The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-09-11
AN ADMoNITIoN.

III ever q Town Az cursed b
drainage ~ Scranton is certainl
that town. The place is riddle
with bitches, cut III all cOnceivabl
directions, which if properly al
. tended to and kept open wOnl,
drain the town thoroughly. A
they are they are, enough to MAKE
a nan tremble for his life. By be
ing filed up at intervals they form
a system of pools for holding stag
nant water which being allowed to
stand becomes green from decom.
position of animal and vegetable
substances. This filth and puiri
faction must necessarily ~permcate
the whole atmosphere to the de-
struction of health and life. Such
a state OF affairs in the midst of II
community of intelligent and civil
lied people is a shame and a dis
grace. and we call upon the Board
OF Health TO take the matter in
hand, and if necessary, enforce at
once, section 787 of the Code of
1880. This matter is another of the
many evils which the Incorporation
of the town could remedy. 1t is
the business of the Board of Health
to see that such things I removed
which iujuriOusly effect public
health, but as they seem TO see
nothing hurttul about this state of
things we should have some other
way OF getting at 4, or some other
way OF getting 1T them.
Capt. John Bloom, the gallant
COMMUNICATIVE American schoon-
Pr Indianola, we are glad to meet
again. He looks a little thin from
the effects of the Aspinwall fever.
He is loading and will sail ont OF
this port about Saturday, bound
for Havana.
Our old army friend, Sergeant
Dawson Walters gave rs II pleas
ant call Monday. We arc always
glad to meet "our boys" who wore
tho SIcy. Mr.. Walters is II thrifty
farmer and a good citizen of this
county.
The ladies of the Ocean
Aid Society propose Civ
ing u concert with refreshments,
on Thursday the 18th inst, at the
Springs Hotel for the bene.
lit of the Methodist church.
Mrs. G.. a. Simpson came Over
Pass Christian Last week TO
attend to having the schooner Snow
Drop repaired, her husband being
in Honduras awaiting its arrival.
Miss Emile Cox, of Mobile.
spent some time visiting
her brother, DR.. w. A. Cox and
Of this place, returned home
last Tuesday.
Masters Eugene Gauticr OF
West PaScagOula Willie Parker,
Blake of Scranton, Willie
of Moss Point, Robert
Louis Rickey, OF Ocean
Springs all leave for the a. & NJ.
at S|tarkviIle next Tues
lay morning.
Preparations / being made
or an extensive oyster business
his winter both on the Pascagoula
River lrOlt and Beech. Quite a
number of new firms ure in 0per.
ltion and in prospect with increase
VI capitnl and facilities.
The Am. schooner Snow Drop,
bat was damaged in storm about
wo weeks ago and brought into
,ort disabled, has been repaired by
'Ir. James Glass, and is now ready
sail for Honduras, her destina-
ion.
Little George ConrOy, one of
he most popular hack drivers of
'ascagoula, died last Friday 4th
lst and his remains we're inferred f;
Saturday in the Catholic Gene.
cry with the appropriate ceremo.
George highly es- !
in his vocation, was the on. ,
+ Child of aged parents who have ,
he warmest sympathy of the eu- 1
re community. {
MIR. and Mrs. Il. S. Edgerton I
f Kentucky, are endeavOring
, get up a school in this place, \
nd are trying to stir up inter- $
st on the question of educa- i