Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-01-07
The Thermometer registers LIE this

Inc thermometer registers 14-E this
week.
The grippe is still among us, paying
his respects to all.
Miss Carrie Harvey, instructress in
music at Longtown, this state, spent
Xmas with her parents.
Rev. j. w. Bell left last week with
his family for Middle Tennessee,
where Mrs. Bell will perhaps remain
several weeks for her health.
We shall give some important histo-
ry connected with our town. next
week. Ii you are not subscriber,
you ought to borrow your neighbours
paper and read it.
Mr.. A. c Webster, Salem, Va, was
welcome guest in our social circles
during the holidays. Such talent as
Mr.. Webster always receives cordial
welcome.
If the farmers will plant greater
variety OF crops and not depend so ex-
ciusively on cotton we will have a
more prosperous country. This has
been said before, but it bears repeat
ing.
We acknowledge the receipt.'ef card
announcing the marriage of Mr.. O. +.
Lawrence and Miss Heard Korneguav
ut West Point Miss, Thursday, Dec.
31st 1891. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
have many friends in the Normal and
town who wish them Il pleasant voyage
through life. They now reside at
Cascilla, Miss.
Many merchants will begin the new
year by cutting off the item of expense
they can least afford TO. In dull times
the advertisement should be at least
doubled, it you want to make up for
the natural losses resulting from mac
tivity OF business.
Miss Julia Murrell spent the holt
days at home. Miss Julia has chare
of the Art Department in Bolton Col
lege, West Tennessee. She is an ac-
complished young lady, and fully COM
petent for the position which she fills.
On her visit she was accompanied
by Miss Pearl Thomas. one of the
Colleges sweetest young ladies. Some
one whispers, sorry you all could not
stay longer.
A young man by the name of Jenkins
was arrested during the holidays fer
retailing whisky, and was carried be-
fore Mayor Harvey, where several
charges were preferred against him.
In default OF paying fine and not maxi
ing bond, he was sent to jail Last
Sunday evening he escaped from Jail,
and is yet at large.
How much more pleasant it is to
ride in a cab and think how much
more pleasant it is to ride in a cab than
it is to walk than it is to walk and
think how much more pleasant it is to
ride in cab than it is to walk.
The remains OF Esquire M. Bailey
were received here by rail on the Sd
inst, and carried to the country to
Salem church graveyard where it was
laid away to rest. He died at Hills
boro. Ala, at the home of his son,
where he had been staying.
We have received volume, one num-
Der one, on the Brandon News, by
Messrs Tabor and White. This issue
OF the News is brim full of newsy items
and presents neat typographical APP
pearance. We wish the News long
and FRO sperous life.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
past Christmas was an unusually quiet
one, the new year seems to have opened
up with lair prospects. Our little city
holds her own remarkably we'll; no
rush OF business ever, but u constant,
steady, business, year in and year out.
We have received from the Memphis
q Charleston Railroad Company IA
neat book entitled From the Mount
aims to the Gulf. 1t is well illustrated
and contains map of the system /. a.
versed by the L. +. V & G. railway.
This book is a complete guide to the
tourist, as it gives short sketch with
illustration OF the most important
places along the system.
On Sunday night, January 18th at
the First Presbyterian church in
Brentwood, Texas. r bert l. Russell
and Miss Francis Porter will be united
in marriage, the rites to be pronounc-
ed at the close OF the church services.
--Brownwood Bulletin.
Robert Russell is native of this
county, and his did assemblies al