The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

The sawdust road from the Phoenix
Hotel to Randall's Ferry needs more
saw dust.
Call at Stewards and examine his
new stock of pocket knives and per-
Mr.. p. Il. Blumer left Tuesday for
a business trip Of about three weeks
in Texas.
Rev ID. O. Byers and party return
ed home from Chicago Friday eve
ming last.
Mr.. J. W. Jones, our butcher, al
ways keeps on hand fresh meats,
home raised.
Grover, the family carriage horse of
Capt. Fritz Licnhard died suddenly
Monday night.
Mr.. Antonio Ortagas died Friday
day evening last after a lingering i'll
ness, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Beverly Mosely, a druggist of
Meridian, has accepted a position
with j. w. Stewart.
Mr.. l.. r. Angel, Of New Orleans,
visited his cousin, Mrs. e. ID. Wood,
on Maiden Lane, last week.
Miss Lula Wilson, a charming
young lady from New Orleans visited
her father, Mr.. VIM. Royal, last week.
Mr.. II. Batson, of the firm of r.
Batson & Bro, IIillsdale, Miss, was
here this week looking after the log
business.
Miss Edna Taylor, of Waynesboro,
after spending three weeks here Wis
iting relatives and friends left for
home Monday.
Mrs. Frank G. Robinson. accOmpan-
led by her daughter, Miss Ivan Gar
ner, returned Friday last from a visit
to Norwalk, Ohio.
The tent party at Capt. G.. ii
Howze's residence Friday night last
was a success in every particular
About $50 was realized.
Mr.. T.. w. Manahan returned home
last Friday, after an absence of {
month at Norwalk, Ohio. He il
looking remarkably well.
The following vessels are loading
this week at the l.. N. Dantzlcr Lnm
Der Company's mills: Elenor will
300 600 feet of lumber for Havana
Oscar G.. with $50 900 feet Of lumbe
for Caibaricn.
The Moss Point public school op
ened Monday in the basement stor.
of the Masonic Lodge building, Mrs
J. C. Laurcndine principal. The at
tendance, it is said, is good for til
first week.
Miss Norma Laurendine opened tn
public school at Woods school hous
on Wednesday, lst inst. This prom
ises TO be a large school as the atten
dance the first day or two was abou
80 pupils.
Sunday morning last between 3 an
1 O'Clock, the stables and buggy h0us
of Mr.. Ed. Bloomfield was destrOyc
by fire. His horse was out, but hi
buggy was destroyed together wit
some feed. 1t is supposed some on
dropped a match in the building.
l have opened up a fresh stock
groceries in Judge Randall's buildin
south of Eagle Hotel. j now invit
the people of Moss Point and vicinit
to call and give me a trial.
II. W. SPANN.
Saturday night last a party of we
; known boys out possum hunting mat
a raid on Mr.. John Vices sugar cal
field. They appropriated a larl
quantity of cane. Mr.. Vice went OF
with help to arrest the boys wht
they drew their pistols and presentt
them toward Vice and his helper
Vice ordered them to stop, but I'll
boys with drawn pistols advanced
him when one of the helpers fired
load of shot. into the crowd and sea
tered them. In their retreat u
boys fired several shots at Vico al
his helpers. When the grand ju
meets next month the matter will
thoroughly Investigated. Don't y
forget 1t.
JUSTICE COURT-lIon. Oliver We
presiding. The following cases We
j. disposed of in this court this wee
The State VS.. Fanny Edwards, leo
charged with spetit larceny, fined :
and cost and twenty days in ia
The State VS.. same, in three cases,
which Fanny plead guilty. The Sta
ny VS.. Henry Edwards (col.) charg
with receiving stolen goods, plea
not guilty and on examination "
required to give bond in the sum
500, and In default was committed
!, jail to answe ut the next term OF |
Circuit Court.
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