The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-03


his family from Vancleaye to Pnryis,
Miss.
Master Dudley Walker, a bright yonng
Pascagoulian, is elerkiug at W. j. L. Ge-
rarl's.
Unless you register four months before
ths election you cannot vote. Don't
neglect this important duty.
The nuisance near the depot shoald be
abated with disinfectant. Mr.. Health
Officer VII re is o " rosei
Mrs. Augusta Barnes has opened a day
school at the poor house oil the telephone
road. She has already in attendance Is
scholars.
At Frentz's ship yard the schooner B.
Frank Neatly is hanled ont for repairs.
The splendid tug Leo was also repaired
this week.
Mayor Voluey Brown of ~pastagoula is
making some needed improvements in
his village. A bridge has been placed
across jackson bayou.
The latter part Of this month Mrs. Mol.
lie McGee Smell will commence a series
of meetings in the Odd Fellows Opera
House, to continue about eight nights.
Mr.. Alfred Farragut has purchased a
lot from Mr.. Valentine Delmas, on the
corner Of P%ascagoula and Tucker streets.
Also a lot in the Decs tract on Slippery
street for SIS.
Elder +. P. Scarclif will preach next
Sunday at IL IA. N. at Saints Chapel at
Three Rivers, aud at 1870 p. m. he will
preach at the church house on Bayou
CasOtte.
Mrs. Mamie Wells, u charming widow
of New Orleans, and Miss Josephine Drys-
dale and brother John, of Biloxi are visit.
ing the family of Capt. C. l.. johnson at
P~ascagoula.
Mr.. w. NJ. CAVITY has returned from an
clectioneering tour through the county.
He is in fine spirits and reports a pleas
ant time and considerable encourage
ment from the voters.
Mcsdames II. Communy and J. NJ. LO-
sarno, OK New Orleans arrived here last
week TO spend the nmmer months at
their villa on the Pascagoula river, which
is being thoroughly remodeled.
We are indebted to Mr.. VIM. Southern,
Of P%ascagoula for the first ripe hlackbcr-
rirs. He seat us enough for two large
pies, for which we tender our grateful
thanks. We are lawfully" fond of this
kind of fruit.
Our Candidates Column is not full yet,
There is room for Il few more names.
What is the matte" with the candidates
for board OF supervisors. justices of the
peace and constablesl Step in while the
waters are troubled.
Mr.. Isaac B. Wigginton, of Ocean
Springs has been appointed operator of
the Western Uuion Telegraph Office here
to succeed Miss MaTie Pol, who has re-
signed. We extend Ike a hearty wei
one
Mr.. VIM. Z. Bingham, of Tuscaloosa
Ala, gave the DEMoCRAT-STAE Office a
pop call Wednesday last. He formerly
lived at Moss Point aud was for several
years engaged in the drug business there.
Two ''hobo"' printers gave the DEM.
bCRAT-STAR Office a call Wednesday
morning. They were seedy looking, hun
giy and foot sore, and said they were
from Texas, hound east in search of work
The country il full of idle printers inst
lDow.
Rev. r. B. Downcr preached two excel,
lent gospel eeimons Sunday at II O'Clock
aud at night. He took occasion in his
sermon to rip up the back of processing
christians(f). His remarks were Q njoye(
by the nOn.members of the church, but
the members did not seem to agree will
the preacher, because they WINGED under
his castigatioD.
The church lot at Pascagoula whereor
the Catholic chapel stands was sold Oh
Saturday to the Moss Point and Pascal
goula railroad company for railroad pur-
poses. Father oliver will have the
chapel removed upon the lot on the
southeast corner of Washington and
Market street, having purchased it from
Capt. Chas l.. johnson.
Mr.. Charles G. Lard, of Pascagoula
presented us last Wednesday with a
hens egg that measured 3 inches long, OF
II inches around %leng,hwise, and & inches
in circumference. This egg was laid by
one of his hens. II is the largest hel
fruit We have ever seen. and served us
for breakfast amply. If any of on
subscribers can beat Mr.. Laird in raising
chicken fruit lot them speak out right
now.
Mr.. Jean Baptiste Pollerin, Il venerable
printer. died at S,35 o'clock p. M, at tn,
residence OF Mr.. Harry Raby at East Side
on Thursday, April 25, 1895, aged 7;
years. He was a native of New Orleans
and during his early days served as q
printer on the L'abcille and Courier
French newspapers in that city. Mr.
Pcllerin spent his summer here, ant
finally came here during the war, whcr,
he has iemained ever since. He was I'M
married. His funeral took place Frida,
evening last, and his remains were laid
at rest in the Krebs cemetery, Rev
Father c. A.. Oliver conducting the buria
ceremonies.
Awarded
A10fAat H0nnrc- WOrldsS Fair.