The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-02

farmers INTO alliances OF similar nature to
those 70 which the white farmers belong.
and says he is meeting with great sue
cess. Fred Daily, ofTouance, paid Coffee
vile visit one day this week".".The Rev.
j. w. Priddy delivered an excellent SER
mon at the Baptist church last Saturday
evening. THE board OF supervisors will
meet here next Monday, and rs there is a
large amount OF business 10 be transacted,
a large crowd will no doubt be in attend
ance ...."J. j. Coyington, Of near Nelma,
was in town "Wednesday THE frequent
and sudden rains have caught many un-
wary citizens on both pleasure and bust
ness excursions. The natural result was
very wet clothing covering greatly VeXed
man...... Preparations for the coming busi-
ness season are now in vogue, and there is
"hurrying 10 and fro" in a manner to con-
| vince any one that the dizziness OF the
summer months is a thing OF the past.
Quite a number OF divorce cascsare on the
hpis for chancery court, which convenes
| ON the week after next With perhaps q
few exceptions, those who seek reliei from
the marital rites are OF the colOrcd persua-
sion..".Mr. Doxey, an attachc OF the llol-
| ~ Springs Reporter was IN Collec-
vile one day this week.. Wiley
| Chapman, very good farmer OF the
| Fork, was in town last triday".."S. ID.
| Boyle, OF Beat ., was in town Friday.
NJ. II. Davis, OF Davis Mills, made BUSH
ness trip TO town one day during the week
..,. Miss Lillian Durrant, after spending
two weeks IN Holly Springs and four
weeks in Winona, returned home last
Sunday evening accompanied 10y her
mother and little sister, Miss Ethel.
| The passenger train bound south, due
! here mt $50 o'clock Wednesday evening,
cane in Thursday morning, being twelve
hours late. The delay was caused by high
| water but as an extra was sent out from
Water Valley, the travelling public ex-
| perienced no Inconvenience The mer-
chants OF Colleoville have leased building
near the depot Of the Illinois Central rail
road, and also the livery stable which adj
| joins il. Additions will soon be made to
the stable and the house put in good re-
pair for the reception Of nll those farmers
who bring cotton TO town this fall and re-
main over night. BY this means they and
their stock will be sheltered free Of any
charge """THE APPEAL correspondent has
been requested 10 mention in the "Old
Reliable that the Mount MOriah Mission
AIRY Baptist association, c1lorcd, met with
the Pine Grove Baptist church, two miles
west of 1illatoba station, IN this county, on
Thursday before the fourth Saturday
in August. The house was called
10 order by the Rev. Daniel Brown,
presiding moderator, who opened the
exercises. The Rev. j. H. Parish,
white, Of the lulobusha Oxford
association, was present nj the meeting
The Row. Il. II. Topp, missionary from
Africa, accompanied by his little African
boy, was also present, gni delivered an
entertaining address ON foreign mission
work. The delegates 10 the association
were well pleased with the hospitality of
the people Of Pine Grove Church....Thc
examination OF the white teachers of Inlo.
busha county occurred in Water Valley
Saturday. Those WHO live nearest
this place will b. examined ncXt
Siturdly...A big Alliance barbecue il
on the tapis for Saturday at Pine Grove
church, In the Fork. Much interest is
being manifested and a large attendance
IL expected THE season 81 protrctel
meetings throughout the country u about
over, and those who have enjoyed them
for the pas two months are once more "to
duty bound As soon ~ the weather
will permit the crops must hc gathered,
aud ~ the recent Minis will rudcr IL dill
cult work. the farmer hal no longer thinks
OF attending religious gatherings with his
best girl, but is lost in the contemplation
oi picking mp the corn which wits blown
90 the ground by the storm OF the 10Th Of
August. As Tar IA the cotton II con-
: ccrncd lac does not expect to experience
= much trouble in gathering that staple
a. judging irom tlic present outlook, there
, | will bc comparatively little tn gather. An.
other thiny which bolicrs this same youth
considerably, !, the fact that thep will NJ
' no corn husking" the coming winter,
aud consequently no chance NJ his getting
: the "ncd car, and thus securing the priv,
, ilcgc oi kissing the prciticrt girl present
; There X u very good r'asUn why thcs,
'huskings' will not occur and when one
! thinks II the corn which nov lies mold
ing and voting ON the ground, lac mus
q necessarily come 10 the conclusion that II
e IA not only very god pnron, but one
! terrible in It's significance. II not only
: blighis the prospects OF winters amusr'
mcnt for the Young iolks but points to .
probable want Of bread 10y those who ~
~ on the crop for their support the com
d ing year,. Miss Maud Pearson, of Mem
, phis, Tenn, i visiting Miss Cornclia New
burger this week ....juhn Brown, q lead
, ing Young farmer OF this county, paid d
! visit Ia Grenada ON Friday asi......J. =
b Evans, editor Of the Meridian Efsuing Cal
Who has been spending several days IN
b CouccNillc, has returned homc....C. l.
Lynch, an cntorprising Young merchant o
Wafer Valley, WIS q visitor 90 CoilccVill,
! one day during the first Of the week.