The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-14

will be plentiful in ase OF fire. Be,
sides insurance rates will be less.
Mr.. W. Fl. Nix was severely bitten
on the hand by his dog last Sunday.
1t was his religious dog" and at the
time Mr.. Nix was trying to tie him
to prevent him from attending church.
Our postmaster. Mr.. L. d. Herrick,
returned home Saturday from a trip
Of several weeks in Indiana and
Michigan, and the Worlds Fair. He
is looking in robust health, aud en-
joyed his vacation.
Hon. A. Mortimer Dalhgren, of
Harrison county was here Monday
and paid his respects to the DEMO
CRAT-STAR Office. He Is the able
Representative in the Legislature
from Harrison county.
Mr.. Martin Turnbull, OF Pascagou-
la, is now travelling for the New Or
leans Times Democrat. lie is a hus-
tier, and will scoop in many subscrib-
ers for that splendid newspaper.
The DEMoCRAT-STAR Job Printing
office IS the best equipped printing
office for general work on the Coast.
Presses new and fast, type new and of
the latest styles. Prices to suit the
times. Send along your orders.
Three hundred and seventy-Six
bushels of pears shipped from here
this week ending Wednesday evening
to Cincinnati, Nashville, Louisville,
Chicago, st. louis, Kansas City, In
dianapolis, Mobile and New Orleans.
The DEMoCRAT-STAR office at the
old stand is turning out some of the
finest and cheapest Job Printing ever
turned out in Scranton. Send in your
orders and have your work executed
in the best style of the art preserva-
tive OF arts.
The steam tug Toiler, of Mobile,
which was almost destroyed by fire
some time ago at Biloxi, was launch
ed Sunday last from Gandy's ship
ways. The Toiler is ~ feet long II
foot beam, and 4 foot depth. She
has been heightened ten feet and gen.
orally overhauled.
The ice factory at this place, after
several days interruption with the
machinery, is again serving clear ice
in any quantity. The season is prov
ing quite successful for them and the
consumption of their Ice, including
several Coast towns, taxes to the
fullest capacity their factory.
The newly appointed Pilot Com
missioners met in the Court House
Tuesday evening last and organized
by electing NJ. G. Altman, president /;
John Y. Morgan, secretary, and w.
s. Denny, treasurer. All three of the
Board have Offices. There being no
other business before the Board 1t adj
journed to meet on Tues lay 18th inst.
Mr.. NJ. V. B. Carey closed his bar
room Wednesday night, his license
having expired. Tile says that under
the present dram shop law it is not
pleasant to run the whiskey business
in Scranton. although very profitable.
1t is Mr.. Carey's intention to move to
Bayou La Batre, Ala, in the fall and
open a general. mercantile establish
ment. This leaves only five red Ii.
QuOr saloons in Scranton.
Mr.. John Ely, Jr., Of Americas,
this county, sent us this week by
mail the largest and the most lucious
peach we have c e in many, many
years. 1t weighed fresh from the
tree ct ounces and measured 10 inches
In circumference. The tree is from
the Ramona Hill Nursery. This
shows that our county lands are well
adapted to raising fine fruits as wi
as vegetables, children, cattle ana
sheep.
A complaint comes to us from Pas
cagoula, from some Of that villages
oldest citizens, that a number Of
Scranton's white young men and boys
are seer almost every night riding out
with colored women and making
night hideous with obscene songs and
curses. 1t Is the duty Of the Marshal
of the town to look after these chaps
and pull them up before Mayor Krebs,
who will no doubt make them dance
to the music of liberal fines and costs.
The benefit given by Grants Idlers
Wednesday night at the Opera House
was a splendid success. The hall was
crowded, a large number Of Moss
Point and Pascagoula people helping
to swell the receipts. Gate" was
= bright society drama and Its stage
portrayal VIE clcverly, p~leasingly
executed. Tonight Thursday for
the same charitable object. "Quccn's