Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-20
Fairfield Notes.

We have had some rice flrmis
weather this week; rainel again on tie
night of tie 10th, which made it TO
wet to plow. Did you say it dlin I
rain at night in June? A few more
DAYS of good weather and the scFops
will be clean. The old corn has re
viyed some and the young corn p omi~e'
well. 1t just seems 10 be raining aoou'
in spots. some in this neighb rltot ha
had too much, while Others haze lad
nice seasons. w. D. Windham say he
has cor that will make 10 bushels p +
acre,
We are having the ever sonstant drum
mer with us this week, the hog cholera
man and last b1t not least, the ever in
vincible populist candidateEo treasurer
Byars Cole. Byars i 5 a good fellow, but
7 am sorry to say Tat his p)Etica asll-
rations will be withered after this cleo
ton. There is but one populi3t in the
two beats on this side Of the river, and
he votes with the Democrats,
Ere you publish this the Republicans
will have nominated their president on a
gold standard platform, Then it Will
behooye the people to buckle on their
armor, for this election is in the hands
of the people, and not witt the politi-
clans, and We will be recreant to our
duty if we do not elect u free silver
democrat. Some paper in this state,
while pretending to support johnson for
governor, publishes an commands On
everything that would be detrimental to
the cause. Should Boies Or Mathews
be nominated by the democrats. We
would have no trouble in elccting the
ticket. We need the telephone bad aud
hope it will not be long before it is
completed to this point,
The boys are returning from school
and have gone TO work, and you do not
Sc tham setting around town holding
goods boxes, and as paul Mex says,
chewing star navy and splitting ham
gravy,
An ice cream SUPP e will be given at
Mrs. +. A, Windham.
7. Y. Hill is on the s;ct-list this
week.
]. and L, W, Ivy say Il at Il e. H.
tend to see who is king in this
country. They do b%clievei1 a King
coming from a foreign country a d rul-
ing over their domain. That is ri5lt,
boys, fight for your country AMI ur-
Mrs. Mckinney, son an danghte. Of
Aberdeen, are visiting hr daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Cook.
Mrs. w. D. Winlham aud son Wal
ter are sick this week, though not seri-
ously.
j. c. Winlham lost two fine mules
this week.
Mr.. Goode Oliver and a negro by IL
name Of Ned Lewis hal a little diff.
Guilty yesterday, consequently Mr.. Mig
ger was brought up to our doctor aud
had his wounds sewed up. They must
not monkey WITH the band wagon.
And now about our doctors. We have
We think. two of the incest and best lit.
tie physicians in the whole county. I
say little, | mean small in statue but
in brains and experience. They
are performing some difficult and del.
cate operations, and their Practice ex.
for ten miles around, and they
rich deserve it. DR.. +. T. is still in
love with his gun, and says it is unnec
e3sary to cross the river TO kill squirrels.
Says all he has to DO is to send Henry
across to keep them turned toward the
and he can get them wherever he
see them. Come down and go with him.
Fish are plenty-no trouble to catch.
Prince Drish, colored, who was totally
blind, died yesterday, and it's estimated
there will be 4O00 O 5000 negroes at the
burial to-day. They have been coming
yesterday FOX miles around. He
was a great church man and had won.
lerfnl inAence. q.