The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-10-15
u.ss Meeting and Barbe-
'e enc nj Pascagouia'

rha mAss meeting anu unIocSuo
ts psscs goula on the LIST, was sueh
.sSlbition of genuine democrat
a,hnsiasm aud abounding hos
;,sI;tr. as is rarely witnessed.
Esa,s i NO division of sentiment
a', ,h.t section worth questioning,
nj the patriotic aud paelic spirit
y people of jackson wanted 10
,s,ste \ y al least one day to Q now OF
nj and feast of reason aud oil
ss '.ood cheer for. the hody as well as
s sS;ud ana they as<ie 1t as OCCASION |
which ~h;eh will long be remembered.
They invited their neigh6ors OF
rLs Harrison aud Hancock counties TO
mite a,I With them, aud beth eonnties
wsrs - we'll represented by the solid
yeomany, the fair aud brave. Ihe
Company could not have numbered
less than two thousand
Pascagonla is one OF tue most
aonrishing towns en the seashore.
II i the point where the river OF
that name empties its eastern THE
into the Mississippi sound. LIS
charter naus Is Scranton, after au
smploye OF tiie company that first
constructed the railroad through
that section, bat it is known every
where by the name OF Pascagoula,
which it properly bears. On the
west hank of the stream near
the residence Of Mr.. Gautier, aud
in the Immediate yiciuity OF that
Grand old patriot, Ud! Alfred u.
lewis, are the celebrated crcosote
works OF the railroad company,
where the timbcrs used by the road
are prepared for protecting them
against the rarxaes oi insects when
submerged. Pascsgouls is the
county seat, aud has growing
trade. Seven miles north of IL, on
the Pascagoula river, Is Moss Point,
celebrated Tor it's extensive lumber
mills, owned ~ the Mcssrs. Grflin,
Walter Denny, and others. phe
business Of these enterprising citi-
gems was very much injured by the
unjust prosecutions CT the govern.
ment, but their establishments are
now In the full ti,le OF successful
operation, and with the demand for
their lumber, they will soou rccov'
or their losses. Moss Point, in adj
dition to its large mills, has fine
schools aud churches, and there IL
no community better known for IL
refuement aud hospitality. Col
Ww. Griffin is the patriarch OF the
community. Many years before
the war he settled there from Per
ry county where he had accnmu
lated a considerable fortune. Whel
the war commenced his estate wal
worth e200,O On the 81 OF Dc
tober, he had reached his eightietl
year, but is still vigorous IN mint
aud body, aud moves with the elias
tieity OF most men of 6tty. Hon
Walter Denny, formerly u repre-
sentative In the legislature, Is ais
one OF tlie solid mcn Of the Point
and here also are the homes OF th
Hon. George Wood, the belove
chancellor of the district IN whlc
be resides, and of his sou, Hol
Charles H. Wood, the present adj
aud popular representative OF Jacl
sou county iu the Legislature. N
constituency ever had - truer rel
resentative.
Hon. Roderick Seal, who stant
at the head OF the bar in the Sc
shore region, resides at Mississippi
City, and y few miles east OF tl'
place is Beauvoir, tire delightt
home OF ex-President Davis, wi
il busily employed, giving the b
ishing touches to his great work
the war between the States al
the causes that produced 1t. Ge
Joseph Il. Davis, one of the bra
est OF the heroes Of the Ccnted'
acy, resides with his family !,
Beanvoir, and MAS o guest at Fl
cagoula on the occasion sbo
mentioned.
Speaking of the enterprise in I
'.,1ashore region reminds as of
fiourishing mills Of Messrs. Poi
vent, Favre & Co., at Pearlingtt
in Hancock county. This ent
prising firm furnished the luml
used In the construction OF
Eads jetties at the mouth OF
Mississippi river. The interests
the seacoast are well looked at
BY it's press. At Pascagoula IL
sued the DEMoCRAT-STAR
Messrs. Mayors aud Richmor
and the Advertiser is published
Messrs. Liddle aud Everitt,
handsboro. And Bay st. Lo
has its organ iu Mr.. Edmund
odom's paper, the Gazette.
The extensive manufacturing
tablishment Of Mr.. Ulman, at
st. Louis, Ii o,ls Of the indust
institutions of the seashore VII
deserves q larger notice than
have space to give 1t at present
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