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"THE BILOXI MIRROR" KT.-.’SPAPER DESCRIBES ACTIVITIES
August 7, 1875
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"BILOXI >rIP.ROR" A!TTr DATED "HERALD"
The first issue of a Biloxi nevsoaper, "The Biloxi Mifror", h?s been loan?-' the Herald by Miss Alethea B. Clerrens. The date vas August 7, 1^75 and the r^T’sr was published cv C. r. Irovning £: Co.
There vos very little local nevs but a Reratta ^.t Ocean Enrings vas beinf? attended by several of the Biloxi fleet.
The local streets vere dusty, ps the veils hr-d gone dry.
"Jo" oubMshed the letter he or she h~c vritten to the Jpckson Times describing the great tiri!e in full blast at C^-rn ” eeting on the Camp Grounds.
The -'.e^ublicon convention "vhich net at :'i ssissinni City on ' onday, August ?d, only anrointed delegates to the Convention to be held in Jackson, ’'iss. The delegates sre Judge Henderson and Mr. ?. Curtis."
The rroceedir.rs of the tovr council on August ?nd -vere signed by H. J. Meaut, n.avor, and John E. ’'orrisor., secretary.
Bantist church services for the third cunday of the month vere announced vith Elder	berlain,	pastor*.	Rev.	~\ather
P. Chevali°r of the Catholic church announced services for 7 a. tn. and 10 a. r. every Sabbath, ar.d Sabbath schorl at c every Sabbath morning. Rev. T. richoison, nastor of the Methodist church, announced 11 r>. ~. and 7 1 -? n. r. services every Saberth, and Sabbath ~chool for vith C. ?. An eel superintendent.
Dr. A. X. "orthror announced his candidacy for treasurer of the county, a re-election to the office j<he th^n held. ' r. A.J.Ramsay vas before the people of the county for r,e—elect *cn to sheri-j. of the county, an~ !'rr. J. * estfell "?.? ? cr.n^i^stc 1 cr .rrrsurer in Jackson County.
There vere tvo columns of advertisements—"Bosse? House,"
?. J. rontross, nronrietor; lavvers, grange prertts (vh^tev^r that ^ is—ioo!:c like p cotton selling arsccinticn); !'ev’ frlr~“s cr~'ission ir.erchnnt s, hotels, linuor dealers ?na one fish r-.r.'’ t**rt: c rcrcnant, hed advertisements.