The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-10-18

Is assured.
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Mrs. Don Davis visited her sister in Mobile
last wee k.
Coan Huggins Is 1aging on the l.. & n.
passenger trains.
Miss Jessie Crcsbie, Of East Side, is visiting
Mrs. Don Davis and family.
b. D. Valverde is making extensive i'm
provements TO his store building.
Mr.. W. d. Cameron, of Meridian, Miss, cir
cult clerk of I.auderdale county, was here this
week on X. of =. business.
Mrs. C. J.. Brodcrs and child returned
Wednesday evening from a two months visit
to relatives in st. Louis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Ko!zum, Of Ocean
Springs, are spending their "honeymoon' al
the Cottage by the Sea At Pascagoula.
Born, on October Is, 1895, to Mr.. and Mrs.
&. W. Watson a girl baby. This lovely little
creature weighed II pouSds at her birth.
Mr.. Gustav jain, of indianapolis, Indiana,
has purchased Mr.. Chas. W. Valverde's place
at East Side and will take possession soon.
Last Sabbath Elder 7. P, Scarcllff baptised
in Crawl's Bayou, near Three Rivers, Ellis N,
Daniel W., John W. and Ada Sherman, and
Henry b. Scarclif.
At special meeting ofthe Mayor and Board
of Aldermen Wednesday last at 2 p. M. the
public school trustees Of Scranton were
authorized to purchase fifty desks for the use
Of the town school.
Mr.. +. II. Macarthur, of Meridian, Miss. is
here again in the interest of the American lie
| gion of Honor. He has already over 80 mem
bers enrolled and will organize II lodge at this
| place in the next ten days.
Misses Adele and Malvina Sarrazin, tive
| charming young ladies of New Orleans, re-
turned home Tuesday, after a most delightful
summer spent with their sister, Mrs. A. d,
Krebs, on the Pascagoula river.
The grand concert which was given at Odd
Fellows Hall on the 10th of September last IL
the benefit of the Methodist church organ funt
did not pan out much for the object given
Only 1915 was turned in after all expenses
paid.
Mr.. Samuel Davis, a leading farmer of Cros'
Roads, jackson county, Miss, has sent to thu
DEMocRAT-STAR ofiice an ear Of corn which il
a natural curiosity. At the butt end of
symmetrical ear and surrounding the base
appear eight well formed auxiliary ears, al
branching out from the main cob. Thes
smaller ears are well developed and fully file
out. Such curiosity as described above ha
seldom been surpassed.
To Scranton belongs the unique distinction
of being the only Town in the United State
having over one thousand inhabitants, whic
is not supplied with street lamps, or publ
lights of any sort. If Barnum were now i
the flesh, we would command a high price.
may seem humiliating, and it is, for us t
apply the knife in this way, and exhibit on
! backwardness to the world, but heroic rene
dies alone can arouse our people out OF thel
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, and persuade them
JON the prOceSSIon.
Capt. C. T. Trying has telegraphic advic
to the effect that the wreck Of the schoone
Crisis, which recently foundered witha carg
of mahogany logs near Galveston, Texas
while en- route from Central America, ha
been libeled for seamen's wages. The carg
itself, which was saved, is being forwarded I
its destination vim New Orleans. The vesse
which was only one year old and valued
$4,000, was owned by Messrs. Mead Bros. an
Cant. WIN. Candy, Of this place. There wa
no insurance on the vessel and she will prov
a total loss to her owners. The entire con
: muuity sympathize with Mead Bros. and Cup
Q Candy.
If consistent with the Constitution Of I'll
! United States and the AnnotatedCode we woul
. be glad to have the town council frame an
pass a strict ordinance against the time-hoi
ored custom Of loadng around the depot
J. train time. The old joke Of the English tou'
list who boosted that no could tell the popul'
ton Of each town by simply counting II
: crowd nt tho station as the train passs
!. through, Is well nigh applicable here. 1t is
= standing ~rcproach, and impresses unfavorab
: the capitalist or home-secker who may ha'
an eve on Scranton for business. Let us ha'
! the ordinance. While on tho above score, v
!, must pay our respects to the "biqu'to'
y "small boy" who is usually very much in ev
. denco around the depot. They are consp'cuo'
d offenders against the ordinance forbidden
: rcrsons 10 jump on or OF moving trains. Son
I Ans day one Of them will be disinembere", 9
: perclancc, 20 into the angel business, Al
'ttats an engagement to shovsI clouds,