The clarion., 1886-04-21
THE STATE.


patronized.
The streets of Wesson are being put in
good repair.
Strawberries were on the market AT Moss
Point, last week.
Incendiaries have been at work near
Starkville, Of late.
The wessou Times has just celebrated
it first anniversary.
The whisky men have gained the ascend
ency in Water Valley.
Wesson Is rejoicing that the festival
season is near at hand.
Work will be commenced on the Green
VILE Compress al once.
Strawberries are being shipped from
Crystal Springs, already.
A colored mans house. in Vicksburg,
was struck by Tightening last week.
The Sabbath-school children throughout
the State, are already dreaming OF picnies.
The Phi Sigma Society Of the University
will celebrate its anniversary ON the 50th.
Starkville has modern Enoch Arden
affair Of considerable interest, IN progress
now.
Mr.. Frank Dyer. formerly Of Yazoo
City, has been appointed U ;. Marshal OF
Utah.
Mrs. Cogdell, of Ripley. was severely in
jurel by lightning, during storm last
week.
Macon is happy little city. She claims
fewer vagrants than any other town in the
State.
1t is rumored that Secretary Lamar is
soon to be married to Mrs Holt, OF Macon,
Georgia.
H4ncefor;h the Yazoo Herald will have
department devoted exclusively 10 the
children.
The steamer Silverthorn was burned to
he waters edge near Vicksburg, on the
| 10th inst
Rev. a. :. McLauerick, Presbyterian
minister, died in Hernando. last week,
very suddenly.
Hon O. B. Collins has announced him
self as candidate for Congress IN Single
toms district
In Newton. on the 18th inst, Ir. L. j.
| Duoliule aud Miss Cornelia &cMulleu
were married.
| Miss Mary Smith, OF Pontotoc, was the
| frst cash subscriber to the Ripley x Pom
totoc railroad.
The Natchez Fencbles will give al
| elaborate entertainment at Landsdownt
Park, May 5Ih.
The Young Mems Christi an Association
of Grenada Is an assured fact, aud
| decided success.
Winter visitors are returning home iron
| pur Coast, making way for the summel
pleasure seekers.
Miss DeIina Lumbuck, OF Ashland, ano
nr. Waddie Hudson, of Lamar, wer'
married on the 10th inst.
A call has been made by many voters
upon Hon. j. McC. Martin, to rnn fol
| Congress, from his district
| Patrick Henry, of Vicksburg, is Crane
Marshal of the tournament to be helt
there on the llth Of May.
Some cf the Columbus papers viii pub
lish dailies during the visit OF Sam Jones
giving his sermons in full,
At Crystal Springs the bean crop an'
about ten or fifteen thousand tomato plant
were killed by the late cold.
The ticket in the Little Havana lottery
which drew the second capital prize, las
week. was sold in Vicksburg.
The editor of the kosciusko Star is run
ming against the editor OF the Messenger
for the office of mayo OF the town.
Tr. W. c. Steele, OF Corinth, is an ap
piicant for the vacant place in the Medica
Department at Vanderbilt University.
Miss Lou Page, sister OF Aaron Psge
depot agent at Clinton, died on Monda
morning last, after a lingering illness.
The Opera House in Vicksburg was No
large enough to accommodate those desir
ing admission to the Southron's gram
concert.
Jack Herring, Of Wesson, accidental
shot little Johnuir IL ales, while out hunt
ing few days ago. 1t is feared the woun
is mortal.
A colored man named Moody Stable,
another named Carter at Arcola, last week
Carter is seriously injured, and Mood
has fled
The Moss Point Rife. have elected (
Bloomfield, Captain. in place OF Captain
Welch, who resigned on account OF busi
ness pressure.
Mr.. W. b. Bingham will soon resign hi!
place as pastor of the Presbyterian churcI
at Brookhaven, to accept a call to th
Wesson church.
Sam Jones reached Columbus yesterday
| sam Cuidsl HAS DSSil tAtSiC SAhCN i-iAAdt
but Mr.. Jones' strength was so broken tha
he had to have little rest.
w. II. Patton & Co, OF Shubuta, Miss
who made an assignment some time ago
have resumed business, having effected
compromise with their creditors.
Mooushiners have threatened to burr
Fulton; they ailege that Reid, one OF thei
number, did not commit suicide, as claim
ed, but was murdered by the jailer.
Rev. c. B. Galloway delivered Iectur,
on Prohibition at the Methodist Church il
Vicksburg last week, which is spoken o
as one of the finest efforts OF his life.
The Volunteer Southrons have requested
Miss Elise Hayward one of the Savanna
bellies, to accept the position of sponsor 70
their company, at the great Savannal
drill.
A little boy was severely bitten by
rattle snske on the railroad near Vicks
burg last week. lie had been fishing, an,
while hiding his roi in the bushes wa
bitten.
The working men of Biloxi have forme,
an association, to be known as the Work
ing Mems Protective Union oil Biloxi
Over two hundred and fifty persons wer
present.
Mr.. Ritt Turner, of Verona, was tn
successful applicant for the naval cadet
ship from first Congressional district a
the National Military Academy at Annapo
lls, Nd
close observer of the city markets il
Vicksburg says that they have been steadi
ly going down for ten years, and he think
the market house will soon be abandoned
entirely.
The ladies OF Brandon have been en-
gagged for some days in the work Of clean
ing and repairing the grave yard at tha
place, and deserve great credit for thei
noble efforts.
We have received the first issue of III,
Newton Dispatch under the Management
of Messrs. w. T. Johnston and S. B. Ross
1t is a neat, newsy sheet, and we wish i
abundant success.
Mr.. E. Green, from near Utica. Is en-
gagged in shipping china berries to Kansas
where he receives six dollars per barr. |
They are planted for shade trees en- tn,
plains OF Kansas.
The Wesson Times indrlges in som,
cutting sarcasms about ''long tongues anc
says that when the fool-kiiIer strikes
/ Wesson, woe be unto the possessors of thes'
nischieyous members.
Crystal Springs is soon TO have one o
the prettiest flower gardens on the / C
road. 1t was planned by Captain Dabney
and the plan carried out by the ladies oI
the little Crystal City.