The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-04-04
MOSS POINT.
Mississippi MiH Toun--Its Early History
and Present Condition and Pros
Dests-- Residents aud
BuSiReSS.

has been built up during the last
score of years, WAS originally c4il-
Ell Messy Pen Point, it having been
Il landing for he shipment OF cat
tie on the south side ol The c2Hliu-
cnre Of The East PaScagoula and
EScalawpa or Dog L~ivels; owing to
The shady clumps OF live oaks drap-
ed with gray moss il was a lavurlte
herding place IN years past OF The
Stnckmen from the interior and
surruun ling country.
Attention became attracted To
The almost unlimited extent of lnm-
Der forest that abUunded and were
within the reach Of commerce by
means Of streams and tributary
bayous and lauouns. Tiere was
but 4 single saw mill, that OF the
late Mr. J. II. Beardslee, which was
on a small lake near by, until new
mills were erected and their trade
assumed large proportions, when
quite a town began to grow up
about the point and along the banks
of the two rivers, and the sake OF
brevlty in a >hort name for a post
Office ii was called Moss Point at
the suggestion of DR., +. F. Griffin,
whose ramantic residence occupies
the original spot. The neighbor-
hood previously was sparsely set
tiled. the families Of Ely and Cum
bust the earliest, followed by those
of Captain Thomas Rhodes, whose
,oa. Ruius II. Rhodes, was the com.
missioner OF patents under Presl-
tdent Buchanan; John Mclnnls-
LYMAN Randall, VIM. Griffin,
Walter Denny, Joseph BeardsIee
and VIM. Il. Meyer; their descend
ants now among the most proml
nent and respected of its citizens.
Its present population numbers
about 1000, white and cOlored.
Moss Point is four miles north OF
Scranton, the station OF the Louis
willie and Nashville Railroad, and
r IS in easy reach, both by The river
and overland. 1t is by no means
a quite town, for the continuous
buzzing of the mills and racket Oc-
casioned by the handling of lum-
Der makes it a lively tact that a
very large business is being daily
transacted. Il feature uf which Is
that il requires the presence OF so
many connected thereWlIh-the Up
eralIveS, the raft -men, who float IN
the IOgs; the officers and agents OF
vessels which carry away the lum-
Der. and the builders and contract
ors who obtain their supplies from
first hand s-Whlch CrealeS a sub
=, slantial basis tor a tlourishiug com
merce in The different branches fuI
with its local custom and ttada
from the interior il is a center fully
recognized where commercial trav'
elers eagerly come from every
=. quarter.
The buildings are mostly new:
, The fine residence of Mr.. l. y,
Dantzler, Colonel VIM. Griffin.
. Lieutenant Governor NJ. NJ. Evans.
J. w. Griffin, w. Denny, Captain
J. Alberts, Judge o, Randall, q. II
Wood and 5. 5 Henry, among the
most attractive. The severa
church edificcS reflect credit upon
The place, viz: the NJ. h. churcl
South, Rev. l. Carley, pastor, res
sidemce adjoining; Presbyterian
Rev. DO. Byers, also dwelling ad
joining; Baptist Rev. 0. d. Bowen
pastor, aud Catholic, Rev. Chas. A
Oliver. pastor, and two or three col.
orrd. The Moss Point Academy
J. /. Sutton, principal; a county
/, and serval private schools, afford
ample educational facilities.
The mills located along the two
rivers, are now in full operation
/; Howe d Griffin, ! null and planer
w. Denny & Co ? mills and plan.
or; Pascaguula Lumber Company
, mills and planer; l.. n. Dantzlel
Lumber Company, 2 mills anC
. planer; Danlzler q McInnis, shin
; gle mill.
The principal timber merchant.
are Paterson, Downing & Co, 5. )
, Henery, Hunter, Ben, Go, W.
Keyser Il Co. and r. A. Gregory d
Co.
I'm general merchandising arr
i. Mes>rs. L. w. Mananan & Co, JOhI
2 F. Krebs, Cowan Bros, +. Castan
era. John Hill, +. T. Rogers, Dan
tzler & Evans, Bloomfield q Co
: VIM. Welch, Dan & S. McInnls, NJ
A. Dees and A.. Blumer, who has
= foundry and grils mill. ID. b. Nc
!, Inns & Co. and j. w. Stewat, drug
! eisi. and Mr.. G. Beardslee, Jewele
n and newsdealer. The Profession
are well represented by Drs. j. [
Cowan. ). A. McInnis, j. h. Nc
n leod and DR. Chamberlnlg; Z. b
: Wood, Esq. attorney, and Z
a Wood and j. w. Thomson JUST
!, res of the peace, with Mr.. Adam
Wilkerson constable and depui.
! sheriff.
e The PAscAGoULA DEMOcRAT-STAI
has A Moss Point department IN II
columns and reports the local II
, telligence.
The patent boring anger ma
T chime invented and manufacture
r by Mr.. NJ. A. Does, greatly expt
dites the clustering OF logs IN raj
ting. and is in general use.
Y The health of the place is exec
Ie lent. With such proof OF lonevit
q as the venerable form Of ColOne