The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-11
THE STATE.

yickzburg has slready had her 6ni
leap yesr ball.
The hatcher young people enjoyed :
masked ball last week
Aman named VILLA Horid vas killed
By lightning in yicksburg last week.
Mr.. E a. Wales. aged eighty nine
years, died in Woodville on the 81 inst.
Edwards looks forward 70 ; grand
balloon ascension Saturday, Jan. l4th.
Dr.. II. P. Brisbane. for several years
health ofzor OF Eickzbarg. resigned last
week.
The New Years receptions IN Yazoo
City we're very brilliant and delightful
Affairs.
With the last issae Of the YsroO Ssnti-
nsl i resumed il old form-a six column
quarto.
Col H. S. Williams, formerly Of the
Clarksaale News has bought the Leland
Record.
The Forty Thieves Parade and Bali in
Port Gibson, on Monday, vas very in
terestiugsffair.
Gen. E. S. Butts b As been elected Presi-
dent of the Board Of Trustees of the
Vieksburg Public Schools.
Jas. H. Wilmouth and B. MeNairy, Of
Aberdeen, received = patent last week, for
churn Of their invention.
The Yszoo City Presbyterians had jug
breaking last week. The Jugs broken con-
tanned goodly amount Of coin
The Little Tycoons,n new social or
ganization in Crystal Springs, contemplate
giving concert at an early date.
r. c. Kelly & Co, dealers in general
merchandise At Cofeeville made an assign
nent to JOS. Newburger on the 9th.
There store Of Gates L Wells, at Crystal
springs, was broken open last week. bv
burglars, and the sale robbed OF contents.
The Farmer, bright weekly Published
BY John Henderson, Of West Point, made
ats hrst appearance last week. We wish il
success.
Mr.. VIM. Dowd Witherspoon, formerly
OF fernando, has formed a Law partnership
with his brother, Mr.. S. A. Witherppoon,
of Meridian.
The Aberdeen Gun Club had their
annual hunt in December, which was
followed by a most elegant game dinner at
the hotel in that city.
The house Of j. H. Thompson, one Of
the oldest mercantile houses in South
Copiah, assigned to Frank Mcintosh.
book-keeper, on January 9th.
The board of managers of the Natchez
Protestant Orphan Asylum, thankfully
acknowledge great number of Christmas
remembrance for the orphans.
Mr.. ]. Q. Vann, aged sixty, and Mrs. s.
A. York, aged ifty-eight, were united in
in marriage at the residence of the bride,
near Coaeeville, on the Sd. intst.
Boxes for the free letter delivery were
placed IN position in hatcher on Saturday.
and II viii be but short time now before
the system will 60 into operation,
The leap year fashion of gentlemen re-
eelving and ladies paying New Year calls,
was lnaugurated in Aberdeen last week.
Leap year accounts for the change.
Mexican War pension we're granted on
the Sth inst, to Lucia, widow of John
Boggs, Summit, and Phoebe Ann. widow
OF Jasper \. Arthur, of Twistwood.
The Methodists of this StattsAiIl memo
rialize the Legislature to pass an act pro
nihitlng the sale of intoxicating LIQUORS
within i've miles Of Whitworth College.
Mse Boyd, who was in Jail at West
folnt, under indictment for the murder of
w. III. Cornish, at French Camp last June.
broke jail last week, and is now at large.
Mr.. W. w. Downing, the new Chaneery
Clerk, has selected Mr.. Ramsey Wharton
as his deputy at jackson, and Mr.. WI.
Sims to serve in the same capacity at Ray
mond.
The law firm Of Sykes 4 Bristow
Aberdeen, which has been in existence for
many years, and was one of strongest and
most successful in the State has been dis
solved.
The machinery for the new factory Just
erected at Biloxi arrived last Thursday.
This factory will begin work at once, civ
ing employment to an increased number of
operatives.
The -GreenvilIe Democrat presented its
Erst nJtsber on the 9th inst. II ia typo-
graphk ally handsome eight-page paper.
and vas received with every demonstration
of approval.
A rand entertainment is to beSgiven in
Vic irg tonight, when ''I.eah. the For
-, SfiiI y. lEsssRsad. c. cszss::s4
eurs, for the benefit Of the