The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-09-11
Scranton, Miss Sept. III 1881.

MI. and Mrs. Fred Amcs returned
to New Orleans on Tuesday, after
spending the summer months in tlleil
sea side hotel at PascagouIa. They
were accompanied by Col, Lorcnzc
Post, Freddy Ames and their charm.
iEg daughters, Misses Melvin and
Josephine.
After a delightful Soiourn Of Il
few days in the Crescent City, Mcssrs.
n. Pitlnan and L. II. Powers re-
turned last Tuesday night. Mr.. Pit
man says he likes New Orleans bet
ter than London, you know, since he
has sccn il under the direction of that
veteran traveller, Mr.. Powers.
Pursuant to public notice, given
through the DEMocRAT-STAR, the
Board of Supervisors sold at public
outcry, at the Courthouse, on Mon-
day last, the lease of Section l6, Mr..
Gregory NJ. Luce being the highest
and best bidder. The lease is for ten
years. The price paid was $500 in
one, two, three and four years.
The malicious mischi ct racket
has again broken out here. Last
week the front gate of Mrs. Emma
Chidscy's premises was taken off and
thrown into the lot in the rear of Mr.,
II. u. Evetilt's office. Unless checked
IN time the next nov Of the mis-
creants will perhaps he 10 destroy
fences and cut of COW tails, as once
before, Look out, boys, the Officers
arc on yonr track.
Mr.. +. II. Roach, of New Orleans,
aud Mr.. III. Herring, of l'caumom,
Texas, arc negotiating to establish {
bank in Scranton. A pressing de-
mand has long existed for an insiiiu'
ton of the kind here, and an o7por'
iunity is now afforded the business
men of Scranton, Moss Point and Pas
caeoula to cooperate with them IN
concentrating the arrangements fol
the new enterprise.
Captain Lloyd p. Belt, AMI Mr..
Peter BIalsc, of New Orleans, aud
associates, arc about establishing an
Ice mandatory in Scranton. An
option has been given Nh the Dclmas
store building, on The Pascasoula
river, owned by Mr.. "A. Blumer, OF
Moss Point, and also Noy's Hall,
owned by II. j. Jane, of Scranton,
either of which is selected for the
plant and Will be transformed into
an ice factory in abont four months.
"A novel entertainment will be
given in Scranton, at Odd Fellows
Hall, the features of which will
be entirely new aud never
before presented To the public here.
II will embrace a variety of original
features, introducing professionals
ard amateurs well known all over the
South. Prominent among the par
Elephants will be Mr.. Alvin Mackayc
(Mr. Dalton Williams, of New Or
%leans), who is u Of the leading
Southern comedians. Professor John
Duffy. retired and undcfeaied light
weight champion of the South, will
head a combination of well known
sparrsrs. jugglers and cwrcstlers.
There will also be other performances
10 make up a great show. Tickets,
now on sale, 80 cents; reserved seats
at a slight advance. Sec next issue
OF this paper and posters FOR exact
date of performance.
Sheriff Frank II. Lewis has re-
ceivcd for distribution " the u
ty, twenty-five election booths or
voting compartments, wherein voters
at elections are 10 prepare their "ofh-
cial ballots" under the Australian
ballot system, adopted By tho new
Constitution of the State, and which
are so constructed that !; will be i'm
possible 10 see the voter who is ar
ranging his ballot previous 10 casting
il. Que Of these will be supplied for
every one hundred electors at each
voting precinct, and each will be
furnished with proper c~onvcniences
for making the ballots by electors.
No voter is to occupy the booth longer
than ten minutes, aud when other
voters arc In waiting only five min
utcs time is given. The booths re-
ceivcd by Sheriff Lewis arc four
c~ornered frames, or screens, eve
feet To- height and 90 by 90 feet in
terror dimensions (; three Of the sides
are covered with cloth, and n side
is left uncovered as al open entrance.
The booths were manufactured in ST.
Louis, No.