The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-11-24
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Mr.. J. Wyatt Griffin, of the Moss
Point Lumber Co., passed up last
week on a business trip through the
counties of Greene and Perry.
DIR. ]. Knox Mcleod, and niece,
Miss Maggie McInnis, Of Moss Point,
passed down one day last week from
Perry county, where the doctor has
been visiting Il sick brother.
Dr. Warren d. Ratliff returned sew
eral days since from his home In Chi
ma Grove. Pike county, where he had
been called to see his sister, who was
seriously i'll, but we are glad to learn
was improving when he left. Tie
doctor has several eases of Pneumonia
here and fears that with the severe
bad colds others will follow.
Our tolorcd friends, Singleton Fer
rill and Mile James were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony one day
last week, Judge James Helvestion
officiating.
A marriage by falschGod and decep-
ton is the work of the devil and his
angels, and should be registered in
shOel.
Mr.. Jessie Parker and son West.
madea short stop in Basin on their
return from a business trip in the up
per part of the county last Saturday.
Mr.. Parker says he was surprised at.
the Improvements in our town since
his last visit. He thinks that Basin
will in the near future become m Of
the greatest butter producing towns
in the State with such mixers
as Emma Brownie and Bess, to be
followed with Pattie b., Blue Bell
and others. Why, brother Jess, have
you been napkin all this time? Know
you, that a town with as energetic
people is bound to go ahead Come
now, just move up among us and you
will soon be in line.
Mai. G. $. Lcatherbury and daugll-
ter, Miss Katie, are spending some
time with Mr.. George Leatherbury
and family, at Ieatherbury's landing.
Mr.. George L%eatherbury is owner and
manager Of the largest t%urpentine
business IN our section.
Tile steamer Sadie L., with a fine
cargo for Basin and surrounding
country, reached Carriers landing one
day last week, where she grounded,
and was compelled to transfer her
freight to flats to be delivered. Among
its passengers were Mr.. +. II. Lewis
and brother Fred, Fathers Oliver,
Bally and Farrelly, who spent some
time with our mayor and family.
November being a good month for
rattlcsnake yarns, here goes: Mr..
Print Byrd while out in the hills back
of his home hunting a missing bull
yearling, one and il half years old,
on a monster rattlcsnake lying
across his path. Not wishing to give
up his seareh. and being pressed for
time, Mr.. Byrd proceeded to give Mr..
Snake a charge of shot through the
head which Snon put and end to him.
Noting his Immense size he drew his
hunting knife and with Il thrust OF
the keen blade ripped the reptile open
and, to his establishment out rolled
his yeariing. Being somewhat
doubtful Of his own eyes, he was
studying the case when the ycarling
rose in Il dazed condition, a against
Mr.. Byrd, knocking him, with his
gun. over an embankment some 20 or
30 feet high, without injury to him
self or gun, The yearling then made
for the swamp and has not been
heard from since. No witnesses to
this aifair-sutlice it to say, Mr.. Byrd
killed a large rattlesnake last week
having eleven rattles and a button.