The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-08

Miss Bette Blake attended Mardi
-Gfas iP Mobile Tuesday.
Miss Eta Flaiagan visited her old
home, Mobile, this week.
-The Sauta Cruz family have re-
moved back TO Biloxi; their former
home. We regret to lose ibis family
from our midst.
Mr.. Garland NJ. Dces, of Lake
Charles, La. called on us Yesterday.
lie was on a sad mission. He brought
the temains of ms mother for burial
al the old homestead.
This is The Lenten season. Lent
is Il time of prayer, of sorrow %forsIn,
of seclusioa from the world and its
amusemcnts, and Of generous aims
giving.
Miss DOdie Bowman, accompa-
uicd by her little sister, E1nnle, went
10 Mobile Friday eveuIng. visiting
friends aud also to witness The Mardl
,Gras festivities.
The boycottillg business has COM
mcnced III III town since the strike.
1t will all play out after awhile, and
those who started the racket will be
sorry for it.
MIR. Gustavc Portevin willie pass
ing through the train last Tuesday
evening while it was standing at the
depot at this place, was relieved of his
watch by some one on the train. The
sheriff boarded the tram lnmedIa tely, |
but his search was fIuitlcss.
III, Cuoret & Co.'S bread wagon
will be Oh the street Monday ana every
day thereafter. Those who are lovers
of Mansficld's famous bread can nov
be accommodated.
. : Rev. ID. 0. Bycrs will preach in
the Methodist Church, Scranton, next
Sunday at 4 pm. All are cordially
INVITED.
NTH. f. IIalstead, of Ocean Springs,
paid our Office a pleasant visit last
Monday during our absence. Al.
though a Northern Republican, Mr.
Ii. is Il gentleman of pleasing address
and well thought Of b. his ncighbors.
Some of the Scranton kids were
out Tuesday masked, paradlng the
streets. The Mystic Crew did not au-
pear this Mardi Gras.
Election to-day of two council
men to fill the vacancies oc~casioned by
the resignation Of Nessrs. Cox and
Nix from the Board Of Aldermen.
Messrs. James Smith, G. L. Luce aud
John y. Morgan are the candidates |
for Aldermen.
The brethren of Lodge No. As OF
/. o, o. r. propose To give Il grand
bail, on Tuesday, March 18Th, in the Il
New Firemcn's Hall, for the benefit Of
the building fund. Refreshments will I
be served.
DIR. ID. 7. Russell, of Iowa, now a
located at Ocean Springs, was here
Wednesday. lie has bought about I
10000 acres of land in this county aud
will probably buy more. r
=, Misses Gertrude Snow, music {
teacher, aud Sue Tally, art teacher,
from Shuqulak Female Institute, Ell l
route for New Orleans TO attend Mar t
di Gras, stopped off here Saturday 10
visit Miss Bette Blake, their former h
pupil. They left Monday morning for b
New Orleans.
The work of erecting the saw mill Il
OF Messrs. Hunter, Benn & Co., on the u
Pascagoula river, in this town, has
commenced. In a few months they
expect 10 have their mill in operation. "
MIR. w. f. Palmer and Miss Ro- n
sana Rose, of Mobile, were married
at tile Methodist Pasohage, Monday, q
by Rev. Ben Jones. q
Mr.. Martin Turnbull ofthis place +
IS the authorized agent of the New
Orleans Picayune. All who want a a
good, live daily newspaper will do N
well to call on Mr.. Turnbuk and sub Il
scribe for The Picaguae.
The sherin was only two hours 81
Monday in selling the tax delinquent o.
lands. There was not much banker d
ing after these lands.
Tine Board of Supervisors were ST
only in session two days. Read pro- al
ceedmgs in to-,lay's DEMOCRAT. STAR. g
la our romantic" spring squib of +,
last week we meant no reference of a =
disparaging nature 10 the keepers of A,
the railroad bridge across the Pasca-
goula river. Caesars Pons-Asinarum h.
doubtless obtaiHed tho name from the ds
great numher.o Of pack animals which er
carried the baggage of his army over.
The Serantonite gets the spring fever pl
and likes TO loiIer when he packs his wi
girl; "%IleFe's you mule" tn
Mr.. John II. Adams, who moved -.
from St. Elmo, Ala, four months ago =,
opened the Lau rendIEc store, has :,
closed business here and will, in a few A.,
ave nanwn Il. -