Show FROM CORINTH MISS corintia alcorn co miss mies december 11 1895 trusting you will find a place in your valuable paper for a few linee from this part we take this opportunity of informing the many alaers who have filled missions in the djuth 8 and nd have fou found dd shelter and a hearty welcome io in the home of jap M coff mod that he departed depart 0 this life on the of Nove november 1895 he was a staunch friend to the servants of god to the last and always has been from the time be met the first ones he got acquainted with he believed io in the gospel as taught by the latter day saints but would not be baptized during the latter part of augu it and september he worked very hard la in the low bt b fc tom lands which brought on chills and fever that together with worry over his hie troubles was the cause of hib bib death elder eider erastus christenson Christen seo and I 1 visited the family this summer aua ana while there elder caristensen was taken sick aiom mr coffmon and family did all they could coma do fur our comfort we left there on the let of october and when we shook bands wile them they cried as though they were parting with their own children eider alder caristensen Curi stensen and aad I 1 opened up this his county we the last of april traveling through the country first we have made a good many friends and allayed much prejudice that existed here we have baptized three persons persona and there are two or three more ready for baptism at our conference elder christensen en was sent into alabama and elder durlee and I 1 are finishing up we commenced work here bete in connla the county seat of win this c boty today so far we have no up position wo have got acquainted with several of the beading meo men and aad they seem to be fair air minded people this place has bas a population of about 2275 A good part are colored they have an iron foundry which does quite an extensive busin tse alfo aho ah o a woolen factory which employs about girls girle there are two railroads rail roada passing here which make it quite a prominent place there is also a cotton caiti press preau takes the cotton and presses it to half the size aiza of the regular bale your valuable paper to la a welcome visitor here and much appreciated C E OWENS JOHN johm |