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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-08-20
Fire Company.
Moss Point Directory.
Churches.

MErHoDIsT-Rev. r. J. Jones, pastor.
Preaching every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening.
BAPTIST Elder o. ID. Bowen, past0r.
Preaching first and third Sabbaths In each
at ii am,
PREsBYTERIAN-Rev. d. o. Byers, pas
tor. Preaching every second aud fourth
Sabbath at 1890 am, Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 8 pm.
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Justice Courts.

C. p. Bowman holds regular terms Of
Justice court Mt thecOurt-hOusc in Scran-
ton on the first Id third Saturdays in
each month.
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Official Directory jackson County.

Clerk of the Courts-W Walter NJ. Denny.
Sheriff-TOhn f. CLARK.
Treasurer-,J. X. Mcleod.
Surveyor-E. w. Morrill,.
Aasessor-E, r. Ramsay.
Co. Supt. Pub. Ed-Dr. II. L. Howe.
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Judge }. W. Starr holds regular terms
of court mt the courthouse in Scranton
the first and fourth Wednesdays in each
month. At Orange Grove lst and 4tlI
Tuesdays in each mouth.
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Board of Health, jackson Co.

S. S. Henry, president, DR.. w. a. Cox,
Charles Bosrcr, j. w. Stewart aud w. S.
Dodson, ST. DR.. W. d. Bragg, port ply
scian and health officer.
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The new 81 silver certincaies
have the Stuart portrait of hlartna
Washington, the elo ones tas fsee
OF Thomas A. Hendrieks, ana tns
az bills viii Be- graccd Win Tea
Hancodkf picture
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Rev. g. =. Thompsou, Methodist will
preach 81 Ocean spriugs, lst and ID sun
day IN each moath at II an. Biloxi %
Sabbath - II an. and 7 pm. Handsboro
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Scranton Directory

METHoDIsT-Rev. j. w. Tinnin will
preach each mouth at the following times
aud places: Zion, 1st Sabbath at IL am.
Scranton, 2d Sabbath at ii am. and pm.
Pascagoula, ID Sabbath at 3 PIN. Orange
Grove, Sd Sabbath at III am. Big Point,
4th Sabbath at II ain.
BAPTIsT-Elder o. d. Bowen, pastor
Preaching first aud third Sabbaths in each
month at 8 pm. Sabbath school every
Sunday at 3p.m., Mrs. p. X. Mayors, SUI
perintendent.
/. o. o. F.-SeTanton Lodge No. 45
meets every Tuesday Mt 1880 p. m. w, +.
A. Parker, N. G., j. Z. Sutton, Secretary,
H. G.. Dempf, Treasurer. Visiting brethren
always welcome.
Fire Company.
SCRANTON FIRE COMPANY No. Is. r.
Thompson, president, Geo. Frentz, fore
man. Regular meeting first Monday
night in each month.
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DONE AT vHIs OFFICE,
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w. M. CAVITY,

This is to inform the citizens of Scran-
ton and vicinity that l have rented the
store formerly occupied by w. A. Dawson,
on Krebs avenue, north side Railroad,
which l will keep well-fl'ed with good
assortment of
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pnhlin School Medal.

Last Friday night the Opers
House was crowded to its utmost
capacity. The occasion was the
contest for the medal. The enter
tainment began with a calistheniC
drill in which number of pupils
went through the graceful maneu
vers in a creditable manner. At its
conclusion the contest began. The
contest was in elocution only, and
only ten pupils were competitors.
The following is a list of:the rec
itations:
The Curse of Regulus-A. j. Ander.
son..
How we hunted a Mouse-Ben Chill.
ders.
Josiah Aliens wife at A. T. Stewart't
store-Ina Dyer.
Uncle Daniels Apparition and Pray
er-Eddie Dismukes.
Nobody's Child-Maud Bunch.
A Row in the Amen Corner-Solol
Flautt.
Maclaines Child-Ora Cheek.
The Young Gray Head-DaisySmit
Fishin'-John Brady.
The Face Against the Pane-Ethe
Maclin.
Thirteen judges had been select
ed but one was absent and severa
ballots were required to give any
contestant majority. Miss Ors
Cheek received a majority of the
votes on the fourth ballot, and Rev
D. L. Wilson, one of the judges, wal
selected to present the medal. Sew
eral others acquitted themselve!
creditablY.
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sneeds Academy.

