• THE REVEILLE THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916 personal Mr. C. S. Kennard has returned from a trip to New Orleans. Mr. B. F. Minnis was in Jack* son on business this week. Miss Mary Magruder has been spending a few days in Vicksburg. Mr. A. T. Montgomery of Grace bas been spending tbe week at bis old borne. Dr. G. W. Acker is in Mobile, visitiog bis mother and attending to business. Mr. ]. W. Parker bas returned from a week's visit to bis parents in Vicksburg. Mrs. H. H. Butler of Baton Rouge, Li., is visiting her mother Mrs. C. B. Tillman. Mr. and Mrs. ). T. Drake car ried their baby to New Orleans for treatment this week. Mr. ]. M. Taylor was one of tbe judges of the big flower parade in Vicksburg last Saturday. Mrs. C. A. Goepel and Miss Annie Goepel spent a few days of this week in Vicksburg. Mrs. M. W. Musgrove is in Natchez for medical treatment. She expects to be there two weeks. Mrs. Emily Scott arrived from Louisiana last evening and is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. S. Drake. Mrs. W. P. Gordon is at the home of her pother, Mrs. Talia ferro, recuperating from a recent surgical operation. * Mrs. D. W. McLeod has gone to Fayette to attend the closing exercises of the Jefferson County High School. • Mrs. S. Bagnell and Mrs. S. H. Bagnell have gone to New Orleans, tbe former to reside and the latter for medical treatment. Mrs. Margaret Bridgets Ornsbv of Augusta, Ga., has been spend* ing the week with her sister, Mrs. D. I. Bridgers, at Hermanville. Messrs. W. G. Herrington of Hermanville and A. M. Arnette of Port Gibson are attending the Con* federate Reunion at Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. McClure left this week to make their home in southern Louisiana. Miss Ber* trice has gone to Florida to teach. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ward have arrived to take charge of their property west of Port Gibson. *— They have rented the Wheeless residence. Dr. L. A. Smith is attending a meeting of tbe State Dental As sociation in Jackson this week. He delivered an address before tbe association. Dr. A. L. Chapman of Herman ville and Mr. C. H. Phillips of Port Gibson are attending the Democratic State Convention, in session at Jackson today. Judge R. D. Gage of Fort Worth, Texas, was here this week on his way to Washington county to see his brother, J. R. Gage,who has been critically ill. Mr. A. C. Callender spent a few days of last week in Adams coun ty. He is enthused over perma nent roads, having enjoyed riding over tbe new highways in Adams. Men's and Boys' Wash Suits and Trousers. C. E. Morris. A temperature of 48 degrees was recorded Wednesday morning. The Civic League will meet Fri day, tomorrow, afternoon at five o'clock at tbe Library. Through a small advertisement in the Reveille, Mr. Arthur Moore secured a lost cow last week. Carload Brood Mares, weighing 960 to 1000 lbs, all in foal, some with colts by their side, for sale at Marx Stable. Mr. Callender, a young farmer from Kentucky, has two acres of tooacco on the place of A. C. Cal lender near Grand Gulf. It is said to be very promisiog. GOODRICH Automobile Tires éé BEST IN LONG RUN ff CLAIBORNE HARDWARE CO. Teleohone 4SI There was 1.07 iucbes of raio to ( j 7 o'clock this morning, the first of any cuusequecice siuce 1 be heavy tail of tbe 2nd. The total for the month, to 7 this moruiug, bas been 5.20 inches. Dr. H. G. Patterson, well known veterinarian, will be here, at Marx stable, early in June. The date of his arrival will be announced later. Mr. Ben. Bedford has purchased a 600 acre place near Bovina, on tbe A. & V. railroad, and will soon move to Bovina with bis family. The Reveille had hoped Mr. Bed ford would buy in Claiborne. The colored school of Port Gib son will bold its closing exercises May 28th to 30tb. There are three graduates, Rosa Cage, Hattie Wil liams and Dorsey Murray. The Parlor Millinery Mrs. Thos. Turner. Phone 138 . Mr. Thos. R. Trim of Wilson ville informs tbe Reveille that tbe heavy rain of two weeks ago was the first one his neighborhood bas had in two years sufficiently heavy I to prevent plowing. | in