The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-10
GM 1emorraf-S Star
State News Boiled Down.

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Yazoo City is soon to have a lie,
brick Methodist church.
The Signal says Stone is the choie
of COpish county for Governor.
The Myrtle Bee is the latest jour
nalistic venture la Union county.
On My Nth, at Grccnviile, Il,
Delta Farmers Convention will meet
The North Mississippi Presbyter,
will meet at Holly Springs next year
Major j. L. WofTord, of Corinth
has patented a cheap aud valuable hal
press.
The Carrolllon Conservative say
Carroll county is for Stone for Cover,
nor.
Mrs. Thornton, widow of DIR. j. j
Thornton, died at Pass Christian lasl
week.
Cropsi in LOwndes county, were bad.
ly Injured by a evere hail storm, last
week.
The Kosciuskn Messenger is oppo-
sed to a Constitutional Convention.
So arc the people.
A heavy hail storm played havoc
with the truck aud strawberry patches
Of Crystal Springs last week.
Rev. II. p. Mitchell, late presiding
elder Of the Winona district, died re.
Gently at his home in Durant.
FOrtY-six residents of Yazoo City
have died in the last year, out of an
estimated population Of $500.
The Summit Sentinel claims that
Pike county is almost solid tor Stone,
the best Governor the State ever had.
The Greenvillc Times wants to try
the bee sting remedy for rheumatism
OH its afflicted delinquent subscribers.
Whitworth College will give di-
plOmas to twcnty-thrce sweet girl
graduates at the approaching COM
mencement.
Mr.. F. II. Goar, of Tupelo, aud
Capt. Z. L. Sykes, of Aberdeen, have
recently resigned their positions as
Postofice Inspectors.
Mr.. II. F. Banks Of the Pearl River
NeUs, and Miss Hattie f. Fpxworth
were united in The holy bonds of mat
rimony at Columbia recently.
Bob Fender, well known in base
ball circles in this State, is pitching
great ball for Atlanta. lie is the high
est salaried MAJ "a the team.
The Oxford Globe asks, how would
1t do to keep all the convicts whose
s%enteHce is not over five years in the
counties where they are convicted?
The State Medical Association pass
ed a resolution condcmning The action
of the last session OF the Legislature
imposing a privilege of$l0on doctors,
On Monday last DR.. II. Mckay, the
Strawberry King, shipped from Mad
ison Station $50 crates OF berries. The
same bringing him 5000 or Sc per crate.
The Ripley Sentinel wants the Ex-
ecutive Committee to postpone the
time for holding the Democratic State
Convention, aTd says the date fixed
is nothing short Of an outrage and the
white farmers will feel the insult.
A tramp entered a negro's cabin
near Glover Hill, Miss, and drawing
a pistol demanded money. The me-
gro, disposed TO be accommodating,
went TO his trunk, got out his pistols ;
both fired aud fell dead together.
The w. G. T. L. petitioncd the State
Medical Association, at its recent
meeting to adopt a resolution in favor
OF the teaching of scientific temper
ance In the public schools OF the State.
After considerable discussion, the pe-
tition was referred 10 the State SUI
pe%rInlendent OF Education.
Mr.. A. r Wall, the proprietor and
manager of the Mississippi Nursery,
near Marion, a few miles from Merid-
ian, proposes to start a preserve fac
tory In which all kinds of preserves,
natural syrupS, vinegar, etc, will be
manufactured.
The NeW MissiSsiPpian says; A
drummer, who claims to have been IN
about thirty counties within the past
month SAID here last week that unless
there was almost a revolution in SEN
tmenl, that Gov. Stone would be nom
mated on the first ballot.
The Ripley Sentinel thinks the
young Mississippi lawyers who are
gradually drifting into other pursuits
because there Is nothing here tor them
TO do, can find employment, no doubt,
In Oklahoma, as there will be no end
Of civil litigation aud criminal cases
there. II the lawyers can manage to
keep their heads on their shoulders,
Oklahoma will be their Eden.
Last week was a lively time 81 Alb
erdeen. Tie Federal Court was in
session. A number OF wildcat whis-
key eases have been disposed al, aud
"a each case where there vas = convie-
lion aud Of Imprisonment