After a silence of a few weeks
we come again with our small con
tribution of news items to the Ctr
ZEN.
Crops are very promising in
these parts. Farmers are nearly
ready to layby corn. Wheat is very
good. We never saw oats look bet
ter.
We had the most damaging
rain here last Wednesday that ever
visited these parts. In a great
many places hill land was almost
washed away.
IT. I. Crowder we are glad "a
cay has almost recovered from the
injuries received from being thrown
from q horse.
Miss Jennie Sneed is very low
with consumption.
John Braly's health is rtill
very bad.
-Lige Gibbs landed here Tues
day on a visit from Kansas. He has
lived in Kansas % years. He gives
glowing descriptions OF the beauty
and fertility of the country.
-Profs. j. w. and G. H. Snesd
closed their school Friday with an
examination during the day and an
exhibition at night. There was q
large crowd all day and then al
night it was immense. The exAmi
nation was very interesting. The
young men who were boarding left
Saturday for their respective
homes. We learn that seven OF the
pupils will teach this summer which
speaks well for the school here.
During the exercises Mr.. j. Polk
Alternately was called upon for q
speech. He responded and was iol-
lowed by Prof. r. p. YSncy who
spoke very encouragingly to the
school. We are glad to see the in
terest manifested in education and
hope it will still increase.
CHUM d l.
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Heath in tha Pot.

"There is death in the pot!" Be-
ware, ye temperance men, beware
A pot has been prepared for you in
which are wild gourds. See thou,
touch not the pottage. A conven-
ton is called for and is soon to
meet at Waynesboro. What forf
To defeat the republican party? No,
it is to defeat the prohibition party
mark that, 1t is true this conven-
ton will don the democratic garb,
but it will not fit well. Will we be
so stupid as to be induced to ride
behind this ring on the black horse
they may select for the race? l
trust not. Let us select white
horse and run a fair race. Do not
be deceived by the enemy. They
are exceedingly weary and subtitle.
They have made their boast and
openly say that they are going to
defeat US if money will do it. Let
us watch as well as pray. Watch
for SHARES, watch for wild gourds
and shun them. WATCHMAN.
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dolorad Teachers Institute
I 1I11o " = '71-111011 IN I1H4U1'
For the CITIZEN.

For the CITIZEN.
The State Normal Institute for
colored teachers of the following
counties: Giles, Maury, Lincoln,
Lewis, Lawrence, Wayne, Marshall
and Bedford, convened at Pulaski
June 18th, 1886, conducted by Dr.
R. F. Boyd Of Central Tennessee
! College and Prof. w. R. Morris of
| Fisk University, assisted by Prof.
B. A. j. Nixon. There we're more
than forty teachers present the first
day, with fair prospects of an adj
ditional number each day of the
session.
Morning session, June 14th, $50.
The institute opened at 8 o'clock a.
m. After devotional exercises the
program was disposed of in regular
order. Prof. Morris instructed the
institute on the subject "How to
teach primary reading" He gave
quite q lengthy lecture on the sub
ject and tried to impress those pres
ent with the Importance of knowing
how to read, in order to teach read
ing. DR.. r. F. Boyd followed with
lecture, subject, THE Importance
of hygiene and physiology in the
school room" DIR. Boyd thinks that
all teachers should have thorough
knowledge of the branches named
in the subject so as to be able to
teach their pupils the laws govern
ing their physical health. The in
stitute then took q recess. After
the recess Prof. Morris tosk up the
subject of primary arithmetic, after
which Prof. Nixon carried the insti-
tute through lesson in authogra-
ply. He gave a dictation lesson in |
which all participated Everybody |
endorsed his plan of teaching au-
typography.
Afternoon session. The institute
convened at 2 o'clock, all the teach
ers being present with few excep- |
tions. After singing the program
was again taken up. DR.. Boyd be-
ing first on the program gave the
institute lesson in language which
was very interesting Prof. Nixon
then gave the institute some hints
on the study of geology. After
short recess the subject of penman-
ship was taken up by Prof. Morris.
He made quite an effort to impress
upon the minds of the teachers pres
ent the Importance of teaching the
pupils correct habits of penmanship
in beginning to write. Prof. Whit
sker, superintendent of the Pulaski
public schools, being present was
introduced to the institute by DR..
Boyd. The superintendent gave some
valuable information to all present.
At the conclusion of his remarks
the institute adjourned TO meet at
1880 p. m. in the A. M. E. church
to listen to lecture by Prof. Whit
aker.
The institute will continue dur
ing the entire week and it is expect
ed that all teachers will avail them
selves of the opportunity of getting
the latest improved methods of
teaching. There will also be lee
lures each night on some of the
principles connected with teaching.
All are invited. s**
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There is the finest prospect fol
agood crop there has been for years.
Cotton, corn, oats, clover. wheat and
garden vegetables are fine.
III. B. Sowell of Lawrenceburg
was the guest of his sister, Mrs,
Spivy, not leng since.
Little Miss Maggie Gordon OF
Rocky Point, district No. /, spent
last week with her cousin, Neva
Oliver. Maggie was one of my pu-
pills at Elkton.
Miss Alice Hardeman left Sun
day to spend several weeks with
her cousin, Miss Alice Witt, near
Bohemian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rogers and
Miss Lizzie were visitors at our
Sunday school Sunday.
Mr.. Kennedy is visiting
his father, Mr.. Joe Kennedy. He
arrived there one day last week and
will probably remain some time as
it will be 81 years before he will
have perfect liberty to leave. ]
have not formed his acquaintance
yet, therefore / cannot say anything
in regard to his politics or his opin-
ion concerning the August election.
ScRIBBLER.
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Facts and Figures.

