Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-27
AROUND TOWN DOTS.

to their parents in this place.
f. F. Pierre, mayor OF Bcauregard,
spent day or so here this week.
DR.. Nose Ferguson, OF Beaurcgard
was in town the frat OF the week.
We learn that Mrs. Reid has sold
her two places to Mrs. "A. Presser.
Mrs. L. o. Lloyd. ofMyles Station,
is on visit to Col. +. W. Brown 5
family.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jno. Stackhousc, nee
Miss Ellen Coor, are on visit TO her
relatives.
Rev. j. G.. Jones has been on Wis.,
il to his son, Rev. j. 4. b. Jones, at
Port Gibson.
The Baptist meeting closed on Mon
day night. II was seriously interfercd
with by rains.
We had the pleasure OF call this
week from :. 7. Bcacham, thrifty
farmer OF the south west.
Hon. 7. J. Millsaps was visitor
TO Hazlchurst this week, and was
looking remarkably well.
Misses McLaurin and Baldwin. of
NcComb City, are visiting the family
OF Rev. j. Il. Nicholson.
The Iiazlchurst Hotel is beginning
to show up II won't be long before
the entire block will be rebuilt.
We return thanks to j. G.. Iismil-
ton for basket OF assorted vegetables,
including peas, beans, turnips and
cabbage.
l.. l.. Fathercc has n neat and pref
" soda water fount in the j. Z.
White drug store. We have tried the
soda water aud found ii good. Go and
sec.
C.. w. Barlow, OF the Gainesville
neighborhood, gave Ills call this
week. lie reports the cotton dying in
his neighbOrhood, TO considerable
extent.
We have hardly recovered from our
recent trip to West Point. So much
feasting, loss OF sleep, listening to
speeches, ETC., has tendency 10 get
away with fellow.
For some reason the circus was not
largely attended last Friday. No per-
formancc was given at night. and
those that held back for that perform
ancc saw no show.
We are informed that NJ. Marx has
given ont the contract TO #. w. Pack
cr for a brick stable, buggy and un-
dcr,aScr's house. the dimensions OF
which is TO be 81 K $50 feet.
Il. y. Miller, District Attorney, i
attending court in Yazoo City. We
are glad to learn, by talking to men,
bers Of the Yazoo bar, that Mr.. Miller
is regarded there rs one OF the best
prosecuting attorneys the State ever
had.
Will Lowe and family, OF New Or
leans, are on a visit TO Mr.. G.. ID.
loves family. or course Norma,
the bright-cycd prize baby, is along.
She took the prize IA the finest girl
baby out OF a large number who were
exhibited.
Arrangements for an excursion from
Jackson to the seashore camp meeting
/. now being made by Messrs. Man
gold and Peyton. II will run about
July 9th. Sam Jones will be there,
and no doubt n great crowd will avail
themselves of this opportunity to hear
and sec him.
On Monday Jimmie Walsh, Of this
place, brought up the first box Zone
third busheD OF peaches, which he
sold for 1925, to Weathersby 4 Ard.
They were OF the variety known as the
Jno. Lowe peach, propogated by the
latter gentleman. Mr.. Wcathersby
shipped them to New Orleans.
Friday night was n good one for ba-
bies, especially girl babies. In the
town and vicinity, six mothers gave
birth to twelve babies-all girls, blue
eyed, dark eyed, and eyes Of doubt
ful hue, as well as colors. We don I
know whether this was brought about
by the advenAof Robinson's circus, or
climatic influences.
The young men OF our town have
organized military company. A
meeting will be held at Faler Hall to-
night, ut which time election OF off,
GERS, naming OF company and several
other important matters will be attend-
cd to. The roll for membership will
be open TO the public for the last time
at this meeting. The public are invi-
ted to attend. s
On Sunday evening Jno. Lowe,
jailer, entered the jail to victuals the
prisoners, and while one Of the prison.
ers was carrying In buckets OF water,
Henry Flowers jumped out OF the door
and ran. just rs he got to the Jail
yard gate Mr.. Lowe fired npon him,
the ball cutting through his coat sleeve
but doing no further damage. He
ran out OF the gate but was caught by