The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.


The sheriff has had occasion to search |
numerous negro houses recently and he
has come to the conclusion that every |
little negro in the county "totes" pis- |
toll. They seemingly carry them for
each other.
Mr.. Grant Jordan, Of the Neville /,
community, last week brought THE
STAR d huge tomato that measured III
inches around and weighed % ounces,
being the largest one We ever saw.
Prof. Williams will teach during the
summer at Salem school. He has ac
cepted the position Of principal of the
Sails school for the next session of
eight months.
Hon. P Gore, the blind Populist or
ator from Webster county, and Hon. J
C. Clark, of X sciusko, will discuss the
political issues of the day in the Court
House Saturday, July %. Let every
body turn out to hear them.
Rev. Vernon Rowe preached in the
Baptist church last Sunday morning
and in the course Of his sermon gave
much interesting information as to
the material condition of the different
sections of the State.
tits estimated that 1000 chickens
were sold in Kosciusko Tuesday. At
an average of only 81 a dozen these
would bring the people Sl66. It's as
tonishing how much money our farm
ers are making ont of other things be-
sides cotton.
Four kosciusko boys, though young,
have secured good schools for the sum-
mer Clifton Comfort will teach at
Midway. Delmar Campbell at Center
Point, Charlie Jones at Snyder's Bluff
and Robert Anderson at Palmer's Hall.
These young men have the proper
spirit.
| The speech ofHon. +. NJ Glass be-
fore the executive committee last Mon
day mas been comp.imented on all sides.
1t was earnest, patriotic, and hreathed
the spirit of party harmony. The dis
appointment of Mr.. Glass and his friends
of course was great; but they are TAX
ing it like men.
Mr.. Lindamood says that he also is
ready for the baby show and that we
(the EDITOR had best advo ate very
small entry fees if We don't want t,
lose our money. Well. we'll, we'll, We
like to see man keep up a brave
front in the face of defeat; though We
are greatly inclined to extend him our
sympathy in advance.
The kick 600 many citiz ans Of the
county have made against the court
yard well reminds IL Of the time, many
Years, ago when the GARD of Surpervi
sors levi I'll a special tax to build:a fence
around the court yard. The citizens
then raised such clamor against the
extravaganza, that the Board, most o
whom were candidates, held specia
session and .scinled the order for the
fence, but let the tax remain. The peo
pie were pa Lifted and went ahead anC
paid the tax and didn't know the did
erence. When the fence was built an
other tax had to be levied. tits doubt
full if the we'll cost any of us chew 0
; tobacco. -'-''
There WAS a special meeting of tn
Board of Aldermen Monday evening t
consider proposition to build musi
room on tia public school grounds. !
als~ developed that the roof and'othe
:, parts Of the present school building
needed extensive repairs. Bat tn
Board called halt on all this. The
, were unanimously of the opinion tina
: it was not good business to keep patch
ing up the old buildings or to stick an
more houses about the premises. Ratl
or than do this they resolved to submit
: t. the people some time between nov
a and next Spring the proposition to tea
. down the ricketty and scattered pull'
r ing and put up modern school Guild
: ing that will do justice to the pupils
teachers and patrons of the schoo
We commend this as a " ~ move. tn
a present buses are disgrace 10 II
u t,.wn. if not an actual source of dang,
to the children. We believe that i,
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