Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-14
Items from WessOn.

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The public school is doing better
this year than ever.
Mr.. Rather has been confined to his
bed Tor some time.
Mrs. Miazza will soon move to
Jackson to live.
Mr.. williams, Of the mighty East,
was in town last week.
Nothing small about the 'Band Of
llopc'--except the children.
Mr.. Caulkins is either To move to
Chicago or New Orleans, 81 we learn.
Miss Laura Ellis is able 10 be up
from her recent spell OF typhoid fever.
The Wcson Times says DR.. Nc
Phcrson speaks OF moving back TO
jefferson.
Mrs. Mangum left for Burnett,
Texas, last Tuesday, where she joins
Mr.. Mangum.
The only evidence OF tho Virgins
earthquake in Wesson was slight
disturbance OH Orchard:,trcet in which
some OF our citizens became more or
less frightened.
Mr.. Becker contcmplatcs building Il
residence next year, rs does also Col.
G.. Hamilton aud Capt. Earns. Wes-
son vii, soon be the Metropolis OF Co.
piah county.
Jno. Earns, Jno. Johnson, Mr.. Be-
thay, Hugh Mcl.aurin, Lee Wealth
ersb,, James White and several 9TH
ers will represent this section ut the
different mcdica! colleges in Louisiana
and Kentucky this fall.
Mr.. T. b. Barry, upon being in
tcrviewcd as to his political faith said
he was formerly II democrat but that
he is now citizen OF the United
States. Mr.. Barry is no narrow
guaged institution, but has the cutirc
country at heart.
Our Wcsson merchants arc laying
in better stocks Of goods this fall than
ever. They have all marked their
goods down TO the lowest cash figures
and pay one quarter of cent more for
cotton than it brings in New Orleans.
Our country friends should all make "A
note Of this.
The two girls at the concert ''that
do mt intend to keep single will
have no trouble to carry out their re-
solve IL they will only let the fact be
known, for swcctcr song birds never
carrollcd in q sylvan bower than these
two lovely girls. And tll't's not all
they are good for, either. 'iou
hyar me. '--Wesson Times.
The Jumbo concert came off last
Friday night and the handsome sum OF
siJ. 90 was realized. This will help
some Of the Charleston sufferers, and
though il is but mite, il was given
in the proper spirit, showing that
some OF our citizens, nj least, are not
dead to the obligations that Wcsson is
due the public in her late cyclone dis
aster.
Boys. did YOU ever think that the
girl who is always working crochet
and building silk quilts has a half doz-
en- brothers ut hopie with their knees
out, and the old man, most likely has
to keep his pants on with ANAL:
Boys, when you are looking for wife
sec how she is on tie substantials OF
life, viz: A pot Of greens, milking the
COW aud so-forth. This is tho kind o'
help-mcet nine tenths Of the young
gentlemen South need. The girl.
might do well to make note OF this,
too.
What's the matter with the ncwspa-
per men this year! Before the next
Press Association meets we believe
the entire gang will be bcncdicts.
Will May is off this week getting mar
ricd. There is nothing mcrcenary
about these newspaper editors marry
ing either, for its struggle fer the
best man among us TO rake up tho
constitutional dollar for our annual
dues, but the average editor, poor
though he be, has powerful fascina-
ting ways, and this must account
for the way the girls are being cheated
this wear