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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23
GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING.
LIST OF PRIZES.

I 1
approximation FRIES $50 $3.50
. DO do $40 400
DO 10 80 1850
,gG7 prizes, amounting to $2C5,oC0
Application for rates to clubs should
he made only al the office of the Com
puny in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly,
giving full address. POSTAL NOTES,
Express Money orders, or New York
Exchange in ordinary letter. Currency
by express, address
NJ. \. DAIPHTN.
New Orleans, La.
Mch. IL.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23
C0T2LTI-E REPORT.

To the Honorable the President and
Members of the Police Jury.
GrNrLH,uN -
We tie committee appointed by Won
~ examine into. and report upon the
book. and affairs actle Tav-coliertor' 8
Office, fndas follows. to-wit:
That the tg-a! assessed glcuc or prop
ertv If all kind il your SAID Parish, for
the year 1855, rs shown hr asses uent
roll Tor said wear is SOP, 30
welding 4 Parish tayoe 50. IS -0-IGO
OF this amount we ind ohl- the collect
or has collected and uaiigyer 10 Treas
urcr-Iess hisrommi-sionof 5pcr cent
SIS. HS 34-lOO. That list herewith at
tached shows that there j, delinquent
on said Roll for taxes Of said year
1855. S+Tl3 l3-IOO. These two items
added show deficit against Tax Col
lector of Sl-0 73-I0O on general roll,
which discrepancy is covered and set
tied by check OF said Tay-Coilectyr for
said amount from Treasurer OF The
Parish handed your Committee by Tax
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23
DIRECTO R s.:

A.G. GDDnAFL.
President Am. Hla, Note Co., '. :
President Fourth Nlti1na, Bank, y. l
L. CARlIAN CONBE~, -
President Exchange Fire ms. Co., y.
Al. rOTLA&H -, -
President sterling Fire Ins. Co, y.
+. !. QJiNTAiD, -. ~
President Citizens savings ban&, ~.
". II. SNOW, -
Secretary an. Loan and Trust Co. y, /
HENRY {. EDUIN~ON,
Of Porter Brother * Co., y. !
WN. =. Fl LLER,
with If. e. CIaGin < Co., y. Y
HENRY 3. PIERCE.
81 Hutchinson. Fierce & Co., y. :
Z i. WHEELER, u. D..
Medical Director, y.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23
Tile gnIaay9 ieagnue
TheSf'eskIy 2icagNm

This mammoth sixteen page paper
is the best and cheapest weekly
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the week, the cream of all literary mat
ter and the best special features OF the
Sunday Issue, with an important AGRI-
Cultural DEPARTMENT, conducted Dy
DANIEL BENNETT, and the LATEST MAR
RET REPORTS. The Weekly is published
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, ana
reaches all subscribers for Sunday
reading.
SIC,OG0 worth Of useful and
9yEsaE1eEstrf articles for ladies
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boys, are offered 10 ali who
VIII get subscribers for the
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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23
DIR H = :.

Incorporate.
Who said mince pies?
Get your candy at BIum's.
Insure your life in the Security h.
Only about two months to Ch''s'-
mas.
The cotton crop is not sa1sfa'-
tory.
The cotton tax resisters seem to
have folded their tents.
For cotton picking season, this
one has been hard to beat.
The sizzle of sausage meat viii
soon be heard in the land.
Mcclellan Bros. & Coltharp are
opening large winter stock Of
goods.
Keg beer on tap at the Madison
House. at city prices-fye cents a
glass.
Blum can supplyyou with Christ
mas candy. You need not send
off get it.
There being no appeal cases,
there will be no Circuit Court IN
Madison this term.
Tallulah will have to DO without
cake, Delta takes the cake. 1t
took some freight fourteen days to
get from Vicksburg to Delta.
The east-bound passenger train
was about ten hours late last Sun
dav, on account of the engine and
and baggage car getting OF, the
track.
The jail was finished on Thurs
day last. Everything was gone
over and seen to be in thorough
order, and Madison parish has now
about the finest Jail in North Louis
lana.
The V s. & P, is Offering every
inducement to on enterprising mar
to establish a freight line to Mill.
kens Bend, by holding freight at
Delta so long, that you get gray.
headed waiting for it. The lates
is freight that arrived at Delta Sat
day for Tallulah, got here OF
Thursday. This was only a milo
effort, how ever, and is not the bos
they can do, by long shot.
The MADISON HOUSE has a care
in this issue of the TINES. Til,
hotel is not quite ready for board
ers yet, but expects to be open fo
business by the first Of next month
1t is being nicely paPcred an,
painted inside, and everythin!
about it is new. \ hotel has beer
long wanted in Tallulah, and /
behooves every one who has bust
ness in Tallulah to patronize tn,
hotel. Mr.. Burns will be found t,
be pleasant and accommodation,
host.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23

