The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22


Reading Room, New Years Day.
The annual meeting of the Mississippi
Bar Association will be held in the Federal
Court House in jackson, on the night OF
the first Monday in January, 1887.
Rev. Geo. W Browne rector OF Sails
bury Md, Episcopal church, formerly OF
Mississippi, has been dismissed from the
chnrch ON account of his Roman Catholic
views.
The store of L. Hirsch & Bro, on the
Simrall plantation, below Vicksburg, was
entered and robbed one night last week
and the clerk, Milton Washington was
murdered.
The steam saw mill belonging to Mr..
Michael Hart, and situated near Osyka,
burned to the ground, on the night of the
18th. A great deal Of lumber was de-
stroyed with it.
The bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs Stafford, of
Natchez, who went down with the White,
have been found. but all efforts to recover
the body of their beautiful lite daughter
Ina, have been in vain.
We regret to learn in private letter
from Ripley, of the burning OF the Meth
odist church in that place, on Friday last.
Col. Falkner has also lost one OF his hand
some residences, by fire.
DIR. Emmett c. Dent, a former Macon
boy, but now Superintendent of the New
York City Lunatic Asylum, was married
recently to Miss Scott, of New York City,
and is now visiting Mississippi with his
bride.
The Electric Light Company, of Aber-
deem. has been revived, and Messrs. Eek
ford, Timberlake, and MeQuiston, will
see to it, that Aberdeen has enough light
to show off all the beauties Of that little
gem Of city.
In last issue we stated, upon the authori-
ty of West Point paper, that Miss Mag.
gle Fits had been added to the faculty OF
Whitworth College. She is a student in
the College, and may be a member OF the
faculty IN due course OF time.
The editor of the Raymond Gazette has
received a note from the Grand q yastlcutus
of the Immortal Fifty, informing him that
he and his clan will appear on the streets
of Raymond Xmas day, in startling and
magnificent new costumes.
The City Council of Natehez has author
lied the mayor to issue proclamation
forbidding the explosion OF fireworks be-
tween the hours of six O'Clock at night
and six in the morning. Also prohibiting
the use of tin trumpets on the streets, at
any time.
The Kansas City, Memphis & Birming-
ham Railroad Company have corps oil
engineers in the field on a survey OF q
branch connecting Aberdeen with that
road. The survey is being run from How
el's. the point of intersection with the old
survey of the New Orleans, Jackson q
Great Northern Railroad, which was MADE
before the war, and much OF the line grad
ed. 1t is probable that the line OF this OLD
survey will be adopted for the branch
road Examiner.
A little son of Mr.. Hasly, living near
| Baldwin. was sent by his father last Tues
day evening to drive the cows home. Inc
child found the cows, but they ran III an
opposite direction, instead OF towards
| home, and in his attempt to follow them
the little fellow became so bewlldered tha'
be could not find the way home. SearcI
was made for him, but he was not found
until late Wednesday morning. de was
living at the root of tree, fast asleep anc
almost frozen to death.
Among the many December marriages
in which Mississippians are interested, W.
note the following:
Near Sturgis, Dec. 9, Mr. Henry Grow
and Miss Lula Montgomery.
In Plattsburg, few days ago, Mr.. WI
lie Carter and Miss Jennie Holder.
In Attala county, December Ia, DIR.
i Y. Fleming and Mrs. Eliza Hughes.
i Miss Docia Power and Mr.. Henry Steele
were married at French Camp, Dec. Il
| Near Shuqulak, Mr.. Caleb Byrd, an'
Miss Bl anche Young, were married Des
l6.
i In Magnolia. Dec. Q, by Rev.J. I. Mich
olson. Mr.. Geo. c. Briley and Miss I'll
Gibson.
InDeSoto county, Dec. I'd, by Elder JOB
, Harrell, Mr.. w. r. Counts to Miss WIN
} 4. Bell.
Il Mr.. L. D. Eiland, of DeKalb, and NJ.
! Speed, of Newton, were married Decem
: her 18th.
Mar Shuoulak, Dec. 18th, Miss Mar
: ME Day and Mr.. j. t. Byram, by Rev.
NJ. Stone.
i In Copiah county, Dec. Il, BY Reg.
H. Purser, Mr.. Henry Cato and miss ha'
e On December Il, by Rev. W. ii. Fal
cher Mr.. VIM. A. Coleman and Miss En-
ma Steele
i In Winston county, Dec. I'd, BY J;
Hopkins, Esq, Mr.. S. F. Ingram, and MI
: Mary Mckee.
Tn Lexington, Dec. Q, by hey 4.
. Wright. Mr.. r. E. Summers and Miss VI
ginia McAfee.
NJ. Alonzo Naron, and Miss Jenn
crawford. OF Atlanta, Miss, were marrl'
!" few days ago.
y r. Monroe county, Dec. 8, Mr.. w.
Mabrey and Miss Clara SAMSON, Rev.
% Richey, officiating.
IN Winston county, December ID, lSs
bv w. +. Tate, Esq., Mr.. s. L. Lloyd q
Miss +. G. Crowell.
Mr.. J. III. Davis, of Lake City, 1az
connty. was married on the 10th inst,
Miss Lena Erickson.
IN Winston county, Dec. ~, by Rev.
Il RI Murphey, Mr.. S, d. Livingston a
Miss Laula Puttrell.
lrt In Winston county, December 9, BY =
II. Murphey, Mr.. 3. r. Freshur q
he Miss Mo1lie Edwards.
In Pontotoc, Dec. 8, By Rev. ". V.Fri
Veg son. Miss Annie G. Thomson and
John s. Weatherall.