The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.
Business is very dull.
Very dull in society circles.
The measles are still with us.
Mr.. b. Il. Moseley is sick abed.
No prospects Of an early marriage
here.
Lieut-Gov. NJ. NJ. Evans is at home
sick.
Mr.. Geo. w. Robinson was in town
this week.
He is waiting for a new summer
girl to come along.
Mr.. j.. L. Dantzler was in the Cres-
cent City Tuesday.
The candidates for Justice of the
Peace at this place are huStling.
Miss May Mallory. of Pascagoula, Is
visiting the family Of Mr.. John Hill.
The Hypathean Society meets to-
night at the residence of Capt. &. II.
Ii owe.
The bicycle fever is still increasing,
Mr.. l.. n. Dantzler, Jr., is ordering
more dykes.
About the Goth Of June Mr.. J. W.
Stewart will move into his new brick
drug store.
About 400 of our citizens viewed
Monday the devil or sun fish at Lem
hard'S wharf.
Messrs. c. II. Wood and Thos. NJ.
Evans attended circuit court at Mis-
sissippi City this week.
Messrs w. Denny & Co.'S mills were
shut down last Saturday on account
of the low price of lumber.
The Pascagoula Lumber Co.. re-
ccived this week 5000 logs from
Messrs. r. c. Luce & Co., Basin.
Mrs. J. L. Dantzlcr, after several
weeks visit to relatives at Meridian
and Brandon has returned home.
The schooner Robert II. Rathbun is
loading this week at the ~Pascagoula
Lumber Co.'S Mills with 300, 900 feet of
lumber for New York.
The Moss Point High School closes
the latter part of this month, and
Prof. w. A. Gillon will then leave for
the mountains of North Carolina.
The Masons and Odd Fellows will
occupy the upper story OF the brick
drug store of Mr.. j. W. Stewart, when
it is completed. The room will be 35x
SO, exclusive of the ante-rooms.
Two Confederate veterans, Messrs.
l.. N. DantZler, ST., and II. NJ. Cuda-
bac, left Monday evening last for
Houston, Texas, to attend the Con-
fedcrate Veterans reunion at that
place.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church contemplate having an enter
tainment some time in the latter part
of June for the benefit Of that church.
1t promises to be something grand of
its kind.
The following vessels are loading
this week at the l.. N. Dantzler Lum-
Der Cos Mills: Oscar G. with $50, 600
feet of lumber for Havana; Carrie E.
Woodward, 100000, Elenor, 300, 900,
for Kingston, Jamaica; Angie l..
Green, $50, 900, j. W. BalanO, 300, 900,
for Boston ; Nathan f. Cobb, 500, 600
for Canary Islands.
Capt. VIM. p. DALEY, of the steam
tug Victor, while out at Horn Island
Monday harpooned a sea monster.
supposed to be a sun fish. After the
monster was struck it took the Cap
tain and mate several hours to fasten
the fish. From tip to tip of its wings
or fins measured Ii feet and weighed
about $500 pounds. No larger fish
has ever been caught in these waters.
After taking it to Moss Point and ex-
hibiting it for several hours it was
dumped into Dog river.
Editor Democrat-Star
Please announce that Mrs. Mollic
McGee Smell, the wonderful woman
evangelist. will begin a series of meet
ings in the Moss Point Methodist
church Saturday evening at 5 o'clock,
lst day OF June. The meeting will
continue there for several days, and
will be followed by a similar meeting
at Odd Fellows Hall at Scranton. |
will give information later about the
day of opening at Scranton. Every
body is requested to attend these
meetings. II. W. ADAMS.