Mrs. Spencer's music class wil I give its closing concert at tbe opera bouse Tuesday evening a* 8:15 o'clock. An admission of 10 cents will be charged in order to defray the expense of tbe building. Farmers needing Mares, It will pay you to invest in some of thes> Brood Mares. All heavy in foa" and colts by their side. W guarantee that they make pTk!a. M C ."" s e ra r bL and gel The Reveille is in receipt of a.. invitation from J. Mack Jones ol this county to attend tbe closing exercises of Mississippi Cnlleg J May 26th to 30th. Mack wii » graduate with tbe degree B. of S. Figures compiled by the north era stock yards show that 127,000 head of cattle were received from Mississippi duriog 1915, which is a big jump duriog tbe past te.> years. In 1905, tbe statement says, only 3,000 head were shipped from this State.—Clarion Ledger. Attention Farmers. Brood Mares. Carload has ar rived at Marx Stable. They are young, all heavy in foal, some with colts, Call early and get your pick. The class day exercises of Pori Gibson High School will be held in the school cöapel Thursday morning, 25th, at 10:30 o'clock. The graduating exercises will takr place at the opera house tbe same evening at 8:30 o'clock. Dr. H W. Wells will deliver the address S. P. Headley & Sons have just received a clover threshing ma chine, the first one Claiborne county has ever had. Tbe exten sive planting of clover and lespe deza and tbe high price these seed bring make a threshing machine a|V valuable thing for a neignborhood. A few farmers have fairly good oat crops, but there will not be more than half an average yield per acre in the county. Tbe com press oats, those of L. S. Pearson, Headleys, Humphreys and a few I others are tbe only crops in this | sectioo, as far as we have been I able to learn, that will even make half of a crop. The Civic League has decided the most desirable hour tor tbe curb market will be from 8:30 to 9:30 o'clock every Saturday morn ing. Every housewife is earnestly requested to patronize same aadh make her purchases for tbe day. | There will be fresh vegetables I I ( eggs, chickens, strawberries for j sale. Any special orders cao be giveo through tbe president duriog tbe week. A demonstration of products from strawberries will be given on Saturday, May 20th. By order of tbe president. Insmore to Have Depot. At a recent meeting of tbe rail* road commission Insmore, hereto fore a flag station, was made a regular station, and tbe railroad was ordered to build a depot there. A telegraph operator will be sta tioned there. Cade Residence Sold. Mr. fames Ellis purchased the Cade cottage on north end of Col lege street from the Mississippi Southern Bank this week. This was formerly tbe Methodist par sonage. A number of years ago VI rs. Cade purchased it and bad the building thoroughly remodel ed. Mr. Ellis expects to reside there. Big Land Deal. Persistent rumors and counter rum ors bave been in^ circulation tuât Dr. H. H. Barlow of Barlow, in Copiah county, near the eastern boundary of Claiborne, has sold f that city a marker to tbe mem >ry of Col. Aodrew Marscbalk. Col. Marscalk bas descendants, both io Natchez aod in Fort Gib son. The News Democrat says: Col. Andrew Marscbalk, of an ■ Id Knickerbocker family, born id New York, Feb. 4th, 1767, and died in Washington, Mississippi, Aug. 8, 1838. When but a youth j be enlisted under Geo. Washing -1 ton, who later oo, bestowed upon him three different commissions. Duriog tbe Revolutionary War, be engaged in tbe Southern campaign as a Lieutenant, under Brigadier General Anthony Wayoe, and re mained in the American army, for some time after Lord Cornwallis surrendered. Andrew Marscbalk 15 was with Kirby's Second Detach rnent, United States, Troops at Fort Nogales, when tbe Spaniards evacuated, by order of Governor try fori ^ 1 Gayosa, March 23, 1798. After serving bis couo eleven years, be started a news paper in tbe Territory of Missis« sippi, 1801—aod publication, until 1833. constantly referred to as tbe Father of the Press," in this state. continued its I He is I • • few I rUK FLETCHER S this | O 3 TT CD I J\ I - Servant of Survivor