The sea coast echo., 1894-09-08
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-FireTan's hall will be gayiY illunii--
mated and crowded by the elite OF the town
tonight, The celebrated artists known
as the Owen family Will give one of their
Interesting performances after which
there win be danclpg. Curtain rises at
p. M, admission 25 cents.
An excursion train of ten coaches
with one thousand excursionists on
board passed through here Tucsday morn-
ing en- route to New Orleans aud return.
cd h6ihe Thursday evening. The excur
sion was given by the Alabama State Ar
tillery and the train was loaned free of
charge by the generous l.. & n
Mrs. Jas. p. Kenny and daughters.
Misses Annie, Nellie and MAY Bella, and
Master Greg Kenny and Miss Annie Coylc
returned to their home in Mobile Thurs
day evening after spending the summer
season at Mrs. Muller's. These excellent
people won many friends while here and
much sorrow was caused by their depart
ure for home.
Since our last issue the following
named registered at Mrs. Muller's: Chas.
Schwandt, j. David, r. l.. Sellers, B. j.
Smyler, Miss Zcnobia Belden, Mrs. BE.
miss, New Orleans; Prof. Lover and wife,
A, II. deSouza, England; W. M. Whitney,
wife and son, New Orleans. Mr..
Whitney will remain for several weeks
to enjoy the gulf breezes and salty baths.
The Demccrat-Star of Scranton; is
jubilant over Mr.. Denny's good fortune
10 securing the nomination, so much so
that the foreman placed the "cut" OF Col.
Stockdale up side down and the editor
completes the leading editorial with these
words: awe are too full to say more this
week." We and and everybody else will
now wonder how many empty bottles arc
lying around the DIS office.
Among the many to attendShe Con-
gressional convention at the Pass this
week we noticed the following from Bay
st. Louis: Messrs. A. G Pieri. Joseph
f. Cazepeuve, Jno. b. Ioor, Il. II. Hoff-
mann, Benjamin DeblieuX, Chas. L.
Bosch, A. r. Hart, G. G. Hart, Thos. j,
Conway, Thos. L, Evans, d. b. Seal,
Joseph L. Saucicr. Clem Bor,lage. II. j.
Turner, August Keller, Il. M. Ansley, l..
J. dePaoli, j. A. Mauffray, Johu L. Hen
dcrson.
The attention OF our readers Is in
vited to the double column advertisement
of Mr.. l.. 0lIyari, dealer in general lner-
chandise. This Is the oldest and one
OF the most reliable business houses in
this city and enjoys liberal patronage.
1t is one OF the two big brick stores in
the place and being entirely new offers
nothing but the latest and freshest goods.
A large and varied stock of men and boys
clothing hats and caps received this week
direct Il ON New York.
The latest fad in NJ ississippi, accord
ing TO an exchange, is the organization
OF huggirg societies, for the purpose Of
swelling church treasures, prices rang
ing according to quality. Here is the
scale: For girls from l5 to 20 years, 30
| cents; from 20 to "a, rs cents; widows
depends on looks), from 10 cents to $3;
old maids and school mai ms, one hug for
a nickel. Preachers are not charged, and
editors take it out in advertising.
AT the last meeting OF the city coun-
Gil a petition was presented to that hon.
orable body to exempt members of the
fire department from road duty. The fire
laddies were only asking justice but II
seems our city fathers could not see 1t in
that light and, by close vote, refused
the petition. In our humble opinion the
request should have been granted. The
company Is not paid organization and
their work is absolutely free and for tie
benefit of the city. Now why should not
the city extend them little assistance?
1t would bean honor for the officials to
say they had assisted SO worthy an or.
ganizatlon.
Mr.. F. Streuby, the genial lessee of
the Gulf Coast Ice and Manufacturing
plant, now has his machinery in excellent
condition and is turning out ice equal
to any in the country. He will shortly
begin to reconstruct the electric light
line and will have 1t in fine shape by next
season, Mr.. Streuby has an able assist
ant in the person of Mr., DeCoppct who
is fully vcrsed in the art of ice making.
Mr.. deCoppet is one of the first to intro
duce artificial ice making In the country
and is the author OF several patents on
ice machines. These gentlemen Will make
good citizens for the Bay and our people
should encourage them in every way.
The Picayune Bay St. Louis CORE s.
pondent writes to that paper as follows
"Hon. Frank johnson, the attorney gen.
cral of Mississippi, has so construed the
law in regard to athletes exercising in the
Stateof Mississippi for glove contests in
Louisiana that in the future no training
win be permitted. Hon. Marshall Miller,
one OF the ablest lawyers In the State,
and the former attorney general, gave a
different opinion of the training to what
his successor has written. Hon. Marshall
Miller said, two years ago, under the
same State law as now stands 81 know
of no law to prevent men training in Mis-.
sissippi foi glove contest IN the State oi