The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-05-12
State News Boiled Down,

Brookhaven wants a knitting factory.
1uka had a business failure this week.
Sam Jones is booked for Meridian soon.
The sweet girl graduate will soon abound.
Adams county circuit court is in session.
Warren county crops are almost floating.
Female burglars are the last in Kcsciusko.
Jackson has organized a new X. of 2. lodge.
Boonevillsis busy shipping strawberries and
peas.
Many Winston County farmers have meat
to sell.
large vein of gold ore.
The Colored Bar Association was in session
last week in Natchez.
Bonneville recently shipped an invoice of
eggs to Pittsburg, Pa.
rant at Bay st. Louis.
Harry W. Kan has been appointed collector
OF the port at vicksburg.
P'ft Gibson Confederate veterans ohse we'd
Mohdsy as decoration day.
a Yazoo City negro ate a dozan bananas on
a wager, and wanted more.
DR.. W. W. Watkins, Of Monroe couaty has
p'aated 200 acres in sorghum.
The price of leased %convicts has been re-
duced from 80 to IS per month.
1,a6'and Lodge &C Odd Eel ows voted 800
% ne Natchez Orphan Asylum.
A Hazlehurst young man was fined $50 the
Other day for whipping the mayor.
West Point, Macon and other towns around,
have organized a baseball league.
Ten Jones county citizens were arrested the
other day for running "blind tigers"
Captain R. W. Banks has been appointed
Peceiver of Public Moneys at Jackson.
J. G. Price, of Corinth, has been appointed
to a leadership with the Usage Indians.
Mary iarbrongh has been appointed post
master at Gulf View, Harrison county.
Miss Cournenay Walthall and Mr.. John b.
Ross were married at Grenada, May 4th.
Pass Christian will hold an election on tho
10th to determine the choice of the town for
postmaster.
The Winston County Journal constantly i'm
proves. 1t is one of the most deserving papers
in the State.
MIR. d. NJ. Maveis. of Brandon, is arranging
to move to Biloxi, to engage in the fire insur-
ance business.
The Knitting Mills at Meridian recently fill
ed an order from Wisconsin for 300 dozen
pairs of stockings.
The Federal grand jury at Jackson has re-
turned l2j true bills against parties for run
ming "blind tigers"
The Pass Christian Beacon views as quite
promising the outlook for a good summer sea-
son at all the Coast resorts.
a State baseball league has been organized,
made up from clubs in Natchcz, vicksburg,
Jackson and Meridian.
The Aberdeen Examiner believe the piney
woods lands of the Gulf States afford the finest
sheep walks in the world.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad en-
ployees will have their annual picnic at Miss
issippi City on June 22d.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias has
been in session this week at Canton. About
100 delegates are in attendance.
Seven young ladies will graduate at the Shit
qualak Female College on the Goth. Governor
Stone will present the diplomas.
A Meridian woman, Mrs. A. W. Collins, has
received a divorce from her husband who she
discovered had five other wives living.
Cyclones visited Natcllez, Sherman. Green
vile, Holly Springs, and other towns Saturday
At Sherman only a few houses were left
standing.
Owing to the threatened overflow, the Cir
cut Court of Washington county has been
ordered postponed so that the levees may be
properly watched.
The Okolona Sun has completed its first
yeat. The Sun is one of the ablest champions
of Democracy in the State, and is an all round
good newspaper.
The steam tug Toiler, that carried the mail
b tween Biloxi and Chandelier and Ship Is
lands, was burned a few days ago. She was
valued at $4,000.
A cigar factory has been established at
Springs. But we suppose the fine
leaves raised there have nothing to do
with this new enterprise.
W. s. Nicholson, a prosperous farmer of
county, while on his way home from
Paalding Monday night, was shot and killed
by someone unknown.
Two white men in Poutotoc county killed a
negro while he slept, but a small boy in the
'oom was overlooked, and now the boys testi-
nchy will likely preceJe a legal hanging.
The State Pharmaceutical! Association was
n sess IN ar Jackson tbs week. They reti-
.'"nad the Le2isatp I, 'speal the morphine
law, O. a. least moo 'fy il.
Rev. Dr.. Alexander, Of the Kosciusko Pres.
church, has held that pastorate for
thirty-eight years, and Rev. DR.. Stratton, of