The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-01-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

News Items OF Interest Gatnered from
Various Sources.
There are many cases Of grip in
town.
They say it will not matcrializc be-
fore May or June.k
Miss Kate Swan left for Biloxi last
Wednesday.
There was a select dancing party at
HIPS Hall last night.
Moss Point merchants arc scllingl
groceries away out Of sight.
Capt. Jim says bacon is selling in
our town at five cents per pound.
Miss Annie Dantzler has gone to
Meridian to spend a month with rcla-
tives.
Mr.. NJ. A.. Dees, the road contract
or, spent two days in New Orleans
this week.
The work on Messrs. E. W. Mana
han & Co.'S new stoyc building is pro-
crossing rapidly.
There was a pleasant card party
Tuesday night at the residence of Mr..
J.. J. Mcintosh.
Mrs. j. l.. Dantzler has returned
home from a protracted visit to Me-
rsdian and Brandon.
There was a grand ball at Mr.. Char
ley Johnson's residence New Years
night. 1t was a joyous occasion.
The manageable young pcoplcare
keeping very quiet. Something will
happen ere June roses bloom, you bet.
The Leaf and Chickasahay rivers
are up, and large drifts of logs and
timber are expected down here soon.
Mr.. Il. W. Manahan left Wednesday
for Norwalk, Ohio. He will return
in a few weeks accompanied by his
mother.
The steamer Capt. Fritz left Mon
day for Salem, loaded with merchan-
disc for the various landings on the
P%ascagoula river.
Mr.. Sorensen, OF Grand Bay, Ala,
was in town Tuesday taking orders
from our merchants for barrels OF his
homemade m0lasses.
The schooner J. W. Frost Is loading
this week at the L. N. Dantzler Lum-
Der Company's mills with 40 600 feet
of lumber for New Orleans.
The Hypathcan Society meets to-
night ut Mr.. G. w. Bowen's residence.
The election of officers for the new
year will take place at this meeting.
Let there be a full attendance.
A sad accident occurred at the
Phoenix mill last Friday morning.
Mr.. j. Z. Mccartney, the sawyer had
, his leg broken. The man who runs
the live roller threw it of the carriage
and it hit McCarthgy's leg. A color
ed man who was also at work there
was hurt, but only slightly.
Program for Hypathean Society, on
January 18th:
!; Answer to roll Quotation with
New Year occurring it).
Paper, Miss Ruth Denmark.
Music, Mr.. Hubert Fisher.
Reading, Mr.. II. X. Denny.
Song, Miss Maggie Mclnnis.
; Reading, Mr.. J. II. Blumer.
), Violin solo, Miss Maud Byers.
Recitation, Miss Mamie Morris.
Music, Miss Bette Blumer.
Place Of meeting, Mr.. G. w. Bow
{ ems residence.
Hon. VIM. Griffin died on the Att
inst, aged n~inety-three years, thre'
months and one day. He was born IL
Georgia, and come to this State ter
years before she was admitted Il
!. Statehood. For about forty years h,
y had lived among us, and was n o
I the first saw mill men In this section
, He was a devoted member Of tn
/, Methodist Church and lived an exem
plary christian life. Five children
t~hlrty-one grandchildren and twenty
six great-grandchildren survive him
!, Funeral services were conducted OF
/, the 4th, at the Methodist Church, an
i the burial at Griffin cemetery wa
conducted by Pascagoula Lodge 4. A
& A. NJ, Of which he was q charte
member.
H.. A more extended notice of the d
ceased Is reserved for next issue Of tn
DEMOCRAT-STAR.
: Program of the Moss Point Juvenil
Missionary Society:
Music, No. 20.
2; Reading, Mabel Ward.
i. Music, No. 304.
O. Recitation, Muggie Hopkins.
-. Music, No. 253.
Of Reading, Hattie WEIGH.
Song, Miss Annie Carter.
" Address, DR.. Beall.
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"a Fruit Trees sr Sals.
u Mrs, G. Salisbury has . large lot
y. all kinds OF homegrown pear tree