The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-07
MISSISSIPPI CITY ITEMS.
BY CABBAGE HEAD.

/, mere mas been Il portable dr.
goods store here during court, AM
it has done a rushing business.
The smiling and welcome face o
Mr.. John ONeil, Inc "Ice man,n i,
again seen in our town.
Judge Cleary's little court last
week seemed TO have a quietina
effect around the Courthouse.
Mr.. Henry Ross had the misfor.
tune to have a fine mare killed on
the Railroad last week.
Sheriff Seals family have re.
turned from New Orleans, where
they have been spending The win,
ter.
There is a rumor that there is
going to be Il negro candidate for
Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton,
Mr.. j. NJ. Hoskins captured an
escaped female convict last week
at GuIlport, who escaped while The
Gull ana Ship Island Railroad had
charge of the Penitentiary.
There. was a native Of England
~naturalized last week in The Cir
cult Court. Wonder how long il
will be before lie is a candidate for
officeg
Cabbage Head will wager his
head that neilherG. w. Wilkes or
Gen. Davis wrote that miserable
attempt at wit at The expense of
poor Reese Swilley, deceased.
which appeared in the court pro.
ceedlngs published in the Biloxi
HerdM last week. 1t sounds like
the production OF a long-Iegged
freak of nature who is St0ppinq
here. We are sure Mr.. Perry Bond
does not thank him forlt.
Two prominent citizens of Biloxi
amused themselves in open court
evening 10y calling each
liars.
There is n notice posted up at
The hotelprohibilin2 outsiders from
on the hotel wharf. Rather
small business.
Sparring has taken the place of
base ball at This place, and there
are some good sparerS here too.
"Cucumber' last week got off a
about this place getting
there" in furnishing candidates.
This place can say this much in re-
gard to hose candidates. Mr.. Gu
,umber can hunt this county over
and he will not find a more c0mpe
ent set. And besides the people of
he county want the officers to live
lere. so that when they come to
he Courthouse they will find the
officers on hand 10 attend To bust
Tess. Particularly is This the case
With the county treasurer. Under
he present state of olfairs il is ex-
remedy inconvenient. People
ave TO come to The Courthouse to
ret their warrants and then have TO
ell them at a discount or take the
ram TO Pass Christian to get them
ashed, causing trouble and ex-
,ense which some can Ill afford to /.
Z
Circuit Court adjourned Tues !
.ay. !
Mrs.
rinephus de la Francoprnssoger-
1anaaustForussO paid a visit to the !
S. Court officers at this place /.
'Uesday. =
Bud Mcintosh has a family of :
ghting cats and the way they can i
rake a dog leave the premises is a Il
Ight worth seeing. A bigcur got t,
, nosing around Buds back yard d
he other day and that family Il
.ruck him like a threshing ma. /
hine. The dog started to climb =
le fence. but concluded lie didn't -
ave any time to TOOL away in that y
and away he went through q,
lie bar-roOm with three cats riding "
I'M and squirting him Oh. That l
)g passes on The opposite side of Ii
le street now. al
The big damage suit of the Miss ~
Davis against the / & N. r.. r. y
the Circuit Court will be settled \, =
arbitration. @. H. Wood, Esq, ~
ID Gen. 4. s. Ford are the arbilra. 10
RS appointed and they will select an
third. eli