The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-16
~HANDSBORO ITEMS.

. Oysters are fine and tat
All is quiet in log circles.
Vegetables are plentiful
We predict a cool summer.
The chicken crop is short.
All is quiet along the beach.
Happy Hollow is very healthy
Some more new boats. Lots o
tun.
Pork and mutton at Is cents /:
pound. .,.,
The fruit crop will be light thi,
season.
The public schools i still in
session.
Business is not as good as i,
might be.
Nothing doing in the matrimo.
NAL market.
There is some inquiry, for prop
erty i'll Handsboro.
Even the Gold boys" have got
the sail boat fever.
The town has been full of dram
mers for two weeks.
DIR. S. w. Lindsey, surgeon den
fist, was in town Monday.
A printing press is being put in
order for work. Look out!
Plums are turning. Look out for
lively times for Il doctors.
Saw-dusting the road from here
to the depot goes bravely on.
The merchants are preparing for
the summer trade OH the beach.
The "Sweet By-and.By" and the
bores + nearly worn thread-bare.
Circuit court at Mississippi City
next Monday. Evil doors, look
out.
A new hack line is the talk here
now. 1t is to be Il two-horse con.
Germ.
Justice Crawtoot has but little
to do in his office now. Peace
reigns!
The weather is cool for May.
Fire nights and mornings is com,
Portable.
Our colorcd population don't
sigh a bit for Kansas. Too many
here.
A number of sohOoners arrived
this week, all bringing new goods
for our merchants.
Rev. S. j. Bingham holds divine
services III the Presbyterian church
Sabbath morning and evening.
Messrs. S. Seaman and j. Il. Lid
lie clipped their merino wool last
week. The yield was immense.
There is to be a cOlored candi-
late for the legislature from this
'icinity. Poor, deluded creature.
The long.looked for revenue
stamp has arrived, and lovers Of
he weed and ''tarantula juice" are
Mr.. Horace Bloomfield, of Pascal
is spending a day or so with
elatives. Horace looks well, and
warmly welcomed.
Mr.. j. II. Burton intends to open
large and well assorted stock of
ry goods, groceries, ETC., at Har-
is0n station this week.
ID. Theo. l.. Myers, now of Texas,
assed through this place Monday
18th his family, en- route tor Perry
Dunty on Il visit to relatives in
nat county.
A white main representing him
elf as IA missionary is preaching
, the colored people, and we opine
his conduct here that he is a
and raising money for him
If. Watch him.
Rev. j. b. Hamberlin received
\ accession to his church last
eek. The ordinance Of baptism
as administered Sunday evening
Bayou Bernard. "Stlll there's
ore to follow"
One of the parties who so fnglo-
ously failed at ''cotfee and pis-
'ls for tw0," feels ashamed of the
affair, and now is trying to
axe the public believe it was a
ander. Too thin, "W. s. PIP
The Escambia, FROM PascHgoula,
Ime steaming up the bayou Tues
~ and created quite u sensation.
be sailing crafts gave her the
ght of way and seemed to be as
nished at seeing Il steamer in
cir waters.
The Ladies' Aid Society. of the
andsboro Baptist church, is to
We an entertainment, consisting
music, charades and tableauy,
the night OF the Goth inst. Ex-
nsive preparations are being
AIDE, and judging from the man
it cannot but be Il decided