. G. Moore and Miss Penkie Nor
rison were married last week at Lamar
and on the same day at Ashland Mr. Robt
TreadweH and Miss Annie Hamer wer,
made one.
Sunday horse racing on the Warrentor
road in Vicksburg has becone so common
and so annoying that some Of the citizens
living on the road, have entered a protes
against it.
/ The new military company at CryEta
Springs certainly can boast an attractiv,
name-"CrystalS Springs Videttes"-and W,
wish them all the pleasure and success
they anticipate.
Col. Nicholas Gwynn, one Of the sue
cessful business men of New York, Is en-
joying a summer rest in our State, at tn,
home of his daughter, Mrs. Hancock, op
posite CIarksdale.
Miss Kate Bridewell, native Mississip
plan, and a vocalist of culture, is at pres
ent considering an offer to join the Amer
lean Opera Company, made her recently
by Theodore Thomas.
The stockholders Of the Port Gibsor
Cotton Mills have perfected arrangement
with Northern capitalist for 112 loom
and other machinery, 30 that the mills vii
be in full operation next fall.
1t is Just one year since Prohibition
vent into effect In Crystal Springs, and tn
Meteor says, -who can remember year s,
peaceful, so quiet, 50 free from scenes o
street disturbance and violence? ?"
| Mr.. Claude Price, the young man VIII,
ranked second in the examination a
Tupelo for the naval cadetship. has gon,
on to Annapolis to stand his examination
as the young man Turner failed to pass.
The Clarksdale Banner SAYS. 9Th.
busy, irrepressibIe drummers, regardless,
Of the unjust drummers' tax that immor
town with their samples AID side splitting
jokes
One Of the Grenada papers Is mourning
over the dingy appearance Of many Of ths
houses and fences in that little city. ane
urges the people to put holiday garb or
the town which is always more attrsctiv.
to strangers
The new Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
church at KosciuskO was dedicated las
Sunday, with imposing ceremonies. Th.
building is very handsome and commo
dlous, and great credit to the town Il
which it stands.
Decoration Day was generally observe,
by the people Of Aberdeen Col. z. o
Reynolds was Chief Marshal, and Mis-
Annie L. Jonas, the beautiful and gifle.
daughter Of Maj s 3 Jonas, deIiTere.
the annual Grafton
Bishop Galloway preached his farewell
sermon on Sunday last As pastor Of tn
church at Brookhaven, when several mad
profession Of faith, ard were receives
into membership, There was an imneus
congregation on the occasion
II i going the rounds Of the State pa
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