The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-21

R~eeoIIestIOns 0f Prominent sGate FamI.
lies.

WI NlINyflF
. haven, has furnished the folIowin
letter, written by Col. J. +. II. Ola
, borne, TO the Brookhaven Progress.
We publish il because it will b
read with more than passing inter
est, as many of the citizens IN hi
section knew many of The promi
nent characters mentioned in thi
letter:
IN referring 10 the old anE
much respected pioneer Of enter
prise ana steam navigation In
south Mississippi, Capt. William }
T0itefent, and TO his sons. | must
not forget 10 remind you that be il
me father, and they are the broth.
ers OF Mrs. +. j. Nicholson, of the
FtcGy"ne-Our Pearl Riv"rs-MIs.
slsslppi's bright particular star. n
sohgslress whose melodies, recitei
IN all our households, are in tune
WIN The sweetness of her disDOsi.
'Ion and purity of her soul.
Pearl River is not only our grea,
central water. shed, draining the
country into the Mississippi on n
side, anu into the Chickasawhay on
on Inc other, and capable OF being
made nayigable two-thirds of the
year but il is IA historic stream. II
was first discovered by BienyilIe
IN 1919. The French had ,nsl
founded their colony Mt Biloxi. De
IoervlIle sent his brother Bienville
on an exploring expedition up the
laKe. 4 have before me the mss,
journal of one Of his officers from
| quote Next day we came
q river, falling into the lake,
the Indians called Taleatcha.
River Of Pearls. Here are found
ne shells used by the Indians 10
Grape out their pirogues after they
hatlowed them with fire: and
II their bivalves beautiful pearls
re sometimes found s.;
"!he most extensive prehistoric
in the State nav still {
e traced on The old Daniel riaota. !
on, me first high land above the /
loulh OF the river, a wall thirty o
'et at The base, twenty feet high, e
l'h a ditch twelve feet wide along.
entire length, say half d mile. /
me hrst white settler on Pearl
YER was Capt. Simon Favre, who c,
as IN turn Indian agent Tor the Il
Danish and American Cavern. Ii
enif' and IL mentioned in the dis. a
.lches OF Gov. Claiborne, as b
Isl valuable officer. He lived at W
e first bluff above Pennington, 81
le first cOttOn.gin ON the river
IS there erected by Capt. Isaac al
aVes, one of the earliest Ameri. Ia
U settlers. Judge Z. r B. PRAY. sr
our Supreme Court, who came vi
m Maine, and Gen Nixon. A sol. gr
II Of the war 1912, who came
m South Carolina were early III
TIERS IN Pennington and there ov
late John ]. McRae, then sin. wi
in Gen. Pray's office, married gu
iady afterward known and be.
by thousands of Missls>iu- we
Dr,
gainesville took The name from
Gdlnes family that settled |
re about the beginning of The me
sent century. zle
apoIeon was settled by Nathan. tina
Mitchell, of North Carolin. =
and Francis Leech, formerly nj sci
um6ia, a fine writer, author of q
famous adventures of Shocco 9th
es, established The first tur. the
tine orchard and distillery in the d"
~ woods. Col. I. B. Ives. once by
ator from Carroll county, was "
lager OF the orchard. &c, how. say
:, soon quit them and went ex- yOt
lively into the raising of the :"
bean, from which he mad. ney
e quantities Of oil, and thereby .
Tired the dislike OF all the chii. and
In the neIghborhood. Leech spa
lltchell terminated their iur. Tin.
line partnership one morning 9.
Tree and easy shooting match, ohl,
hich fortunately nobody was brei
they were succeeded by DIR. and
Montgomery, from Madison roul
ty,. who was the first TO 90 drel
into the peach crop. some and
5 aiter he married the widow witt
l!ctcii and ON The building of The
abroad to Brookhaven, he re. tum
ed to that place, bought a great beef
of property 10 aud near the ed o
pecilve town, built a handsome Plar
ence, which may still be seen 6ott
the railroad, where he lived FUN
the time of his death a few
ago. Montgomery Station one,
naued aIier him. Wakia Bluff "a
Burnett's old fields above, slide
occupied as far back as 1901, The {
mbia wac settled BY South Ca. -
lans, and became, you know. tend
1871 the capital of the Stale. mucI
while the L~egielature vas curiC
6 there that Poindexters giviT
was submitted and adopted. just
noted Springs, near by were bank
d into a popular watering he 81
oy Louis SIoYall, a wealthy but
! Car0liniah who built a with
hotel, which was for 4 nnm. and
years, palroRIzed as a sum kick.
resort by Mississippi river 81
ers and merchants rom New stab.
ms. The story that Stovai clutc
I'D Mr.. Harmon, of Bucka. ers Al
Springs, Wayne county, bu- stole