The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-09-13

'ti'hNi TI''''
Those who want the best gum IN
town should try NiX's sorghum.
The County Superintendent OF
Education examined sixteen female
applicants for certificates to teach IN
the public schools nf Jackson COUNTY
last Saturday.
= We are living, we arc moving,
in a 9raad and awful time" when All
official can fall from Il $50 fine and
costs TO one cent and costs. Oh! what
IL fall, my coun:ryman.
MIR. &. a. Stcmprr is having Il
small cottage built Immediately in the
rear of his jtwelry. store, for rent we
presume. An impetus has been given
to building and improvement of late.
Masters Mike Fcore and Pedro
and Edmond Jane left last week for
Bay St. Louis where they 90 Ia enter
the Catholic school of that place. BE
virtuous, boys, aud You will be happy.
The Mayor and Aldermen OF
Scranton have appointed the fellow
ing gentlemen rs trustees of the public
school Of this place: Ncssrs.M.C ALI
man, John \. Morgan and james IL.
Rolls.
Mr.. Armor Krebs' horse took
fright last Saturday evening and ran
away with IA sulkv 10 which he was
attached. No damage was done Other
than damaging The harness to Il small
extent.
Mrs. =. Frorc let last Tuesday
evening on the n%orthbouud train for u
visit To her old home in Quebec, Cam
ada. We hope the "trip coming and
going may prove Doth beneficial and
pleasant.
1t is seriously stated that it takes
a fly Il tw0-billionlh part of Il second
to wink. II mans wink was rs sud-
den aS Il fy's he would always get his
lemonade without the traditional
stick in It.
The steamer Hard Cash which
has been on Blancbard'- ways for { V
cral weeks undergoing Il thorough re-
pair before entering The fall AMI win
ter trade was launched "Wednesday
evening. She will be painted in Mo-
bile.
The DEMoCRAT.STAR was in error
last week in stating one of the names
of the parties who have been rcc,m-
mcndcd TO Keep the range lights run
ming. The names should have been
Ncssrs. George Thompson and Charles
l.. Krebs.
When we soc our citizens build
ing their stores longer and adding adj
ditional stories il Is 4 sure sign of
prosperity. Mr.. j. f. Casanova is
dong this very thing. He has not
only heightened his sore, but has
raised it another story.
-Anuthrr large building is &" be
shortly erected on the Convent
grounds facing nn Frederic street for
the use of the Sisters. Mr.. George
Tagart, of Pascagoula has the con
tract for erecting the building, and
Mr.. George Malhicu will do the paint
ing.
A minstrel troupe, hailiug from
Biloxi, composed chiefly of genuine
negroes, gave two performances here
Friday aud Saturday nights. those
who witnessed the antics OF the MEM
bcrS declare that They never saw any
Thing To equal them and hope they
never will again.
We are glad 10 deny the ruu1or
that Mr.. win Il. Nix is seriously i'll.
His sickness was not serious, but only
exhaustion caused 10y handling the
large invoice Of fall goals, which ar
rivcd Last week. Now the goods arc
in place aud win will take u rest be-
fore the rush of trade begins.
Mr.. Vincent Ras attended the
frcmon's meeting last Monday night
and on returning lomc put his horse
In the stable lot anil retired for the
uiyht. lie arose next morning and
went 10 the stable o. feed his horse
before starting 10 his place Of business
at Moss pint, but 30 his dismay The
aforesaid animal was missing, as was
also an oilclnlh coat aud some cnrn
sacks which convinced him that the
animal had bccu ridden of 10y some
prowlrr. lie procured another horse
aud started TO Moss Point aud ON his
way found his hnrsc lying by the
roadside in an almost diving rendition
wish ono rye almost GU and uihcrw isc
80 itjarcd as Ia be unable 10 be used
sinrc. The peri Of this das-
iarllv decd should br fcreifd out snl
a lcsspu taught him DC wiii nOt sooH
forget.