The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-04-11
LETTER rnon OCEAN SPRINGS.
OCEAN srnIxes. Miss. April I, 1879

Eslltof DelnOcfht-Staf
As some OF your readers may
have forgotten that there is such a
place as Ocean Springs, this is &c
remind them that it is here yet
and is holding lis own. Though il
is not on a boom, there is a steady
advance in the value of realty in
The town and vicinity, induced, 10
doubt by our mild and helIlhful
climate so much enjoyed by The
many strangers sojourning among
us. In an acceptable way we have
entertained a larger number of
Northern visitors this winter than
is usual. Several of them were so
~favorably impressed with the eli.
mate and our surroundings, gem
orally, that they decided to pur-
chase building spots ON which to
erect winter homes IN our midst.
Some Others have determined to
build homes for permanent occu-
pancy. Among the purchasers are
Two celebrated architects from Chi.
cago and Pullman City, and one or
two other persons from The same
section, all Of whose residences
when built, will be something un.
ique in the way of architecture,
but very appropriate for this lati.
tude. Several OF our own enter
pr,sing citizens are making some
very desirable improvements.
There is Il gentleman among Us,
formerly a citizen and Property
holder here, who sold out his pos
sessions aud and left Us for IA few
years, bul returned sometime ago
purchased a beautiful place on the
Point, where he is having a fine
house bull by anoted architect and
builder rom the city OF Louisville,
Ky, who also come here to make
his neishborhood his home. he
having a purchased a tract Of
about one. thousand acres of land
on Fort Bayou, sOme four miles
from here. Two ether prominent
citizens are putting up new houses
in town. One OF them is erecting
a pair Of Twin cottages on either
i lie OF Bowen avenue, facing each
other, both of which will aill be
useful ornaments TO that part of
the town. The other is having a
fine house built near The beach ON
The east side of jackson avenue
somewhat in the style of a large
Queen Ann Cottage. For sometime
past, generally, has been salilac-
factory. Although we have no
canning Factories, a fair oyster
business has been done this season
up to the 10Th OF March, about
which time il usually ceases, except
to continue supplying the hotels,
boarding and private houses, most
of whom use them the year round
Our town is so quiet and peaceable
We scarcely have any use for law
officers. The Occupation of the old
AMI his "leelIe tug Schneid-
9r' is gone. II IS SAID to be owing
10 the tact that our gentlemanly
saloon-keepers don't pass any
tanglcioot aero IS their
counters. As the wicked
have ceased from troubling. il por
tends that The Millineum is near
at hand. $50 mote i, be -
| am sorry 10 say there is a sad
lack of susceptibility among our
young men. The town is literally
swarming with beautiful and char
ming maideus, and yet, not a
wreath Of orange blossoms, nor a
sound of the marriage bells. Per
haps it is for the want OF The where
wiIhal,
Our truck farming got a very
eye The first week in March,
but II you were to see the crops
now, you would hardly suspect
Jack Frost had been inlrud-
ing at an unreasonable time.
The Southwestern Building and
Loan Association, of New Orleans.
has opened a branch here, from
which beneficial result are expect
ed in The way Of enabling poor
people 10 secure homes, and also 10
assist others in need of and.
After stating that we are she'll
ny our principal streets, | will bot
lie up the remainder of ''gaS' for
use, and if not unpalatable
will continue it at stated intervals
II broken doses. CITICUs.