The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-02-13
PIKE AND MARION.
Cor. DemOcrat-Star:

Npl. Hchlotldl-Nlafs
The chrery face OF the " Star OF
democracy eullvens the tireSides
of the above eOW,tieS occasionally /;
aud, PERHAPS, wOru or SO iIom
this region may lmpalt a degree OF
interest to the general reader, eSpe.
cialiy to Marion as she has no
county paper printed within her
hounds.
Columbia is the county site of
Mariou-Pearl river il0uS graceful.
~ al her feet. The town is upon Il
Uiuf. The east bans. Oncr upon Il
time, SO tradition has II, II was the
capitol oI Mississippi, or 1t dsplred
10 be SO honOred. No maller, 1t
nov Is content 10 wall Tor the long
promised Snip island raIlrodd, then
The heallug waters adjacent, the
natulai advantages Ul healthy
pine section, the choice larm lands,
the clear, bold streams ol puie
water viii attract the lnNaild ior
h attn, the enlsrant for nOmes, the
capitalist tnr manufacturers. Mr..
LOyd has a steam gin, griSt amt
saw mill Ia full operation thal I'M
parts a cOhSidrrabie degree ol ac-
tNIy 10 the cItN. Tao hotels
furnish recommendations to the
travelcr; and just IhlnN OF II, good
substantial, square mralS-tnfrc
times a day -lor thlrlt days,
from eight 10 ten collars per month.
Hon. lom Ford, district attorney,
has a han,iSone home aud sur
roundingS here. He IL highly hon
urrd n his own country aud coun.
~, and with sadnrsS We chronicle
the rimor that he contcmpIales re-
moving his family aud mahe his
future home III "a cottage 10y the
sea," probably Moss Point. Our
ioss viii be Your gain.
This week The engineer of Mr
LOA d'S ain, Ia passing the end of a
saalt bad some part OF has coat TO
calch upon Il bolt, aud in a tNlnk.
llUg he Was wound up, aud Il my
around IN siace. Gr Splng The
shaft with both arms and drawing
his body up closely he had space
to pass Without sIllkng the floor
or ceiling. Some hundred reNolu-
tlons were matle before release
ramr, and strange to relate no
other injury sustained than II bsok-
Ell forearm.
Pike county has a road overseer,
or Inspector, at salary OF some
SIN hun lret dollars per year He
is cnllii0Aed for six months. All
pubnc mghw Ns and bridges, Ia
thrcouutA euine ullier bis snpervl.
sion. lie directs and orders the
" road u,eIsecrS of sections" To re.
par the roadsas ile may think CON.
plies with the State laws. There
has bven Il sIlrrlns up OF aliliquat-
eel notions about What CONSTITUTES
road repairs. The fuIue Traveller
will thank the boaru OF supervisors
for the amended highways.
liolmos,ille was once an inland
gem oi d lown-beautllul Tor Silua-
tioh, the cenirr vi cultivation and
wealth. her society would compare
laN olably With any city III the
South; he former county site and
business center, but now, alas
/" The deserted Village" may almost
represent her present appearance.
Magnolia, 9o miles north OF New /
Orleans. npon The Great Northern |
raiIfoad, has carried ntf the new I
court house anu Jail, aud hit her all
county lltlaall0n concentrates. Tie
IangipAi ua, The future Merlllnack
river ol South mississippi. iiaas
pearpimlA near. Sone day iaclo-
lIts will line II shores, aud Pike (
county will be widely known over I
hr world. Subsl;,n ial hrick store +
buif,iings have recently been coin-
plplpd. 1he new courthouse and
Jail are OF hick-al home matte
and oi first quality.
The farmers ale all planning Tor u
year of prosperity. hust proof
oats are sowed aud being sowed.
The woods grass has been fired
aud young grass is springing up
rapidly. The cattle are IN very
a