The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1895-03-15


The State Sunday School Convention
will convene April %, "a and 25, 1895, in
the city of Water Valley.
The citizens of Aberdeen have raised
the necessary amount to secure a hub and
furniture factory.
Senator A. J. McLanrin has secured an
additional 100000 for the government
building tor Meridian.
o. A. Crout, of pelalatchic, rec ntly
shipped 1000 dozen eggs in one ship
ment, to Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss Belle Henn, of Walnut Grove,
Lcake county, he's completed pretty
quilt containing 1852 pieces.
Biloxi is to have new city hall to cost
$l5, 600. Liberal city fathers are great
blessing to any community.
Greenvile has declared quarantine
against all points in Louisiana and Ar
kansas infected with small pox.
A special from yicksburg reports that
some sweeping reductions are being made
in the salaries of the city officials.
Specimens of coal aud iron ore found
near West Station have been submitted
TO analysis and pronounced excellent.
Hon. J. +. Sessions has Withdrawn his
name as candidate for reelection as
railroad commissioner on account of i'll
health.
The farmers of Amite county held a
meeting ut Liberty last week and re-
solved not to join the Protective Asso-
citation.
The Board of Trade of vicksbnrg will
establish Il foundry to be opened May Is.
by p. J. Foley, now engaged in boiler
making in that city.
At the late term Of the circuit court in
Holly Springs, the grand jury returned
only IA indictments, the smallest number
ever known in Marshall county.
Sunhowcr Democrats are the first to
decide on II primary election. They will
hold two-August 6 and 20. majorit,
vote being required to nominate.
The Masonic Grand Lodge at its recent
session in West Point, sustained the ac
tion of the subordinate Lodges at Green.
vile in expelling five saloon keepers.
On the 9th of February, Mr.. w. b
Moore, living in the north east corner OF
Carroll county, had his gin house burnt
to the ground with nine bales OF cotton
The merchants and business men OF
Wilkinson county have decided not tC
sell any corn, corn meal or other corr
products. or oats, on credit to their Gus
toners after January l, 1896
There is a man in Winston county who
has killed over 300 rabbits within til,
last two weeks. He has picked then
away and expects to feed the candidates
on plckled rabbit this summer when the,
come to see him.
A tobacco drummer named Wall wal
se'iously, possibly fatally, injured by
train at Byhalia, Miss. few days ago
He had been asleep, and imagining thai
he WIS passing his station, jumped out
in front of another train.
Amos r. Arinden, who is charged will,
numbering aud robbing Neusus Boon, the
star route mail rider, near Burns
last week. for fear of lynching was taken
to Jackson for safe keeping last Monday
The murderer and tho murdered are both
white.
About 100 cotton planters assembled in
Starkville, Ok,ibbeha county, last Mon
day, and after speeches by Gen. S. d.
Lee. Prof. Tracy and others, endorsed
the Jackson resolutions, and appoi ntet
committees to canvass the county in f:,-
vor Of cooperation of all cotton growers
The Macon Sun cannot 'see how % ma,,
or newspaper claiming to be demo
crat can constantly oppose everything
democratic administration does and adj
vocate nearly every "demand" of til,
populist platform, yet that is exactly
what some men aud papers in this stat,
are doing"