The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-08-23
State News Boiled Down.

State News Boiled Down.
Hattiesbura wants a club room.
The fruit crop around Oxford is large.
Noxuboe county will have a Fair this
fall.
wesson don't permit base ball playing
on Sunday.
Coahoma county has two Democratic
tickets In the field.
West Point is to have a complete sys-
tenn of water works.
The hrst bale Of new Mississippi cotton
has been ginned aud sold.
Mrs. Virginia Powell, Of Jackson, died
in that city ou the 18th INST.
Andrew Mcdonald Diusmore, aged 81
years, died at Macon recently.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, Of Amite coun :
ty, died last week in her 95th year.
Hon. 4. A. Wood, of Enterprise, has
been nominated for State Senator.
The Winston County Journal says that
beef cattle in that county is scarce.
Tom Coady, an old Mobile and Ohio
Railroad man, died at Tupelo last week.
Mrs. Hill. on aged lady. was struck by
a train ut Toomsuba last week and killed.
Last week work was commenced on
the West Point Male Academy baildiug.
Peaches wers being sold on the streets
Ut B~rOokhaven last week 1t Is cents pei
bnshel.
Sam Ford goes to The peniteutiary for
life tor wife murder fruln Lauderdale
county.
Mrs.. Sallie A. Dodds died at Okoloua
last week. She was u bride but a few
mouths.
Crystal Springs proposes to make her
Chatauana association u permanent in.
stitutiOn.
Circuit court for Union county has flu
ally disposed Of all white cup cases in
that county. .
Amos A. Alexander aud Miss Kate B.
Fowler, Of Natchez, were married in that
city on the 18TH.
Monroe county recently shipped two
carloads OF young bulls to Texas for
breeding purposes.
The John Hamper Ice Factory and the
Soule Steam Feed Works Of Meridian
burned Oh the 9TH inst.
Eighteen boys were arrested recently
at Wesson and fined $3.50 each for play.
ing ball on the Sabbath.
E. d. Dodge, of Vicksburg, has been
left a fortnue Of $25O,OOO by tho late
Joha Dodge, of Lockport, n. Y.
Peter Anderson and W. A. Hume. two
old aud respected citizens OF vicksbnrg
died in that city one day last week.
Bob Applewhite wore a negro lawyer
into u frazzle at Brookhaven the other
day tor some i~mpudence to a young lady.
Lessel, for the murder of a negro at
Pelahatchie depot sometime aga, has been
acquitted by the Rankin county circuit
court. -
The local option election hold in Gre.
NADIA county receUtly resulted in the peo.
pc voting dry by 203 majority out Of a
total vote OF SOL.
The board of aldermen of Natcbex ba,
levied u privilege tax Of $3.50 upon all
b%oot-blacks plying their business Oh the
public strects Of that city.
Arthur Moore killed Claude Chantel at
Summit one night last week. The latter
had been intimate with the formers
sister was the cause Of tho killing.
The board of supervisors of Quitman
county allows one dollar for each wolf
killed. 1t is said that these variants OK.
lists in large numbers in that county.
John Mcclellan and Jacob Hambrick, |
cousins, qnarrelled near Walden over the
affections Of a yonng lady IA few days ago., |
and the former Drained the latter with a
spade.
The total assessment roll Of personal
property in Claiborne county amounts to
$637, l31, Of which 40 cent is in Port Glib.
son. There are 10 0OO inhabitants and 10
pistols and 32 guns assessed.
Last week u grand jury at Meridian
created u sensation by returning several
indictments for betting on the recent pri-
mary election. Among the indicted ones
are some OF the best citizens.
New Albany claims the distinction of
being the only town in the State that has
three distinct telegraph companies doing |
business within her borders, and u long
distance telephone both ways.
David Mcdowell, postmaster at Holly
Springs, assaulted x-Postmastsr Bear,
n feeble old man, lust week, and beat him
numerically. The trouble, grew out Of
nm old debt Bear tiled 10 collect from Nc
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A cololed family at Holly Springs went
crazy on religion and performed several
outrageous aots.i Finally the old man
bis wagou alongside hi, house and
vet them Oh fire. The family had n Jump
for their lives from the windows.
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