Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-08-06

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take charge OF school In Clinton.
There is $22s, 900 on deposit in the
First National bank of Admission.
The Primitive Baptists have built a
new house of worship in Oxanna.
Prof ]. ID. Duckett has been elected
principal of Piedmont High School.
The First National bank of Admission
has $45, 900 of its notes in circulation.
The West Calera Lime company is
said to be opening the finest lime quarry
in the South.
AT Marion work will commence on the
new addition to the academy in about
ten days.
The Alabama Revolutionist is new
paper published at Tuskee by j. ]. Mot
ley, editor and proprietor,
| THE Pine Hill Alliance has resolved to
buy no more coffee until it can be OBJ
tanned at reasonable prices.
AT Marion Mrs. J. j. Lightsey sent to
town the first open boil of cotton for the
season on Thursday, the 23d.
Major L. P. Fleming has recovered
his commission from the State of Ala
bama as major of the Third regiment.
At Florence Mr.. B. Martin has opened
up feather renovating establishment in
the city for three months stay.
They want to drain that part Of Selma
known as Plattenburg. and the munich
pality is taking steps in that direction.
A stalk of cotton was exhibited in Liv-
ingston last week by r. P. Noble that
had s27 bolls, squares and blooms upon
it.
Prof. w. F. Melton, of Chepultepec,
is going to teach the next scholastic year
in Gainesville, where he has secured a
good position.
A new council chamber, mayors Of
fee and lookup is berg built in Geor-
| giana. 1t IS two stories high and amply
large.
At Dadeville Mr.. J. l.. Harwell is pre-
pairing to put up handsome residence
on the lot just tlIs side of Mr.. j. l.. Nc
Intosh's.
! The contract for the masonry work on
| the foundations for the Sheffield brewery
were awarded to Messrs. Mills & Storie,
of Chez okee.
| At Dadeville Mrs. Elizabeth Smith has
let the contract to Joseph Wynn to build
handsome dwelling house on her lot in
front of Mr.. Bur les' residence.
AT Greensboro Messrs. Dugger have
let the contract for remodeling the hotel
to w. w. Thomson, of Tuscaloosa.
Work will commence at once.
AT Marion W. F. Davis & Son finished
burning their brick kiln Saturday. 1t
was the largest ever burned near Marion.
1t contained $50, 900 to 800, 900 brick.
AT Gadsden j. M. Chadwick was
awarded the contract for the brickwork
of the new Methodist church, and A. d.
Simpson the woodwork, painting, etc.
AT Troy Folmar & Sons are fixing up
their Office in their new block in bank
style. They build as all men should do,
expecting to develop grand city in the
near future.
W. H. Kirkpatrick, at present organ,
list and choir-master of Grace church,
Memphis, has been engaged to take
charge of the music at st. Michaels
church at Admission.
REV. ]. G. JoHNEs, of the Episcopal
church, preached his farewell sermon at
Decatur last Sunday. He goes to Gads-,
den, where he has received call and
the offer of good salary.
At Blountsvillc several lots have been
transferred, and some new buildings are
in course of construction. Two more
men from Blount Springs have bought
lots and agreed to build.
At Ozark the new county Jail built by
the Panty Tail company, of st. Louis. is
about completed, in fact is complete
with the exception of another cage,
which will be put up at once,
There being surplus of some S15, 900
in the treasury of Bullock county, the
commissioners have decided to collect no
county taxes on real and personal prop
erty for the ensuing fiscal year.
AT Troy Mr.. John T. Barr has sold his
home place to L. E. Barnhill, and will
leave next Monday for Galatin, Tenn,
where he has purchased, with J. X.
Murphree, livery stable business.
Ozark Star: 1t will be gratifying to
the many friends of Miss Emma Mathi-
son, who taught very successful art
class here last spring, to know that she
has been elected Ill animousiy teacher of
art in the Ozark High School.
At Blountsville Squire Wooten's hand
some residence ond the parsonage are
completed; Henry Head has the frame
of his house up; Dr. Nation has lumber
on the ground to build residence; w.
F. Hendricks is ready to build; and six
more residences will be built between
now and September 18th.
AT Marion Mr.. R. G. Letson had
son bitten by a large copper head snake
few days ago. Mr.. Letson cut the
snakes head off, split open its body and
bound it around the boys foot, and the
poison was Immediately extracted.
Scarcely any swelling followed the bite,
and the boy has not suffered any from it.
At Opelika the new passenger depot of
the Central is to be made union depot