The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-10-01

Inc INFANT son OF MI. unu MIS-.
G. N. Cook, OF Moss Point, died
suddenly Monday evening last,
aged three years.
1t will soon be time to lay i'll
coal for the winter. Apply at the
DEMoCRAT.STAR Office it you want
a few tons OF good Alabama coal.
Price @4.75 per ton delivered at the
depot.
Our town trustees OF the public
free school have selected Prot. j. Il.
Sutton, principal and Miss Flor
ence Morrow, first assistant. Miss
Morrow is from Grand Bay, Ala,
aud was a pupil in the Starkville
Female Institute.
Virgins earthquake did not
put IN appearance OH Wednesday
last. Some OF u citizens were "a
little uneasy and restless Tuesday
ulght. But all are cheerful aud
happy now. They vote Virgins "a
fraud.
Mr.. George W. Wilkes, OF the
Biloxi Herald was in town Wednes-
day and gave the DEMoCRAp-STAR
Il welcome call. lie MAS in search
of "hlthy l%ucre," an article very
hard to find.iu these parts just now.
We are authorized by Capt. j.
+. CLARK, President of the Scranton
aud PascagOula Democratic Club,
to state that there will be II meet
ing of the club OH Saturday night
Oct. 8 h. A full attendance is re-
Qnested.
Those German cigars present
ed to us by our fIiend, Mr.. Chris
Nelson were enjoyed by us. They
were good, honest, pure, long.smok-
ing aud finely favored cigars,
good enough for President Cleve-
land. We tender thanks TO Mr..
Nelson.
Among the new arrivals in
our town Ia u little miss on Pascal
goula street. She arrived here Fri
day evening last, in good health
aud has taken rooms for the winter
at Mr.. B. II. Everilt's to the joy of
the household.
Drink Keystone Rye Whisky
a pure, unadultcrated whiSkey, free
(ium headaches. Only $l.5O per
gallon. Also Freeport Rye, four
years old, the best 81 wliskey in
the Uuited States. Sold only by
Craft IL Co, 70 and II Dauphin
street, Mobile, Ala, sole agents.
Our county superintendent, DIR.
II. l.. How ~. Informs ts that he
has issued certificates TO sixteen
white teachers aud three col0Ie'l,
and that he will not examine any
more applicants until May next.
With the forty public schools loca-
ted there will not be enough teach
rrs aud some will have to be neg
lectcd.
MIR. q. 4. JuhaSOn, the village
blacksmith, rioved with his fairly
and all his worldly goods, on Mon.
day last to Tupelo, Lee county,
Mss, his future home. MIR. w. b.
Black purchased the stock OF iron,
etc. of johnson. Mr.. Black also
purchased the shop formerly 0ccu-
! pied by johnson where he will III
| the future continue his business.
Prof. j. Il. Sutton will open Il
private school next Monday ut the
Dabhs house, on Moss Point road,
head of PascagOula street, as Will
be seen by school notice in our adj.
vrrtisimg columns, which he will
teach until the opening of the pub
lie school in November. Having
been chosen principal of the public
school here lie will continue with
it at the same place at the end oil
his private school.
The tickets sold for the Glee
Club entertainment 10 take place
on Tuesday, the 9th, will be mum
bered, and each chance will be a
chance in a lottery, to consist OF
ten prizes. The first prize being
Is aud the other prizes smaller
amounts, or such articles as vases,
cups, ETC., both useful and orua
mental.
The steamer W. II. Gardner, oil
Mobile, backed out last Wednes
day from Blanchard's ways, thor
ougbly overhauled aud repaired
She has gone TO resume business
as carrier of passengers and freight
on the Tombigbee river, principal
IL in the Cotton carrying business