The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-24

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

proacheth.
We are still printing specia
election tickets.
The new building on Fredericl
street is rapidly nearing completion
Since the cool weather the
oyster BUSINESSES booming in Biloxi
Joseph Fowler, Esq, of Biloxi
paid our town a flying visit last
Monday.
The protracted meeting is still
in progress at the academy. Let
all attend.
Send in your orders for special
election tickets, and be sure to send
the cash with the order.
ED. j. B. Hamberlin will preach
at Biloxi next Sunday morning at
IL o'clock, and at 7 at night.
Road Overseer Moore has his
brigade out repairing the thorough.
fare under his supervision.
There are q aspirants to
county offices in Hancock county,
to say nothing of beat offices.
Now is the time to plant ad.
Sertisements in the DEMOCRAT
STAR if you wish to reap a rich
harvest.
e. r.. Bragg, son of DIR. w. d.
Bragg, has taken the place of r.
B. Alley, as assistant postmaster
at this place.
There is a movement on foot to
get up an entertainment for the
benefit of the Catholic church some
time in November.
H. NJ. Dickinson, Esq, of Mo
bile, representing the Singer ma
chine company, paid our town a
flying visit Wednesday.
The fear of winter does not
seem to have any terror for the
mosquito, and he says ''it won't do
to give it up so, Mr.. BrownW
MIR. G. f. Tbeobald returned to
his home in Biloxi last Monday,
after getting possession OF the
articles stolen from his store on the
Sth inst.
We have lately added several
new fonts of type, card ornaments,
cuts, borders, etc, to our job Office,
and are turning out tirst-class
work cheaper than ever.
The steamer Heroine, plying
between New Orleans and Biloxi,
has discontinued her trips for a
short time, The New Camelia
takes her place in the trade.
The Southwestern Baptist as
ISOLATION met at Palestine church
in Mobile county, on Saturday, Dc
tober 18th and continued in session
until the Goth. The meeting was
largely attended.
Our whole-souled youngfriend,
Capt. John Y. Morgan, has again
shook the dust of Scranton from
his feet and shipped as first mate
on the Eugenia for Mexico. A
pleasant voyage and a safe return,
"Jack.n
There were no arrivals of yes
sells at the customhouse this week
and only two clearances-the Amer
lean bark Lewis Il. Stocker, for Ha-
vana, with 220,135 superficial feet
of lumber, and the American
schooner Eugenia, for Mobile, in
ballast.
Mr.. w. G. Coyle, of New Or
leans, agent for the steamer
Heroine, was in town last Monday
prospecting. He reports having
met with much encouragement, and
will probably put the Heroine in
the trade between this point and
New Orleans soou. Due notice
will be given. =
We have received a communi-
cation from some n in Pass
Christian signed progress" which
we will publish as soon as the real
name of the writer is made known
to us. We never publish anony-
nous communications. We do not,
however, want the real name of the
writer for publication, but simply
for a reference.
From correspondent at Brad
iey's mills, Perry county, we learn
that Thomas p. Hinton, an old citi-
zen of that county, aged about 04
years, was bitten by a rattlesnake
on the 18th INST, from the effects
of which he died in a few hours.