The 1921 Grand Monthly Dlstribu-
ton OF the world-famed Louisiana
Lottery took place at noen on Tues
day, May 18th, 1886, in the city OF New
Orleans, under the sole management Of
Gen'ls G. L, Beauregard OF La, and Ju-
bal A. Early OF Va, when 4266. 900 was
scattered all over the world. Ticket
No. 20, 244 drew the first capital prize,
which was sold in fractions Of one
fifth at 81 each; One-fith was held by
w. Hunt, Vineton, Ala. collected
through City National Bank OF Selma,
Ala. another fifth collected through
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Bank Of San Frau
cisco, CAL; another to Harry Johnston,
collected through Chauncey j. StSd-
we'll, Esq, Train Master G. G. g. l..
Railway, Cleveland, o another to Jno.
Olson, No. 20 East 4th street, New
York city, collected through Adams
Express Co.; aud another to G. II. Bes-
sy, West Enosburg, VT; collected
through the National Park Bank Of
New York city. This will be repeated
on Tuesday, July 18th. and any Infer
nation thereof can be had on appllsa-
ton to N. A. DauphlD, New Orleans,
Ia
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Pisgah.

Quite = large crowd attended
the sacramentsl meeting here last
Sunday. The pastor was assisted
by the local preachers of the cir
cult. The annual protracted meet
ing for this place will be the third
Saturday and Sunday in July. The
prayer meeting has been re-Organ-
lied and meets every Saturday
night.
The wheat crop is about har-
vested and it is considered very
good. Oats are exceedingly fine.
Mr.. R. L. Ray was united in
marriage to Miss Molle A. Os-
burn on last Wednesday evening at
four o'clock. Rev. r. w. Seay per-
formed the ceremony. This is the
second marriage that has taken
place in the community for severa
years, but if rumor is correct fol
once there will be several others ere
the close of the year.
Mr.. F. M. Bass has been sich
for several days but is well enough
to be out again.
Mr.. Geo. Elder is sick.
Mrs. Hamlin the aged mother
of Mrs. Woriey is very low.
WORKER.
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@o@~
BrYSOn.

AS Bill Warden, the regular
correspondent from this place, has
for some cause been neglecting us
of late, 1 thought it somebody's du-
ty to report our village.
"A good deal of wheat is being
cut now. Reapers and cradles are
seen in every direction. Wheat
and oats are considered good in this
section.
Joe Martin who has been quite
sick for several weeks, we are glad
to say Is improving slowly. We
hope to see him out soon as he is
missed very much from his business
Little Maggie, daughter of Mr.
Wilburn Stevenson, is very sick
with fever.
John Stevenson has been on the
sick list for several days hut is uI
again looking after his farming in
terests. STRANGER.
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Fourth Round Quarterly NJ ee
fnoa

Fourth Round Quarterly Meet
tngs.
COrnersVille and Lewisburg-
Cornersville, July 10-11.
Diana-Simpson's Chapel, July IA.
Olivet and Pleasant Hill-OliVet,
July 17-1S.
Elkton and Smyrna Mission
Pleasant Hill, July 1926
Blanche-Shfleh, July IL.
Observation-Disclosures, July 81, Aug. 1.
Lynnville-Lynnville, Aug. rs.
PisgAh-BlOoming Grove, Aug. 14-15
Bee Springfield Rose, Aug. 2l-22.
Swan-Beech Grove, Aug. "a.
Bigbyville-Porter's, Aug. 1920.
Pleasant Valley-Hebron, Sept. 4-5.
Trinity, Sept. 6.
Prospect, Aug. 11-12.
Culleoka, Aug. IA.
Mt. Pleasant, Aug. Is.
Columbia, Aug. 1919.
South Columbia, Aug. 20.
Forest Grove, Aug. 1920.
Pulaski, Oct. 2-3.
T. ]. DUNCAN, p. E.
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Tarpley's shop.

