The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-04-26

Master Lyman, son OF Hon. w N.
Denny, is seriously Ill.
Mr.. II. Krebs is making an addition of
two rooms to his dwelling at ~Pascagoula.
Mr.. Charles c. Lard, the mail carrier
between Scranton and Paseayoula, Is land
mp with the measles.
Mr.. d. T.. Reid, formerly connected
with the store of Mr.. j. ID. Clark, but
now OF Bowling, Ala, WAS here yesterday
morning
Messrs. W. NJ. Canty and W. J. Z.
Gerard IRE out in the county talking
election to the voters. They nre both
candidates for treasurer of the county.
Tho new steam launch for the Round
Island quarantine station has arrived
here, and will be used by DR.. Il. +.
Griffin in conducting the duties of the
station.
Marshal John +. Clark raided the Sat-
urday night jewellers at P%ascagoula, cap.
turing two. who Were made to contribute
$40 10 the village fund. Two escaped
aud took the cross.tie air line for parts
unknown.
Baptized last Sunday at the residence
of Capt. Geo. Frentz. by Rev. c.. J. Bro.
dcis the infant son Of Mrs. Anna
Nohling, nee Frentz. The sponsors were
Capt, Geo. Frentz aud Miss Ida NJ.
FreLtz.
Mr.. r. II. Brown, of Storm Lake, Iowa,
writes the l~'ascagoula Land Co. that he
is arranging to visit Scranton shortly,
with u view Of settling II number OF
Western land seekers in our section Of
country.
Mr.. Rob. Seymour, after an absence of
several months spent with the ''colony"
at Plaqnemine, La, has returned home
He says the colony" is about played out,
and the other members will also return
here soon.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Prosby-
terrain church will serve Refreshments
Friday, ID of May, from 7 to 10 p. m., at
Mrs. Mary II. Bragg's residence for the
benefit OF the Presbyterian church. All
are cordially invited. No gate fee.
AT Il stockholders meeting of the Pas
cagoula Ice Company held on Tuesday
last the following board OF directors
were elected Capt. LII. Belt, president.
secretary and manager; Capt. John Fos-
ter, L. L. Wood, Sam Sansum, W. II.
Belt and l.. I. Belt, directors.
The DEMoCRAT-STAI Job Office has
been turning ont some as finely executed
Job Printing the past week as can be had
at any printing establishment in any city
of the South. And the beauty Of it Isl
the prices are as low as elsewhere for such
work AS is executed at this office.
Scranton offers a fine opening for a
canning and preserving factory, bc.ng
surrounded by an extensive fruit and
vegetable country. Already our people
are giving their attention to the setting
ont of pear orchards and the cultivation
of garden aid truck products on Il large
scale.
Last Saturday Judge S. II. Terral was
called here TO try the babeas corpus case
Of ex parte Henry Feirill, (col J OF Moss
Point, who is leld for the shooting of u
colored named Mariah Packer, in
that place some few weeks ago. When
she supposed she was dying she made a
declaration, alleging that Ferrill was her
u assassin. She recovered, however, and
swore that she did not know anything
about her dying statement. Judge
Terrul romanded Ferril TO Jail to await
the action of the grand jury. The woman
was Thought before Justice c. E. Chidsey
on the charge of perjury, aud sent to Jail
in lieu of $500 bond.
Major A. N. Damrell aud Capt Fred
Rettig, U. s.. Engineers Department
Mobile, Ala, returned Sunday evening
from a weeks inspection trip up Pasca
s0nla, Leaf and Chickasahay rivers on
the U. s.. engineer steamer Sipscy, Capt.
l.. McQuarrie N command. They wen
up us high as Prenliss Ferry, on the
Chickasabay, u distance of 80 miles from
the forks, and on Leaf to Mcrritt's cry,
a distance of 10 miles. The trip wa
c made on Il 81 foot rise, and demonstrate
the feasibility of water transportation on
these streams. Mr.. |. P. Dclmas, Of this
place, who super Intended the work o.
!. clearing these streams, accompanied tn