The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-06-08
State News Boiled Down.

Crop prospects are generally bright
West Point is to have a box factory
Robberles are quite numerous a
Oxford.
IIurrah for the Womcn's Press Asso
citation.
Brandon will soon have a new Ma
sonic lodge.
Politics and school commencements
are the rage.
The dog-poisoner is at work in Pop
larville.
Canton has the leading brass band
OF the State.
The county printing is like to be
done at home now.
llattiesburg has 4 wretch who pours
vitri0l on horses.
The Fourth Battalion of Infantry
has been inspected.
Oxford will have five commence
mentS this summer.
Wicksburg came near having a race
rot on Decoration Day.
Stems Creek has the most absent
minded man in the State.
Tie boys of Natchez play base ball
in the streets of that city.
The Baptist Convention will meet
at Winona, July u to Is.
The Columbus Baptist church is re-
ceiying many interior improvements.
The ladies Of Oxford appreciate the
removal Of weeds from the sidewalks.
Laurel wants a postal money order
service.
Grenada is likely to have a furniture
factory.
Italian colonies are not very popu-
lar.
Jackson's police should look after
the strect-walkerS.
The first bicycle race ever held in
the State took place May 80, at Canton.
The Kosciusko Star is now printed
on a Taylor cylinder press.
Rev. sam Jones will attend to the
sinners of kosciusko in August.
The sidewalks of Louisville are
blockaded by checker players.
West Point needs a good fire depart
ment. $4,000 will do it.
a Post of the Daughters of the Con-
fedcracy has been organized at Prem
tiss.
Flies, fleas and mosquitoes arc worse
in Pike county this year than ever be-
fore.
TO loan money is this State without
being taxed for it, you must loan
grecnbacks.
The President has pardoned A. L.
Dempsey, convicted Of violating
postal laws.
Brookhaven won the honOrs of the
Sophomore Oratorical contest at Mis-
sissippi College.
A negro family at Meridian were
poisoned by Rough on Rats getting in
their coffee.
Walter Dean, of Batesvillc. has been
chosen as valedictorian of State Uni
vcrsity,
Hon. A. NJ. Hicks, of Yazoo City.
has been appointed State lecturer for
the Masonic bodies.
A handsome flag was presented to
the Stonewall Guards, of %Brookhaven.
on June ).
jim Chambers, of Oxford, last week
killed a tarantula which had arrived
in Il bunch Of bananas.
Water Valley is soon to have water
works for the extinguishment of fires.
The town will own the plant.
The value of personal property in
Harrison county has greatly increased
since last assessment.
There is talk of organizing a State
bicycle club, to be attached to the
American Wheelmen.
The Greenwood Flag offers $40 to
whoever brings In the first bale of
this years crop to that town.
Robert Tate, of Yazoo county, last
week sheared Il sheep the wool from
which measured l3t inches in length.
The Grand Lodge l. O. O. f. will
build an orphans home, by levying an
annual assessment of 20 cents on each
member.
A successful Baptist protracted
meeting has just closed in Eilisville. |
There were 10 confessions of faith and
experiences.
Mississippi is the only State in the
United States that favors monopolics.
Read clause V, section l, chapter 30 of
Acts of 1864.
A party of young J~acksonites saw
what they claim to be a supernatural
light, in the shape of Il pillar of fire,
while returning from Clinton.
Gov. Stone and Attorney General
Johnston have just finished an in.
spection of Marcella plantation, on
Honey Island, and report crops in fair
condition,
The little daughter of Mr.. Seay, near
waS paicod hv ootio, b1,ci,