The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-12-13

Ia cents per pound.
Foils L. Craft, of Fike county, lost
their gin and % bales of cotton by fire
Thursday for last week.
J. 2. Sinsletary has been appointed
postmaster at Steen's Greek, vice W. l.
Lowther, resigned.
Hon. II, Arlington, of Jones comfy,
is Il candidate for sergeant-at-arms Of the
State Senate.
A farmer living near Poplarville carried
a dozen fine watormelons to town last
week.
Major |. d. Horr died at his HON, in
Enterprise one day last week. He was u
good man.
Marshall Threefoot, sou Of the Meri.
dian Wholesale merchant Of that name,
died December LIST.
The Wrstville News, the only paper
published in Simpson county, Gu aimed
last week twenly-seven homestead en-
tries. A good paying business, that.
The railroad ticket Office at Biloxi YVES
burslarized Tuesday night, the thieves
securing IA few dollars in cash, several
express packages and II ticket to new
Orleans.
Governor Stone offers n reward of $3.50
tor the capture Of Will Purvis, the re-
Gently liberated white cap Of Marion
county.
W. C. Barber, of Port Gibson, has as
signed.
Governor Stone declines to pay the lc-
ward for the apprehension o. the rrgro
Yarbrough, who was lynched in Crystal
Springs recently, claiming that the man
was never satisfactorily llemili,l 81.
Uncle Charles WE'LL, probably tho
oldest man in Brandon, was found
dead in his bed one morning asst week
He was Il Hebrew.
The new bank Of Brandon will be ready
for business shortly after the first Of Jan
naly,
The J. J Newman lumber company OF
Haiticsburg, have closed a contract with
a Buffalo, y. Y, firm for 5000, 900 feet of
choice dressed southern yellow pine lum-
Der.
Eighty of the l. l. and C. girls went to
the Atlanta Exposition last week.
The North Mississippi Conference has
decided to establish IA home for Meiho-
dist waits.
A negro school teacher shot and killed
his wife at Columbus one day last week
aud made his escape.
The Grecnville Times says that Wash.
ington county will soon be honored by Il
visit from President Cleveland.
All the commissions for State aud
county officers have been issu IT,. There
were about three thousand.
Jackson News: There is a growing
suspicion in many parts of the State that
prohibition is Il bowling, screaming farce.
A Yazoo county planter, Mr.. J.W. Lee,
of Relmondville, buried s $1,000 in gold %,
his premises, and 1t was stolen by II THE
who watched him. They are both gold
bugs, 10 doubt.
Col. Joel L. Welborn, of Shubuta, die'
last week, aged S6 years. Col. Wclborl
was Il citizen of Jones county for II mum
Der of years, and was well known by al
The old citizens.
The total collections of the Revenue
Agent for the year ending November lst
amounted to S44,42S 43. Most of thes
collections were made from corporations
w. A. Gatewood, of Scott county, RAISED
II turnip this year which measured
twenty-seven inches in circumference,
and weighed ten pounds and two ounces
Two White. boys named Williams, aged
8 and IL respectively, were burned tt
death near Mound Bayou. They were
asleep ut the time and both parents
away.
Miss Alice Lockhart, of Westvilie,
while IN her room preparing her morning
toilet, fell in the fire by which she W..
sitting and was tearfully burned about
the body, arms and face. Her condition
is critical.
Tho citizens of Corinth are raising
funds to erect a monument to their Con
federate dead.
Hon. J. II. Jamison, president Of th,
State A lliance, has called u meeting o
that order at Winon , December 81.
NJ. NJ. Mcleod, u prominent ant
wealthy colOred lawyer of Jackson, drop
ped dead at Aberdeen on Tuesday last.
Detective Wolff. Of Memphis, returned
a convict to the Mississippi penitentiar,
OH Tuesday last, who escaped % years
ago.
A new postofice has been establishes
ut Wexford, Greene county, Miss, nu,
Charles II. Stringer commissioned n
postmaster.
Senator George contributed 81 900 to
wards the building of tue church Il
CarrolrtOn.