The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-11-15

We are pleased to note that our town
authorities are at last taking a hint, and are
displaying creditable action in putting the
streets and crossings in decent repair.
Scranton building committee for Methodist
church made their final report of all amounts
received and disbursed. The report went to
record and the committee was discharged.
il. K~noepAer, of New Orleans, accompa-
MED by Carl Conrad, general agent of the
Auheuser-Busc Brewing Association of st.
Louis, Mo-, paid a business visit here last
Friday.
Cant, r, D. Smith has a curiosity growing
in his garden at the Point in the shape OF two
well-dcveloped watermelons that are now
nearly matured. He will keep them for his
Christmas dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jackson, prominent
Chicago people, who purchased the Morrison
place at Pascagoula, arrived last Saturday.
They are guests Of Capt. Volney Brown, OF
that village,
On Monday, 18th inst, court week, will be
an excellent time for our country subscribers
tocall in the DEMocRAr-STAR office and lay
down some money for the cold reliable"
B. Duryee Van Wagenen and wife, from
Savannah, Ca, are on a bridal trip here,
guests of Mrs. j. B. Delmas. Mr.. Van Wage
men is a son tf F.Van Wagenen, who formerly
resided in Scranton.
Mr.. r A. Dimitry, the efficient light keeper
at the mouth of the P~ascagoula river has just
put his house and surroundings in splendid
repair. The inspector has been here and in
spected the premises and reports them in bet
ter condition than any in the district.
Jesse W. Barnes, of Ozark, Ala, spent a
few hours here Friday. Mr.. Barnes was for
merly a resident of Moss Point. He is now
deputy sheriff Of Hale county, Ala, and he
was here on official business.
J.. Ira Ford and Genl. Thos. $. Ford left for
Meridian on Wednesday to resist an applica-
ton to dissolve an injunction in the case OF
y. w. HIeWHbly VI "ls's 'o' 49,
others before Chancellor Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Nelson, who recently ce'e-
brated their silver wedding, were the rccipi'
euts of n handsome set Of solid silver tea
spoons, the gift of Capt. Chas. Boster, whicf
have been placed amOag the numerous pres
en,s they received on that happy occasion.
Several beautiful young ladies of Moss
Point with male escorts paid Scranton a visit
Wednesday evening last on their wheels. Inn
marty are said to be the most graceful! wieel
ers in that place.
Mayor NJ. c. Altman is rus'icating at Amer
icus this week. lie will spend his time hunt
ing and ENJOYING the pine zephyrs Of that de
lightful country. He was accompanied b,
Postmaster l.. D. IIerrick, who will join him
in the sport.
:, Mr.. ]. C, Ely. Jr., of the Roscdale neigh
borhood, this county, a few days ago shot and
killed n very large gray eagle, measuring
feet and 2ld inches from tip totip of the wings
and inches across the tallons front to back
Mr.. Ely is Is years Of age, but is a fine sho
and very active old man.
u The Attn Quarterly Conference for OceaI
Springs and Scranton charge was ncid las
Saturday nd the following officers wer
b elected to serve for 1895: Ocean Springs
Stewards, 0. Switzer, VIM. loche, d. D
n Cowan district steward, 0. Switzer; record
,ng steward, d. D. Cowan Sunday scho'
superintendent, 0. Switzcr. S~cranton-ste
:, ards, c. Bosargc and DR.. W. II. Clarke Sun
!. dny school Superintendent, o. A. johnson.
Capt. William Candy, master Of the ill-late
schooner Crisis, arrived home Tuesday nig'
from Corpus Christi, Texas, after an abscnc
Of four months. The vessel was beached o
/, Padre Island, Saturday, August 81 ST, while
4 charge of the mate, VIM. Lee. Her cargo
mahogany logs owned in London vas ssvet
The vessel is lying easy, and may yet
saved.
WI. Brewton, formerly Of Brewton, Ala, hi
settled in this county. He has erected a sa
= mill at Rice Bluff, on the Pascagonla riv'
<. near Dead Lake. His mill will cut square tin
Der mostly. As Mr.. Drewton wanted to ket
ID m with the ncws Of his county and the coal
90 try generally, he called in Wednesday al
subscribed for the cold reliable" DEMocRA'
\ STAR to be sent TO vanclcaye, his postofice.
ID The Election Commissioners met at II
court house on Thursday and counted II
Jones box, where t@o Of the managers rcfus'
OF 10 sign the returns, but made separate retur'
IN that no legal election was held at that box b
cause the pills were not opened until 81
]. n. M, dcpriying many voters Of the privIIei
8. Of voting, and because the legal ballots we
broadcast around the polls. II Mr.. R. G. On
loway qualities as member Of the Board
p Supervisors from beat 2, his right to the Off
y" will be contested.
Stcede Graham in the neighborhood Of ri
~ Bluff was out last Friday hog hunting VIII
ne he came upnn a big bear. His dogs run brr
III I'M a tree and Steede fred a shot at him, b
did not kill him, and the varmint came RIG
down nm the ground and had quite a bloc
We fight with tho dogs, but finally the bear ia
". 70 another tree, when Stecde fred a shot u
caused the bear to yield up the ghost andtu
Ne. bic down on the ground. II Is said tho b
Ian weighed two hundred pounds. The ne'eho'
Ing al arnund toasted an bear meat s"r ssve
dsys. This " the Arst bear killed this 'sl.