The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-07-06
OBSERVATIONS AT PERKINS.
PERKINS, Miss, June 30, 1898.

PERKINS, Miss, June 30, 1898.
Editor Democrat. Star;
Your correspondent spent a day
recently at Perkins, as the guest OF
Mr.. II. 4. Graves, and will proceed
to tell your readers what we saw
and heard in and around this town.
The central point of interest is the
store of our jolly, good-natured
friend and merchant, MIR. Graves,
where he can always be found
ready 10 talk business, or tell
yarns, while handsome Charles
Swetman and Bob Cummings are
behind the counter ready and will
ing. Besides his mercantile bust
ness Mr.. Graves will start in the
near future a brick-yard and shin
gle factory, The m0ulds and bar
rows for the brick are now on the
way, and he means buslness-dOR't
yOu forget it!
Mr.. Morris has a saw-miIl in
course of construction; the mill
and machinery already on The
ground, and soon the whistle will
blow and speak the first note of
the manufacturing interest Of the
town.
Real estate is in demand, and
at least a dozen lots have been sold
in the last few days, and no doubt
we are soon to rival Guifport in the
way Of selling land.
Among the most important en-.
terpriSeS to be started is a school
building to be erected by Miss Cora
EnOchs, who has bought a lot for
the purpose. This deserves more
than a passing notice from the fact
that she proposes TO bulld school
house out of her own private purse,
and We feel sure that our citizens
will give her that patronage which
is due.
Next. Mr., w. S. Culpepper pro-
poses TO erect a store, boarding and
dwelling house; and our clever
friend, James Anderson, who, by
the-way, Is foom Erin's Isle, has
bought a lot and says he will build
a ''shanty" thereon i'll the near Gu-
ture.
Lots of other new things are
coming along, bnt we cannot tax
your space to tell it all.
In a social point Perkins is not
slow, and can show up as nice a lot
Of young ladies as any place on
The road and If your editorship
disbelleves this statement, we give
you a special invitation to come up
on the Fourth Of July and take a
hand in a big fishlry that is to
take place on that day, and we will
lay proof before you to prove the
correctness Of the charge. | would
say something about the young
men, but | do not wish to waste
words Oh them.
Miss Hannah Arguelles, a charm
ing young lady from Biloxi, is stop.
ping at the house Of Mr.. Graves as
the guest of MISS Minnie Swetman.
Miss Viola Garner ic "Out of town.
at present, attending school, but
we hope her stay will be short, fol
her pleasant, smiling face is missed
from the ranks Of society.
Mr.. Horton, a contractor and
builder from Purvis, is here among
us. He says he will take a con
tract TO build from earth to heaven
If he is furnished the land and lum-
Der. Oh! he is a sumner, anG no
doubt he will get there" right side
up Uib care.
Dame Rumor tells us that nine
hundred souls with as many bodies
attached, viii be down 10 settle
among us, from the State of Michi-
gar, and then we will incorporate
and have an election with Il. L.
Graves at the head of the ticket.
In conclusion, we must say that
"Uncle Johns" apples are ripe and
his corn is fine and he is happy.
More anon. SNAP BEANS.