The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
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-Nickle meeting tonight.
Encouraging prospects ahead.
Attend Sunday-school next Sabbath
The sun rises to-day at 6:45, ant
sets 1854.
The schooner MonaHnock has been
towed to Twins shipyard for repairs.
Rev. s. J. Bingham will preach a
Moss Point next Sunday morning and
night.
The provisional government of the
Confederate States YVES adopted this
day 1861.
Yesterday was Charles Dickens
birthday. He would have been fifty
six had he lived.
Rev. J. B. X. Smith will preach in
Scranton academy Sunday afternoon,
Immediately after Sunday-school.
Uncle Henry says he will sell goods
as cheap as any other house in Jackson
county. Call on him and find out.
Seventeen years ago tomorrow
Hon. Jefferson Davis was first nomi-
mated for president OF the Confederacy.
Next Tuesday will he the birthday
OF x-President Abraham Lincoln. We
ppos the darkeys will celebrate the
day.
We noticed the other day English
peas in Nine. Frederick's garden, which
were about six inches high and growing
finely.
Postmaster Alley Informs us that he
is at last in receipt of his usual supply
of postage stamps, and now clicking"
will again be in order.
We call attshtionito the advertise
ment OF John A. Jansen. freight broker,
SO, Beaver street, New York, to be
found on the second page.
Know all men by these presents
that for cheap dry goods, dress goods,
notions, etc, M. A. Dees' store, at
Scranton, is the place to go.
Positively the stock of dry goods,
notions. clothing, shoes, boots, hats.
ETC., at M. A. Dees' store, will be sold
low down for the cash. Fail not to ex-
anime his stock.
The new advertisement OF tho Lou
isisna state lottery will be found in an
other column. Drawing takes place
March 18th. Tickets for sale at the
Scranton postonice.
Should you rec a trat who is look
ing for a place where he may pur,hase
clothing. boots, shoes, hats, etc low
down for the cash, send him to the
store of M. A. Dees.
-Messrs. Denny & Co., received a
telegram from New Orleahs, Monday.
stating that the schooner Leonard Dan
iels, which recently left this port, was
lost. The particulars could not be
ascertained.
Now is the time to plant out fruit
trees, and this reminds as that @. NJ.
Cruzat has a supply of young peach,
apple aud pear trees, which he wishes
to dispose of. Call on him at his store
for further information.
"A brilliant meteor passed over the
sky 10 a southerly direction last Tues
day evening about ten o'clock. The
body proper was surrounded By a
halo, and was followed by a fiery tail,
disappearing with a loud report.
We refer parties needing steam en-
gines, mills, machinery or supplies, to
the advertisement OF III. Dud!ey Cole
man & Bro, II Union street, New Or
leans. La, they being manufacturers
and dealers of well established repu-
tation.
Our clever sheriff and his aid-de-
camp Saucier have been planting out
fruit end ornamental trees, putting
down brick walks. and adding many
good aud substantial improvements to
the property around the sheriffs office
and jail.
The schooner Monadnock, which
has been lying at Pol T. Frentz's ship
yard, on the P~ascagoula, for some
months, was sold last Monday by Dep
uty q. S. Marshal Gainey. She was
bought in by II. I. LAWYER, OF New
Orleans, for $500.
There is a movement on foot by
two w~ell-known gentlemen to establish
a telephone line between Scranton and
the Seashore. They say, however. that
they do not propose to transmit kisses
over the line, which has been claimed
by some fellow can be done.
Saturday night last, says the New
Orleans Times, during a heavy wind,
the schooner Saucy, Capt. NJ. Capalla,
from HON island, with a cargo of sand,
in making the new canal was driven
the ''pickets" and sunk almost
Instantly. No lives lost. No insurance
on vessel or cargo.
If the name of the writer OF the
communication from Moss Point, signed
Marbles" be sent US, we will publish
the communication next week. 1t is a