The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-10-04

IL is extremely quiet in social circles
this week.
Mrs. Charles B. Fee spent Monday
in New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs Guichard have return
es to New Orleans.
There was only three coaches to the
Wednesday excursion.
Large quantities of shrimp are be-
ing caught by our fishermen.
Mr.. Charles Earle left Tuesday for
Tampico, Mexico, via Mobile.
Mr.. Geo. W. Grayson, late station
agent at Scranton, is home again.
The citizens of Ocean Springs are
negotiating for a steam fire engine.
There was a fishing party at
Tchoutica Bouffe last week, but very
little fish caught.
ID. A. DePass and family left for
New Orleans last Monday, after a
pleasant summer stay.
Mrs. S. Titus, of New Orleans,
spent Wednesday with her sister,
Mrs. Harley f. Halstead.
Mrs. Il. j. May and daughter, Miss
Orrie, OF New Orleans, are spending
a time at Bonnie Oaks"
Revs. L. N. Brock and w. f. Var
borough were entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. w. Davis last week. g.
Miss Annie Philibert, a very charm
ing lady, of New Orleans, spent last
week, the guest of Miss F. G. Wolff.
Mrs. Dumas and Miss Bertha Du-
mas have returnded to New Orleans,
after spending a delightful summer
here.
Mrs. and Mrs. Beltran returned TO
New Orleans on Wednesday last, at.
ter a delightful summer spent at their
beach home here.
Capt. j. J. Dodd and family, who
have been domiciled at Mrs. j. Nj.
BOyd's for several months past, left
for their home Monday.
Prof. d. d. Cowan, Democratic
nominee for county superintendent of
education, attended the Wilson
Springs Camp meeting on Sunday.
Rev. S. o. Y. Ray, of the Judson
Institute of Alabama, spent several
days here recently, the guest of Hon.
Geo. w. Davis.
The cold wave reached here Sunday.
Monday morning the thermometer
registered SO degrees and Tuesday
morning So degrees.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Lynd, Misses
Edwina Lynd and Jessie l.. Carter
have returned from their summer trip
to Nunah, Wisconsin.
The Ocean Springs saw-mill fired
up three days this week, making a
test Of the machinery and boilers pre-
paratory to commencing operations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter +. Bransford,
OF Atlanta, Ga arrived here Thurs
day for a few weeks visit with Mrs.
Bransford's parents, Col. and Mrs. W.
r. Snyder.
Wanla Edwina, the little daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Simmons, has
been christened into the Catholic
church. The sponsors were Miss Ma
ria Honor and Mr.. Man Simmons.
Preaching at the Methodist church
Sunday at ii a. m. and 1880 p. M, 0y
the pastor, Rev. RObt. B. DOwner.
Church conference same day-hour to
be selected. The attendance of every
member is requested.
The prOtracted meeting at the Bap.
fist church ended Sunday last, after
the baptism at Bradford's landing. A
large crowd witnessed the ceremony. |
Those immersed were Misses Willie
Phelps, Lulu Haviland, Mrs. McDan-
lei and Mrs. +. NJ. Dick.
Sunday, just after the arrival OF the |
excursion train, the hay stored in Mr..
Ory's YOung's barn took fire in some
unaccOuntable way. The building
was totally destroyed, but the engines
arrived in time to prevent the flames
from spreading to the buildings near.
The barn was uninsured, but 4 hun |
dred dollars will cover Mr.. Young's
loss.
The largest fire seen in Ocean
for a long time occurred last
Friday morning at half-past 7 O'Clock.
The l.. & N. r. II. r0und-hOuse was |
entirely destroyed, and the depot bad. |
ly damaged by fire and water. 1t is |
only owing to the good work Of both
fire companies that more damage was |
not done. The loss to the railroad
amounts to nearly $4,000. Mr.. +. NJ.
Weeds ice-house was also burned, and
uninsured. The loss is 800.