The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-25
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fSahANh lOotHil7'lc77 Nv U'f"'' hNs
The Southern Poultry Show a. Gre,
NADIA last week was a grand success
Lowndes, O%kribbeha aud Noxubec
counties can show 1900 mule COLT
each.
DR.. e. McAHistcr, the oldest rhysi-
clan in Claiborne county, died last
week aged 80 years.
The GrcenviIle DemCcrut notes the
killing in Washington cpuufy of a
bear weighing over 800 pounds.
Hon. Frank Johnston, of Kinds
county, is spoken OF for Lieutenant
Governor.
The remains of the late Hon. o. Il.
Singleton found a final resting place
at Canton, his old LONE, last week.
Union county has bu. three inmates
in the poOrhnuse and one Of thcm will
soon be discharged.
Aaron Spoarman, aged 81 years,
and Aggie Van, aged o., were married
in Yallabusha county Oh the llth inst.
DIR. Theodore Simmons, Of Walkers
Bridge Ridge, near Magnolia, has
gone crazy.
The movement TO build a 100000
hotel in V~icksburg by subscription is
progressing well.
Mr.. W. +. Mrllen, an old and re-
spccted citizen of Natchez, died in
New Orleans last Sunday.
Mr.. Jack p. Bradford, for many
years chief clerk IN the Edwards
House, in Jackson, is dead.
The Southern Reporter, published
at Sardis, hOists the anne OF Hon.
Robert ii. Taylor, of Pamela county,
as its choice for Governor.
A negro named John Williams has
been arrested at Brookhavcn, charged
with being implicated in the wreck
ing of trains rear that place.
Yocona cotton mills, of Water Val
ley, will soon add 100 looms to liz
plant, which will give employment to
100 moro people.
A Calhoun county farmer has the
Cnrf nf n nnVu "A, t,ohlZ -, chm n
ranch with. She had fur calves in
thirteen months--haYc given birth To
twins twice.
The confederate pensioners Of this
State gel only $2l instead $50 AZ was
contemplated by The law. The amount
was estimated for 700, but 1000 have
proved up their claims.
The Kinds County alliance is max
ing a "strong pulp toward the esiab-
lishment OF a bagging factory at Jack
son. NAY their efforts be crowned
with success.
Erich Norquist. while repairing the
roof of the Court-house al Lexington,
last week, slipped Off aud fell forty
feet to the ground, receiving injuries
from which he died in a few hours.
There was a strike of negro laborers
III Jackson Monday. They had been
working on the watcworks for 81 a
day and now demand $3.50.
The Board ofSupervisors of Holmes
county last week raised the amount OF
retail license in the county from $3.50
to 500. This will cause A number of
saloons to close as the business will
not justify paying that amount.
Martha A. Dockterman,of Claiborne
county, claims 10 have lost property
during The war Of the value OF $lO,I5O,
and she has petitioned for the right to
sue therefor in the Court Of CLAIMS
The number of patients admitted
into the insane asylum at Jackson
since 1t was established has been 2,G40,
OF these $50 were discharged recover
ed,l26 discharged imrrovcd,7l clopcd,
724 died.
i. B. johnson, The POPULAR mayor
OF Cleveland, recently lost his house
by fire, and tho citizens got up an en-
tertainmeht, the pro. ceds of whirh
were several hundred dollars, which
they turned eyer to the happy mayor.
Mrs. Margaret Moon at Osborne.
tiled to dIssuade a willful daughter
from attending a ball. In following
after her 10 started out them other
fell dead from heart disease aud the
young lady did not 60 to the ball.
The Holly Springs Reporter says:
"a few days ago a cat belonging to a
family here erawled upon the fence 10
sun himself. Presently two jaybirds
engaged in a fight aud as they daried
by the cat reached ont her paw. pulled
one in aud hopping down from the
fence proceeded TO deyour the bird.
We have heard Of cats stealing up
and catching birds while they were
sitting still, but catching them on the
wing Is something new"
On New Years day Ia West Point
at the residence of Chancel-
Tor Critz, six persons sat
down TO a table whose united ages
amounted 10 AS years, to-wii: Mes