The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-22
stables Of B. Il. Pickett.

The stables Of b. Il. Pickett,
north side of the railroad, are open
day and night and parties wishing
vehicles of any kind a be accom-
modated. Mr.. Pickett has some
fine turnouts and will please his
patrons.
DIR. w. ID. Bragg aud Maj. II.
w. Morrill,, of Moss Polnt5 and Mr..
j.. M. Pelham, of West Pascagoula,
have returned IRON Jackson, Miss,
where they have been to review and
interview the assembled wisdom OF
the State. Mai. Morrill, seems to
be very confident that the Legisla'
ture will make AN appropriation
for and erect land batteries at
this point for the use of the States
militia.
Two colored section hands on
the L. s. n. r. Il. from the Orange
Grove section, while going out OF
Scranton, just east OF town, last
Saturday night, on the hand car
with their associates, %quarreled
aud fought a bloody fight. They
| administered to each other some
ugly cuts, one of them being dan.
gerously wounded. They were
both brought back here and lodg'
ed in Jail to await the Developments
il the case of he one most serious
~ hurt, before being tried.
Two negro boys engaged in a
fight down on the riverside yester'
day morning, one said to be u de
serter from "a revenue cutter aud a
Scranton boy called Buddy Brown
which resulted in a cut by a shoe
knife of Browns left hand, almost
severing the thumb. Sherln CLARK
promptly lodged them both i'll jail
which makes a total of four game
birds thus disposed of this week
for fighting, all but n more OF
less mutilated by sharp edged
tools.
On Monday last about noon
the second mate OF the swedish bark
Burgman Olsen, Capt. SiekStrom,
while down in the hold of the vesseI
which was lying off Horn Island
receiving ii cargo of lumber, was
| struck on the head by il piece OF
timber falling from the hatcbway
and stunned to unconciousness.
Dr. w. A. Cox WAS called to see
him and found the wound very Sc
we're, but is hopeful Of his recovery,
lie is getting along as we'll as
could be expected AT present.
Capt. S. r.. Thompson is having
the ditch in front Of his property
on.Delmas avenue put in good re
pair, which adds greatly to the
appearance and convenience OF that
locality. Who will be next. Al.
most the entire street is sadly In
neel ofsimilar doctoring, aud now
is AN opportune linn for such work.
We sincerely hope that the drain
age system of Scranton will be i'm
proved throughout before another
SUMMER is upon us. Filthy, Stasnant
water, subjected to summer heat is
an incubator that matches out and
fosters all manner of plaques to
man and beast.
-Early last Wednesday morn
inc another serious accident.Occurr.
ed at PaScagOula bridge similar to
that which resulted in the death oil
young Ludlow some months ago,
A young mau by thename ofHarvey
Goodman, of Mobile was taking a
tide on the West bound freight en-
route for New Orleans, and when
the train PASSED over the bridge
was standing on the top OF the
ear. Not seeing the bridge he was
struck on the head by a tress aud
his skull was badly crushed. He
was taken back to Mobile in Il criti-
cal condition. This will prove a
warning to passengers who are
strangely fascinated with the ro-
nance of riding on the top OF
freight ears. 1t is at best unsafe
aud especially on the L. & N. r. r.
on account of its system OF long
bridges.
Our friend and subscriber, Mr..
Cornelius Ward from the Northern
part of the county gave us a call
yesterday. He was looking as
young and vigorous as ever, and
reports peace aud plenty in his sec
ton, although the cold snap did