The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-04
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while here Oh a short business trip
Miss Lucy Girard, who has
been visiting her sister he.e, Mrs
Roquerbe, returned to her home il
P~ortersyille last Wednesday.
Mr.. j. @. Black is building au
addition to his blacksmith shop to be
used as IA wagon shop, which bust
ness lie proposes to conduct IN cUn.
nection with the iron works, max
ing and repairing wheeled vehicles.
AN appeal has been taken by
certiorari from the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of Scranton to the
Circuit court in the matter Of the
| petitions for license to retail
OF b. j. Jane and S. r.. Thompson.
We understand that there was
q large and enthusiastic Prohibi
ton Mass Meeting at Americas last
Wednesday. Messrs. Ii. @.
Vaughan, r. j. Jones, j. j. LOvett
aud d.. o. Blers made speeches.
Mr.. David Mansfield, of the
Bank Beer Saloon sent us Thurs
day a bottle of Schlitz's beer and
some fine Havana cigars for which
we tender thanks. The beer was
cool and refreshing and it ''pealed
like" it did us good all over.
Col. FL. S. Hyatt, of the Gulf
Coast College Ut Handshoro has
made arrangements to move TO
Moss Point next fall and lake
charge of the Moss Point Academy.
Col. Hyatt has succeeded as an
educator, aud we congratulate our
neighbOrs in their good fortune in
securing so able and competent
Il gentleman to instruct their chill
dren.
Capt. John Y. Morgan, OF the
schooner Forest Home, spent Sun
day and Monday last here with his
family. He was late from Tam
pico, Mexico, to Pearlingtol, Miss,
bringing : cargo OF 125 tons iuStic,
consigned to P0itevent & Favre.
which was shipped from Look Out
10 New York. Capt.. John is tip
top as Il navigator and as merry as
a school girl, and we are always
glad to see him.
; Mr.. Walter Girprd, who has
been for some time in the employ
of Girald g. Llurendine aud late of
j. w. Laurendine, merchants here,
left last "Wednesday for his old
home at PortcrSville, Ala, where
he will take charge Of his fathers
store. We wish Walter the best Of
fortune, and trust he will ever main.
tain the high reputation he has $"
far enjoyed rs il Young man OF
energy, integrity aud s0brirty.
A petition to the authorities of
the l.. & n. Il. II. is in circulation
for signatures, tor the purpose OF
inducing the extension of the Coast
Accommodation Train from New
Orleans to this place. Ii is conf
DENLY believed by all who have
given the matter consideration that
the extension would be mutually
beneficial, aud that there is now
some ground for hope that the Rail
road men aud our citizens are near.
er to an understanding OF each 9th
er, which is The Unc thing neediul,
it seems.
MIR. NJ. A. Dees, of Moss Point,
was summoned to Grand Bay, Ala,
last Wednesday evening by a tele.
gram announcing that his brother
Archie bees, Of that place died sud
denly, presumably of heart disease.
He leaves n wife, children, mother
and several brother aud sisters,
with whom we deeply sympathize,
and especially with his aged moth
pr of this place, who is HOW oil a
visit TO others of her children at
Lake Charles, La.
-Ewin, the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. s. S. Henry, of Moss Point,
died last Tuesday OF fever, and his
remains were taken to HandsborO
Yesterday to be inferred in the bury
lug ground Of Mr.. Henry's family.
Our sincere sympathy is enlisted in
behalf Of the agrieved parents and
grand parents of the once bright
little Ewin. He was the Youngest
child Of the family and much loved.
The committee authorized by
Governor Lowry to select a location
for the encarpment of the State
troops on the Gulf Coast will make
their visit TO the coast OH or aboHt
the 18th inst, for that purpose.
Tho foIlowino Il a Iisf of tho oanfla.