The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-04-22

Clinton ACduGtAyS suPCA1A As1AAAA~ -
by the Rev. Spencer Wall till late
|ly, and Mrs. Goddard; it instructs
about fifty scholars, and was Inc
corporated in January last-the
Methodist and Presbyterian Sum
day Schools of two and three years
standing, attended by 100 children
Branch of the Mississippi Bank,
Joseph Calender, cashier; Robert
w. Campbell, clerk; President,
Daniel Vertner; Directors, Abram
Barnes, Thos. Gale, David D.
Downing, P. Hopes, B. Hughes,
A. K. Shaifer, A. w. Putnam, 10.
Calender. Methodist Church, un-
der the charge of Rev. Thomas
Lynch, has 20 members; Presby-
terian Church, under charge OF
Rev. Zebulon Butler, SO members;
Episcopal Church, under charge
of Rev. Spencer Wall; Fire Com
pany, Samuel Holt Captain.
Thespian Society, Band and Fire
Company are improvements OF the
last three and four years, in times
too, the most agreeable change has
been effected in the morality of the
town. Though they are absent,
we ought not to forget to whom
we are indebted for the first efforts.
The Rev. John c. Burrus, of the
Methodist persuasion, was our first
stationed preacher, and much in
deed, was he esteemed-and his
predecessor, the Rev. John 0. I.
Hawkins, gave the start to Sunday
School instruction; evidently SO
beneficial.
The town was incorporated Feb.
9th, 1921, and chooses its officers
the first Monday of April of each
year. The present officers are.
James Fl. Maury, President and
Magistrate; Selectmen, Stephen
D. Carson, Cornelius Haring, P.
Hopes, B. Hughes, Ben Wat
kins, Abram K. Shaifer; Assessor
and Collector, John jennings;
Treasurer, B. F. Stockton; Town
Constable, Edward ]. Smith.
The number Of physicians is six,
viz: James P. Parker, Elias Og-
den, Thomas B. Magruder, Alva
Wilson, P. B. Wilcox, George w.
Smith.
Lawyers, twelve, viz: Amos
Whiting, A. w. Putnum, George
Irish. John B. Thrasher, Davis H.
Hopes, James H. Maury, William
lD. Lindsay, Andrew Knox, Vol--
lney Stamps, H. N. Spencer, John
III. Farnandis, William H. Martin.
The merchants are, c. Haring,
III. Carpenter, P. Hopes, B.
Hughes, Collier & Downing, Wat
son & Pope, ]. Nichols & Co.,
ITohn & Bryant. S. Douglas & Co.
Dry Goods and Grocery Stores,
kept by Francis B. Lee, John D.
Zeiser, William Perkins, Squire Q.
Bridewell, Orange Clarke.
Two Apothecaries-Parker q
Iogden, John S. Rowland.
Tavern-By Mrs. Mary T. De-
france; Boarding House, by Mrs.
Ann B. Green.
| Three Millinery and Fancy
lStores-Mrs.L Lydia Smith, Mr.. and
mrs. Scovil, Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt.
Mechanical Branches: One ex-
tensive carpenter shop, belonging
to Ben Watkins; one bakery, F
AtIary; blacksmith shop, Evor
IGrifith. Tinnery, Charles Saillard
two tailor's shop, + N. Hunting
er and James NJ Sutton, Johr
Stamps and Ira ]. Hayden; sho'
store, Oliver B. Goodrich; Watch
maker, Geo. w. Capron; two sad
die shops, ]. w. E. Wallace AM
Alexander.
1 The annual sales of merchan
disc, groceries, up-country pro
duce, ETC.. in Port Gibson. amour
to about $500, 900.
The above names have been al
J ranged according to the length Q
! ! time each period has been ID To
place. except in the merchanics
branches, where they were Sc
down as we thought of them.
! Such is Claiborne county now
What will it be fifty years henceF
: The foregoing sketch OF Poi
: Gibson was published in the R
: veilIe in 1876 and'it was taken froi
y the old Correspondent of 1929.