The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1894-12-21
NEWS.
christmas Nste.

Read our Business Local. coiu"i"'
Three more days and then Christ
MAS.
Remember the poor ana needy
Christmas.
last Saturday was a dull day, so say
our merchants.
chickens and turkeys were plentiful
in town this week.
The town arteslan well ceased 10
flow after the election.
Same good work has been done
shelling Cedar street.
Mr.. Joseph Council made business
visit to New Orleans this week.
wonderif Santa Claus will make
1is rnunds this Christmas on Il bicycle.
There was slight rise in the river
,hjs week. which indicated good rains
up the country.
Our merchants have one OF the
,,rvest, DISPLAYS of holiday goods ever
brought to Scranton.
Tbe Spanish brig Pensatlvo dis
charged Is tons OF Rock ballast at
Flanagan's wharf Friday.
good many country people were in
town this week laying in their supply
of Christmas goods, toys, etc.
Mrs. G. ]. Broders left Tuesday
for st. Louis, Missouri, where she will
spend the holidays with her parents.
American schooner L. A. Edwards
was ont on Frentz's ship ways several
days receiving fresh coat OF copper
paint.
A good many country people were
in town Saturday to pay their taxes,
as after that date 10 per cent was
added.
Judge Chidscy has issued his proc
lamation torbidding the shooting OF
fireworks in the town. Boys, take
notice.
Thanks to Mr.. Ira W. Broome. OF
Moss Point, for large basket of fine.
large, luscious oranges intended Tor
our CHRISTMAS QlnllcT'
Assessor A. A. Vaughan was in
town Monday and paid his respects to
the DEMoCRAT-STAR in Il substantial
way-S2 for subscription.
Those who owe the DEMOCRAT
STAR. il entirely convenient, can call
or send the amount due between this
time and the first of January, 1895.
The government fumigating barge
ZlmOra is out at Council Il CO. ship
yard, and will be thoroughly over
hauled and put in flrst-casS condition.
The DEMOCRAT-STARo office will be
kcDt open during the holidays from
$3.50 a. m. to $50 p. m, each day. All
orders for job Printing promptly
attended to.
Baptised by Rev. G. ]. Brodcrs,
Lutheran. the infant son Charles, of
Mr. and Mrs. Euren, Of PaScag0nla.
Capt. Gus Anderson and wife were
sponsors.
While Mr.. A. Fl. Linder was open
ing oysters at his oyster saloon in
Pascagoula. one day this week, he
found an oyster that had forty-three
pearls in it. Where can you beat
that?
Hon. Ellis Overstreet. Of Vanclcaye,
has resigned his Office of justice of the
peace and moved TO Moss Point aud
gone into the butcherng business.
lie will have time to trade horses
occasionally.
Mr.. Vincent Ros has been appointed
vice consul of the Oriental Republic
of Urugay for the State OF Mississippi
and the islands adjacent thereto. par
tlcularly Ship Island, vice ii. F.
Krebs, resigned.
Gov. Stone has appointed Hon
James B. McRae, of Vancleave, jus
tlce Of the peace, vice Ellis Overstreet
resigned. The Colonel is well tltteC
and qualified for the office. 1t is now
Judge Jim McRae.
The Cotillion Club recently organ
lied by number of the young people
OF Scranton is apparently in flour
iShing condition. The next meeting
OF the club will be held at Odd Eel
lows Hail on "Wednesday night, DE
cember Goth.
The usual Christmas tree and enter
tainment by the Sunday school will
be held at the Lutheran church mex
Tuesday (Chrlstmas) night. Ther
VIII be recitations, speeches, etc, an,
no doubt it will be an enjoyable Occa
sion for all who attend.
Twelve dozen well made, nice, com
Portable, cane bottom oak chairs wer
received this week for the PreSbytt
rlan church, and have been placed /
the building ready for use. They TAX
the place of the rickety old benches
and now those who attend that churc
Can sit comfortably and hear the sci
mon.
Messrs. B. +. Browne, Chas. !
jacobson and Pedro Jane left earl
Saturday morning on hunting expt
dtion. They visited Petit Boi
island, East and West Grand Bay an
returned home Monday after baggin
seventeen ducks. They report havln
good time, but found game yer
scarce.
On Monday last Gov. Stone mad
.he following appointment of Officer
lor the new town of East Side, stt
aated about one mile and half frOl
scranton, on Bayou Patasas: Mayo
l.. Wilcox marshal, Charles w. Va
verde; treasurer, VIM. Wartcmar
aldermen, John Carlisle, James v
Thomas, r. r. Krcbs.
Mr.. Joseph Hieber, Of Mapleto
Iowa, an old subscriber Of the old r
liable DEMOCRAT-STAR, paid US
pleasant visit Monday. Mr.. Heb
owns a tract Of land near Orani
Grove, In this county, which he e
poets to Improve some day and resit