The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31
TOWN AND COUNTY
The board of Aldermen meets Tues,

Everybody seems delighted with the
great improvement in our streets.
Two large fishing parties left town
Monday, one for Pearl nver and the
other for Yockanookany.
The Board of Supervisors meets next
Monday, 1t is probable that the pre-
Iiminary steps will be taken towards
settling the matter of the toll pike
across Gockanookany.
Last week Messrs. NJ G Campbell
and I J Fowler stood the examination
that is required of all candid ates for
Superintendent Of Education. Both
came out well, making within frac-
ton of the same mark.
Collections on Children's Day at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
amounted to SIP for foreign missions.
The address of Mr.. Paul Meckin, of
French Camp, on that occasion was
highly commended.
Children's Day viii he celebrated at
the Methodist church next Sunday
The program will consist of songs and
recitations. Prot G I Boyd will de
liver the address. The congregation
are all requested to come supplied With
Bibles, as responsive reading will be
one Of the features, Everybody inyit-
ed.
4 fresh line Of chiIdren's tan
hose.
". B. Potts Co.
Elsewhere in this issue appears an
interesting account of John A. Murrell.
the noted bandit, given the CONNER
cial Appeal by the veteran drummer,
Col. Lake, who comes to Koscusko
every few weeks. The stir the Murrell
gang created in this county is well re-
memoered by some OF our old citizens.
The clan had many sympathizers and
members in Alfalfa at the time Of its
organization rs a county The first
campaign for county officers ever con
Quoted here was between a law and or
der party and its opponents, the SYM
pathi2ars Of tie Murrell gang. Tom
Holiday Rogers, who we believe was
the candidate Of the law ant order men
was elected sheriff. 4 lonely spot on
tie Natchez Trace North Of Koscinsko
Is said to be the place where John A.
}urrell him: eli killed and robbed
ira weller. He had fallen il, with the
traveller AMI rs they rode along, the
latter, thinking MurlctI all honest man,
unsu, pectiugly conlidcd 10 him that he
Lad large sum Of money on his per-
son and was afraid Of meeting some of
the Murrell freebooters. When they
reached retired spot Mnrrell killed
him.
Candida fol Chancery Clerk-"He'.
10, mister, | want to speak to you
minute"
Fruit tree agent from Memphis-"An
right. sir; what can do for yoa?"
Chancery Clerk in this county and | /
want your influence and support"
Agent-"Bnt am not the man YOU
are looking tor, and en- in hurry"
Candidate-"les, YOU are the man
am looking for, and you stand right
here minute. As | said before, am !.
for Chancery Clerk and you
can do me a lot Of good. | am a Demo .
crat; need the Office to educate the .
and provide for other .eces-
sitics; love the labonng people; all
my neighbors speak well Of me; they .
say | would make the best clerk this
county ever had and | don't deny that
they are right; love the laJcring peo-
pie of Alfalfa county and il they will
me on the second of July. I
will love them more than ever; see by
your eye you are going to vote for me;
take the good news home to your
friends that yon have found the right
nan for Chaucery Clerk; | love the
aboring man; am laboring
nan my self and know what they
want; all my friends viii bless you for
What YOU are going to 10 for me; when
am elected and yon have business
With NE you viii lie glad You voted for
ne; love-
Agent-'lold on, there | ain
otter in this county. am fruit tree
gent from Memphis, prepared to lake