The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19
H~ANDSB0RO ITEMS.
BY u REPORTER.

Miss DOna Henderson leaves in a
few days for Eutaw, Ala, to attend
u wedding of a tIiend.
Judge Henry Wilkinson is Gu.
gagged IN erecting ID store building
on his lot near the cemetery.
When finished it will be used as a
grocery and general produce store.
The skating rink is still quite
popular aud Its opening nights,
Mondays and Fridays, finds "A good
ly number present to master the
ups and downs of the situation and
enjoy the celebrating exercise.
Business since tho Holidays has
been q"ite dull, but notwithstand-
ing all this our merchants, like
the irrepressible Micawber, are al
ways hopeful and "waiting for
something to turn up
1t Is runlOred that our hitherto
dry town is to have an establish
ment neal it that viii deal fu wet
! groceries or sour mash, where
"Billy Patterson" can be interview
ed and the main brace spliced.
Messrs. Thomas, Chunm, Morris
and Stroud, four nice young men
from Long Beach, were in town List
Saturday prospecting, and were
very much pleased with several
sites. 50
Our esteemed friend and old time
citizen, Capt. F.. X. Mayors, was
here last Sunday aud Monday
greeting his many friends who
would be pleased TO have him come
Oftener, as he is always welcome.
OF late our town has worn ii de.
cidedly peaceful aspect. The hood
lums must be of rusticating or
recuperating. Esq. CrawfOOt, our
esteemed j. p, now wears a sober
look as if business was dull and
that barrel was getting nigh the
bottom.
Our enterprising nill-man, Mr..
Lienhard, is now loading the
large three masted American schoO-
ner Lucy with 100000 feet of lum.
Der tor shipment to Aspinwall.
The appearance of this vessel in
the waters of Bayou of Bernard
created quite a sensation as
she is about the largest that ever
.oaded ut this port.
The old HandsbOro DEMOCRAT
Ifice has been renovated, altered
md added to by it's owner, ESQ.
and will hereafter be-
.Ome his official residence and also
place where the thirst Stacking
beverages will he served to all in
IueSt OF same.
Many Improvements + going
n here at present in the building .
nd repairing line, aud more is con. |
e%mplated, viz: Mr.. Marshall Seal
erect a nice family mansion, {
eginning about the LIST of March. t
'r. John j. Washington is contem- I
the erection OF Il dwelling
Duse OF an improved architectural |,
yle, anu when finished will be f,
lite an ornament to Our town. \
The new saw mill of Mcssrs. r
.ddle & Hand is rapidly nearing +
mpletiOn. This mill was erected
der the Immediate supervision
MIR. Porter u. Hand and will, Oh
len finished, be about as near q
ERECTION ais the unqueStiOned skill u
Mr.. Hand a make it. Its az
own root Ut corrugated iron, and st
well. finished exterior give it an Sc
.'pearance decidedly pleasing aud OF
posing. ID
The Cult Coast Canning Compa.
IS Factory, located about one OF
lie from here, at Mississippi City, 'u
resume Operations on next PI
Dnday. This Is good news to it's &c
employees, as its shutting 81
WI just before Christmas on &C 10
unit Of IA cut in prices by Balti. 81
IRE factories, which made it un.
DttaOle TO continue canningthrew 81
number out of employment. OF
ices have advanced on their class 81
goods, bence the resumption of a
perations. vi
There is a new baby girl in a
use on Bridge street. 1t is a "A
lie stranger in a strange place. be