The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

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Mrs. L. Barrus and family went
10 New Orleans Wednesday morning
to attend the funeral of her mother
in-lIw, Mrs. Mary Webb, wife of the
late Joseph NJ. Barrus, aged rs years.
-l75 dozen Roman Candles and
SKY Rockets. Fire Crackers cheap.
See my prices before purchasing else
where. ALEcH. KREBS.
Mr.. Henry Brandt, now connect
ed with the clothing house OF Leon
F%odchaux, Of New Orleans, was in
town this week, aud we learn he car
RED away many orders for clothing
aud furnishing goods.
The fruit tree drummer is on
hand. AS usual, something always
pans ont wrong with them. Take our
| advice aud buy from our home people.
They can supply YOU with the best
there is a-going.
A few days ago, while sinking the
artcsian well at this place, Il cypress
log was struck al Il distance d0wm ut
rif;y or sixty feet. This shows that
we have been gaining ground for Il
long time, AS little as we have said
about it..
The committee appnIntcd at the
~citizcns' meeting on CuNtom-h0use re-
moVal, met last Monday ut NOys
Hotel, aud prepared Il constitution
and bylaws, which will nc submitted
for approval before the full commit
tee, which will be assembled on Mon
day next at Noy's Hotel.
Col. Parker Earle, of Ocean
Springs, was in town Monday trying
TO get the Board Of Supervisors to
construct a good draw bridge across
Fort Bayou. The colonel gave the
DEMoCKAT-STAR office a call.
For your Toys, Fireworks, Christ
mas tree Candles, Nuts, Candies, Gro
ccrics or anything kept in a general
merchandise store, 90 To Caspor's
where you viii get 100 cents worth
for ono dollar.
Rev. Joe Jones said a man or wo-
man who belongs TO the church and
does not work for the advancement of
The cause of Christ, is "A "do-funnY,"
or a "whmsididdlc," with which the
devil will grind smoke. Wonder II
the cap fit anybody in Scranton!
MIR. f. NJ. Johnson and his beau
tifui daughter, Miss Leila, of Ameri-
| Gus, honored the DEMoCRAT-STAW of.
flee Tuesday with a visit. They went
through the mechanical department
and learned how the paper was print
cd, and saw our devil, who is as harm
less as a dove.
The Mead Bros, thinking they
would increase their supply of water
for their mill, concluded to sink their
drove well deeper, and in doing 50,
when they had attained a depth Of
about seventy-fvc feet, struck a vein
oC salt water that is ven saltier than
/ the wafer of the bay. They then at
tempted to Withdraw the pipe to the
first vein, but the salt water followed.
The artcsian well of the Lewis
Bros. seems 10 be getting on finely,
aud is now down IN the ncighbnrhoOd
of a hundred feet. They have Ueen
al considerable disadvantage ON ac-
i coun: OF the srarciiy of water with
which TO supply their pumps, but that
obstacle being now overcome, the
work will be pushed TO completion.
The fine little passenger steamer
Morning Star owned by Mcssrs.
GreInrr & S,dcrstrom, of P~ascagoula.
las been entirely rebuilt; at the ship
ward of Mr.. Peter Blanchard, at this
Mace. There Is nothing Of the old
vessel left, only the model being pre-
served. We have Not yet learned
what Irrle her cnterprislng owners
will pul her In, but hope they will
nut her Ia the bay trade. She would
be q dandy for that purpose. She Is
now ready for launching, and will
hereafter be known as the Comet.
Mr.. d. Day is no longer in charge
q, the county poor house and farm.
&c found that under his contract with
The Board of Supervisors that he could
mot make IL pay, therefore he asked
the Board 10 relieve him aud IN annul
the contract, which they aid at their
leedng this week. Messrs. J. N
labby and VIM. WEIGH are auihori-
s zed 10 receive said properly aud put
some c~onpclent Ferson in charge until
; the first Monday in January, 1891,
/ whoa the Boanl will make other ar
ranaemcnts to have the cOunty's pro-
perry taken care OF.