The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-06-29

operation next fall.
Rocky Ford had a wind storm last
Sunday evening.
Only 26 miles of the Little j." now
remain to be widencd.
State Line will build a bridge over
the Chicasawhay river.
Last Sunday was the anniversary of
the battle of Bunker Hill.
Williamsburg claims to be the gar
den spot OF the world.
A ground hog was killed at Ingomar,
Union county, last week.
Union county crop prospects were
never better.
The Baptist church at ITattiesburg
will soon be completed.
A young lady at Hattiesburg has
been arrested for grand larceny.
The Purvis High School building is
to be 35x75 feet, two-stories high.
Meridian wants the primaries to cx-
press choice for postmaster.
On June IA, 1910, there was a heavy
fall of snow in this State.
DR.. Goss, of white cap fame, is said
to be a nephew of spoon" Butler.
Canton has issued sll, 900 in bonds
for the building of Il school house.
Meridian has an Artesian we'll with
a flow of $50 gallons per minute.
A post-otiice recently established in
Covington county is called Don't"
Gates on all public roads in Newton
county have been abolished.
Some Of the burglars that have been
operating in Oxford have been Jailed.
Coahoma county has a farmer who
expects to realize $40, 900 on his Irish
potato crop.
Two car loads of tomatoes shipped
from Crystal Springs brought So per
bushel.
Insurance rates at Oxford would be
reduced 25 per cent. if the town had
water works.
The mail rider between Oxford and
Batesville was held up and robbed
June 18th.
New Albany, it is said, is destined
to be the metropolis of North Mississ.
ippi.
More paint has been used in Jack
son the past spring than ever known
before.
The Deaf Mute Institute has lust
closed a profitable session for it's
pupils.
Winona's city fathers have passed a
law prohibiting the playing of marbles
on Sunday.
Five sensible farmers near Ripley
will, this year, raise 1855 bushels of
wheat.
The Yazoo county Sunday School
Convention will meet July 10 and IA,
at Centre Ridge church.
Jackson is to have a regular old
fashioned, spread-eagle, barbecued-
%becf-cating on July 4th.
In a Coahoma convict camp a con-
vict murdered one of the guards and
shot at another, last week.
In Grenada county a stroke of light.
ming instantly killed one nan and
paralyzed another a few days ago.
Robert Whyte, a painter of Holly
Springs, was bitten by a snake. The
snake died Immediately aftcrward.
X. Smith, of Enterprise, gathered
~ barrels of Irish potatoes from one
acre. He sold them at $3.50 per barrel.
There is much complaint from the
farmers Of Terry of worthless seed
sold them. They will sue for damages.
A party of Belgians from Chicago
have been inspecting lands in the
Delta with a view of locating IA colony.
Ellisville is the only town in the
State, it is said, that can entertain Is
or 20 Methodist ministers and ship
chickens all the time.
Il. W. Stewart, of Liberty, is trying
to raise funds for the publication of
the history of the Baptist Association
of Mississippi.
A prisoner, at Oxford, while trying
to escape was shot in the leg by an
officer. The Shot did not stop him,
but a boy with Il brick did.
The Brandon News will soon issue
5000 pamphlets descriptive of Rankin !
county, and distribute them in the
North with the hope Of securing in
migrants.
Crystal Springs is said to be- the
busiest town in the State. More
money changing hands IN one day
than at many other towns Of twice It's
size in Il week. :