The school at Cox's school
house closed last Friday with 45
pupils present. An examination
was expected but the school house
being too small to admit an audi
ence it was thought best to defer 1t
till the end of the school term in
August. Our teachers, Mr.. Barlar
and lady, returned to their home in
the Brick Church community to re-
main till the fall session opens. We
hope they will wind up their bust
ness while there and return to stay
with US.
WIN. H. Barlar and son, j. S.
Barlar, were in this vicinity last
week on business.
There was preaching Saturday
and Sunday at Sharon with dinner
on the ground Sunday.
Misses Lena Leonard, Tennie
Burgess of Brick Church and Miss
Ray cf Pulaski were visiting Miss
Matte Skillern last week.
Mrs. Rose II. Wilson and little
SON Walter, were in this vicinity
last week but have gone to Nash
vile.
III. H. Suttls returned home
from Knoxville where he has been
attending school.
The committee on ice cream
supper held a meeting last Tuesday
night at Tarpley's shop to make ar
engagements for the supper.
Mrs. Babe Marks is still in
feeble health.
Mr.. j. P. Rankin will deliver a
temperance lecture at Bethesda
Sunday the 10th at / o'clock a. m. /;
also at Sharon at p. m. Mr.. Ran
kin is an able lecturer and we hope
to derive some benefit from his dis
courses.
We will soon have a postoffice
at Tarpley's shop. 1t will save the
boys a COED deal of time and alse
be a great convenience to the neigh
borhood.
VIM. Hardy contemplates 60
ing to Birmingham.
We want Sly Coon's communi-
ty well represented at the ice cream
supper on the 25th.
Farmers are saving hay.
SCHOOL Boy.
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Whoopeel l am so foil of myself.
What picnic / have got, and it's
all mine. School is out, pars gone
to mill and "School Boy's' gene
somewhere too, and ] am all by my
self. Ienjoy my liber ty, and don't
you forget it. Nobody here big
germ me and / can't hardly realize
who, where and what am; have
my own way for five long weeks if
I'm successful in dodgIng pap and
school Boy" ''SchOol Boy is
older than / am, and so is pap.
They don't marry one Of 'em look
one half so big as / feel, and just
got to feeling that way in two or
three days. Pap thinks / oHght to
do as he says. l think SO too
when he is st home. Pap thinks he
knows more than / do, but that's =
point that has never been satisfac-
terily settled to me. 1 feel like a
bird looks when just turned ont OF
his cage. I've been schoolhoyed,
pedagogical and pappyized for
more'n a long time, I'd love to go
to school if / could run the shebang
my way.
I've been thinking some time
about my treatment. have heap
better time when pap amt here, be
hints to me like he wants every
thing done his way. Pm always
on time but its mighty late time
sometimes. Me and pap always
agree when we are together. I've
been thinking about setting out for
some time, in fact have set out
s0me--tater slips. "School Boy"
says Pm too young to set the
girls. He's afraid I'll be in his
way. I've been big enough to ride
the horse to water ever SO long and
milk and mind of the calf too, cook
and wash dishes. I'd like to know
what other qualifications are re-
quired that's more already than the
girls ask of me. Now in all this
setting out business l don't mean
that want to marry, just wanted
to have a good time in vacation
while the teacher and pap are away. !
| know things will have to come to
q wind up as soon as they come
back. just want to learn how.
Like the boy who wanted to go in
swimming, but his ma told him he
couldn't SWIM, and the boys would
laugh at him, SO he must wait till
he learned how before he went in-l
then she would let him 60 in. Now
l want TO make start before pap
and the teacher get back and il
make failure they went know any
thing about it. If should get of |
| will let you know in my next how
| come out. CHEEKY JOE.
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A Tragedy.