of Fort Gregg, A friend sends tbe Reveille tbe following clipping from the Jack son News of recent date. Tbe old negro, so our friend states, be longed to Mr. R. M. Scott of Hermanville, said to be tbe only surviving defender of Fort Gregg ia this county: tbe to aadh | Howard Divinity, a venerable I Pike County darkey, aged 86 years, I and a veteran of the Confederacy, I was in |acksoo this morning visit I ing his friends and taking j collection to enable him to get to I Birmingham to attend tb^reunion I of Confederate veterans. up a Ooe would bave .o (ravel far (o| fiud a more typical "befo' de wab" darkey than Howard Divinity. He is as polite as a French dancing master, obsequiour , to everybody, and bis conversation is embellish ed with a laugh that can be beard four full city blocks. Divinity served four full years in Company D,Twelfth Mississippi, Barksdale Brigade, tbe company commander being Captain William j Rhea. He was tbe assistant and body servant of Major Craft, a noted Confederate surgeon, aod afterwards one of Jackson's fore most physicians for many years, and he also carried the heavy re« CHICAGO - THE «UMMER; RE S O RT r « H j, A ß L| V. S * Ki i % ■ 11 IfrU C .rr *•' far 1 imri 1 T 7 . Li' ■ a « ■ to. • Vi l/Æ ï If v. • p ï V— » r V —ft zj 11? U V mu " J V>»«âar . .1 sf I » .t- ■' Z 3 T ■ r Chicago's New 1, ' 50,006 /Ifa r.R-Ai t 7 c: ; jr II 0 /9 ^ ■< ri. 'Tv: fa . * 7 - 7 TF r r-'T* n O *1 A :.vh k fa I tfi fe L n S kt: . £ 1 VA- t»r-v] î-doerf i und ?or rozrcuil ^.duties far the Gq If • . irA rsxnv-i' La connection wit*: cooky clubs. : ies for AutosachiSr,» . S.V.Ù îo tfcs adjacent conn. /, eus Lake l Mps of r>*ent lakes. ! ■7 Theaterr, ! 3 Tj .i icjgce.fc j -. \ clubs. Câty Vi \s at an Atlantic resort. Isry : irg vli£ ui;oi'C- si lias rc, SI sache; C3 ScntizTci r* s Far! . *v fc-.A » -Cfi RL! .ouÿs ar.il a large ii? i. 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H. BOWER, Gen'l Pass. Agt., MEMPHIS, TENN. NEIL CALLAHAN sponsibility of stealing bogs, chick ens, and other supplies for the commissary, tor the entire brigade, aod his success in this line of mili tary work was attested to by every farmer from tbe Rapidan to tbe Cbattabootchie. His master, Bob Scott, was always too proud to that be j steal, and Howard says was sometimes too proud to fight, so a happy medium was struck whereby Bob did the fighting and Howard tbe foraging. "When dem white folks cum back frum de battle line, dis ole niggab always bad more good grub dan dey could eat, Howard this morning as he ex pressed grateful appreciation of a 25-cent contribution to his expense fund. chuckled f > 15 Seated Automobile for ptlb Public Service Gar lie hire. PRENTISS WATSON, Russum, Miss a27 LOST—Ai Port Gibson, a black ^ ace an< * * e 8 s buck lamb with long 1 tall Reward. H. N Spencer. FOR SALE—Leguna Mexican As the results of ex I June Corn I perimental tests, this corn is the most productive of all varieties for late planting. quantity of this corn for sale at $1 50 per bushel. tnyjS I have a limited Jas. B Allen. I ESTRAYKD-Taken up by me a brown Steer, about 2 years aid, | ears , clipped Owner can have same by proving ownership and paying charges, my 18 2 M\LES PERSON. Cut Flowers Plants Design Work Belgian Hares (White, Grey and Brown) riRS. C. B. DOCHTERMAN VICKSBURG*. niS 3310 S. Washington \ ZADEK wants ail kinds of Cow Hides Horse and Mu | e Hides Sheep and Goat Skins Wool, Furs and Skins All Kinds Roots the year round. Write me for any thing yon need in the flower line. Prompt attention given all orders. Highest Price Come to seeme first. FRESH BULBS of all kinds just come in. Cut Flowers and Designs MRS. B. BIRDSONG, (Successor to W. H. Wright) 202 North Monroe St., Vicksburg Telephone 743. ) NEIL CALLAHAN WILIAM MCLELAN The Vicksburs „oiler & Iron Works m Boiler Tubes Pipe Valves -•* - 4 fc . i t ' x*.t— r * %> ■ * A ■ 0) »v* 1 - ** i "-TWr*rifwfmF ■■■■■ *■ K w c M fc-jSÿÿv o ,v ■: :l v , Lj m 0. 7 .*>!•?*-*.. -Mg :* V ,iit 4 ia' É~éi . - .. 1/) 05 and o (0 s ^ S 1 Q z '--■Si Fittings .-ï?