The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-24
THE STATE.

THE STATE.
Prohibition prevails at Bogue Chitto.
Natchez has Temperance lunch room.
Residences are in demand at Rosedale
A new hotel is to be built at Halle
hurst.
The Yazoo Rifles have Sunday afternoon
drills.
The Mississippi Guards reOrganized nj
Meridian last week.
The Whitfield Graded School, l. Me
ridian, has FIVE hundred pupils.
West Point is going to have splendid |
market house, with hall above.
1t is said that Columbus will pay |
S27 200 for her new Opera House.
The girls of the L. F. c. at oxford, pub
| lish newsy little sheet, called Dots"
Beauregard is said to be "dull finanan-
cially, politically, civilly and socially"
There is to be grand masked carnival
and skaii tournament at Flora, Friday
night.
1t is said that the finest wool in the
world is produced in the southern part OF
our State.
w. r. Twilley attempted suicide at the
Ragsdale House in Meridian last week,
but still lives.
The type of measles prevailing in and
around Raymond is peculiarly fatal 10
grown persons.
The gifted poetess, Mrs. Virginia Frantz.
of Brandon, has written new poem, en-
titled "At Last"
The city fathers OF Tupelo require a
ladder to be kept on every mans premises,
to be used III case OF fire.
Theresidence of Mrs. Chas. Gosten, with
all the household effects, was destroyed by
fire last week in Brookhaven.
'The Home Boys" baseball club OF
Natchez, has recognized, and thrown
down the gauntlet to the State.
Il The Yazoo City Bank recently raised It's
stock to 100000, all of which was readily
taken up by new stockholders.
Mr.. Carroll, General Superintendent Of
the Queen & Crescent system of railroads
will soon move his headquarters to Meri-
dian.
The appointment of Mrs. Mamie Hous-
ton Gillespie to the Aberdeen Postotice,
was promptly confirmed by the Z. S. Senate,
last week.
Mr. III. c. Yantis, of Indiana, is inspect
ing the beds of clay along the river in the
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fishing drain-tile works.
The oyster reef in front of Pass Chris
tian is almost destroyed. Oysters have
been recklessly gathered without culling,
in direct violation of law.
| DIR. Hoyt the distinguished Presby-
terrain Evangelist, has been preaching in
Greenville for the past week with his usual
power and marked su .cess.
) The German, given by the young ladies
OF Aberdeen to the society gentlemen OF
that elegant little city, last week, was a
truly delightful entertainment.
A telephone stock company has been
formed at Moss Point and work has been
commenced on the construction of line
( between that town and Scranton.
0 In Natchez, on St. Patrick day, several
sprigs of genial Shamrock, handsomely
, mounted, We're received straight from the
Emerald Isle, as souvenirs OF the day.
# The Democrat says that the Columbu,
;. boys make themselves very ridiculous on
Il Sundays. by promenading and driving
around the |. /. g. c., all the afternoon.
> A Scooba hen lays two eggs day-one
4 ordinary size and the other as large rs q
: partridge egg. A gentleman and his family
will make oath to this eggstraordinary
e occurrence.-Ex.
Mr.. Geo. II. Tompkins, Jr., very
:. promising young man, and collection CLERK
: OF the Merchants National Bank in Vicks
burg, died IN that city Saturday, after q
]. very brief illness.
Yazoo county is in good condition
$ financially. She is out OF debt, and ha.
twenty thousand four hundred and ninety
I seven dollars and fifty-two cents $40, 40.
. 52) in her treasury.
|. Tho Board of Mayor and Aldermen O,
b Vicksburg ordered all the hanging sign.
removed from the stores on Washington
e street, and 1t has greatly improved the an
pearance of the street.
A creamery is to be established at Macon
Miss, with a capacity of using the milk Of
one thousand cows. Contracts have been
let cut for the buildings and the most inn
e proved machinery ordered.
Official notice has been received IN
Nicksburg, announcing that the Warrio,
s Guards, Company F, % Regiment. Ala
bama State Troops, of Tuscaloosa, will
, take part in the Interstate Drill there m
May.
E William Brown, Jr., formerly pronli-
nent railroad man and widely known on
the river and IN New Orleans, died in Port
Gibson on Monday last, Of Bright's disease.
| A1HA
Fellows.
! A note from Rev. b. \. Hatch. to THE
! CLARION, dated Longtown, Pamela county.
says: We are in the midst of glorious
revival. Over fifty have confessed Christ
and the end not yet. l go from here to
Senatobia."
Mr. Vim. Blazier, merchant and INST
| master at Hushpuckana, on the Valley
, road, north of Vicksburg, was found ia his
bed Friday night, brutality beaten and
wounded with an ak. The store had been
, burglarized. 1t is not thought that Mr.
Blazler can recover.
RI BEANHAM's BATTERY B-The famo,.
Battery b, Louisiana Field, will attend
the sicksburg drill. The whole comnanv
VIII go, but not to enter the connective
drill. 1t is possible that detachment
may be formed, however, for the artiIIerv
contest--N. o. States.
Hon. Jefferson Davis has accented a.,
invitation to deliver an address in M.
somery In aid of the Confederate morn.
ment to De erected there. We would
rather be there on that day when he speaks
1nan at any other spot on the face Of the
green earth. Meridian News.
The corner stone of the new Catbol;o
cnuren In Meridian was laid u few DAYS
| % NinCusious OF the audlfarsnx,,
are 100 by So feet in the clear .nJ ,ai1,
have seating capacity of 900 when COM
pieted. Meridian will soon be our c; TN. -
handsome churches. This will cost $40 !.
Moss Point is overcome with militarv
lever- The very young, young eentIems5
nave organized a company under tho :, I. -.
o. Missis. ippi Rifles. The company 2
iuiIy equipped with arms, though his =
dangerous character and the s, ~
larger brothers. sl' as their
i The cantata Of Esther il be;,n -,
nearly every night and We undess. ,ensarsea
!. wIli prove great success r viii os saas
n nnd dp~ ~ n about two weeks. Capt w. IF
~ q Canton, has consented 70 tai. =,
son n part ans g taaman, and Miss Meta Michel.
son, one o. the most beautiful Iad;sa =
Madison county. and sweet s;n ,se,ss In IN
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