Last Friday afternoon a man
named William Freeman, a tenant
on Mr.. Jno. Beasley's farm near
ElktOn, was killed by his son Tom
Freeman. They had just returned
from work with some other men
when Mr.. Freeman's dogs began q
noisy barking. Some of the meA
called to the dogs to he quiet when
Mr.. Freeman said they were doing no
harm; to let them bark. 1t seems
that young Freeman thought this
was unnecessarily rude, and remind
ed his father that the men had not
hurt the dogs W ordering them to
be quiet. The old man said he
would not have any "hollerin"
around there. The son said he
would "holler" if he wanted to, and
the old man, becoming enraged
seized q heavy stick and started to
him. The young man retreated in
to the house, his father following
with the stick. No one was in the
room at the time and the men out
side who had witnessed the affair
up to this point could not see what
was done in the house. In q few
moments a gunshot was heard, and
entering the house they found that
| Mr.. Freeman had been fatally shot
by his son. He requested before
he died that his son should not bC
prosecuted. We understand young
Freeman claims that the gun
though in his hands, was fired by
his father striking the hammer
with the stick. Possibly he had NJ
intention of shooting. He made NJ
attempt to escape and sent word t
the coroners' jury next day that b
could be found at home if he wa
wanted. At his preliminary tri
he was acquitted on the ground tina
the killing was done in self-defense
The father had struck him twic
with stick which from its size an
weight the jury of inquest consid
cred q dangerous weapon.
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Fiald-Lastar.

Married yesterday at 1890 p. m
at the residence of Mr.. j. B. Chill
ders, Miss Mary Agnes Lester of
Los Angeles, Cal, and Mr.. Neill B
Fl cid of Albuquerque, New Next
CO. Only a few intimate friends
were invited. Rev. B. f. Haynes
performed the ceremony in his
usual happy style. A royal feast
had been prepared by the hostess,
and the party passed the time sc
pleasantly that 1t seemed scarce an
hour from noon to train time. Mr..
Field and his bride left on the a &c
north bound train for a tour of the
northern cities. Miss Lester has
been guest of Mrs. Childers for
some weeks past, and her presence
has frightened several social gath
erings there and elsewhere, and
many friends regret her departure
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AuburndaIe, Fla.

For the CITIZEN,
Ed. CITIZEN II notice in your is
sue of May 9th long letter from
this place, signed A. j., in which
there is certainly some grave mis-
takes. He A. J. locates Auburn
dale on st. John river, on the
Tampa bay, and on the shores of
the beautiful lake, AriaAna. l
would now by q plain description
and location of this place, like to
drive away the mist caused by A.
j., so l will attempt brief discrip-
ton. This town is on the main
line of the S F. railroad, 70 miles
south of Sanford, and 43 miles from
Tampa. It was laid out and the
first house built in July, 1884. It
is in the midst of the lake region of
Polk county, South Fla, is situat-
ed on very elevated land on the
south side of lake Arianna, about
IS6 feet above the gulf. The soil is
chocolate sandy loan, covered with
pine, willow and oak, and is well
adapted to oranges, pine appl es,
guaras, semltropical fruits, mel
ems, etc.
This lake is two miles across,
about 40 feet deep, perfectly clear
and abounds in the finest fish. 1t
is probably the most charming OF
all the lakes of South Florida. This
town { a little less than two years
oldl contains a handsome depot,
seven stores, three hotels, a Presby-
terrain church, one livery stable and
many dwellings and not one shoddy
building in the town. We don't
think this represents a doomed
town, not by any means. We know
it is true that there is town or
two on this same line of road that
have made greater strides and have
built up faster, but it was all owing
to circumstances. Lakeland got
her send-off by the old town, Me-
dulla, moving to it to get on the
railroad. No town in the state To-
Gated as this was, in the wild woods
unbroken for miles around, has
made greater developments or has 9
more prosperous future. Our land
compares faVorably with any other
point; our people, / guess, dc the
same, and it is q conceded fact that
we have one of the healthiest places
in the south, a place probably Less
troubled with perts and insects than
can be found elsewhere.
Your present correspondent is not
SO limited in his present knowledge
Of the country as "a. j." claims
and writes from what he knows to b.
facts, not hearsay. We again say
that we believe our place has som'
ss good people, men of enterprise
and energy, as can be found. w
have good citizens here from mani
places, Canada, AEnglsnd, NoVI
Scotia and some twenty states ar
represented in our town anC
Immediate vicinity. We dom
claim that all are as useful and goo
as they might be, but there ar
none but law-abiding citizens, me-
that are willing to use their nigh
and substance for the advancement
and up-building of their country
citizens that you, Mr.. Editor, woul
be proud to have located in you
D old and honored county Of Giles.
: hope "a. j." will shave and com
: his head, pull down his vest an
e come in better humor Rext time.
F. R.