The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-09-07
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State News Boiled Down.

Bonneville has a 0ur-pound new
sweet potato.
The Wilkinson County far opens
September 25lh'
Kosciusko's new company is call
ed "MinUte Men"
w. G. Wilkinson, of Crystal
Springs, has been spoken OF fol
Governor.
Col. Goodwin, of Memphis, visited
the East Mississippi Insane Asyl-
um at Meridian some time ago,
and says he foundi il "a cheap, ram
shankle affair, disgraceful TO the
State which owns it,"
Meridian is to haye an EXPOSE
ton, The same to open October 2Olll.
Vicksburg wants 10 get up a
grand reunion of all the troops,
Federal and Confederate, who par
ticipated in her serge.
Mrs. Carrie Poole, the skilliul
taxidermist of Natchez, has just
completed a companion piece To
"The Death of Cock Robin" The
new piece represents The wedding
of Jenny Wren and Cock Robin"
1t is attracting much attention.
Messrs. G. D.. Stands, Senatobia f;
James w. Lambert, Natchez A.
j. McLaurin, Brandon; f. w. El-
mer. Biloxi, and d. 7. Porter, Of
jackson, are The members from
Mississippi of the General Com
mittee of The National Association
Of Democratic Clubs
The Mississippi State Wheel, an
organization OF farmers, similar to
the Grange and Alliance, met i'll
Brooksyille on the 9TH.
The State Fair at Jackson opens
October 9Th and lasts six days.
The cash premiums amount to
$500, and purses for speed ring
foot up to $1,000 and $50 for second
best, $50 for the acre of hay, and
S25 Tor second. The premiums
foot up to $3.50, and eleven States
have already entered the contest
in that line.
The ex- ContederateS of Jones
and adjoining counties Will hold a
reunion at ElliSville the second
Wednesday in October.
Mr.. jefferson Davis has written
10 afrlend in Memphis, denouncing
as a forgery 4 letter recently print
ed in The Memphis Aralanche, and
copied into journals elsewhere.
which was found among The effects
Of the late Mrs. Fannie Ada Scott,
ofthat city.
The Silver Gross, the authorized
organ of the Kings Daughters, is
the title of a new publication de-
voted to the encouragement OF the
charitable organizations known as
the Kings Daughters, of which
there is a branch In Oxford.
The Summit FAIR will open the
latter part of October.
Vlcksburg is soon to have a new
National bank established there.
Max Mock, a popular drummer,
we'll known in Mississippi, died III
New Orleans recently.
A genius in Lauderdale county
has invented a machine which
dresses lumber as it is sawed off
The log.
A Yazoo City boy invented a
school slate with a sliding rule at
tachment tor which a Philadel-
phian offers him $4,000.
A New York man has purchased
over 5000 acres Of land in Wilkln-
son county. This includes very
nearly all the State lands in the
county.
The Farmers Stare Alliance
elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: r. +. Love, OF
Choctaw, President; L. IL. Free
man, ice-President @. I. Smith
son, Secretary; II. l.. Darden,
Treasurer; j. w. Winter, State
Lecturer; w. r. Lacey, State Bus
mess Agent. All the old officers
were reelected except State Lee
turer. The Constitution was chang
ed so as to allow each County Al
lance only one delegate TO The
State Alliance with power to cast
the full vote.
The present State Senator, John
X Cameron, of Madison county, is
spoken Of as a candidate for Gov
ernOr.
A chair factory with $4,000 CAPT
tai is soon to be started in Aber-
deem.
DIR. +. NJ. McCabe, leading Co.
lumbus physician, died a few days
ago.
An arteslan well to cost $1,000
is soon 10 be bored in Shuqualak.
Hon. Robert c. Patty, Clerk of
the Courts, of Noxubee, has been
mentioned for Governor.
The cotton worms are doing great
damage in Yazoo county,
The Columbus brass band has
ordered S400 set of instruments.
A fruit syndicate plant 500 acres
III orchards near Crystal Springs.
A woman president has been
suggested for The Industrial Insti-
tute at Columbus.
John j. Moody, of the Meridian
Democrat, and Miss Jennie Gates,
of Shubuta, were married a few