The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.

ko next Monday.
Remember the citizens meeting at
the Court House tonight Friday.
Mr., Jimmie Bell, wel-known citi-
zen of Ethel, died of dropsy at his
home last week. He was brick ma
son by trade, and good citizen, whose
death is regretted. He was about Is ,
years of age,
Continued cold weather will have {.
tendency to prevent fruit trees from
putting forth too early; so that the
people may have what they greatly de-
sire, but have not had for several wears
"a good fruit season.
Jake Rodgers, the Sails negro who
was mentioned in these columns last
week as having been struck in the
head with an axe by his wife, died
Tuesday evening. His wife re mains in
Jail. The general opinion seems to be
that it was an atrocious murder.
The new Board Of Aldermen will
meet in their first regular session next
Tuesday. Working the streets is an
important matter that will come up for
consideration The contract will be
let out by the day or by the month.
Bids should be filed in time.
There are already eleven or twelve
prisoners in the county jail, and the
prospect is that the next court will
have its hands full. Four or five muir.
der cases will be on docket, with good
| showing for one or more hargings af-
forwards.
! Capt. Frank Peeler died at his home
in the Liberty Chapel neighoorhood of
his county early in the week. He had
been sick'since Christmas with typhoid
pneumonia. The report of his death
was sad news to all who knew him, for
he was well known and admired as an
upright, honorable citizen and success
full farmer and mill man. Peace to
his ashes.
) This week MIR. Virgo Wallace is an.
bounced as candidate for Tax-Assss
sor of Attaa county. subject to the
| action of the Democratic party. he !,
well qualified for the position, and his
wide acquaintance over the county vii
: no doubt make him a strong candidate
J His work In the shsrif's office has Civ
, en- him considerable experience il
matters concerning taxation and as
!, sestments. He is a man of probitv o
character and vii. make good Office
:, if elected.
= Alony early in January an arden
> Young man came to town and procure'
license to marry the girl of his hear,
v he brought the license back in about
r week with the statement that the gil
wouldn'. have hin. The clerk endorse
on the back Of it "No property found
the girl declined ITO marry" and filed
6 away with other papers. This is tn
= second license that has been returne
in the past few months. Our yonn
men should not be too previous. TIL
l. girls consent is as necessary as thei
! own.
/ The office of Treasurer seems to b
popular in this county and a popr
lar man is after it in the person of NJ
: r c Kelly, who We suppose, is knox
J. to nearly every man III Attala. Nj
Kelly is a Democrat of the truest blu
an upright. honorable gentleman, we
qualified by his business experience f.
: the Office to which he expires. lie ask
~ fair consideration of his claims s
the hands of the voters, promising,
elected, to serve the people to the ver
best of his ability.
We learn that last Saturday night ;
Burant jim Adams, negro schc
teacher who is we'll known in Kosciu
ko, took his wife ont down the railros
for walk and, when they reached
secluded SPOT, knocked her insenslh
re with car pin. He then laid h
le across the track so that she would
e. struck by train that was nearly du
TO Some parties rescued her, however, an
le when she revived, she told W ho her a
ii sailant was. Her husband in Il
VS. meantime left tor parts unknown.
O. Hon. F III Glass was in the CT
e. Wednesday. He is now regularly
the race for Chancery Clerk, and it W