The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-03-29

ISSUE.
No amateur printers or presses
connected with our establishment.
We have new presses and type,
experienced printers, and will give
satisfaction both as to prices and
work. Send in your jobs and see.
b. j. Jane has been having the
inside of his saloon repanted, coun.
tiers grained, etc. He also has add
ed new and beautiful chandeliers,
which improves the looks of the in
ternal appearance Of his establish
ment.
There is no better time than the
present to plant spring advertise
ments and the columns ofthe Dem.
OCRAT-STAR is the best medium in
the State through which to plant.
Try it, and see if fruit will not be
brought forth.
-"Lower than ever" is what I'm.
Gle Henry says of his goods. He
is just in receipt of q full and COM.
plete stock of all kinds of spring
goods, aud desires everybody, the
ladies especially, to call early and
see for themselves.
The last Legislature having do.
mated all the swamp land in the
State, outside of the leyce DISTRICTS,
to the Ship Island, Ripley and
Kentucky railroad, no more swamp
and overlooked lands in this sec:
ton are subject TO entry.
Hon. A. j. Ramsay has retired
from public lite and bought a halt
interest in Mr.. j. j. Cowart'S store
Mt Stonewall, Harrison county.
JEFF is to be the heavy man of the
concern, as he weighs only two
hundred and thirty-four pounds.
While in Handsboro last week
we noticed some improvements go
ing on. Mr.. j. T. Liddle has lad II
new roof put on his store, and his
dry goods aud grocery department
/ enlarged, The mills there T all
saving aud everybody seemed to
be busy.
I'm another column will be found
an ACCOUNT of the terrible small
pox srpgrge in Marion county.
Hon. George Wood was telegraph
ed not to come to Columbia on ac-
count of the epidemic, and consc-
quently he could not hold his
court in that county at the appoint
ed time.
Capt. Pol has just finished a
barge, which was launched last
Wednesday. He commenced work
on her last "Wednesday week, and
had her completed within Il week
Her dimensions are 30 feet over all,
Is feet beam aud A. feet hold. She
is bnilt for the stayc trade which
has recently sprung mp here,
We are now prepared TO exc.
cute all kinds of job work. such as
blanks, letter heads, bill heads.
statements, cards, dodgers, posters,
briefs, pamphlets, etc. We have
new and late styles Of typr. good
printers and presses. We gnaran'
tee to do work as cheap as nan be
done anywhere, and IN the best
style,
While overhanling q large
chain on dredge-boat No. 2, OF the
New Orleans and Mobile railroad
which is at work in the canal be
tween this place and the West side
u projecting rivet caught tht
thumb of Mr.. Fred Miller tearing
off the flesh to the bone. DR.
Blouut was called and amputatet
the wounded member.
The Murphy temperance move
ment, which is rapidly spreading
throughout the State, has not ye'
reached these parts. Some of on
Young men, however, have organ
lied a society called the Cadets 0
Temperance, with John Byrne
president +; II. b. Alley, Secretary
f. Codina, treasurer. They NEE
every Thursday night over nees
store. We wish they may succeed
in enlisting many in this goo'
cause,
With this issue we close TIL
Escatawpa controversy. We thlnl
each one has had ample room ant
opportunity to ventilate their ideas
and as the cause of the origin o
the discussion has been removed
! and all have gone to work and ar
now busy and happy, we think i
time To cease frinn lam fhis snf