The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-05-24

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The town crowded.
"A humbug show tonight.
Peaches are beginning TO Iipen.
Preaching at all the churches
Sunday.
Baptist association meets to-
day at Moss Point.
The communication from A..
G. W., from Biloxi, came too late
for this issue.
We had fine rains Sunday and
Monday nights, which was great
benefit to vegetation.
We predict that all who attend
The show at the academy Friday
night, will be humbugged.
The party given at the resi-
dence OF Capt. j. b. Delmas We'd
neSday night was Il very pleasant
affair.
Our town is full of strangers
this week, brought here by the on
vening of circuit court and the
Baptist association.
-Sunday-school will be held in
Scranton academy next Sunday at'
tprnoon ut 4 o'clock, the usual hour.
All are invited to attend.
Visiting ministers are expected
TO address the Sunday schools ct
Moss Point and Scranton, at the
regular meetings os next Sunday.
There will he preaching at the
Seasllore church on next Sunday at
II o'clock am. and at d pm. by
ministers from the Baptist assOcia-
zion.
MIR. VIM. Faycrs is building a
new StorehouSe near the courthouse
at Mississippi City. He intends
opening Il confectionery and fruit
store.
A new store has been opened
at Handshoro, by Mr.. Danicl An
Nrews, who keeps II good stock OF
fresh groceries and sells them
cheap for cash.
A new postotiice has been RS
tabliSlied ut Beauyoir, Harrison
county, between Mississippi City
and Biloxi, with Mr.. A. NJ. Dahl,
Eren as postmaster.
There will I've Il picnic at Rous.
sells landing, on Biloxi river, eight
miles above Mississippi City, next
Friday the 31st. For Il special III
Nitation McSSrs. Bloomfield and
Lewis will accei.t thanks.
There Will he preaching at
Moss Point on next Sunday at the
Baptist and Methodist churches at
lg1 am. and at the Baptist church
at u pm. by ministers attending
Ihe association. All are invited
20 attend.
DIR. Chidsey, an old an expert
enced dentist, has II card in this is.
sue. He is now prepared to do all
work in his line in tirSt-class style,
and at reasonable prices, Do not
90 to Mobile or elsewhere to have
work done that Il lie executed a,
home as we'll, il not better.
The New Orleans and Mobile
railroad now issue tickets for al
points Oh the coast at low rates,
good till April 80, 1879. We sup
pose however, these tickets are
issued emily from the New Orleans
Office, us our local agent has non,
Tor sale at this Station.
A oue-horse eng attainment will
be given at Scrantoh TO night. The
manager, who called himself DIR
IL. b. Wright wanted to advertise
with us 10 the amount of 81 90, buI
when we suggested that payment
VAS required in advance, he very
suddenly decided not to advertise
Peaches are ripening aud pro
misses abundance. Mrs. A. A
staples, OF Ocean Springs, has
lew ripe Ones-Eearly Beatrice
Col. Lewis, of West Pascagoala
las several trees of ripe and mature
1fuit (Amesdam, Missouri an'
Alexandriss) which are the hes
2Ad earliest frnit thrown Oh thu
market.
Thursday 10th inst, a livel,
game of base ball was played be
tNten the Matthias and Rattlers
'nth Of Bay st. Louis, the latte
Fls composed of students of tn,
'o'iege, who were victorious by
core OF s. w. Walsh distinguish
III himself behind the bat, ant
n-e"llSes an excellent amateu
t-'aer. Mobile score him down.
We heard a good one on Oh
Tue petit juries HOW serving i
o clrcuEt court. Last Tuesday Il
ease OF G. w. Tagart VS.. &. A
'Her, after the jury were out
lie they returned with the TO
'"ils vir,iict: Ave the jury fin
Hur bill for the plaintiff" Judg
Iaalin asked it that was their vii
-l' aud when answered ia the al
.t%iatl.e, he ordered them to II
PC and try again. The next tim
appeared before his honoi
succeeded III having the Nil
10 prol"-r form.