-; ■ - :x All m ;33 Sizes Complete ^toek • -'fac' H : 'Ot *1 ' c v. life o '■ Pü m j MANUFACTURERS OF Boilers, Smokestacks, Breechings and Tanks Marine and Plantation Wor a Specialty. First Ci;;s Mechanics Sent Ont on Repair Work /IOKÖBURG. MISS. in to of the (C) had said said 1 V .1 M L'l GvH/' y O)/ CITY-PROPERTY T sàMtëâ * HE. ÜH SBJÏ3 tu .0 r* u' - the for at y No. 17—350 acres suitable for stock farm, about five miles from railroad, in Claiborne County, price $7.00 per acre. No. 7—600 acres in Warren County, Miss., near State Highway, make fine stock farm, price $7.00 per acre. No. 34—162 acres, two and a half miles from Vicksburg, only half mil.e from State Highway, price for quick sale $3500.00. No, 38—1800-acre splendid Yazoo Delta plantation, od lake and in quarter mile of thriving railroad town, price $60.00 per acre. me The Barbour Realty Company, VICKSBURG. MISS. Bowman Kelley a very .fine animal, will make the season at Marx Stable Terms: $10.00 when colt stands. Marx & Morehead. ABSOLUTELY FREE. To all who do not want to l e cheated, Is the opportunity to test tbe merit and learn the value of a modern Singer before sending away for, or buying an inferior sewing machine at any price, sure to save money and aVoid dis appointment by purchasing of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. Look for the familiar letter "S." HERMAN MARX, Agent. You are State of Mississippi, County of Claiborne To bis Excellency, Theo. G. Bilbo, Governor of Missis sippi. The petition of the under signed, citizens and residents of Claiborne County, Missis sippi, all of whom are voters therein, respectfully show un to your Excellency as fol lows: ♦ ! 1st. That J. E. Regan now an inmate of the State Peni tentiarv, was convicted of murder 011 the 17 th day of June, 1905, in the Circuit Court of Claiborne County, such conviction being for the alledged murderof Jason Moody. j 2nd. That the undersigned respectfully ask his pardon at your hands on the following grounds, to-wit: (A) That said conviction was had with in a very short time after the alledged killing occurred;and when the public mind was un- ! duly excited. (B) That great deal of new evidence which was not available at time of trial was not made known at trial or before, be cause the persons who know the facts did not make..same known, until it was too late to ask a new trial by reason 1 of newly discovered testimony. . That such newly discovered testimony is now a record in your Excellency's office and the force and effect of same is easily accessable to you. That such evidence would have shown that said J. A. Regan acteä clearly in self defense. (C) That, on change of venue Robert Lee Patterson, who had been jointly indicted with said J. E. Regan, but after severance and after trial of said Regan, obtained a change in per fine mil.e for a. ' and un fol of venue to Copiah County, Mississippi, and was acquit ted of said charge, although the evidence against him admittedly stronger than that adduced agair Regan. (D) gau, although he escaped jail has voluntarily surrendered himself and is now in the Pen-i iteutiary. (E) That he haa a wife, who has been labor! ously and constantly striving to support herself, her five of children, all of whom she has of educated by and through her agency; thal his wife is titled to the very highest sidération, and she with her children and her aged and j Christian mother-in-law, long with his father has suf at fered untold misen, because of the verdict rendered against the said J. E. Regan, A pardon will give them happiness and great peace of mind, ! 1 . was inst the said J. E. That said Re en con a Wherefore, Petitioners Executive clemency, and toration to liberty and citizen ship of the said J. E. Regan, with * * pray res a. ' assurances that such course will tffect great good and do but justice to the said Regan. Respectfully submitted, Jos. Davenport, Sheriff. C. E. Mason,"]). S-, M. M. Satterfield, Go. Pros, Attorney, B. H. Morehead, Chancery Clerk, T. H. Freeland, D. C., S. H. Bagnell, Circuit Clerk, E. P. Jones, and others. FOR SALE. —- Prait's Poultry and Stock Remedies, Pra t's Baby Chick Food, Pratt's Lice Killer. Pratt's Fly Chaser. C. E. Morris, Port Gibson, Miss.