The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-12-01
This town needs fire plugs badly


This town needs fire plugs badly.
Water, water, everywhere, but none
in case OF fire.
MID. w. Halstead was here'Tuesday
from Orange Grove.
Johnny, get your gun. Christmas
is coming on the jump.
Mrs. Adolph Friar has gone to New
Orleans for a short stay.
DR.. Dan Newcomb has moved into
his new residence on Washington av-
cnuc.
Mr.. VanAllen, who has been stop
ping ut Mr.. Holcomb's, has returned
to Chicago.
Wake up, gentlemen, meet tho fire
department half way. Let us have
water in case of fire.
Mr.. II. 4. I~Ialstead, who has been
recupcrating at Orange Grove, return
ed home last Sunday.
Mr.. Emile Hoffman. of Cincinnati,
is stopping at the Hing House, and
expects to spend the winter among us.
Miss Louise Vahle has returned to
Ocean Springs, after Il two months
stay with her parents in New Or
Mrs. Adele II. Glllum and daugh-
ter, Miss Efiic, and Mrs. +. w. Hing
and little daughter, were in attend
ance upon court.
The finest line of Christmas goods,
toys and fireworks ever In Ocean
Springs can be cen at Herman Mills
Drugstore.
Prof. d. ID. Cowan has just COM
pletcd his enumeration OF eligible
white school children OF this district.
Total, 3Ol.
The congregation of the Methodist
Church are going to give an enter.
tainmeht Friday night, Dec. LIST, fOr
the benefit of the church. The Oc'
can Springs Cornet Band has kindly
volunteered to furnish music.
Merchants and business men Ol
Ocean Springs can have their order.
promptly filed for all descriptions Of
job Printing by sending to the DEMO
CRAT-STAR office. Scranton.
Among those who visited court this
week were Messrs. +. NJ. Weed, Her
man Mil, Geo. II. Tardy, Duncan
Minor, Josesh Kotzum, Chas. II
Pabst, Lyman Bradford, Mike Brady
Parker Earle, NJ. ID. Russell, Narciss,
Seymour, Judge j.. b. Wigginton, DR.
ID. W. IIalstcad and DR.. Dan New
comb.
Last Wednesday night while Mrs
Skehan was going up stairs carrying
a lighted lamp, she made a missteI
and fell the full length Of the stairs
breaking the lamp. which ignited an,
burned her right arm, shoulder an
side seriously. DR.. Newcomb, who
in attendance, says she is doing we
land improving. :.
Ocean Springs seems to be seize
with an epidemic of fires. On Thurs
day morning the bells rang for a fir
ut the Illing House, which wa
:. promptly extinguished by the fire d.
, partmcnt with slight damage, to tn
roof Of the dining room. Had it no
I been for the prompt response the he
; tel would have burned to the groun
in a very short time, as the wind wa
blowing just strong enough to sprca
the flames rapidly. Credit is due TIL
5 fire department for the heroic wor
}. done, as the supply of water for fire
: Is very scant indeed.
Saturday morning a fire was disco,
cred In the attic OF the kitchen {
Mr.. II. A. Vanclcavc, and prompt
e~xtinguished by Mr.. Geo. Thorn;
and others, with only slight damas
without calling out the fire dcpar
ment.
On Saturday night the bells rar
i out again for u fire about two mill
= from the main street, which prove
to be the house owned and Occupit
by Jim Brown (col.l and was entire
insured, including the furniture ar
personal effects OF the occupant. IT
h colored Baptist Church. which a
joins the above property, had a We
" narrow escape, and was only saved
n. hard work of the fire department.