The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-12-07

State News Boiled Down.

Nearly every town has its Buiidin
and Loan Association.
There is talk of building a cotto
factory at Crystal Springs.
Only 50 miles Of railroad have bee
built IN Mississippi this year.
The Houston postofice was robbie,
last week, OF about $500.
John McGill and Gen. Mckee ar
mentioned for the Jackson postofiicc
One man in Bolivar county will
ship $l45,000 worth of slaves this year
Last week $50 bales of cotton were
shipped direct from Port Gibson tC
Liverpool.
The Ripley Sentinel is advocating
the claims of Hon. j. NJ. Stone fol
Mlssissippi's next Governor.
The Jones county Circuit Court that
"a to at EllisVIlle was post
poned to some time in December.
The Southern RereiUe is be coming
alarmed because the chestnut trees are
all dying out in Claiborne county.
They are having a grand field trial
OF champion dogs from all over the
Union at West Point, this State. this
week.
The construction of the watcrworks
at Jackson has been commenced, and
they are supposed to be completed
within ninety days.
A merchant at Bald win named T.J.
Stocks, shot and killed a man named
Whitman last week. Whitman had
threatened Stocks life.
The Natchez Democrat 4ays that
the work of widening the guagc ofthe
Little ]. road will begin early next
year, probably in January.
A la in Simpson county owns a
hog with only three legs, two in front
and one behind. He can stand on his
fore legs and scratch his EARS with his
only hind leg.
The Supreme Court of the State
says that the Yazoo and Mississippi
Railroad Company is not exempt from
taxation and must paw the State $751;
900 back taxes.
A Warren county man has just clos
cd a contract for thirteen thousand
fruit trees. His orchard will consist
of eighty acres and be one of the larg- |
est III the State of Mississippi.
II doesn't do to t.y TO escape from a
Meridian policemen when he has you
In custody. One of them named
Horne, shot a fleeing fugitive from
justice three times before he succeeded
In downing him.
The Aberdeen Examiner notes the
fact that stock breeding is largely on
the increase in this State, and thinks
that before long a market for the sur
plus will have to be sought outside
the State.
Mr.. ]. II. Horne died last week near
Mathersville. He has been quite a
sufferer from wounds received during
the war which has caused his death.
In his death another old Landmark oC
Wayne has passed away.
Mr.. Andrew Woods, who has been
Circuit Clerk of Monroe county since
1875, was found dead in his bed, at
home in Aberdeen, last Friday
morning, having died of heart disease.
lie was about sixty years of age.
Congressman Stockdale made a talk
at Ellisvillc on Monday night, review
the political situation. Probably
dealing out consolation to the boys.
New Orleans & Texas Railroad has
been completed within eleven miles of
and will be entirely finished
by January 1st.
The cotton factory building at Cor
NTH has been purchased by Messrs.
of Bolivar, Tenn, who will at
Dnce move their wooden factory ma
rhincrY TO that place aud put it in op-
Grafton.
DR.. Henry, of Greenwood, has Offer
ed 10 head a "planter's subscription"
with one bale of cotton 10 raise a fund
In aid of the Confederate monument,
Another bale has already been prom
lsed by kind friends, and il other
will follow the example of
Henry a good sum can be secured
for the monument.
The colored people will circulate
subscription papers among the white
asking their aid to build
churches, school houses, etc, but just
ask them 10 vote with the white peo-
pie and you insult them, or they will
you. /!
The Jackson city authorities raidcd
places of NJ. Baum aud VIM.
Wamslcy, respectively, and arrested
hem upon the charge of violating the
ocal option law, or running what il
;alled "Bllnd Tigers" In each case
A lot of whisky bottles, jugs, ETC.,
were seized and are now locked up in
10 be used as evidence against the
accused.
L. L. Pearson, who owns a saloon