The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-01-05
State NeWSBOiled Down.

Vicksburg is to have a new societ,
paper.
The farmers are getting in bette
six"
Pclahatchie has promise of a news
paper.
Mississippi has eighty new postof
fees.
1t was genuine Southern Christmas
weather.
The Wesson mills are now running
full time.
w. f. Tutrell. of Byhalia, has fail.
cd for $40 600.
Many Union county people have
gone to Texas.
Walden citizens killed so 600 pounds
Of pork this winter.
~ large number of our exchanges
took a rest last week.
This is installation season with the
most Of the lodges.
A prohibition party canvasser is do
ing the lower counties.
New Year resolutions and the Ley.
islature have the boards.
This we're thing what they call the
grip is all over the State.
Fireworks in Holly Springs caused
the loss of fifteen tales of cotton.
Very few holiday tragedies report
ed. a few negro dance casualties.
Jackson had an immense holiday
jug trade, supplying dry counties.
The Meridian News always speaks
encouragingly of that city's progress.
A white squirrel with pink eyes
has been captured in Union county.
Its Il pity that the small boy don't
'hoot the tin horn instead of fire.
The BraxtOn high school n day
recently had 100 pupils on the grin
sick list.
The Princeton College Glee Club Wis.
Tea several Mississippi towns during
he holidays.
Seven white caps in the penitcntia.
y were pardoned by the Governor on
day.
The ice companies OF Vicksburg
AYE consolidated. Froze together in
me chunk, as it we're.
The papers at Pass Christian com.
'laln OF a marked exhibition of hood
in that town Christmas.
Last week six residences were burn
d in Clarksdale, and the town of
shaw suffered heavily, also, by fire.
A Texas cattleman has shipped 40
read OF beeves to Port Gibson to fat.
en- for the Chicago market. lie Is to
hip 800 more there.
Two negro cunvicts while choppinp
'ood at the %penitentiary recently.
lad a row and one split the Others
'ead open with an axe.
The lawyers of Summit have been
not to take any cases of Jews
gainst the farmers, ON penalty of
cath, by white caps.
A Mississippi boy captured first
onors at the Memphis Medical COL
'ge. The boys of our State have a
abit of doing things like that.
The Meridian Commercial is dead,
tier IA short life. Wild Jim Evans
1ould start a print shop on wheels,
roam ut his own sweet will.
The safe Of ID. w. Burnett, at PAUL
ing was blown open and robbed last
eek. The county safe was also
for several hundred dollars.
The Raleigh RcfOrmcr tells of a
lrmer In Smith county who has two
inana trees two and Il half years old
n which grew this season 500 bana.
as.
Capt. J. u. Tierney, a prominent
tlzcn of Warren county, was crema.
ID in his residence last week. lie
as asleep In bed when the house
)Ok fire.
The slick detective Sommers, who
'caped from the penitentiary a few
lontlis since, by the vcrdancy of one
! the guards, has been captured in
alfOrnia.
John Wiley, of Batcsville, while out
uniting ducks at the mouth of Cold
alter river, was drowned by the up-
of his boat. A negro who was
it'll him was also drowned.
Brother Brawncr, Of the Columbus
ndex, has given up the ghost. lie
ltimates that he may not be rs pret-
7 as he once was, but is Il heap wiser.
Whiskey and bullets played accom-.
ailments to a negro row In Enter
rise last week, ut a dance. All about
woman. One man killed and a wo-
ian's arm shot out Of the socket.
Ex-Congressman Bccman was called
ut from his residence near Ely, one
light recently, by two masked men,
tho assaulted him and robbed him OF
100. lie was very badly bruised in
he struggle.
A negro at Port Gibson beat his
ifQ. Sim mot mad and tolJ ot.-