LOCAL MATTERS--W.S. CALVERT's funeral will be preached at Mt. Zion next Sunday, by Rev. WELLS.--Sheriff NORRIS, accompanied by Dr. Z. BLAY and John OWENS, Jr., took six prisoners to Joliett and two to Pontiac, last Thursday.--Esq. J.H. REYNOLDS is confined to his room with fever, and has been for several days. it is hoped that ere long he will be able to resume business.
UNION GROVE-----Editor Monitor: Corinth base ball club were induced to play the Union Grove club a match game on last Saturday, with what success the score below will show: Union Grove base ball club: Name O. R., Jas. PILLOW,p 4 4, John PILLOW,c 2 7, TM EDWARDS,s.s 2 6, S SHERERTS, 1st 4 2, JM DAVIS,2nd 4 3, AH DAVIS,lf 2 7, H DAVIS, cf 2 4, Wm EDWARDS,rf 5 3, DH DAVIS, 3rd 3 5
Corinth base ball club: Name O. R., Geo.BOND, C 2 5, Levi ABNER,p 2 3, F. STONE, 1st 4 3, H.MITCHELL, ss 4 4, F. PEASE, 2nd 1 6, G. MITCHELL,3rd 1 6, T. MITCHELL,rf 3 4, L. STONE, cf 7 1, G. ABNER, lf 3 3
INNINGS.--1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9---Union GROVE 2 7 11 5 3 6 12 1 0
=41---CORNITH 7 5 2 2 1 6 1 2 2 =35
Umpire-Felix STEWART, Scorers-E.A. SHERERTZ and A. MITCHELL,
Time-Two hours and forty minutes. After playing nine innings
each, the Corinth club insisted on a game of five innings each,
that they might retrieve some of their lost honors. The innings
below show how they don’t it: INNINGS.1 2 3 4 5--Union Grove
8 4 6 2 7 =27, Corinth 6 2 6 0 0=14 The Union Grove club is
composed of farmers, and as it is time for farm work, and as
farmers are somewhat thrown back with their work, owing to recent
and continued rains, they will discontinue their base ball
practice until further orders.
BIRTHS--Born unto Mrs. and Mr. John LITTLE, of this place, a boy, last Sunday evening. ---To Mrs. and Hardin GOODALL, a boy.
MARRIED--Wm. H. O'NEAL and Miss Caroline WILBURN, of Attilla, last week.
DIED--J.W. MOSELY, of Crab Orchard, last Saturday week.
LOCAL MATTERS--Born, unto Mrs. and Mr. J.B. WILLEFORD, a boy, last Saturday evening. --W.P. TODD, of Crab Orchard, called at this office last Saturday and subscribed for two copies of the Monitor-one for himself, and the other for a brother in Kansas, Thanks.--On Thursday last a son of Geo. TATE, near the northeast corner of this county, was kicked to death by a mule. He was plowing, and slapped the mile with the lines, which caused it to strike the fatal blow. He was kicked about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and lived until nine in the evening. His funeral will be preached by Miss SNIDER, the female evangelist, at Liberty church, next Sunday.-- We are also informed that a child about three years of age was killed by a mule kick, a few days ago, near the edge of the Williamson and Saline county line.
MARRIED---LUCKY-MOORE.-At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. J.V. MOORE, Mr. MARSHALL P. LUCKY and Miss LUNTHA MOORE, Rev. Ellis KNIGHT officiating. We congratulate the happy couple and trust their unity may prove all their names imply, more and lucky.
FROM GRASSY.--Miss Maggie STILLY died last Friday, from phthisis pulmonalis, after an illness of several months. She bore her sufferings with much fortitude. She leaves a large circle of friends to mourn her loss.
LOCAL MATTERS--Vancleave HENDRICKSON is building a new house on his farm.--John EDWARDS is improving his hous
FROM UNION GROVE--The woman preacher, Miss SNIDER, is causing quit a lively sensation here. Some seem to think that it is wrong for a woman to preach-some think it going rather beyond her sphere-while others say let her preach. Oliver DAVIS and sons a prizing their tobacco, at their barn on the old homestead.Our friend B.P. PULLEY was thirty years of age yesterday, and received a birthday present from his wife. It was a girl. May 22, 76
MARION HIGH SCHOOL--(students)--Ella MITCHELL, Mollie DAVIS, Mantie SCURLOCK, Jennie BENEDICT, Fannie AIKMAN, Delia SPILLER, Sarah OGLESBY, Am. KEASTER, Maggie WESTBROOK, Genia LEWIS, B.F. KELLY, D. WALKER, Geo. POWELL, D.W. DUNN, L.D. MASSEY, J.L.D. HARTWELL, W. WESTBOOK, W.E. WATSON, A. BEASLEY, S. , STILLY, Geo. GOODALL, P.H. SKAGGS, E.CAGLE, W.L. CONNELL, J.P. MOORE.
LOCAL MATTERS--The election for school director yesterday resulted in favor of C.M. KERN.--Mrs. and Mr. H.T. GODDARD are blessed with another girl. Last Saturday.