The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-03-01
Business is very dull.

The public school for this place
will close tins evening.
The ovcrscer of The Telephone
road is putting IT in good condition.
The several days Of cold weather
gav an impetus to the fish and oyster
shipments from this place.
-WIite to Sam ID. Bloch for illus
tratcd catalogue of buggies, harness
and wagons.
Next Monday the Board of Super
wilson's Of this county wilt meet in reg
ular session.
Weather cold, then warm, then
cold again, and ram sufficient TO bring
up corn, if it Is planted.
Several Scrantonians will take IN
the Marli Gras festivities OF New Or
leans and Mobile next week.
4 "waist attachment" has been in
vented, but the girls say the right arm
is good enough for them.
Sunday was truly Il lovely, spring
like day, and all nature seemed to
smile in gladncss tlicrcat.
Tho saloons here and at Moss
Point doubtless reaped a rich harvest
during the first few days of the strike.
Goal is gradually taking the place
of wood in the way of fuel here, and
If some enterpriSing man would open
a coal yard it would pay.
l am still selling fancy and staple
groceries, feed. etc, at rock bottom
prices. FRANK CASPER, in.
Opposite DEMoCRAT-STAK Office.
Hon. L. B. Brown, internal Rcvc-
nue Collector was here Monday look
ing after The business OF the Govern
Ineut.
Mr.. A. Goelzcr Is and has been
for some days suffering greatly with
re asthma. We hope TO record his
recovery soon.
Shirts !! Shirts! Shirts
A fine line of percal shirts from 90
cents up, just received at Casper's.
-Doa't forget that Sheriff Lewis
Will offer for sale next Monday at the
Courthouse door tho lands of the
county delinquent for taxes of 1888.
Mr.. L. d. IIcrrick, Of this place,
returned from Honduras last Friday.
lie seems highly Pleased with what
he saw on his rip. During his alb.
sence he sold The schooner Tri-Color.
--bOr the accommodation of their
patrons The l.. & N. II. II. will run
an extra passenger tain during Mardi
Gras between New Orleans and Mo-
bile. Tickets will be on sale from the
2nd to the 9th Of March inclusive.
%--tirandpa j. w. Williams is now
located at Mr., Willie T. Nix's store
on Pascagoula street. lie will be glad
10 have Il call from his old friends
whel. they want To buy goods.
-Shubuta Messenger: Elder o. d.
Bowen, of Handsboro, is an a visit to
his old friends In Shubuta, who are
sincerely pleased to see him after SO
long an absence.
A nice line of spring goods just
received at Casper's. It you want a
nobby dress call and examine his
goods and prices.
The "black caps" have made their
appearance in our town. Some OF the
laboring negroes have received notes
of warning signed BLACK Caps"
Somebody is going 10 get hurt it this
business is not dried up.
If you are in need of any grade
or style of vehicle call OH or write TO
Sam ID. Bloch, at Mobile, for the nj
cest line of carriages, b~aruuches, sur
reys, jImp seats and S~tudcbacker
wagons wei of. red for sale in the
South.
Next Sunday being The first Sab
bath N the month, the Methodist, Luz
theran and Baptist will hold divine
services. The first at the Methodist
Church, morning and night; the Sec
ond at the same place at 3 pm. and
the third at the old Fircmen's Hail, at
7:30 pm.
The time is gradually drawing
neal when thuse in arrears for poll
tax will be proceeded against in the
magistrates court as the new law di-
reels. So go aud pay up without de-
lay, and save trouble aud additional
costs.
THURSDAY of@ast week Mr.. Horace
Bowman, bridge tender. shot aud Kill
cd a fish hawk, which measured FIVE
feet and four inches from tip 10 tip
OF his wings. The hawk was flying
over the bridge at the time he shot it
with a large mullet in its claws.
During a reccnt visit to Mobile,
our attention. was specially directed
TO the large Carriage Repository Of
Sam ID. Bloch, on Water street, which
has bCen repainled aud presents the
most attractive appearance Of any
business house Ia Mobile. The intc-