The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-07-30
Podriyaskex Is in town.

Bayou COuSettej tue nrSt OF tie
season. We return thanks.
Col. Ii. s. Hyatt, formerly
president of the Gulf Coast College
at HandsbOro has removed to Moss
Point and proposes to reopen Moss
Point Academy early in September.
DIR. E. F. Griffin, of Moss Point
left Sunday tor Oxford, to be pres.
ent at a meeting of the trustees Of
the State University Of which he is
a member. Wonder if any of the
discarded professors will lie rein.
stalled
Gardens arc badly injured by
too much rain. Some, in fact, have
been almost entirely ruined. They
were just about to recOver from the
effects of the heavy rams of some
weeks ago, bnt many vegetables
will now collapse, IN all probability.
Drink Keystone Bye Whiskey,
a pure, unadulteratcd whiskey, free
from headaches. ,0nly $1.50 per
gallon. Also Freeport Bye, four
years old, the best 81 whiskey in
the United States. Sold only by
Graft 81 Co., rs and n Dauphin
street, Mobile, Ala, sole agents.
The man who had the energy
to cut the system of bitches in
Scranton should have been forced
to enter into a bond conditioned
that his heirs, assigns and legal
representatives should keep them
open for mercy sake now and for
ever in their own right, for they
are a urs and IL fliehtful nuisance
to the present generation of lazi-
ness.
Little Jake, sou OF Mr.. Jacob
Cook, of this place, died last Sat-
urday night of lockjaw, brought
on by having an orange thorn stuck
in his foot about a week before. He
was about eleven years OF age and
was, at the time of the accident, a
stout, healthy boy. He suffered
intensely during his brief illness.
He was buried Sunday.
Mr.. II. A. Vancleave, Timber
Agent, has been notified from
Washington that the United States
Land Commissioner has refused TO
confirm to the State of Mississippi
the hands in this county known as
the Krebs location or selection.
These lands consist of abOur 100,-
900 acres aud have been sold and
aud a large portion OF it
been improved. We get this in.
too late to give further
particulars at present.
We are indebted to Mr.. l.. W.
ct Villa Ada, OH the Pasca-
gonla river, for Il large artistically
arranged bouquet of rare and beau
tiful flnwers gathered from that
garden, aud nothing but their ex-
quisite fragrance could excel their
beauty. Those who have not seen
the beautiful grounds, with the
magnificent shrubbcry aud flowers
that makes the Villa Ada so attrac-
tive have missed a great treat.
Last Sunday Sheriff Clark, of
this county, and Detective O'Mal-
ley, of New Orleans, went to Orange
Grove, aud arrested Mr.. Joseph Il.
Dakin, who, it will be remembered,
recently purchased the property of
Hon. j. w. Starr, at that place.
was wanted in New Orleans,
he was taken by the detect.
i've, TO answer a charge of stealing
the money with which he bought
he property mentioned, from his
Judge j. W. Starr, of Orange
having sold his place there,
left last Friday on a tour, whose
pOiut may be termed as
swinging around the circle. He
went by tue overland route drawn
by THAT little gray mule of mine."
The Judge, though pOetical and
Iull of tender sentiment, could
never he induced to marry, but
age is coming on apace, and the
Judge, knowing that gray mules
eventually turn to old women, has
ietermined never 20 abandon that
'aithful creature.
Quarterly meeting begun at
Methodist church last
Saturday. The eonisreDce was
leld at the residence of Rev. J. j.
Saturday afternoon, Rev. B.
J. Rayner, p. E., not being well