The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-08-04
State News Boiled Down.

Vegetables are decreasing.
The States banks are solid.
Wesson has many weddings.
Some scarlet fever in Ripley.
Fodder pulling time has come.
New Albany has a girl famine.
Tupelo Is lively in social way.
Lula has a law and order league.
Charleston is to have q colt show.
New Albany expects an ice factory.
Founders are plentiful on the Coast.
The Brandon News has been enlarged.
Considerable wheat is raised in Monroe.
Handsboro will have another drugstore.
A shoemaker is wanted at Msyersville.
The liquor question is agitating Grenada.
Woodville will have a hanging Sept. LIST.
Excursions to Texas are being patronized.
Poplarville is to organize an Epworth league.
Grecnville has an automatic fire alarm sys-
TEN.
Rodney stores close at s p. m. during sum.
mer.
Lehore county has q hot prohibition fight on
hand.
The eastern part of the State has good
crops.
Winston county had only three days circuit
court.
Gov. Stone and family attended the Worlds
Fair.
Judge F. N. Baldwin, OF Port Gibson, is
dead.
Now there gre only eight SWEET counties in
the State.
Oktibbeha's treasurer is short $1,000 and
has skipped.
DR.. J. 3. Holditch, treasurer of Lee county,
died last week.
A wildcat distillery has been captured in
Lawrence county.
The scheme to incorporate Mississippi City
is supposed to be dead.
The State Alliance meets at Starkville on
the end of August.
John Brady at Alderman, was struck by
lightning and killed.
There are a few Mormon Elders preaching
in Marion county.
The Patrons Union had an encampment at
Lake last week.
Passenger traffic on the Mississippi river is
large just now.
A line of steamboats, is to be pnt on the
Tombigbee river.
Columbus young ladies enjoy bathing in
the Tombigbee.l
A new a~rtcsian well In Pass Christian flows
12O gallons a minute.
A worm that destroys cedar trees is report
ed at Water Valley.
Hazlehurst has enough home raised meat
to supply the demand.
Complaint is made Of the poor train service
on the Little J. road.
Jefferson county has no money in the treas
ury, but owes very little.
Jackson churches have union services dur
ing the summer months.
Maj. J. F. Sessions is at a sanitarium in
Battle Creek, Mich, for his health.
The H%azlehnrst Lumber Company plant was
burned last week. Loss, $4,000.
On two acres Of ground a Duck Hill farmer
raised $3.50 worth Of Irish potatoes.
Natchcz negro has been 6ned $40 for
"embezzling" a bottle Of whiskey.
The Grenada Sentinel is 80 years old. 1t is
one Of the best Journals in the State.
The Brandon Call says Mississippi is going
TO see lots Of politics in the near future.
Atthe late Baptist State Convention $500
were raised for the Jackson Baptist Church.
Or. W. II. Harrison, Of Dublin, Miss, got
on a jag at Memphis the other night, and
amused himself making the bell boys at the
Castor hotel roll bundle Of clothes IN and
down the steps and around the corridors al
the point Of his pistol.
Rev. r. g. Pearson, Of this State, is assist.
ing Mr.. Moody in a revival meeting in Chica.
go.
l.. T. Brawner has sold his interest 10 the
West Point Gazette to Oliver 4 Ellis, and has
purchased the Columbus Index.
The Baptist State Convention decided that
the Clinton College shall forever remain al
Clinton.
In Choctaw county there are four incor.
porated towns and each one has a blacksmith
for mayor.
A tumor weighing q pounds was recently
removed from the abdomen Of a negro woman
in Kosciusko.
General J. z. George is mentioned as the
possible new Justice to succeed the late Jus.
tice Blatchford.
Eupors will hold an election Aug. 2lst t.
determine whether that town shall come uu.
der the new municipal law as per the Annota.
ted Code.
The Wesson Mills have shut down three.
fourths Of their machinery, but expect to be
able to resume in sixty days. The silver agi.
tation is seriously Gripping business.
Twelve white caps surrendered to the officers
in Lawrence county and gave bond for their
appearance at Circuit Court. They were &C.
cnsed Of whipping a negro woman.
NfesC .adUer Gssesseessts