The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-11-22

'"'l'o''oIl 10 me annual supper 10 be
given by members Of the Pasragoula
Gun Club at Noy'o Hotel on Saturday
: night.
Mr. L, T, Cowart, senior Of the
hrn Of Cowart Bros, commission
merchants, Mobile, was in Scranton
this week on business. We are always
glad to meet e. L. lie is a RATHER as
a business man.
The "distracted meeting" al the
colored Methodist Church has come 10
a close at last, aud The negro Henry
White, who went crazy under reli-
gious excitement, is getting better.
1t Is now thought he will entirely re-
cover.
Services we're held at the Sea-
mems Bethel last Sunday night bv
Rev. S. T. Gptf, and quite a nice con-
grcgation were out TO hear him.
Hereafter services will be held at ;he
Bethel every Sunday aud Thursday
night.
Scranton is o on a boom, but
keeps up a steady march of improve
mcnt. She has no spasnodic upheav-
ais of bosh and froth, but she builds |
new houses all the nmc, and there is
a healthy increase in business and pop
ulation.
Miss Hannah Gatcwood, Of Louis
wills, Ky, bearing recommendations
from several distinguished people was
in town Tuesday soliciting aid from
benevolent people for assistance to
enable her TO reach her friends in New
Orleans.
The town is info sted with tramps.
They are young and healthy looking
fellows, and are not hunting work, :
but begging from house 10 house for :
something TO eat. The City Fathers :
should put these trifing men to work
on the streets. y
On Sunday morning twelve !;
colored candidates for baptism were l.
dipped in the Pascagoula river just T
after sunrise. With an icy north wind
rushing down the river the ordeal .
must have been IA little disagrccablc =,
o say the least. y,
Mr.. b. NJ. Turnbull has purchased >,
he Gassarl place at Pascagoula from h,
Mr.. b. w. Taylor, of New Orleans. :,
This is a very desirable residence and -,
We are pleased TO know that Mr.. N
'urnbull now becomes Il permanent oa
of our county. If
i take this method of thanking, pi
losl sincerely, the generous friends w
Tho surprised us Friday night by pl
lch a complete pounding. The usual
says that nobody was hurt 60
but our tables actually grOdRed as ri,
result, &. N. A. YoNCE. No
"A Christmas tree VIII be given ds
.hri>tmas night by. the Lutheran or
uuday-School. In addition TO the in
.IStrihulion Of gifts, there will be a an
lumber OF Rotations. songs, &c. All at
&C cordially invited, not only to he Iii
but also to use the tree for TN
Ieir gifts. COZ
Our corporation authorities might W
stinguish themselves by cxtiuguioh- rig
e the u%nslghtiy mudholeS in the va
'ighborhooa of the depot. The view :
ON the cars is not inviting to the
-erage tourist who is looking for en-
and has air eye to sanitary
.ndilions, =
"A temperance society, under the n
lmc Of "Thc Reform Club" has been W
arted at the Scamen's Bethel with
av. S. T. GOT for President, and M
ISIS Maud Watson as Secretary. vi
'veral seamen and others have sign CC
the Reform Club pledge, and OH
5 will probably do likewise.
The steamer Heroine, which is on
g ways at Blanchard's shipyard, is
ing oyerhauled from stem to stern.
great many defective iron plates ia
r hull are being replaced, and alto
Their she will slip into the water as
cd as new. When her repairs are GG45e'
Inpleted She will run between Point viii
car aud Mobile. S
= Father Oliver has just returned u
nm Baltimore where he was in at
at the Catholic Centennial -,
ngress. lie expresses himself as -
,atly pleased with what he heard
il saw. Among other things lac
marked that he might have seen H0
esident Harrison, but that he did G
t care TO do so. Father Oliver is a GIG
unch Democrat.
MIR. f. Schmidt, wheelwright, Sc
opened a shop adjoining Mr.. NJ. E.
ssell's blacksmith shop, on Dclmas
snue, where he is prepared to do all 7,
Ids OF wood work in his line. He Ken
make wagons, carts, repair bug pacI
S aud vehicles of all kinds Oh short bold
ice, in the best style, aud at very Ire
sonable prices. Give him a trial. ers
marantees sai1sia,tion. nam
time
On Wednesday afternoon a color Z75 ,
,bo.t AZ x.oars oil uap,ot l