The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-05-27
NOTES BY THE WAY.
Notes of Travel by Our SPECIAL
Correspondent.

Mncoln.r Here resides the model
postmaster, and contestant OF Col.
Hookcr's seat in congress-Col.
Deason. lie is a good citizen and
useful member OF society, and had
he been elected, would be useful
to this district in congress. But
contesting the election will not IN
crease his list OF friends in the dis
trict. Brookhaven is the location
OF Whitworth female college, Rev.
Ii. L. johnson, ID. d., President.
Ii is one of the best conducted
colleges in the United States.
Ocean Springs and Scranton are
handsomely represented on its roll
of pupils. The Attendance is full
new buildings will be constructed
shortly, to accommodate the IN
creased demand. The time for
commencement, the latter part OF
June. / hope friend Clark can per.
suade the Business Manager OF
the STAR, to accompany him to
commencement. Their presence
there will dlspcl the illusion, that
the coast has no large, finely de
velopel, handsome men. Alter
friend Henry, OF the Ledger be-
holds the handsome man OF the
STAR, the vision Of the secretary
ship will disappear.
The Ledger is one of the best Of
your exchanges, and its editor il
worthy of much praise and com
mendation for its success. Long
may he live, rs editor of tho Ledger
Wesson is the city OF spindle:
and looms. Day aud night the
work goes on. Copiah county il
proud OF its great cotton and WOO
factory located here. Col. j. NJ
Wesson, its founder, yet lives, bu
is net ut present connected witt
the mills. Col. Ed. Richardson II
the main stockhol Ter. Capt. Oil
YER. the secretary, seems to be th'
active manager. This is n tempe
rance town; no whisky shops here
! Methodists have houses of worship
and the people go to service. Th'
Mississippi Mills is a credit to th'
South, and stands before the worlt
as the winner of the Centennia
! premium. Don't you think tha
our coast towns need but advertis
: inef Nature intended them a
sites TOR all kinds of factories
glass, cotton, wool, canning, etc.
Beauregard has u model sigu
that caught my eye, in passing
"Here is the place to buy Pnr
Whiskpy.s mo Saloon.' !" Pa
aee.p 1Molning STAR etc. Th
owner of this sign is right, in say
). ing here is the place whiskey
e sold; he will not sail under fals
colors.
Beauregard has steam sasl
blind and door factory, that ha
!. been very prosperous. IL Mt on
+. time manufactured plain furniture
;. also. but ut present hnds 1t NC
y profitable. Hon. Ben. King, we
n known IN Copiah county, resides q
i Beauregard.
= Martinsville, flag station,
. where you stop, il yon are IN scare
( of Copial's famous me.licin'
!. springs. Hazlehurst is u stirring
), live town, the seat OF: Copiah cou
= IL. McMasters and wife manat
!. hotel matters in handsome styl
Il Mrs. McMasters, formerly Rea
!. inr. is a Christian hostess aud pr
. serves II good conscience in hot
q affairs. lcalled to see friend VAN
i of the Copiahaa, but only to
. disappointed. Rev. WIN. IL. Lett
n formerly at Ocean Springs Al
Is Moss Point, resides here, in char
- of the Methodist church. He
.. highly esteemed by his flock, ~
&. The outside world.
Of The country adjacent, and es
i. and west, tor 80 pr more miles,
Al in u high state OF cnltivatie
n Small farms and thrifty tarms
he managing them, accounts for I
Is prosperity OF Hazlehurst. II
as town, with Crystal Springs,
or miles, and Terry 20 miles nor
g. comprise what is called the ''Pea
M Belt,n but alas! No peaches t
he year anywhere, from Amite VI
he La. to Oxford, Miss. Terry v
in lose over $4,000 by the failn
II. Strawberries, pens aud bealls
he now being shipped from tb'
II .,kpeints, to Northern cities. Let
m. coast people compete for this Nor
'he ern trade next year. Strawberrl
to. raspberries, vegetables, water-n
.e,s ons, etc, can be raised to p' rfect
siu In our southern counties. II
ore let everybody go to work, aud I
,ht the rich reward that will crt
,ck their efforts. | saw ear load
vas cncumbers, squashes, beaLs, p
ont ETC., through trains, on their
md TO Chicago, Milwaukee and
Use. Louis. Alter you pass Byram,