The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-09-09

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his fellow men, being plcasaiit neigh
Dor, n kind husband and father and
Just man. lie leaves an aged widow
daughter, Mrs. Dr. Beck. and two
sons, Alexander and Richard.
Benz. +. Barrett's baby, six months
old, was buried on Sunday morning In
the Coleman lot al the McGill place.
Rev. w. w. Dolls was unable TO till
his appointment here by reason OF III
ness.
Prof. Lcwery, OF Blue Mountain Fc-
male College, was present at the pray
err meeting on Sunday morning end
spoke In the interest OF his school. lie
has been canvassing with some success
In this community.
Rev. Mr.. jenkins gave his last SER
mon on night of 4th, hero. Ills vaca-
Iiion has come TO an end and he leaves
on Tuesday In company with Rev.
Alex Newton, who goes to bis field OF
labor in Coviugton county.
A praise meeting BY the Earnest
Workers is announced to take place
Monday evening at the Presbyterian
church.
The Baptist Union Association viii
meet In Rodney on 23rd inst, aud con-
tinuc four days. IL Is composed of
delegates from twenty-five churches
IN Claiborne, Jefferson aud Copiah.
All visitors are welcome and our town
and country will sustain IFS tIme-hon-
ored reputation for hospitality.
Evangelist Hatch will begin meet
ing in Fellowship church at Lee, on
the 2nd Sunday, the nth instant.
We bespeak for him large congrega-
iions.
Tho protracted meeting In Sims
Colony continued five days with con-
siderable interest and ceased on ac-
count of bad weather aud insufficient
seating capacity. A son OF Mr.. VIM.
Thctford and a young lady of bis
household arc candidates for baptism.
Miss Grace IIammctt has again como
TO grief with her refractory horse. At
ITarriston 1t broke away, throwing
Miss Ella Coffcy out and injuring her
seriously and breaking The buggy to
pieces. At Jessamine, another vehicle
being procured, the horse became
frightened at the train and threw Miss
Grace out on Mr.. McIlon's steps bruis-
ing her considerably. The young lady
Is now at home recovering with the
intention of leaving soon for school nj
Summit.
Mrs. p. X. IIammett has been suffer-
ing intensely this week with a bone
felon.
Mrs. Celia Hubbard Is quite sick.
News comes of an accident to Miss
Sallic Mctiill. AS she was being as
sisted from from her buggy In DIR.
Iurdock's yard, st. Joseph, by Joe
Davenport, Jr., the horse took fright
at the lowering of the top, and ran.
The buggy was splintered and Miss
SaIlie badly bruised about the head
and face. She expects, however, to
be at her post In Port Gibson Female
College BY 18th.
Mrs. f. q. Marble and daughter
leave for Blue Mountain College ON
18th.
Mrs. w. G. Marble, of Thonlastown,
La, Is expected here this week.
j. +. Bolls, of that place, spent two
days with his family here lately.
Walter Edwards, OF Bedford land
ing, La, was at home a short while
looking well.
Miss Hannah Winters Is al Lee, the
guest of Miss Ethel Martin.
Miss Vic New has returned after
six weeks sojourn at Lee, looking so
charming that we are constrained 10
recommend that locality as health
resort.
Our postmistress, Mrs. Engbarlh, Is
regaining her strength at Ocean
Springs.
Adico Beck has been on q visit to
bis brother Robert, who is manager of
the store al Briarfeld, La one Of
Mrs. jefferson Davis plantations.
Mrs. John Chambiss Is quite Ill.
Mrs. Ward, mother of Mrs. Stanley |
Snodgrass, has been quite sick since
her arrival.
Capt. A. X. Jones, of Port Gibson,
was in attendance on the Hooker
speaking one week after Mr.. Dodds'
visit. The latter gentleman gain
ed friends here, especially among the
Younger voters, but the old soldiers
are for Hooker first, last aud always.
Hence the tic In our precinct
E b. Thompson, who has been at
Carpenter for six weeks, came back TO
vote In tho local option election
and spent q couple Of days with
bis son, w. b. Thompson.
M. NJ. Ashley went to Port Gibson
to vote In same election.
Henry Moses was last candidate for
Masonic degrees at lodge meeting on
Thursday.
Miss Fannie Moses has returned
from q visit at Natchez.
The election of trustees for Rodney
public school last Saturday resulted In
choice of Messrs. < l.. Book, Joe Burk-
Icy and Hawkes..
The trustees of the Miller school,
near tho coIleee,were reelected. They
arc Dr. Jas. N. Beck, Nessrs. George
Miller and Henry Watson.
A blacksmith by namc of Van from
Louisiana, Is putting up shop in The
vacant lot near tho postofEice.
The old wall around the college
graveyard has been replaced by neat
fence, tho brick having been purchased
for the use OF the institution. When
the prodorly was sold the pretty littlo
cemetery, whore lIe the bodies Of
many dear and illusGrious dead, was
reserved. Hero are buried Dr. Jere.
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