Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-13
AROUND TOWN DOTS.

secured. lIeis entitled to a reward OF
merit.
Mrs. Cook offers her storehousc for
sale on liberal terms. 1t is u very de-
sira6le stand.
Court met Monday but transacted
no business, owing to Judge Wharton
not arriving.
Joe lIigdon has withdrawn from
the University ut Oxford and came
home last Friday.
{. \. Torrey, Of the Union Church
neighborhood, spent few days last
week with X. Il. Mayes.
Jno. Nayes left for New Orleans
Sunday night, where he will negotiate
or his summer stock
Jim Birdsong is at home. having
withdrawn from the A. & ". College
ON account 81 bad health.
Several of our Young folks "tool
iu' the amateur performance ut Crys-
tai Springs Friday night.
Miss Minnie Brown, ono o; the
charming Whitworth girls, was on u
visit TO Mrs. Fugatc this week.
b. +. Wilson recently purchased
and brought TO this place Hol,tein
COW and cali. They are very pretty.
Mr.. John IL. Cunning and family
have returned from New Orleans,
where they have been spending sever
nj months.
Uncle Nick" could not supply the
demand for teams lat SUNDAY after
noon, Notwithstanding lac has just re-
ceiyed some new turnOuts.
Messrs. |. Forsythc, OF the Brock
haven Radiator, and W. l.. Nay, Of
the Wcs,on Times, were visitors TO
our onicc this week.
On next Thursday night the young
ladies of the Episcopal church. will give
au ice cream and strawberry festival.
Place will be announced next wees.
Mrs. Geo. Stapleton, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. joe Meade at
this place for some time, departed last
Saturday night for her homo in Cali
fornia.
II our paper is any more interesting
next Wee; than usual. il can be at
tributed to the absence OF the editors,
who will be mixing in with tho press
brethren at West Point.
Messrs Weathersby 4 Ard give no.
tiee THAI they will have ice for sale at
the old post Office building on front
street. Send your orders to them and
keep cool.
The protractcd meeting closed ut
Wesson on Sunday. There was
great outpouring of the Divine spir-
il, one hundred and fifty-four connect
lug themselves with the church.
Capt. Covington and Robt. Walker
were on visit to Westyile this week
attending court, and during their alb
ssnce Mr.. John Mangum, OF Wesson,
had charge OF the business.
The case OF Melton Woods, charged
with the murder OF Richard Hen
derson, which occurred on the Flow
ers place, eighteen miles west, came
sp on Saturday, the jury finding
Woods guilty Of manslaughter. The
court thereupon sentenced him to
three years in the pcnitentiary.
Elsewhere will be found proceedings
OF the Rockport Prohibition Club.
L. Il. Ramsey informs Us that since
the organization OF the club one hum
dred have been added to the member
sLip. lie says that Rockport will vote
solidly for prohibition. The club
contemlpates giving grand barbecue
at an early day.
On Tue sday last, about four mile
east OF Crystal Springs, Thos. Field
shot and killed Joe Shamburser.
Field surrendered himself TO the mar
shal OF Crystal Springs and was
brought here and placed in Jail. His
trial will probably come up at the
present term OF court. The difficulty
il said to have occurred in regard to
family affairs but we forbearany COM
ments.
J. :. Sexton's residence has just
been finished, and IL is one of the
most handsome residences in the State.
II is perfect model OF modern style.
ID. ID. McLehancy the contractor, who
had this work under his direction and
Julius Olsen was the foreman, who
managed the work. These gentle
men have formed partnership, and
deserve the patronage OF our citizens,
as does Mr.. Roberts OF New Orleans,
who painted the work with such rare
taste.