The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-02-20

II J~~"6 utCu huu y luhTFIB
one, on last Sunday evening, too
!, q trip to view the beauties q
: Bayou Cas0tte in rural scenery
the lactic bovine and fair maidens
30 route, in full dress, they wer
overfaken by a rain-sqaall, AM
one them remarked that pine stunt
was iEpassable, and referred til,
!. subject to the other, whom was in
Glued to think so. too, but the
driver said, "P'shaw that pine
stump is no obstacle" and in he
went with 4 dash, to find the horse
detached from the vehicle, and a
vOciferous "Whoa!" Two of them
got ont 10 take in the situation,
and asked the driver where were
they I aud he said he did not know,
but If allowed to drive back two
miles lie could tell where the in
tended curse was. The next
obstacle was a bridge entirely COW
cred by raiu water, and impossible
for horse. Two of them footed it
over and left the third to drive
around. AS soon as the bridge
was traversed, one remarked it
looks as if we will soon have u
change of administration, and that
butcher would not get back to
Scranton in three weeks.
Petitions are fairly flying
around this town seeking the
names of our Democratic citizens,
recommending certain persons for
the position of postmaster at
Scranton. Some Of the applicants
are not true blue Democrats, bat
are willing to take the postofice
for the next tour years. Our Con.
euessman, Judge Van Eaton, will
fnd this out at the proper time,
and the signatures of Democrats
OH such petitions will avail the APP.
p%licant nothing. "To the victors
the spoils !" Let them go.
-Mcssrs. Fred. & Il. Jordy, Of
Pass Christian, we're here Sunday.
Mr.. Fred Jordy will open a store in
he Rhodes building, OIL or sbout
he irst of March. Mr.. Jordy is a
gentleman, and We cheer
ully welcome him to our little city.
"Julo" Richards, (col.l, the well. :
.nown cook at Noy's hotel, died
night, after a lingering i'll 5
.ess. His remains were followed :
D their last resting place Tuesday
Forming, by a large cOncOurse Of q
Orrowing friends, among whom Il
ere some white gentlemen. .
Those. of orr citizens who at. .
'nded the Mardi Gras festivities |
Ist Tuesday in Mobile express I
lemselves nc highly pleased with
10 splendid display, both in the |,
ny and al night. 4
MIR. Geo. Higgins pump is !
1t of order. The heavy draw
AIDE for water from the water
10y the many trains that
I'VE passed hero in the last ten b
'ys has cut HucgIns' water supply +.
Imt. However, all will be right n.
rOu. &,
Misses Carrie Miller, of West Z.
pint, Ca and Annie TomiIson, b'
Atlanta, Ga, cousins of Judge ii
w. STAIR, are visiting him at 5,
range Grove. They visited the =
EpOSitiOn and expressed them. -
well satisfied with the great =
ow.
-Sheriff Clark sold at public y
in front of the courthouse n,
or Monday the furniture of tue no
Gulf High School. au
The schooner Mary Z. Clark y" =
1t went ashore OH the south side of an
'rn Island some ten days ago, in n.
heavy gale, is how an entire To
eek and is being stripped for ~
benefit OF a New York insa- DE-
Ice company. This vessel was wi
nc some three years ago at the tn
d of Frenlz & Valverde. and ore
'wned by a gentleman from Gal ~, =,
Texas, and was engaged in ma
lumber trade here. be
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