Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-03-07
A Voice from Arkansas:

Rainl rainl Notwithstanding so
much WEI weather the health of our
community is comparatively good
We have had but little good weather
since the first OF Jan'y, and hut little
has been done in the way of prepar-
lng Tor another crop. save the sowing
OF a lew out vet, uIr condition is not
so bad rs our prairie brothers, as we
have plenty of cOntcnttd labor, and it
manitcsts no inclination TO 20 west.
and Our soil is OF such n nature as not
to require carly bedding, SO we are
plodding along, following the bent Of
our inclination pursuing the even ten
or OF cur way, with nothing TO disturb
our equilibrium, save the high price
and scarcity Of corn, and the occasion
al advent of II hungry candidate.
&. B. and w. f. Tripplett who re
Gently bought the John Chandler place
near Crawford, will make a crop on
the place this year. They, we are told,
bought with n view of raising their
own corn. as the land is said TO be well
adapted to the growing of grain.
John Gardner, moved to the ID b
Cadc place in this neighb )rhood the
first Of the year, has since gone to the
rripplctt-C Chandler place, and supplied
rs he is with plenty of labor, we hope
that, under bis control and manage
meat. the Mcssrs. Tripplett may real
ize handsomely in good crops this fall.
Mrs J.T. Oldncr died several weeks
ago OF pneumonia.
DR.. a. A. Curiiss, our very efficient
and capable Justice Of the Peace, who
for some weeks was confined to his
room and bed, battling with that ter
riblc disease consumption, died on the
morning Of ID inst.
The water mill has not been able to
grind much of :he lime-sincc Jau'v l.,
BY reason of high water, but now the
wheels are able to turn and the mill is
alive with business. This mill turns
out the hest meal in the county. Re-
flute it, Mr.. steam mill man, il you can.
Business in the city good M, NJ.
Williams, merchant, keeps q full house
of well selected stock and sells as low
as any merchant in your city.
The Lord Mayor of voHr city, A, T.
Dent, and Mr.. Wayne Deuprec, were
here visiting the dear people in the in
tcrcst of their political ASPIRATIONS
Well gentlemen, we were glad to see
Won. You made many friends but yon
had better come again or the dear pco-
pie might forget you. in looking over
tho lief of candidates we see nearly cy-
cry walk in life representative tar
mcr, lawyer, merchant, salesman, book
keeper and commercial tourist. Did
Won ever see SO many candidates and
such an inordinate greed and thirst
for office? TO be the recipient OF the
cmolumcn,s of Office and bask in the
genial sunlight of official life must Ger.
tainly be very tpmpting-fascinating-
to " the merchant to throw up his
business, the lawyer to desert his host
of clients. the drummer, the farmer,
II @ hookkccpcr and clerk, to abandon
their respective avocniions AMI enter
thc lists-thc scramble for political
prcfcrmcut. Some II is going TO he
left. Our genial and good friend 6.
saws he is going to get thcrc-that he
i, hopcful and among other things up
on which he relies is that the ladies are
oll enlisted in his cause. With such
backing he is certainly Il tower of
strength and his opponents will find in
him q foreman worthy OF their steel.
More anon. D.