To the Honorable the President and
Members of tle Police Jury.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23
Buckien's ArEica SaIve.

The Best Salvc in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt RheCm.
letter. ChaDped Hands,
Chiibains. CCrus. and all skin Erup-
lions. ANA positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. II il guaranteed to give
perfect Satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price - cents per box.
For sale BY Mcclellan BROS. & Col
tharp.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-23

SUBSCIBE FOR THE TINES.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-13
MONEY SAVED +!
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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-13

Pearl Lodge No. y lAaaonicl- Meets % Monday
night Of each mouth,
jackson Royal Arch Chapter No e.-hoets 9Th
Monday nighi Of each month
Mlssissippl Conmandcry No, I, Kuighs II plar.
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choeiaw Encamproeni No. 3. l. o. 0. F.-Meci'
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Hall. ..
Isl and "a THcsdaya
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syery Beeona and Fourth sunday Al their bodgs
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CHURCHES.

Nrrnopisr CnuRciI. q. q. Andrews, y. d..
uastor Sabbath services u a. M, and Up. M Tray
a. nesting every Wednesday night sabbath school
ga. m. ". l.. Nugcnt, Superintendent.
PHEsnYTKniAN CnuHcH.--hss. John Hunter, ~
b., pastor. sabbath services ! q. M, aud Z P ~.
PRAYER meeting every Tuesday night. Sabbath
School a. M. ]. l., rower, Superintendent.
BAprtsr CnuRcm Rev u. y. sproles, pastor
Sabbath services II a. M, and Up. 10. Prayer meet
lng every Thursday night, AZ o'clock. sabbath
School, pa ~.
BETH isRAKL CosoRKe ATioS.--L' Weiss, Rabbi
CATHOLIC CHuRen.--l,ev. ----, pastor
sabbath seryioes-Map a. M, High Mas, 10 a. ~,
vespern and Sabbath School At p M. Mass every
morning at o'clock.
Episcopal Cnunou.--IisT, VIM. Short, y. D.,
Rector. sabbath services II a. M, and p. m.
Fridsy evening services o'clock. Sabbath School
eK a. m. WIN. 5. Hamilton, bupt,
cHHIsrIAE CnuRcn--No pastor nj present.
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coIorcd churches aud Benev
client Societies.

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NJ. H. Church.-kev. Jas. Parks, pastor.
A NJ H. Church -~lloy y. A. White, pastor
Congregational. Rev. Chas l.. Harris, parior.
pearly Grove Baptist. llev, Geo. Wright, pastor.
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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-13

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FOR SALE.

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BOARD on SUPERVISORS.

Regular meetings NJ jackson on last Monday In
December and sd Monday In June. AZ Raymond,
last Monday In January and "a Monday In July.
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WILLIAM LOWE.
MERCHANT TAILOR,

CAPITOL STREET. JACKSON, HISS.
4 FULL LINE or ERoADCfOTHs. CASH.
a uerss, Gents Furnishing (ioods Of hezI auali-
", always on hand. SUITS MADE n Latest
STYLES. and At reasonable prices.
sgoHders irsn any pzzs Il the sssss III reeeiv.
pFonnl aaa careful attsalInN.
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rTuT. COnTpANII.s.

n 4. sAuspRRs, Chief Engineer Fire Depsrt'nt.
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nsght each month,
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unootlng "a Wednesday night Ia each month.
HOPE No A--iqt Wednesday night zach month.
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Shop and Hair Dressing Saloon

IN she CITY Of Jackson ard receive tie neaon.-,
q Aisz5sslpprs Oldest and bsst citizens, TsrEs
ii accordance with he Einsz.
January s, lss5-d1ms
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-13
KINDS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT,
HINps COUNTY oHANcERY COURT.

