Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-07-29
AROUND TOWN COTS.

>rops are reported out vi 'uc s'aes'
B. Wheeler spent u few days in
town this week.
Mis- jamie Linton, Of Brookhaven'
i, visiting the Misses Cato.
The brick for the Matthews store on
Front stree, are nearly ready.
Sheriff Harerayc carried the prison
,r Loftin To Monticello last week.
The Baptist meeting, conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Green were well attended.
l.. T.. Watson is in Wssson, being
engaged upon Dr. sexton sresidencs.
A good many Of our citizens attend
cd Providence cunpR-sting on sun
day.
Geo. Rogers, now resident of
san hntonia, Texas, is here on L
visit.
Hon. Geo. =. Dodds has been on 4
visit this week to Iii. brother in Frank
lin county.
Rev. JnO. e.. Jones, Mr.. Aillsaps
aud Mr.. IIolloman were recent Nisi-
tors 10 Port Gibson.
Checkers, iutersper.cd with right
smart of talk. i the favorite game
around the courthouse.
Mi-se. Mamie Skeahan aud Matte
Penn. uf Brookha,en, were here this
week or "a visit to relatives
The preliminary examination OF
Geo. Bccslcy will take place next
"Wednesday before Justice Lowe.
A nice rain fell Tuesday evening.
Tue threatening cloud from the east
was very ominous of Il cyclone.
Prof. NJ. c. McGee will leave next
week for visit ~ month or 81 To
Simpson aud other eastern counties,
G.,. Tomicirh cont"mplatcs going
into other business at once, and Il
selling out his eutirc stock at firrt
cost
We Lad the pleasure OF Il business
all on Tuesday. from :. j. NJ. Bull
Look. from the Murtiusville ncighbor-
hvol.
Providence camp meeting closed
Tuesday night, and we learn that the
meeting VA. au interesting and bene-
fetal one.
II. &. Conn wa absent some eight
or ten day- attending the Baptist State
Convention which has been in session
1T Meridian.
The first summer fight was on Tues
IA, between two c,lored gcnts. The
aegr.,,or contributed tive dollars to
the treasury.
In To tli, date about %, 900 boxes
ur peaches have been shipped from
thi, place. Over thousand boxes a
clay have been forwarded.
ANYONE wishing To purchase a
Young COW, with three week = old
hri,er calf. are invited to call at this
office for particulars.
The Crytal Springs campmeetinS
commences August 18th. Hazlehurst
usually has large attendance, aud
we presume will have again this year
The election Of teachers FOR the pub
Tic schools will take place Monday
Aug. 2d. The session begins first
Monday in October. See proceedings.
Geo. Buckley, OF Canton, was a
visitor here SUNDAY and Monday TO his
parents. lie has grown To bea fine
looking man, and we learn quite
business one.
Read the nOticc,of Mayor Ramsey.
The sickly season il now upon us,and
ever, citizen should give to the mayor
their hearty cooperation in regard to
sanitary matters.
We send out few extra COPIES oi
our paper this week, and should the
parties receiving them wish to contin-
ne we would be pleased to enter their
names upon our books.
The crazy negro woman confined IN
iail has made things lively by her how
ling. One day last week she bit D.
N. Lowe severely on the hand. Shit
will be sent to the insane asylum al
Meridian.
Messrs. Lowe, Bankston, Kearne'
and Stspleton spent couple OF day.
last week at Taylor's Springs. 1t wa
intended as a fishing excursion bu
none OF the party have entertained III
with remarkable statements as to TN
great number Of fish caught. W.
think they had regular Fisherman
luck. -