The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-01

Breezy.
Weather cool.
Valentine day l4th.
Few vessels now in our port.
Twenty eight days In this month.
No fights in this vicinity this week.
-Mardi Grss comes on the 9Th Of next
month.
To-day the sun rises st 6:5l and
sets at 5:37.
We have q pleasant home on the
river for rent.
-Calicoes at six cents a yard q M
A. Dees' Scranton store.
There was one inch of rain fell OF
this plsce last Tuesday night.
Mr.. J. W. Williams will open a
school at the Seashore next Monday.
The average Pascagoulian has plen-
~ of time to discuss the events of the
day.
This day ninety.nine years ago
G.n. George Washington Was elected
president.
Rev. J. B. X. Smith breaches at
the Methodist church, at Moss Point,
next Sunday.
Never despair Is long as your feel
ings aud fnger nails can stand the
grip Of gtief.
-"At cost for cash. is the motto Of
Unc'e Henry. at NJ. A. Dees' store.
Examine his goods.
Printers say the Russians ought to
be . religious people, for most of their
wonderful names look pi-ous.
- Sanday-school at the Scranton
Academy. Sabbath afternoon at three
O'Clock. All are invited, especially the
children.
Capt. J. B. Delmas has shingles for
saie at 80. so per thousand, 10 be had at
his mill on the P~sscagoula, below rail
road bridge.
Now is the time to secure great bar
gains in clothing, dry goo Is, etc., by
calling OF Uncle Henry. Calicoes at
six cents a yard.
The bridge over the bayou leading
to Cspt. Polls ~shipysrd. a part Of
which was washed away not long since,
hss been repaired.
- Deputy Collector Gillespie is still
confined to his house OH account OF
sickness. Mr.. B. M. Campbell is now
behind the dssk issuing clearance
papers.
Whist has become OF the Pasca-
goula and Scranton railroad project.
Now would be a good time to build
it, while our people have nothing else
to do.
- It is lying awake of nights trying
to determine whether to leave our for
tune for an orphan asylum or a home for
the t~ireless tramp that makes the news
paper business SC wearing.
- Mr.. D. Griffin. Of Carroll county
has bought from DR.. Gholson q farm
near the N. O. and NJ. road. between
Wavelsnd AID Toulme stations. He
has moved in and gone to work.
-Babyland for Febru ary is at hand.
and il full of nice stories and pretty
pictures, just suited TO the tastes Of
the little folks. Send fifty cents to D.
Lothrop & Co.. Boston, and get Baby
land for )ne year.
by reference to the double-column
advertisement elsewhere, it will be seen
that Mr.. M. A. Does offers his entire
stock Of dry cooks, clothing. boots,
shoes. hats. ETC., at net cost for cash.
Now is the time to secure bargains.
We refer parties needing steam en-
gines. mills, machinery or supplies, 70
the advertisement OF Il. Dudley Cole
man & Bro, IL Union street, New Or
leans, La. they being manufacturers and
dealers Of well established reputation.
Mr.. R. r. Bearden and family. late
OF Knoxville, Tenn, who have been
spending . few months here, left for
Luling, Texas, this week. We regret
to see them leave, and commend them
to the people Of Luling as worthy and
good citizens.
The Pensacola Gazette Of last
week says there are more than q hun
dred and fifty sail and steam vessels
in that port. Many vessels that would
come to q port now go to Pensacola
because they cannot get cargoes Of lum-
Der here. Our loss is P~ensacola's gain.
= While Mr.. @. T. Irving was in New
Orleans last Monday night, he was Wis
tied by q little female stranger, which is
being kindly and tenderly cared for by
the madam. When We saw MI. l. on
Wednesday, he wa shaking hands with
his friends, and looked a. happy as a
lord.
The Bay st. Louis Herald says
Mr.. A. Ulman is pushing forward the
work on his factory, and that very soon
the machinery will be in and the looms
RAINING. We are glad to hear that
he is progressing so finely, and hope
that very o We may have many cot
Ton uool and oAhar lo-o-:ou IN an.