The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-05-07
long since we saw in some


ages OF Pensacola, Fla, as q fish
market. Last week, noticing that
/ Capt.Joe- Fish had brought two
leads Of fish here, amounting to
$4,000 pounds, we asked him
what he thought of the Port of Pas.
cagoula tor landing and shipping
deep sea fish. His reply was, that
during the past winter he had lost
big money by going to Pensacola
instead of coming here, and that he
considered this the better place
during the winter months, owing to
the rough sea to he encountered in
reaching Pensacola. We give this
as good authority, as Capt. Fish is
u man of sense, business push aud
close observation. He has had
several years experience IN the fish.
ing business, is one OF the best that1
goes into Pensacola, and has tested
almost all, probably, OF the leading
fish ports on the Gulf of Mexico.
All we want here is y little capital
aud enterprise and millions OF dol
lars worth of the tinny tribe would
soon go out TO the markets ot the
world from this Port, Pensacola
Notwithstanding.
Our attention is called to two
errors in the minutes of the Board
OF Mayor and Aldermen published
last week, as follows: In the first
line of article 6. $12.50 should have
been. $3.50. In article ii. sec
ond line $500 shonld have been
$500. These were typographical
errors and escaped our attention.
Mrs. DR.. Frank Irwin, OF
Columbus, Miss, delivered a lee
ture to the w. @. 7. u. of Scranton,
last Wednesday night at the Meth
odist church. She was accompa.
uied by Mrs. f. Montgomery, Of
Ocean Springs, who made u few
remarks upon closing. These
ladies' also visited the w. q. 4. U.
of Moss Polut.
Mr.. ii. s. Lillius has opened a
jewelry store on the east side OF
Cox & Co.'S drugstore aud keeps ON
hand 4 select stock Of gold and sill
yer jewelry. Special attention Civ
en- to repairing watches, clocks aud
jpwelry. Give him a call.
Scranton Lodge No. 45. of !. o.
O. f. has received its outfit of furn'
iture aud paraphenalia AMI now
has an elegant hall fitted up which
does credit to the membership ana
the town. TO the public spirit and
enterprise of Mr.. A. Goelzer is due
the credit for furnishing an appro.
pirate, oommudlous aud comt0rta-
BILE apartment tor the purpose in
tue upper story of his new store
house on Krebs avenue, Alt0geth'
prthis bnildin. and hall make quite
an acquisition TO our town.
john Leone's 'Red Flag shoe
store" is just supplied With a new
stock of shoes for gents, ladies and
} children ranging in prices from
/ 80 cents up. Big bargains.
"A Sunday school picnic got
ten up by the Baptist and Metho-
dist Sunday schools of this place.
to be Joined by the Pascagoula
5 Sunday school, will be given next
Saturday, at a shady grove just
+. back of the Gurlie place which
+ fronts on the river, about "A quarter
f, of a mile southwest of Scranton
1t is to be a basket pic nic, and
/. hence baskets reH filled, will be il
+. order. The Sunday schools are t.
e meet at the Methodist church a
0 O'Clock Saturday morning and g
thence to the grounds.
4 The stables of B. Il. Pickett
!. north side of the railroad, are opei
e day and night and parties wishing
vehicles Of any kind cal be accom-
modated. Mr.. Pickett has SOM
n fine turnouts aud will please hi
patrons.
We are informed that the los
OF the school faud stolen frou
county treasurer, DR.. j. x. Nc
Leod, last week, will not %iuterfer'
with the carrying on of the fire
/. schools OF the county, as ID
g Mcleod has, like a reasonable mai
: agreed to replace the money in til
!, treasury, withouta law suit. w
sympathIZe with the Doctor IN Ia
loss be has sustained, since it
conceded that he was in no sens
A. morally culpable from commissio
: or omission in the discharge of hi
, duties. We presume be has agree
= to replace the money onthe strengt
. liability which il comment