The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-30

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tail whisky in Tupelo.
The Ripley Sentinel win Issue
trade edition Sept. 9th.
The storm last week did consider
able damage TO the crops.
Preparations are being made in
jackson for the State fair.
Sixteen petitions for license have
been filed with the city clerk in Neri-
dian.
The PittsbOro Banner editor wants
papers printed 50 they can be read in
exchange
The Young Mons Christian Associ-
alton Of jackson will soon have pub
lie library. fIE
The New Albany Waterman is now
all home print, and presents neat
appearance.
The latest in the social circle in
Pontotoc was moonlight row on the
lake last week.
The new artesian well atCOlumbus,
347 feet deep, Yields 100 gallons Of
water per minute.
Vicksburg wants to get up "a grand
reunion Of all the troops, federal and
confederate, who participated IN her
siege-Ex.
The Republicans are TO hold a con-
yention at Holly Springs September
10th, to nominate a candidate for Con-
gress IN the 2nd District.
Or W. +. Simmons, a merchant at
Osyka, Miss, and ex-member of the
legislature, was assassinated by lee
IIinson, on the lSth.-Ex.
Maggie, one of the Bridges Twins.
so well known to the people Of Miss
issippi, died at lamar, Mo-, on the
18th inst of congestion-Ex.
We don't think Meridian win have
yellow fever II has already had a
local option election and we are told
on good authority that Providence
don't afiict people beyond their en-
durance.-Dcmoera
Mrs. Carrie Poole, the skllful taxi
dermist Of Natchez, has just compile
ted companion piece to ''The Death
Of Cock Robin" The new piece rep
reseuts the Wedding of Jenny Wren
and Cock Robin" II Is attracting
much attention.
Last Saturday morning while
switching on the incline, fat car on
which there was a boiler, jumped the
track, caused by the chain which
hauls logs from the river to Montioys
mill. No damage was done, only
short delay.-GreenwOOd Enterprise.
With a court house and Jail at Tu-
Mica to cost $4,000 the town will be
both beautifed and ornamented, and
il win continue to bloom, blossom and
expand until il Is second in impor-
lance to no other village between
Memphis and Vieksburg.-Clsrksdale
Independent
While other towns are on tip foe
about contagious diseases and other
sickness, Greenwood is not only en-
joying peace Of mind, but the doctors
are all starving to death. All of
which goes to make Us say what we
do about Greenwood not being ex-
celled as a summer resort-Enter-
prise.
Last. Saturday night about ten
o'clock three colored boys-Ed Taylor,
Steve Fan'ar and Woody Taylor
were going home from town, walking
on the track of the NJ a. G. road, and
when near the tank, about two'miles
cast Of Corinth, they sat down on the
side ofthe track to rest anal there they
fell asleep. The IL o'clock east bound
freight train came aloug aud struck
them ;manglihg q TAYLOR asd PAR
rar as 70 cause death--Tay'lor living
only a short while afterwards. Woody
Tayloris sim alive ana win no doubt
get wen All three lived on the line
of the NJ. & c. TT ack, and run the tank
which probably is the reason they
were not aEaksd blythe noise Of the
approaching train being accustomed
to such sounds. Eater we learn that
Farrar isstill alive, bat tits thought
cannot possibly live.-CoFinth Herald. !