First District at jackson, on "a Mondays March
and September--i2 days See0nd District, ut Ray
mond, on 81 Mondays June and nccember-l.
aays r. q. Peyton, judge W. 4. Ilatla Chaneery
Clerk-ohioe at Raymond; A. q. Moore, Deputy
aiHne ct jackson.
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HOLMES SURE CURE
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National iloafd OF Fire Underwriters there Is no In
crease In the Rates Of Insurance IN consequence o.
usiag it-Ne
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Refers to DR p. w. pERrLEs, o, "a Edwards
House, who is using $50 Light Machine.
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-09
WELLINGTON WARBLINGS.
The turkeys are all gone.

The turkeys are all gone.
Mr.. E. NJ. Bowring spent part of the
holidays in Kansas City.
Business brisk, and this promises to
be a lively veal tor OR little town.
Several visitors here during the holi-
days, among them our friend, E. P.
Mann.
Mr.. E. G. Bryant, one of the W. NJ
AS most promising cadets, spent par
of the holidays with the Wellington
bellies.
The young folks passed the last of
the old real by attending a pleasant
New Year eve social at the residence
OF their charming hostess, Miss Minnie
Bailey.
While Mrs. Jas. Chinn, of Indepen-
deuce, was visiting her father, Mr..
Bedford. near here. her little son sick
ened and died of pneumonia. and was
Inferred i'm Mount Olive cemetery OF
Wednesday,.
The community was shocked at the
sad and sudden death of Mr.. Walter
Crutsinger, which occurred on the 29th
He had only been married two shorI
weeks when death claimed him anc
took him from II loving wife and MANY
friends. We are thus daily warned o
the uncertainty OF this life and the c. r
tainty of the life beyond the tomb
BY some means Mr.. j. NJ. Seawelf.
coal shaft, neal town, took fire Non
day night, and was not noticed unit
Tuesday, when the miners went tc
work and found the shaft in ruins
Mr.. S. is rebuilding it as fist rs posi-,
BILE, and we wish Kim better success i,
the future. GUESS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-09
BATES CITY.

Miss Ella King spent last Tuesday
with Miss Paira Hill.
MIR Zane Moore took in Kansas
City II day last week.
Mr.. Robt. Smith, of St. Louis, paid
our city a flying visit last week.
Mr.. Glass, OF Lexington, spent sew
eral days visiting Mr.. Ct. W. Bates
The party at the Mitchell house on
Friday evening was quite = nice affair.
Mrs. E. l.. Andrist returned home
on last FRIDAY evening, after ali alb
of some two weeks.
Mr.. All. Ardrist. Of Kansas City.
spent several days in our city visiting
his brother, Mr.. f. L. Andrist.
Miss Betsy Masterson, who has been
visiting in Bates City for some time,
returned to her home several days ago.
The Christmas holidays are at an
end, to the regret of our young folks,
who seemed to have had quite d lively
time.
Finis Ewing returned home, Monday
morning, after a week s s%ojourn in the
country. He was accompanied by
Mr.. Scion Masterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith. of Lexington,
accompanied by their daughter. Miss
Maggie, spent the holidays with their
daughter, Mrs. George w. Bates.
The Christmas tree was quite q sue
cess; it wa decorated with many nice
and useful presents, and the children
were made happy with plenty of candy
and beautiful dolls.
Mr.. Joe Cheatham and Willie
AlsLaugh, after spending the holidays
at home, returned to Odessa Monday
to resume their duties as students at
college.
Miss Bessie Ewing, who has been
visiting her sister in New Mexico for
several months, returned home Oh
New Years morning, to the delight OF
her many friends. Miss Bessie is
quite a favOrite, and all rejoice over
her safe return home.
On the evening of the 2Sth there
was a party at the residence of Mr.
Robt. Saunders; quite a number OF
young ladies and gentlemen of Bates
City attended; they report a good time.
plenty of fun, and al abundance OF
good things to eat, II they all join in
wishing that MIR. and Mrs. Saunders
may live many years TO entertain their
young friends. SELDOM.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-09
EBENEZER EBBINGS

