The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-17
Madison Dots.

Q Miss Laura Jones is absent on ( r.,
Z days visit to relatives ana friend. /,
: Canton.
/, Miss Lutte Mckay has returne,
nome after delightful visit to friend
in J G son.
. III some of our home restaurant
macadamized pie crust scenes 70 be :,
the 60. = =
Prof. Bayol arrived Monday to tax,
: onarge OF his dancing school. Tbi,
viii make things q little )ivel;er T.
Madison, In social way for a Will,
at least.
mr. Mckay's box factory has shut
oown Tor while. not on account of .
strike, but scarcity If timber.
hev. Mr.. Parker was in town Satur.
gay delivering and taking orders for
That great book, the life Of r. q 4
Lamar 1t is book that every Miss
issippian ought to have.
| u Is said many statesmen lcok mo,
2 morning cocktail as a constitutions,
amendment.
Inc telephone line that is being con
s'ructed between this place and Canton
Sr~ a II
y very nearly finished. This lin. con.
meets with Yazoo City, Flora. Pickens
carthage and other towns which nlacas
as 10 speaking distance with all tho
points mentioned What a great con.
venience 1t will be.
The Highland colonies are loem;nr IL
the Imagination Of those who are ;nta..
ested. Great things are expected. in !
less than two years they will have !
town OF no less than 5000 inha bitants
50 they say, time will prove. Candi-
dates for Mayor are already announe-
ing themselves.
mere are good many Strawberries
oeing shipped from here now. Most
al OF the growers have shipped a few
cases. They are bringing from to s5
per - quart crate, which is very low
pr1ce Tor the first berries. They gen.
orally start in y bout 81, but it mus. be
remem sered that Louisiana 10 showing
Them In pretty lively at this time, from
lhfee TO four cars daily are being ship
PED from there. AS soon as Louisiana
Sives downs little. prices will in all
be better.
J. Block, well known in Madison
,nsiness circles, was here recently ON
ne lockout for sand to keep store.
ne length OF his snjourn will depend G
lpon his success; 70 the business of $
aadison will be fblockaded during ber- q
y season, We suffer every year from \
nese moving merchants. Like birds q
passage, they scent the carcass from q
Tar and swoop down and bury their
alons in their prey, ri,e and soar :
loft ami leave the home merchant .
nth the bag to hold y
Did You feel that earthquake Mon. n
ny night? as gentleman said on the u
rect the other day. 1t was caused by o
NO OF our young gents learning to 81
Rnce the Berlin Polka.
At . neighbors house near here there ~
yes an old dog by the name of tray-1n
great pet with every member of the :,
mily; for years they have watched :,
IN "gnaw the bone of contention" q
SO the mute appeal OF his eye in dis
ess and and his stentorian salute Of ca
y in greeting, but he has been fail. 81
< some time and the gentleman of tn
e house maze up his mind to decisive a.
ton, TO prevent a catastrophe (hy. -
ophobia perhaps) he nerved himscl: an
act without the knowledge of the m,
mily. rs that would raise great con. co
srnation and horror. So he quietly !.
lied him of and administered q xiii. w
3 dose of "Rongh on. Rats but IN
rat was his dismay, after q few pa
fittings and contortions of the body On,
| dog Tray opened his eyes .'clothed ~
4 in his right mind" Now upon .,n
) principle Of not rehanging q man 'h'
er he has missed being hung, old am
3 Tray 10 walking the esrth, alive KIN
d well. land his master owns him. tri,
checkmated. the
HENCE. ma