The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-12-06

DENOCRAT-STAR pay your subscription.
Only nineteen days until Christmas.
Very quiet about town since court ad-
%journed.
Remember the editor during the Christmas
holidays.
Advertise your Christmas goods in the
DEMocRAr-STAR.
Have YOUR Job Printing done at the Demo-
cRAr-SrAR Office.
Dir. W. A. Cox paid a business visit to New
Orleans on Monday.
Peter McGinn, Of New Orleann, is a recent
adjunct to the Algona Saloon.
Two large wagon loads of hay from Grand
Bay, Ala, were sold here Monday.
j. ". Cox has moved with his family into
the Saucier dwelling house On Pascagoula
street.
Mrs. VI. +. Drvsdale, of Biloxi, was on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. c. l.. johnson, at
Pascagoula last Friday.
up. Smith, of yanclcave. was in tow this
week locking after the taxes on his large
landed estate.
I.P. Delmas, clerk and tax collector, is
ready and willing to issue receipts to all who
owe tnwu taxes. His office is in the court
house.
DR.. Il. Shannon. of Ocean Springs, was at
the courthouse Tuesday looking after his
taxes.
Taxpayers are coming up to the sherif's
Office pretty lively but we fear the 18th will
catch many for damages.
Our county oficers.elect are getting their
bonds ready for the first Monday in January
WHEN they will qualify.
Scranton was on a boom Wednesday night.
We had a baptising, two weddings, II minstrel
show, a dog fight and a drunken man knocked
down, and still we live.
An advertisement shn u!d be shaped to rep
resent the business ii represents. 1t ought
nat to 1t loosely over the proprletOr's con-
science in the least.
Mrs. l.. W. O'Connell made a shipment last
week Of seven barrels Of pecans from the
grove &C the "0aks,' her charming Pasca-
gouIa home.
II. =. Weiss (Cllp), representing the New
Orleans picayunc, paid Scranton a journalistic
visit last Friday. lie was looking as hand
some AS ever.
A border is used 10 "sct Of" an advertise
nsnt-not as fence to prevent the type from
bulging ont into the next column. Give the
white paper a chance.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c.. Nelson went to New Or
leans on Monday to purchase their customary
large stock Of holiday goods.
The members of the German Club are re-
ques'ed to meet at The residence of Mr.. J. |.
Ford next Monday evening at 7 O'Clock. Per-
sons Wishing To join the club are cordially
invited to attend.
X. G. Galloway has been commissioned as
member Of the Board OF Supervisors from
beat 2, and will be on hand the first Monday
in January, 1896, to be sworn in.
Capt. Peter Alba, of Mobile, was here Mon
day, aud visited Greenwood Island with a
view, it is said, If buying the island whenever
the government puts it on the market for sale.
The Board of Supervisors were in session
this week only two days and wound up the
business for the year. On the first Monday in
january a new Board entirely will organize.
E. J.. Younghans, formeoly Of BILOXI, ar
rived here on Tuesday to assume charge of
the L. 4 Ms Office. Mr.. John II. Santa Cruz,
the former agent, will return to Grand Bay,
Ala.
J.T. Bailey, editor and proprietor Of the
only Democratic newspaper in the South, the
Southern Enquirer, published at Jackson,
Miss, paid Scranton and vicinity a visit sew
sral days ago. lie enrolled a large number Of
subscriptions, both white and colored, for his
publication.
Elder i. N. Brock will preach i in the Scran-
Ton Baptist church next Sunday morning and
night at the usual hours. Morning subject,
The Unsayed State" Night subject, "Glad
Iidlngs," a Christmas sermon. Also at Pas
cagoula at $50 p. M.
H.. II. Parker, dispatch officer Of the State
penitentiary, kvrivcd here Monday night to
take in charge yRszc Frank and Lewis Mat
thews, both sentenced for life and Calvin
Farley, sentsuced for one year. He left with
his prisonercy: for jackson on the early train
Tuesday morSFg.
Capt. q. A. Lee, whose friends here are
'eg'on, passed through Scranton Monday night
en- route To Key West, Fla, via Mob ilo. He
VIII assume charge Of the British brig Estella
on his arrival there. The captain wished to
De kindly remembered to all inquiring friends.
The steamer Sadie L., which was capsized
ana badly injured BY the blow Of November
@''h, has been righted, and Is now undergoing
repairs at Capt. Geo. Frentz's ship-yard. The
CABIN and upper works were carried away, but
Tue hull and machinery are intact, and the
BOAT will soon be 10 commission, resuming her
regular trade.
Among the visitors to this section arc Frank
A. kaufer and Norman F. Miller, both Of
Louisville, Ky. They same here some days
ago and are 50 charmed with the country and
us attractions that they will spend the winter
ABOARD their aloon Nyvan - vktrh h. lv;n0 In !