The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-07
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gle men preferred.
Mrs. NJ. Arnct and Mrs. j. Turner, OF
Bayou La Batre were the guest of Mrs.
Don Davis this week.
Mrs. Harry G. Deas, of st. james, La,
is visiting her sister-in-law Mrs. James
McFanl at ~Pascagoula.
The first shipment of peaches made
from this place was on the 2Sth nit, from
the orchard OF Mr.. +. II, Lewis.
Judge Chidsey wants it understood
that he did not authorize Mr.. J. II. Tur.
ner to put his name on his poster.
DR.. w. +. IIyer, Of Meridian, President
of State Board of Health, was here
this week on business pertaining to quar-
antine.
Attorney General Frank Johnston, of
Jackson was IN town two days this week,
but did honor the DEMoCRAr-STAR Office
with his presence.
You should keep your eye on our an
nouncemeut column. Another candidate
for justice of the peace tor this district
will appear therein next week..
Very few county candidates are seen on
our streets now. They are. perhaps, pay
ing thier respects to the horny handed
sons of toll in the back country.
Col. +. W. Morrill,, the wideawake in
surance agent of Biloxi, was at Pascal
goula. looking after the johnson fire,
which occurred sunday night last.
We had a pleasant visit Wednesday
from Messrs. d. Webster Mcleod, of
Green county and +, McCrary, of this
county. They are both large log contrac-
tors.
The already very large weekly edition
of the DEMOCRAT STAR is increased by
the addition Of several quires this week.
Quite large number OF extra copies have
also been ordered.
Rev. X. b. Downer expects to preach
in the new Methodist church morning
and night at usual hours, Sunday Jane
9 til. The building is not completed, bat
he thinks 1t can be used then.
Mrs. John Drunond left Saturday for
Mobile, after spending u few days with
her sister Mrs. Don Davis, Mrs. Davis
accompanied her home, where she will
spend while with her Parents
A person who bolrows his neighbours
DEMoCRAT-STAR always feels mean. we
should think, after reading it, because of
his conscience, if he has any. We have
had some such to admit that this WAS the
case.
If an oily tongred, smart-talking fellow
should come along here Offering to.
sell secondhand cni1ins aud lofl-handed
ginlets he would secnre orders from some
Of our people. Oh what fools we mort
ais be.
Mr.. II, p. Weiss. (Clip) of the New Or
leans Picayune. accompanied by his wife
and little daughter, Rapier, gave MS IL
pop call Thursday. They visited Moss
Point and ~Pnscasoula, thence to New
Orleans.
The following real estate transfers were
made this week: Mrs. V. p Yelvcrton to
Frederic Lindingcr, 5 lots in Mchac llnttl
tract at Ptsc tgoula. $i0) cash, Mrs, An
ME s.. Decs to Frederic Lindinger, s lo!s
ia Moore addition, town of Scranton,
$500, cash.
The sanitary condition of Scranton
must be rather bad. We are told that
the smell which is waited to the n~ostrils
on every passing breeze from some back
yards is Suggestive of limburgcr cheese /;
in fact, it is said the buzz ,rds disdainfully
pass them by. Why don't the sanitary
off GERS abate the n%uisancea
The Zion Sunday school of Escatawpa
gave a most enjoyable picnic at Pascal
goula last Tuesday. A special train con
sisting of three soachos was run over the
NJ. p. and 2. r. II. to the large pavilion
on the beach. The Escatawpa brass
baud rendered choice selections for the
occasion, and all seemed to have enjoyed
themselves.
A stranger always succeeds with our
people. They allow themselves to be
gullcd by every slick-tongued fellow that
they chance to meet, and when they
awake to realization of the fact that they
have been taken in" they make Rome
howl with their lamentations. Expert.
ence is II dear school, friends, but fools
learn in no other.
On Wednesday night the store of Mr..
Toney Mateos, adjoining the DEMOCRAT
STAR office, " ~ robbed of $50, supposed
to have been como by his cook, u young
f Portuguese named Francisco, us he mys'e-
riously disappeared from town. The
money was extracted from Il trunk il
Mateos' bedroom. Deputy Sheriff c.. D
Moore is on the trail and hopes to appre
hend the thief before night, as he left fo1
Mobile on the late train.
No slop work Is turned out by thu
DEMoCRAT-STAR Office. All its Jol
Printing is tirst-class.
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