The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-07-16

residence of his daughter, MIS-. j.
German. He was about 80 years
of age and has been u helpless in
valid for Dlall years, al object OF
sympathy AMI compassion. He
was formerly "A resident Ocean
Springs and was an old citizen of
this county, and was an active man
until the hand of af1ictien and age
destroyed his usefulness. We hope
that in death he is sleeping the
sleep of The just.
Our town marshal is the only
person who had curiosity enough to
60 aboard of the west bound train
Monday evening to see Sam Jones.
The marshal says he aud Sam look
very much alike in appearance.
The marshal may join the band OF
Sans aud change his name from
George to Sam. There is nothing
in Il name, you know.
There will be q special meeting
OF the Board OF Mayor and Alder
man, on Saturday to consider the
petitions OF B.. j. Jane, S. Il.
Thompson, Il. r. Ldurendine to
retail wIriskey in this town.
Another lively time is anticipated.
Gen. w. S. FeatherStone, now
circuit judge OF the 2ud judicial
district, WAS in attendance upon
the Sea Shore Camp Meeting last
week, where We were pleased to
meet him, 1t being the first time tor
several AearS. He appeared to be
delighted with our coast country,
and like thousands of others who
come hither, seemed to have his
head somewhat turned in this di-
rection. lie will spend some time
ut Biloxi, at the MoutrOSS Hotel.
Mrs. NJ. a. Moore auI sons who
have been absent for several
months in Llauo, Texas. returned 10
Scranton last Saturday. They
went with the intention Of locating
there, but dill not like the loo Ility
so well MS our fair land OF flowers.
Our sister city OF Ocean
Springs, has died a natural death
IN %0rpuiat capacity. Tue
officers have all resigned leaving
her faRctuS 0djciO non c0matimWs up
StnmpibHS. We are sorry she could
realize no benefit from her corpora.
ton, but trust she may yet prosper
more abuudantly. She will proba.
lily not need AN ''o0icidt joarRdp
now.
MIR. VIM. T.. Morse and Miss
Augusta Devery, of Mobile, came
here Monday aud were married in
the afternoon by Justice Q. p: Bow.
man. They returned to Mobile in
the midst of the transcendaut Joys
of wedlock. SO mote it be.
Mr.. WIN. q. Elder, one of the
oldest citizens of jackson county,
aud one highly respected, died at
his home near Moss Point last Tues.
day at II m. He had beeu Ian.
gushing with disease for several
weeks, during which tune his death
has been mOmentarily expected.
He was a good mason, u charter
member OF PdScagoula Lodge, and
was inferred near his home at the
family blryiug ground with mason
ic honors OH Wednesday last. He
was GA years of age. Peace to his
ashes!
-Brutus James, not ct tn Brute
who slew the great Cesar, but Bru-
tus the drayman, was arraigned
before Justice q. p. Bowman We'd
nesday charged with assaulting a
colOrel Methodist preacher, on
Tuesday night with stick aud pistol
aud with using the stick too freely.
He was tried before a jury who
found him not guilty, not because
he didn't do the work, but because
the preacher was to popular with
the sisters, aud especially Brutus'
wife. But Brutus, it seems, carried
the joke too far, aud went home and
had a fuss with his wife, for which
he was convicted and fined s15 aud
cost, and put under bO1d to keep
The peace SIX months.
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a pure, unadulterated whiskey, free
from headaches. Ouly S1.5O per
gallon. Also Freeport Rye, four
years old, the best 81 whiskey in
the United States. Sold only by
Craft s Co, 70 and n Dauphin
street, Mobile, Ala, sole agents.