The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.


Tuesday. Most OF them had gone to
celebrate Emancipation day at various
places.
Moonlight picnics on rainy nights
are not so popular with the young peo-
pie now.
Every Democrat in the county ought
to see to it that THE STAEis circulated
as widely as possible during this cam
paign year.
Mr.. j A McGuire will move his pho
tograph outfit to McCool June LIST. All
who want pictures here should see him
before then.
Kosciusko appears to be in the mid
de of dry streak. We are informed
that McCool on the East of us and Sal
lis on the West of us. have each had
more rain throughout the season than
Kosciusko.
One hundred and twenty-nine bales
of colt were marketed in kosclusko
last week and - bales during the first
half of this week, making lS4 bales for
8 days; or daily average Of over 70
bales.
There will be congregational meet
inc of the members of the Presbyterian
church held after the morning service
Sunday, May 10Th, for the purpose of
calling pastor and electing two addi-
tional elders. All members are urgent
" requested to be present snd partlci-
pate.
The twelve couples of society people
who went to Presley's bridge for an
evening picnic Monday were little
the worse for the rain that came up
just after supper; but their jollity was
not spoiled. On the way back two bug
ces co.lided and were somewhat inlur-
ed; but no person was hurt.
The Baptists are arranging to have
Booth Lowry. the well-known humor-
GUS lecturer from North Mississippi to
lecture here for the benefit of their
church. The date has not yet been
agreed upon, put it will probably be
the latter part of this month or the
first of next.
The ladie, of the Methodist Aid So.
c,etv bv their own unas,isted efforts
have raised enough funds TO erect a
handsome and commodions society
room in the church yard Just in the
rear of the church. Local architects
have been asked To put in bids for the
house, and it is intended 20 begin work
at once.
Capt J ? rrown is in receipt of
information from travelling passenger
agent l. L Montgomey that the notice
sent out to the effect that the rail
roads would sell tickets to the Houston
Reunion only ON the 18th and 18th OF
Nav, thus causing the veterans to re-
main IN Houston two days longer than
necessary, Mas stake. Tickets vii
f be 500 MAY Il, Is, 10 and 20.
Pear River Division 3ol 10 Of r. c.
gives is Ord annual bill at Canton
May 23rd. They will run IA specla
train from Water VALLEY to Cantoc
passing Durant about IL: 40 m. Tick
els good for transp ortation, supper and
admission. So. Parties buying tickets
viii be furnished with an invitation Ton
: . lady. For further information cal
ON Compton x Weber.
) Mr.. Iinlamood has almost completed
i large kiln of brick and he expects tt
, fire 1t next Monday AS soon as The
brick are burned he will clear the
ground for the four new brick stores OF
East Side. work on which will begl
between May 20 and %. The building
will cover the space between the houses
1 of D / Brown and AleXandertt Morgan
r Judge Niles will bmid three of then
and Mr.. Lindamood one. They will al
: be one story high and with uniform
front, so that they will greatly improv
the appearance of the front.
| What cane near being a serious accl
e dent occurred in front of MIR. " 5 pu
I Inns nome in Beat last sunday after
S noon. A large party had been there t
spend the day and were inst ready t
leave when the mules hitched to tn
. wagon beca ne frightened and began +
run away. In the wagon were Nh
Miles Clator with his wife and tw
: children, Mrs. J + Winters, Mrs