The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29
PLEASANT EVENING
And How it was Spent-A Mite Meeting
and Candy Pulling Sociab|e at
Grand Bay, AIap for the
Benefit of the Meth
odist Church,
GRAND BAY, March %, 1873.

EDITOR Observation-Disclosures
ONE "Dotn TO the front, and not
being entirely satisfied with the
privileges allowed him by You in
the last edition of your paper, still
would he humbly further solicit you
once more for a small space in your
valuable columns Of this weeks
issue, as since my last which made
its appearance in your edition OF
the 18th ultimo, another soclable
and candy pulling festival has taken
place in our little quiet and I'M
disturbed villa which, as IA success
and most %pleasurahle event, Ger
tainly defcs competition i'll these
parts or elsewhere.
Upon this occasion it was pre-
viouSly announced and very gen
orally understood by all who were
invited to attend, that it should be
the imperative duty of each M
coming to provide themselves with
their mite" "a nickle), which they
were to donate for the benefit OF the
new Methodist church of this place,
wherefore, as you will observe, the
n%atnreand character OF the meeting
proved to be no less than that of a
"nickltn or "mitc" meeting, and
where no person was restrained, |
car assure you, from d~epositing III
the receiving vault more than the
"ween amount eXacted (5cts,) as,
no limit being placed upon the gen
erous donations, any person feeling
it as IA duty which they owed their
church and Maker, were allowed to,
and their over.paymentS upon this
occM ion we're graciouSly accepted
with the benediction of '"he that
hath let him give"
The meeting took place Mt the
residence of Mr.. Oscar 7. CasSibry,
who resides near the railroad sta
ton at this place. Mr.. C--.y and
lady were fully prepared for the re-
ccption Of the large parties Of
ladies and gentlemen assembled at
their residence upon this occasion,
and just credit is due for the atten-
ton shown and extended by them
toward all in their efforts to please
and satisfy.
The merry party, notwithstanding
the fact that IA niCkle is and would
apparently seem Il small amount for
any M to give in SO just acausc as
that of the building and supporting
of the house of God; yet, in lieu of
tho present stringency of the times,
it Is even so with some of us (at
which We blusl) u difficult task to
raise one pitifnl nickle, but fortu-
nately upon this o~csasion timely
notice having been given, "a few
nicklcs were raised by some means
unaccOuntable and when the trea,
surer, Miss S. On, proceeded in
the opening of the vault and count
ing of the treasure, there was
drawn forth the round little sum of
$3.50, which we consider very good
up Il way, everything taken into
consideration. A most pleasant
evening was spent by every II
present, the general make up of the
evenings exercises being games of
various kinds, social chats, quiet
little moonlight strolls. candy pull
ing, etc. A violin was furnished by
one of the young men in attendance,
but as it is contrary TO all rules of
decorum to permit Terpsichoriau ex-
e~rciscs at a church benefit, notwith-
standingl.y, upon this occasion the
public school house not being but \
short distance from Mr.. C-y, one
by one did the lovers OF T~crpsicllore
steal away till a goodly number OF
young folks had been gathered to-
eether. when u lively air being
started, all was soon lost in the
of the giddy waltz, aud not
till a late hour did the happy party
cease their evenings enjoyment,
each one going home fully i'm
pressed with the result .of the
Dor.