The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-11-11
State NeWsB Boiled Down.

The Brandon AtTs says "A lons-uaireu
individual drawing a cart aud aceonpan-
led by his wife aud two children, passed
through that town last Saturday Ell route
for Scott county. They had come all the
way from Arkansas aud had teen two
months on the way.
Before the war Woodyille bad the larg-
est cotton factory in the State. Ii was
burned by the Federals. A movement is
now on foot TO bnlld another, nearly So
900 having already been raised.
Under the new Code all that a lard
ow ucr has to do to post his land and
keep off hHnters, is to stick mp board,
here and there on the land, with the one
word posted" on it.
W. J. Bradshaw, widely known as a
commercial traveller. died suddenly in
Arkansas, last week, and was buried IN
Summit, this Sta c. He was u Past Grand
Master of Odd Fellows.
DR.. Writ Johnson has been appointed
a member of the advisory council Of the
Worlds Public Health Congress to be
held in Chicago during the Exposition.
The Peytou Society Of the Industrial
Institute and College, at Columbus. have
named their new Monthly The Power, in
honor of Col. J. l.. Power. of jackson.
Its but from the frying pan into the
fire. Just as the election is over. the
discussion of the questions that will come
before the next Legislature, begins.
Editor Harper. of the Raymond Ga
retie got on his muscle while in Jackson
Saturday and they had to pull him off a
prominent Poyulist named Wells
Will Herman, the erstwhile diuged
phool and poet, did not tarry long at
Summit, but is now in Nashville editing
a Third party sheet.
Between Meridian and Mobile. on the
Mobile and Ohio railro adj, there have
been discharged recently thirteen telc-
graph operators.
Ann Beck, a colored pauper of Sharkey
county. has rec eived 81, 095. so back pen.
sion, and will get sS per month in the
future.
The proportions of the Durant Demo
crat are generally commensurate with the
size of the business it is doing. 1t is now
reduced to half size.
Gen. Catchings thinks that in about
eight years more the Government will
assume control of the Mississippi levecs.
Northern visitors to onr State are be-
coming numerous, and u number are
locating in South Mississippi.
Of the 1900 church members in Meri-
dian. only l3 could be found who would
sign a whiskey petition.
In one day last week Jackson had a
circus, Joe Jones and u theatre-all per-
forming at once.
The Jail at Liberty was recently broken
open by inmates, and four prisoners took
French leave.
The Millsaps College library, just put
in, has about 2, 600 volumes, and is being
added to'daily.
Mrs. Melissa King, the last of the origi-
ual Sc ttleIs of Ripley, died at the age Of
"a, last week.
The superintendent of Claiborne com
ty is arranging to grade the schools I'm.
der his charge.
The State horticultural meeting will
probably be held in West Point in De-
cember.
Drs. Sanford, White. Hunter. Damn and
Cant, compose the new State Board of
Health.
At a recent..churcL dedication near Ell.
wards, the colorcd brethren contributed
$500.
Cain Il Howe, extensive grocers OF
Natchcz, made an assignment last week.
Jackson people are going to pnt a $500
clock in the Baptist church tower.
A Port Gibson man has $1,000 cabbagcs
growing on two and u half acres.
j. N. Williamson has resigned til,
mayoralty of Hattiesburg.
Jackson is clamoring after the railroad
shops of the Illinois Central.
AS3,700 high school building will be
built at PoplarvIlle.
Rice is proftably grown in Warner
county.
A SIC, 900 fire recently visited Clarks
dale.
Full crop of pecans in Rankin county
T~hanksVivi, ~ tho Oath