The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-22
TOWN AND C OUNTY.

On February Is, 1895, aged "A years.
Mr.. J A Jackson is announced as
for Supervisor from Beat 8.
tie is good man. substantial farmer
and would make a good officer if elect
ed.
We learn that Mr.. EphFaim Burrell,
Of Beat 4, was out hunting one day last
week, when he accident tally discharged
both barrels Of his gun into his arm.
lnfiicting very painful wound.
A reputable citizen of the county
brought the news to town the other
day that black birds were doing great
damage over on Big Black. They get
into the cribs in great numbers and eat
immense quantities Of corn.
Why don't somebody build big no.
tel in Kosciusko and boom the town as
a great health resort on account Of the
splendid medicinal water in the court
yard? Many big resorts have beer
built on less foundation.
A young son of Mr.. Bill Tarver, while
ont hunting the other day, placed his
gun against a tree for moment, when
one of his dogs ran agaist it, knocking
it down and discharging the contents
into the boys leg.
News has reached us that Mr.. D G
WATSON died at his home in Greenville
Tuesday night. He was raised in At
ITALIA county and pr eticed law in kosc.
usko for long while. lie is a broth
or of DR.. J A WATSON of this county.
Mr.. C Clark is a candidate for State
Senator from this county and it would
he difficult to lind q man who is better
qualified for the place. He is a schol-
arly gentleman and forcible speaker,
recognizing the needs Of the people ana
knowing how to CRAFTY them.
A private letter to TIE STAR from
Carterville, Ill.,, tells us that Joe
Hughes, son of Mr.. E B Hughes, and
well known around Kosciusko, was al
most frozen TO death while on a stock
ranch lately. He was herding cattle,
whSn his horse threw him and injured
him so that he was unable toget up He
lay on the ground in the cold for hours.
A prominent candidate for Cirrui,
Clerk was Observed the other day in
dustiiously elcc.icnecling with q gen
I tleman from Norfolk, Va, whom a joe
ular friend Lad told him was from tbs
Shrock neighborhood in this county.
| Whcn he discovered his mistake he
went back to the Court House in dou-
bic h lstle.
Mr.. Wiley Sanders has tossed hi.
glove into the arena as candidate for
Sheriff of Alfalfa county, and If appear
ances 60 for aug1t, he wilt make q
strong race. He is an excellent Chris
tan gentleman, of great force of char
acter and executive ability, well known
to the people, and is in every way quail.
flied to make good officer.
Hon. d L Smythe, on account of i'll
health. has resigned his position as
county president of the Cotton Grow
crs' Protective Association and Mr.. }
I Hammond has been appointed in hls
stead. Our people do not seem much
interested in the movement and we
doubt whether anything will be accom-
plished
In letter to the editor Of this paper
Mr.. W NJ Peeler, of Beat 5, positively
declines t( become candidate for SUI
pervioor, to which he was urged bv
recent cali in TIE STAR. Mr.. Preler
would make most excellent officer
and many Democrats will regret his
decision,
Jovlal, whole souled James W.
White is q candidate .or County Treas.
nrer, and it is unnecessary to say that
he will make great race. He IL 4 man
who numbers his friends bv the score
and they all believe in his capacity to
make good tcer. He has a slrorg
hold On the people Of the county gen
orally and especially Beats . and /
He made an excellent postmaster and
would make an excellent Treasurer.
On one of the recent cold DAYS oul
friend .ir. S Loftin walked into Til
STAR office wearing an ancient.l0okiny
cape, which, while showing signs o
wear. was still stout ana good for much