The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-11-23

State News Boiled Down.

'possum.
Matrimcny seems epidemic in IIu
Elehurst.
Our State gaYea Democratic major
ity of $4,000.
Yazoo county gave Harrison onl,
eight votes.
Fisk did not show much popuIarit'
in Mississippi.
Meridian has a full crop of candi
dates for Mayor.
The Baptists of H%atticsburg will
build a high school soon.
Mississippi sends a solid Democrat.
&c delegation to Congress.
The State Grange meets at Newton,
Miss, on the Ilth of December, 1888
Arthur Perkins, of Madison Sta
ton, made two shipments of straw
berries last week to Chicago.
The State Fair was in progress at
Jackson last week. 1t is reported to
be a success in every particular.
The grand jury of Smith county,
Miss, failed to find a single lndict-
ment at the last term OF Circuit Court.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi
has decided that a land owner can
mortgage his crop before 1t is planted.
The latest in Drookbayen is a
"Grandmother'S mite meeting" The
girls are to be attired in ancient cos
tune.
The National Farmers Alliance will
meet in Meridian December 5th, in
stead of January 10th, as previously
announced.
The Revtele says eight mad dogs
were killed in Port Gibson last week,
besides twenty others that had been
bitten by them.
Mrs. Fatherec, aged 70, living near
Crystal Springs, was burned to death
last week by her clothing catching
fire from the stove. I
The Yazoo City Oil Works we're
burned, loss $500. In the fire four /
cars of cotton seed were damaged to {
the extent OF $4,000.
I. d. Baker and Miss Mabel Allen
and w. A. Campbell and Miss Carrie
Byrd, of Winona, were married in
Attala county on the 7th.
The election calls forth the follow
ing from the Ellisville Eagle: "Missis-
sippi has gone 10 heaven and New
York has gone TO HI"
Capt. w. W. Richer, formerly of
New Orleans, but of late years a resi- ,
dent of Handsboro, died at that place
on Saturday last, of paralysis. |
Gen. Chalmers, with his character
istic modesty, suggests himself for
Secretary OF Interior, through the
medium of his sheet, the New Albany l
Waterman. 4
Capt. j. J. Evans, Of Aberdeen, is a
candidate for State Treasurer. If A
there is any truth in the old adage, -
"Thc early bird catches the worm," A
Capt. Evans will "get there"
"Twistwood" is no longer the name RI
of a postoffice in Jasper county. 1t N
has been changed to Rose IIlll-in j
We suppose, TO the Rose p
Hill Institute. p
Rev. Sam jones has been conduct
ing a revival meeting at G~reenville, in Ell
his State, this week. lie holds his
meetings in a mammoth tent which J,
hold 1000 persons.
The borers Of the artesian well at :
have reached a depth of
near ] 100 feet, but no water comes TO
he surface. 1t is thought they will
itrike water at about 1900 feet. q.
A number of prominent physicians
md druggists of Oxford have recently
been arrested and required TO give 9
'onds, for prescribing whiskey to pa 3
tents without administering it. q
The vote of Noxabee county was q
Democratic, not a single Re- I
publican vote being cast. Hon. Clark
received 1874 votes for Congress
n the county. ID
The Vicksburg Southrons propose
o go to Washington to join in the
inaugural of President Harrison. The
says his Company Is willing ,
take the initiative in showing the Pu
of the South"
Messrs. Conway ard Torian, of
~icksburg, made a novel election bet.
he loser was 10 wheel the winner in
wheelbarrow for a stipulated dis
Ince. The wager was settled this
eek.
Two cousins, Will Denly, aged I6,
nd Miss Josie Denly, aged Is, eloped Bo,
Coffeeville, Miss, last week. PEI
he two, mounted on horseback, re-
vaded the girls father, who was in eco
pursuit, and reached a preacher, attn
hen they were married.
Eleven Mormon elders passed J
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