The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-10
THE STATE.

1t Anding last week. -, :
Yazoo CITY now boasts twelve new oii'
boards, in regular city style.
The new warehouse in Kosciusko con
tinues to do a splendid business Ii
Football is the popular amusement n
present on the University campus !
The Banner saws that marriage oelis
are in the air" around Clarksdaie-
The New Albany Methodist Church wiz
ba dedicated on the 4th Sunday OF TINS
month.
Mobile viii honor the South's poet
,,r;est Rather RYAN. with handsome
monument.
The present sophomore class Is the
1.-osst and one Of the best the University
has ever had.
Hazel infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
: SberreI died ia Yazoo City last week.
aged - months.
Winona shipped 1888 bales OF cotton
asst month. The largest shipment ever
made in October.
Charles Mendelsom, a Summit merchant
knows how TO advertise, as can DC 9ss'
from last weeks Sentinel.
The Dunleith residence near Nalchez
was sold recently by Mr. q. warner 70 Ni''
J. Carpenter, for Sz2OoO'
Mr.. Charles G. Ingram, Of Tate county,
and Miss Mary Powell, OF Watson Station
we're married ON the Sd INST
The cadet Four" OF the Winona HINES,
drilled by Capt. Moore, won the prize ~
the -Four Contest last week
number OF entertainments are spoken |
of in different parts of the State, to aid the
Confederate Monument IN jackson.
Mr.. Augustus Ray, of Memphis, and
| Miss Mary Shaekleford, Of Carroilton, were
married last week IN the latter place.
There was a grand Bachelors Ball" at
Tegarden Hotel, AicComb City, recently,
which was pronounced great success
Mrs. Sarah Whitley died in okoiona
| last week. She was formerly resident Of
Houston, and many friends mourn her
loss.
Nutting parties are becoming quite nu-
merous throughout the State, ana the
young people pronounce them very ENJOY
able.
The Yazoo City dairy sells immense
quantities of milk daily, and yet finds II a
difficult matter to keep mp with the de-
maRd.
Mr.. George Roby, one OF Leake county's
most substantial citizens, died last week,
from the effects of an overdose OF NOR
phine.
The residence of Capt. Frank Ingram,
at Graysport, with all its contents, was
consumed by FIRE early last week. Ne in
| surance.
The Fayette Chronicle says that Vim.
King killed, near that place last Friday, a
gray eagle measuring 6 feet, p inches from
tip TO tip.
Half the cisterns in Yazoo City are dry,
and the people have TO drink water from
the river The river is unusually clear,
and the barrels of water are delivered at p
cents each.
Miss Emmie Meade, OF Lexington, and
Mr. w. +. Hainer, of Carrollton, were
n arried last week at St. Mary's Church 10
Lexington.
DR.. Thomas E. Edwards, OF Memphis,
and Miss Jennie Peterborough, were mar
ried at Senatobia last week. We extend
congratulations.
There were baptized at Sardis recently
ninety-four colored converts. This vast
number were baptized in the short time OF
thirty minutes-Ex.
The five-year-old daughter OF Sam May,
a colored man living near Houston, was
burned TO death last week, while her par
ents were away al work
Miss Lizzie Ramsey, an accomplished
young lady of Durant, has been elected to
| a position in the faculty of the NJ. G. T.
Institute, at Jackson. Tenn.
New Orleans and Eastern cotton brokers
visited Port Gibson last week, and pur-
chased several hundred bales OF cotton for
direct shipment to foreign markets.
Five tramps were arrested in Grenada,
one day last week, and number Of valua-
watch, were found secreted about their per-
sons.
Col J. J. Williams, of Grenada, a we'll
known newspaper veteran, has left Missis-
sippi, and will henceforth WELD his grace
full pen in behalf of the Scimitar, of Mem
phis.
The Ssrdis Ladies' Aid Society will soon
have baby show, for the benefit OF some
! benevolent object. These baby shows are
becoming quite the rage, throughout the
State
Miss Montgomery, young lady residing
near Plymouth, this State, was thrown
from her horse few nights ago, ON her
return from church, and had her shoulder |
crushed in a shocking manner.
Capt Frank S. White has removed to
Birmingham, Ala, from West Point. The |
! loss of Capt. White and his family will be |
a very great loss not only to East Missis |
sippi, but to the whole State.
Miss Florence Latting, daughter Of K. |
/ g. Latting, Esq, formerly OF Wesson, |
Miss, was married to Mr.. VIII +. Merlin, |
Of Plant City, Fla, at the First Presbyte- |
rian church, Memphis, on 10th ult.
The Democrat is again agitating the
question of first-class hotel IN Natchez /
| Surely, in its rapid march of progress,
Natchez viii not hesitate to see. and act
upon the necessity Of having 6rst-cIass
hotel.
| Rev. Thos. Cummins, pastor ct the Pres
| byterian church OF Vicksburg, is delivering
a series Of Sunday night lectures that are
attracting good audiences. The antiquity
of Nan" was his subject last Sunday
night.
The second number OF the frst-volume of
the Gulf Coast Review, was received last
week and perused with interest. 1t is q
iirat-class Review, aud deserves liberal
patronage. Mr.. III. S. Hyatt is editor and
proprietor.
Little Miss Elva Hudson, of Yazoo
City, cut and made dress for herself
without any assistance recently, and when
the dress was exhibited at the Canton
Fair, it took the premium over several
others, made BY older girls.
Byhalia proudly boasts OF five girl gradu-
ates OF Wayerly Institute, at that place
who passed the examination required bv
law, and obtained first-grade certificates
for public school service. Wayerly Insti-
tute must be good training school.
II is stated that C. P. Huntington. r. T
Wilson and Leland Stanford are about 70
open and cultivate with cotton 100 900
acres Of land in Yszoo delta, along the
Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railroad.
Improved machinery will be used, and the
production will be on an extensive seaIe.
These lands are among the richest IN the
South.-Ex.
We are glad 10 chronicle the good for
tune OF most talented and deserving
young gentleman Of Jefferson county. Mr..
X. A. Torrey has received clerkship in
Washington, at $1,000 per annum. He
stood the Civil Service examination last
spring, and was student at the Universe
~ this fall, when the telegram came calling
him to Washington. We wish him success
and promotion.
One day last week blind colored man
living on DIR. W. Y. Gadhe RVS place near
Short Creek, started to walk to town on the
railroad. He was notified when he reached
the bridge, that it was dangerous to cross
on account OF the repairs that were being
made, but answered that with his stick he
knew he could manage to pilot himself
over Alter going little distance. how