The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-08-30
EDGAR HULL, Secretary,

Mullet and oysters are getting fat.
Pay your preacher before buying an organ.
Driving a hack is the height of some boys
ambition.
Mrs. Cora Helm. of New Orleans is visiting
the family of Capt. John Tarkcl, Sr.
Miss Annie Sebastian, of New Orleans is
visiting the family of W. NJ. CAVITY.
The schooner Eleanor is hauled out on Capt.
Geo. Frcntz's ship ways for repairs.
This weeks edition of the D~EMocRAT-STAR
is much larger than that Of last week.
Services next Sunday at lO.30 IL. M. in the
Lutheran church here, and at P~ascaSoula at
5 p. m,
At Odd Fellows Hall, on Wednesday night
a delightful ball was given by the young men
of Scranton.
Misses Scraphine and Lille Tucei, of Biloxi
are visiting their aunt and uncle, Joseph
Fcrrcr and wife, on Krebs avenue.
r. II. Henry, the able editor of the Clarion
Ledger of jackson spent a few hours in our
town Friday and honored us with II call.
Mrs. Il. J. Randall, of Mobile came here
| Saturday evening and remained until Monday
at II O'Clock visiting her little daughter,
Mabel.
| Little Miss Mary, daughter of Prof. Thos. 5.
d. Dimitry, of the New Orleans Post Office, is
on a visit TO her uncle aud aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. A. Dimitry.
The patrons of the public school at pasca-
! goula are requested to meet at the school
house, on September 7th for the purpose of
electing three trustees.
There will be II sale of gumbo. ice-cream,
| sherbet, cake and lemonade at THE Oaks"
pascagoula. Tuesday evening, September Sd,
for the benefit of the Union church.
Since The last issue of the DEMocRAT-STAR
a quantity of oyster shells have been spread
on Dclmas Avenue in front of Chas. l.. Krebs'
livery stable by order Of the town authorities.
Let the good work go on.
The crack sloop Henrietta, Capt. Will
Farnsworth in command and Frank H.. Benn
| aboard turned over at the mouth of the Pasca-
goula river on Wednesday. Both of the occu-
pants got a good soaking.
Mr.. S. G.. Ramsay, of Fort Bayou was here
| Wednesday to attend the regatta at Pasca-
| goula, but owing to the heavy rain the regatta
| did not come off, but was postponed until next
a - - a.. th-r NlL,
Ed. j. d. Erwin will commence a series Of
meetings this Friday evening Goth inst) at s
d. IN, in the arbor between Isaac Faulks and
Robert Trehern's, quarter OF mile or so south
| OF Judge Woods residence, not very far from
the Baptist church, on Elders Ferry road.
| All are cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Young, travelling agent for J. c. Aver
4 Co., patent medicine men, visited the DEM
ocRAr- STAR office and wanted us to publish a
$50 advertisement for $40. Such cheek is only
equallcd by a government mule, and we bowed
him out as gracefully as we could. The agent
told us that the "paient' paper fellows inva-
riably accepted his offer.
Congressman john NJ. Allen, Of Tupelo, ar
rived here Saturday evening last, accompa-
MED by our clever district attorney, Hon. Jas.
II. Neville. They came to our shores for the
purpose Of enjoying the pure sea air, the in
migrating and healthful salt bathing and the
many other attractions which nature has SO
| literally bestowed on this section. Private
John . seemed to be as full of humor as ever,
aud wb;ie here rot off some new stories for