The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-09-17

Thee is some talk OF having
another board of school trustees APP
pointed tor this place. The matter
will go before the county Superin-
tendcnt aud thence to the State
superintendent, We presume.
Music is heard these beautiful
moonlight nights on the PascagOu-
Ia river. But i. is not the "myste.
ri0us music" 1t is the young and
beautiful maidens of Scranton
chanting their love songs, which is
far more enchanting than those of
the Indian maidens.
The apron party given ct the
residence of Mr.. g. I'll. Alley last
Monday night for the purpose of
raising funds to buy an organ for
the Methodist Sunday School was
very largely attended by a merry
throng of both young and old,
Catholics aud Professionals. A gay
time was had and the financial
outcome was highly satisfactory.
The maine of theDeSmet saw
mills at Moss Point, now owned by
Mr.. Il. w. Robinson, has been
changed to the Pdscagoula Mills.
There has been extensive repairs
made on these mills the past few
weeks, under the fOremanshIp OF
MIR. Barnes, OF Pensacola. Mr.. w.
Fred IIerriu, Ot Moss Point is the
general superintendent Of the bns
mess. 1t is said the mills will be
in operatlon on or about The 25;h
inst.
Ills Honor, Mayor Thompson
held a lengthy term of court last
" ednpslay and greatly replenlsll'
ed the city treasury by fines aud
penalties, the outcome of dIunken-
ness, disturbance AMI assaults aud
batteries Oh Tuesday night in the
.swee sma hours" Marshal Mans
field seems determined that not one
lot or title OF the law shall fail aud
is keeping commenda6le Vigilance.
On Tuesday last we received Il
pleasant visit from Prof. j. Hurry,
a. NJ. President OF the Gulf Coast
College, HandsbOro, Miss. Prof.
Hurry is FROM Paris, ILL.,, aud has
bad many years experience ~ the
public aud academic schools of the
North, aud is recognized as Il OF
the leading educators. The next
collegiate year of the Gulf Coast
College begins on Monday, Goth
inst. 1t is for both sexes. Has
preparatory, literary, commercial
aud classical departments. We
cheerfully commend this iustitu-
ton.
The steamer w. Ii. Gardner,
Capt. Frank Stone, is hauled out
on the Blanchard SHIP yard here for
repairs. She is $50 feet long, Bog
feet beam, . feet hold, and $50 tons
burtben. She was built in Mobile
in 1881. aud is now owned by
Messrs. Frank Stone, 5. j. Cole
man, aud w. Z. Rembert, engaged
as common carrier of freight and
passengers ON the Tombigbee river
from Mobile to Pickensville. She
is stoutly built with u bull OF oak,
and carries 1000 bales OF cotton at
a load. She is the largest steamer
ever hauled out here for repairs,
aud the fact that she comes here
for a general overhauling, is a sig
ni6caut fact, aud a deserved com
plimeut to our well equipped ma
rine ways.
-On last Saturday DIR. w. d..
Braggtendered to the county Board
of Health his resignation of quaran-
tine physician at Round Island.
The Board being then 10 session ap-
pointed DR.. E. +. Griffin, Of Moss
Point, to Gil the vacancy. DR..
Bragg has returned to bis home
and DIR. Griffin reigns supreme on
the Island. DIR. Bragg's resigna-
ton was caused by a misunder-
standing or disagreement between
him and the Board OF Health with
reference to quarantine restrictions
which be considered, VI suppose,
irreconciliable, except by an entire
abandonment Of his convictions
with reference TO his general pow
ers and duties, which be was IN
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