The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-21
State News Boiled Down.

New industries are reported sprinsirg
mp all over the State.
Halehurst and Wcstville are to be con-
nected ny telephone.
Gen. f. c. Walthall is take the stump
for free silver, so said.
The Baptist State Convention will meet
at Hazlehurst on July 18th.
IssaQuena county will run her free
schools seven months this year.
The report that Senator George was Sc
rious i'll proved to be un%founded.
Natchez is to have new cotton oil mill
and Ellisville a cotton compress.
The Liberty Herald is another recent
convert to the sonnd money idea.
Senatobia is making an effort to organ
ize an Epworrh League string band.
An insurance convention is to be held
at Vicksbnrg OF the 26th of August.
The Argus says that Monroe county
has a good naturcd lot of candidates.
Five negroes were sentenced to the
penitertiary from Port Gibson last week
The Leader SAYS the majority of bnsl-
ness men OF West Point are sound money
men.
Judge Van Eaton, of Wilkinson county
is visiting the scenes of his childhood
days in Ohio.
Crystal Springs truck farmers have
shipped over 200 ear loads of vegetables
North this scasOn.
Hon. 7. A. Wood. of Enterprise. is a
candidate for State Senator from Clarke
and Jasper counties.
Aberdeen's summer Normal opened mp
last week with $50 teachers present, and
that of Meridian. l25
A negro boy, 10th years OF age. is to
hang at Port Gibson soon for rape on II
negro girl five years old.
+, V. Sheeks, of Corning. Ark. and
Miss Willie Brooks, of Brooksville were
married on the l2th inst.
Vicksbnrg is to have bicycle races on
the 81 and 4ih of July. The occasion
promises to he a grand one.
Mrs. Sarah Cooper was thrown from a
buggy in Oxford last week. receiving III
%jnrieS from which she died.
Evangelist McTntosh recently held a
protracted meeting at Bonneville, which
resulted in over 200 conversions.
Alfalfa county will hold a mass meet
ing on the first day of August to select
delegates to the State Convention.
Abner Gildari WIS shot and killed at
Woodville by s. s. Johns a few days ago.
Whisky was the cause of the tragedy. d,
Mississippi has eight daily newspapers,
one tri-weekly. two emi-weeklies, three
h~i.weeklies, nine monthlies aud l54 week
lies.
1t is reported that the Mary Holmes
College tor negro girls, which was burned
at Jackson some months ago, will be re.
located at Meridian.
Prof. I. l.. Trawick, of Crystal Springs
and Miss Mary Lon Keith, of Newton
were married at the latter place Wednes
day Of last week.
A correspondent writing from McComl
City says that Congressman Cathings'
speech has made many converts to the
cause of sound money.
While putting up a telephone wire ont
day last week at West Point the little 10
year-Old son of r. NJ. Trotter fell from Il
roof Of u house ard was killed,
Four or five fellows of Dry Grove re
quests Congressma l-elect Spencer of the
9TH district to resign his position becans.
he is %espousing the cause of gold.
Wednesday of last week w. +. Jonc.
of Columbia, s. c. and Miss Wcenon;
Spillman, u prominent society belle oI
Columbus weIe married IN that city.
/, Frank Wall, a'planter living near Holl'
Springs has discovered that n we'll in hi
yard possesses rare medicinal qualities
and thinks there is a fortune in it for him
I The Kosciusko Star says there are NJ
blue birds in that county this season
/, Among the theories advanced for the alb
.. sence Of the bird are tina, the cold weatl,
er f,oze them out and the English spar
rows drove them OUT.
. Bob Cook, a brakeman on the l. e. II
8 r., WAS found dead Thursday morning o
e last week. His head was literally sever.
j ell from the trunk and 200 yards away
] one shoulder was badly crushed and til
G body otherwise mntilated. The facttha
the body had been robbed leads to til
t. belief that the mat was murdered.