The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-10-25

Columbus claims a cat % years old.
Grand Democratic rally ut Liberty on
November I'd.
Rankin county will vote on n stock law
January 1, 1896.
Several cases of scarlet fever arc re-
ported in V~icksbury.
Crystal Springs is TO have n brass baud
composed entirely OF young ladies'.
The Rolling Fork Pilot ays the pecan
crop is M OF the finest ever known.
Albert Dick, a citizen Of Biloxi, died in
that town Monday evening Of last week.
W. C. Afford, an old land mark Of Pike,
died in that county recently, aged 81
years.
ia. Baker had his horse and buggy
stolen from him IN Jackson in brOad day.
light.
An ear Of corn exactly resembling
human form wal exhibited in Aberdeen
recently.
The Monroe county Jail ut Aberdeen
was banned last! Friday. Loss about
$4,000.
The OkOlona Messenger says the scrrci-
ty of water in that section has become
alarming.
OF the 1884 registered voters Of Marion
county, 100 only are disqualified for non.
payment OF taxes.
A KosciuskO firm pays the railroad fare
from near points to persons who p~uclase
40 worth Of goods.
Setman Stewart was accidentally shot
in the mouth ut Liberty las: week by
Charlie T%nrnipsecd.
The hotel keepers of the State met in
Jackson Wednesday. presumably to re-
dncc the price of hash.
At POntoloc last week Walter G. Aar-
ris, Of Ripley, and Miss Elizabeth Fon-
tuine, OF P%OntOtUc, were married.
Breach Bros IL of the largest mer-
camille firms in Meridian, failed on the
18th inst. for $751; 900 s; assets $4,000.
The little son of Ernest Desport, of
Biloxi, fell from u tree last week aud
broke his left arm just above the elbow.
McComb City has about 800 popula-
ton and of these ut least 200 arc reported
sick with slow fevcr-nearly l6 per cent.
Five hundred names have been signed
to The petition in Vicksburg asking loi
the pardon Of Marshall, Fox and Coo.
man.
1'ramps tried to take u train at Grenada,
last week. The conductor made it hot
for them with u pistol aud the hobo.
skipped.
Circuit conrt, after missing two SEES
sions, convened ut Panlding Monday o
last week. The grand jury lonnd onl!
ten bills.
The lnka Normal Institute, at Iuka
has 253 students in school, aud l25 NOR,
registered to enter between now aud M
veInler IA.
The farmers Of Monroe comfy purpos
goin. extensively into the cattle fscdin;
business this winter and shippin. til
com fed becves.
Tho average yield Of corn per acre Il
the A. n NJ. College last year was sixty
two bushels, and several acres mad
n%inety-two bushels.
Tom Edwards. an artist Of more tha
local reputation, and Miss Bessie Logan
Of Meridian, were married on the NOR,
ing Of the 10Th inst.
Judge Mayors has notified the clerk al
Ellisville that the ci,cnit couIt for JOnt
will I've held the second week in Noven
Der instead Of the first.
The Hickory Progress says: "rlO'
stock timber Is being gotten out in I'll
swamps near Hickory and shipped d
rect to European countries"
A monument is 10 be erected ut Corint
to the memory of Col. VIM. P. Rogers, {
Texas. II gallan Confederate who fell q
that place during the war.
Nancy Armstrong, a negroes, was a,
rested on Red Greek last week an
brought to Mississippi City and placed !
JUL, charged with infanticide.
A brakeman named Nelson, Uf Dupree
was II over the 10th inst. on the SOutl
ern railway near Phoebe. thirteen mill
from West Point, and instantly killed.
; During the parade Of the Wild We,
Show at McComb City n day last wee
IL little four-yenr.old child WIS run W.
by some horses and dangerously Injured
/, Notice has been given by the clerk tia
. the circuit court Of Harrison count
, will not on,men for the trial Of caus
until Monday, the 18th day Of Novcmbe
John ]. Han pei and Mrs Agnes Lew
were married at Jackson on the l6t
!. inst. The bride is Of the most beau
tifnl and highly cultivated women Of I'll
! capital city.
! Major W. @. McGmnis, ot. the Yazs
: : AND Mississippi Valley Railroad, la
closed u deal for the sale Of 100 acres I
! land in Cohoama aud an adjoining count
to y purity Of fifteen, whose homes arc no
! in Iowa.
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