Roads very bad.
This is one Of the best school districts
II The county.
Carter Shelton is about to take out
u patent On u door slip.
Eoenezer schonl has forty-two pu-
pills Oh the roll this week.
Bennett & Taylor are buying fat
hogs here at the market prices
Belle Foste , Of Simpson township,
johnson county is visiting in Aullville
Attend the writing school at kben-
ezer, and If Sparks does not teach YOU
10 write, no pay.
The new pupils that have entered
the second term are Minnie Taggart
and Herman Fosz.
The cold has been so slight this
winter that the grass on clayey lands
has kept its verdure
The following pupils have 100 per
cent, in attendance. Sarah lIelt, Rosa
raggart and Arnold kresse.
Elmer Young is now taking a course
in Spaldings Commercial School. lie
has the smiles OF all Freedom.
Forty-two pupils are enrolled in
Ebenezer school, and the attendance
is better than it has been for several
years.
Bridges are giving way in many
places, and if work is not done on the
bridges soon the public roads will be
impossible in a few months.
The following districts have the
same area-eighl square niles-Eben.
ezer, Mock aud Handley, extending
north and south fur miles and easl
and west two miles.
Willie Parker, son of Jas. II. Parker,
a prosperous farmer OF county,
took the train last Monday for Kansas
City where he is taking u course in
book keeping at Spald!ng's CONNER
cial School.
Eureka district, just across the line
III johnson county has for a long time,
worn the sobriquet OF Buzzard Roost,
and OF late a correspondent t the Jonr.
al-DemOcrat from that township,
Simpson, wears it as u nom de plume,
In last issue, under the caption OF
Will Greer's wedding, the typo should
have left out, crystal, for fifteen years
No qualifying word was needed in this
instance. Will determined 10 remain
u bachelor no longer and called in his
friends to rejoice with him.
Calvin Hatfield. grandfather of Rosa.
now in his seventy fifth year, walked
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-09
LETTER FROM VIRGINIA..
MARMION. KING GEoRGECoUNTY, !

MARMION. KING GEORGECOUNTY,2
VIRGINIA.Dec 22nd. 1881
My DEAR MAMIE:-Your Interesting
letter was forwarded to me from
Washington. " = came here as
this place is regarded rs one Of the
historical ones of Virginia. I think
even a poor description would prove
interesting. 1t belongs to the widow
(who Is my cou-in) of Fielding Lewis.
whose ancestor, four generations back,
of the SAME name, married Gen. Wash
ington's only sister. Betty Washington
Thew have a full length portrait OF her
and her husband; she was strikingly
like her brother, ST. much so that it is
told when they were Young she would
dress up in her brother Georges
clothes and they could not tell them
apart. The house, adpublc frame, was
built before the Revolution; every
room has five sides, and the fire-places
are in the corners-if you can imagine
such a thing-the parlor is %pannelied
from the ceiling to the fl ,or and paint
ed with scenes from the Revolutionary
war, vases of flowers, etc.. all done by
a Hessian soldier with native dyes, he
being a prisoner there at the time. hav-
ing been captured by Fielding Lewis
No. /. They also have a marble clock,
presented by Frederick the Great to
Gen Washington, and the sword he
wore at Bradhock's defeat; also his
mothers key box. as it was the fashion
in those days to keep the keys in a box.
The family bible. over one hundred
and fifty years old, gives the pedigree Of
| the Washington family. and i'm the
generals own handwriting, he records
the birth OF his Fielding Lewis No. 2,
and puts himself down as 'Mr. George
Washington standing godfather for
him; he was quite Il young man at
the time. We are not more than ten
miles from Fredericksburg, and Mr..
Lewis eldest daughter lives there. On
a recent visit to her, she took me to the
house that Mary, the mother of Geo.
Washington, died i'll. You would be
surprised to see in what good repair ii
is. The family only sold it a few years
ago to some plain people. who are liv-
ing there now. This cousin lived there
and slept in the very room her ances-
tor died in. There ia now a Fielding
Lewis No. 5. a bright, handsome young
fellOw of ls,siX feet one. | tell him he
should marry some rich girl and redeem
his fallen fortune. as he is obliged to
forego a college education, and many
other things he would like to have.
l have written you more than [ intend
ed, but really thought you would be
interested to hear a little of what some
people think a good deal of. And be-
lieve me your fond aunt X. X. H.