The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-08-16

Now, ye editors, should beware,
And always use more care,
Nor don't you ever dare
To say things SO unfair.
Scranton, August Is, 1895.
Hot and showery weather.
Grand Regatta at Pascagouls on Wednesday
18th inst.
The tug Native took out q party Of excur-
sionists to Horn Island Sunday evening.
Miss Hattie Atkinson, of Jackson, Miss, is
visiting her friend Miss Celeste Delmas.
Mr.. J. P. Smith, a large land owner of Van
cleave is attending chancery court this week.
More new subscribers to the DEMOCRAT
STAR this week. The good people will have the
paper.
A meeting was held In Smiths Hall Monday
evening, for the purpose Of organizing a bicy-
Gle and gymnasium club.
A special excursion train will be run on the
NJ. p. P. R. r. for the colored people on
Saturday evening to the bicycle races at Pas
cagoula.
Capt. and Mrs. p. Feore, accompanied by
their charming daughter, Miss Minnie, return.
ed from a short visit to Cooper's Wells, on
Tuesday last.
Miss Mamie, the charming little daughter
Of Capt. G. l.. johnson, Of Pascagoula, after
a pleasant %sojourn Of four weeks, spent in
Mobile, returned home Monday evening.
Major. P. J. Montross, the genial proprietor
Of that famous hosiery the Montross Hotel,
Biloxi, accompanied by his son, P.J. Jr, spent
several hours in Scranton last Saturday.
The many friends land their name is legion)
Of our esteemed fellow citizen W. NJ. Canty,
extend him congratulations on the arrival Of a
bouncing boy at his home on Wednesday.
Messrs. Robert Mason, Geo. Zerr, Jr., Jno.
Wells, j. II. Jurgens and Misses E. s. Butler
and Eta Raynal, all Of New Orleans, are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Wells at Pascal
goula.
Last week valisc containing some machin-
lists tools, the property Of l.. NJ. Hand, was
stolen from T. G. Gstti's shop. The tools are
valued at $50, some Of which are hard to re-
place.
A most delightful tacky party was given by
a coterie Of ladies' at the residence Of Mrs.
Capt. George Suuthard at Pascagoula last
Thursday night week. Prizes were won by
Miss Jennie Hill and Charlie Griencr. :
There will be a garden party at the resi-.
dence Of Mr.. II. NJ. Krebs, at East Side next
Tuesday night, goth inst. for the benefit Of
st. Peters church. Gumbo and other refresh
ments furnished. Admission 10 cents.
We noticed the following lawyers from
abroad in attendance on the chancery court
r. Seal, L.. Brame, +. J. Bowers, d. B. Seal,
W. A. White, W. g. Evans, Jr., c. A. Simp-
son, Thos. s. Ford, 0. b. Sansum and W. H
Mnybin.
The board Of supervisors adjourned Sstur-
day evening last, after giving the personal and
realty rolls a general overhauling. The
changes made by the board will appear IN The
DExocRAr-SrAR just as soon as the immense
thing can be put in type.
Cottage by the Sea, Pascagoula arrivals
R. W. Boland and wife, Birmingham, T. N
Miller, Theo. Paderas, A. d. Philips and wife
New Orleans, E. B. Webster, c. W. Young
man, J.B. Lyon, Chicago, P. A. Duplex wife
three children and nurse, Youngsville, La.
Chancery court opened Monday morning
Hon. W. T. Houston presiding. The docketl
are rather heavy and court will be in session
until perhaps Saturday. Tuesday the chancel
lor set aside the assignment Of Roberts
March made last December for the benefit D
their creditors.
The crowd OF negroes who loaf around towr
all day and create a general disturbance near
ly every Saturday night should be either pu
to work on the streets or made to leave tn
place. This way they have got Of crowdinl
around on the streets and the depot should b.
also suppressed.
A 6shfry was greatly enjoyed Thursda'
night Of last week BY q number Of Scranton
young ladies and gentlemen at the East Pas
cagoula lighthouse. The "fshfryers" are un
der special obligations Mr.. to whnon, the as
~sistaut keeper Of the light, and his good wife
for appreciated favors.
Those Of our merchants and other bushes
, men who want nice bill heads, note heads .
, any other kind Of job printing executed in a
artistic and workmanlike manner they wi
consult their interest by sending their order
to the DExocRAT-SrAR Office. All order
promptly filled at reasonable prices.
Tuesday evening while Mrs. E. d. Dean, {
Pascagoula was out riding she stopped to ca
upon Mrs. NJ. E. Chanteraut and hitched b.
horse to . picket Of the fence. A hornet
nest happened to be located there and the
attacked the horse in great shape, causing th
animal to break loose and running away d.
molished the buggy aud harness.
Ut. Mcnamara, the genial proprietor au
caterer Of the Southern Hotel, Mobile, b
+ acquired the proprietorship Of the popul'
4 winsor Hotel, and both hotels are under b
. managemsnt-the former on the Americ'
and European plan and the latter on the e.
ropean only. The beat accommodations Al
. peiiss attention can be had At either hotel
CD. Moors, our efficient deputy sheriff al
ljsilsr, waA ssissd with Ne impression th
some Of his prisoners we're trying to sscal
from the aN.last Friday. night. He arose fro
his bed a II O'Clock and walking quiet
around the west side Of the Jail and hashiI
/, he bullssys lantern 10 The bullring Of u
/, prison, hs discovered Z negro named Ma
Watson 10 the aet Of picking . hole throul
he brick wall. Had the negro not bsen d
sovsrsd h. wosld have been free By ncruin
n Our old time friend Porter B. Han
}. Of Ocean Springs, was . pleasal