The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-12-19

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Mr.. W. 4. Aircy ~
new skins!ed root.
Weddings expected duriI
Christmas holidays. a.
The work on the village grave
yard will 500 commence.
Goats are more plentiful thar
merinO sheep in H~andsbOrO.
The boom in business circles hal
not reached Handsboro yet.
Good cOrnfed beef and pork is
selling here at ten cents u pound
We will have some sort of a fac
tory one of these days: That We
will.
Christmas turkeys are roOstins
high now. They will tumble next
week.
Two deers were e a town the
other day. They skipped away
unhurt.
Our merchants are receiving
their stocks of toys and Christmas
goodies.
Ship building still going on
Mr.. III. Leinhard launched a new
fiat Saturday.
The ghost is not to be seen in
Happy Hollow now The potatoes
have been gathered.
Rev. S. j. Bingham will preach
in the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath at IL o'clock am.
Improved property is very, very
cheap here. A home can be pro
cured for Il small amount of cash.
DIR. John j. Harry has moved
into the DR.. Lyon Office, near the
residence of Mrs. Catherine Lyon.
A young MAJ from Stonewall was
in town Saturday and carried away
the picture of his sweetheart. He
was so happy.
Justice Crawfoot's occupation is
about gone. No legal business to
transact, and very few travellers
to ferry over the bayou.
Saw logs are being hauled along
our most fashionable streets to the
mills on the bayou. The logs
measure twelve inches and up
wards.
There is stme talk of the old
HandsborO Democrat printing Office
building being converted INTO IA
mercantile establishment the COM
ing new year.
A branch business Office of the
Pascagoula DEMoCRAT-STAR is
kept in the old Handsboro Demo-
crat building, Oh the corner of
Bridge and Commerce street, z. h.
Mayors, manager
The youngest looking benedict
In town says his twenty-6fth we'd
ding anniversary occurs during the
holidays. Presents of silver, from
II salt spoon to an entire service OF
sterling will be acceptable.
The tide of travel is turned via
Mr.. II. Leinhard's free ferry over
bayou Bernard. This in cOnse-
quence of the impossible condition
of the road on the north side Of
the bayou leading to the old ferry
landing.
On New Years " a most agree
able entertainment y contemplated
by the ladies of the PEesbxterlan
and Episcopal churches for the ben
Eft OF a worthy AUST May it be
eminently successful financially AS
it doubtless will be otherwise.
Both Sabbath-schoOls of this
place are to have a Christmas tree.
The Union school, on Christmas
exc night DIT the Presbyterian
and the Baptist school
christmas night at the Baptist
A pleasant time is antici-
by all.
The Retormer, a temperance pa.
Ter, was the first newspaper pub
ished in this place. 1t IA pub
lshed by Rev. Henry L. Lewis and
?. X. Mayors, and was started over \
wenty-Eine years ago. The Hands
,oro Democrat was the outgrowthl
# the Reformer.
Mr.. Hugh +. Folwell, who has
,een over in the Lone Star State
or a couple of gears, is spendingV
ONE time here with his relatives
gives a glowing descriptiou(
# his new home; and hopes to bel
BILE to return to it some time III
he near future; 4
Ed. j. b. Hamherlin preached
lis farewell SERMONS at the Baptist
hurch on last Sabbath morning
nd night. He leaves for his new
Icld of labor soon alter Christmas.
he church losses a faithful pastor,
nd the members of his church
art with him with regret. I
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