Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-07
Around Town.

ance, organize lire company
Mr.. Geo. Dodds has sold his place
To- Chas. Hitler.
Chaucery court convened ssMonday,
Judge rcyton presiding.
Dr. Chss. Oats, Jr. has sold his
residence to Mrs. benjamin, ofosysa'
The Oxford boys all returned to
school the latter part Of last week.
j. A. Charlie. has moved into the
Wilson residence. lately vacated by A.
!. Wheeler.
Mr. Kilcrcase, whose residence two
miles from town wa. recently burned,
is rebuilding.
We are indebted to T.. RarSsdale for
Report Of the Geological Survey 'and
other public documents.
Elsewhere we publish Mrs. Peyton'"
address, read before the recent state
grange. LII. well worth u careful
peru-al.
II. Jonas sold out hs stock OF goods.
After the .ale was made several at
tachmcnt, were run ON the stock.
The amount saved in Insurance by n
good Are company, would more than
nav for an engine and ci-tcrns.
Dr. Oats, ST., who wis recently
sorcd nv hi. Jersey bull, wits all" {"
be out last week. lie has also suffer
I'd from rising in the palm Of his hand.
We return thanks to J. ID. MillSaps
for copy Of the University Magarine.
il contains all article ON "Applica
ton from the pen of Mr.. MillNaps.
1.-THE property holder. would con-
tribute literally towards equippiug
good fire company, the corporation
would also assist. Let's have one ut
once.
The Young folks had dance at
Falcr Hall on Mondsy night Of last
week. \ large crowd WAS present
and We learn the evening was pleas
ant one.
Wild jim, Who j. put down on the
Till, a, the champion rifle shot 81 the
world. or any other seaport. interest
cd our people with exhibition. OF hi.
skill last week.
l.. l.. Britain h,s'moyei into his
new quarters, the handsome Two S;o-
~ brick store next To the bank. j.
W. COor 10 ia the store vacated by
Britain.
The steam gin OF Thos. Sinclair.
NJ Bowcrton, fourteen miles west,
was destroyed by FIRE on Monday
morning OF last week. No clue a. TO
how the fire originated.
Mr.. Mangold and Mr.. and Mrs.
Silas Ramsey were in Brookhaven last
week 10 attend the marriage Of Sam
Storm and Mis-. Josie McGrath, which
took place on "wednesday night.
The \. X VI. College boys returned
To Starkyille ON Tuesday night Of last
week, among them Willie Mitchell.
Copiah county !. we'll repre-
sen,ed at that institution, some
twenty-five orthirty boys being there.
Christmas duy j. l.. Anding gave II
dining to his friends, and one Of the
participants informs u, that it was u
magnificent affair, both IA TO toothc-
some delicacies and genuine hospitali-
~.
II. Burnley & Son have purchased
the IIaines lot, adjoining theirs ON
Front street aud have let out the con-
tract for two brick buildings, ono TO
be occupied by themselves and the
other TO be rented.
The city presented u busy appear
ancc Monday. The newly elected
officers were present 10 be qualified.
There were one or two who failed 20
make their bonds, hence the old Of
fcers will hold over.
Business engagements prevented
u, from accepting MI invitation 10
dine with ;. e.. Kent and lady on
Monday Of last week. We sent rep
re-entatiyes out, however, who did
full jus tice to the turkey and its en-
be lishments.
Levi Brown, coioged, was killed on
Sunday night last at Rockport by un-
known party, supposed to be an es-
capped convict. Brown Is the man who
shot and killeda woman sometime this
wear, while attempting to capture her
husband, the convict spoken OF.
A little stir was created here Mon
day by the finding ola dead colorcd
infant on back street. \ corOner's
Jury was summoned and evidence
taken, which discovered the msterni-
~ Of the child. The woman was ar
rested and put in Jail, but was after
wards released, an autopsy 10y Drs.
Purnell and Oats developing the fact
that the child was born dead.