The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-05-08

The weather is clear and pleasant.
Mr.. A. G. Delmas is shipping cabbage from
his farm.
A scientist says that oysters live ten ia
twelve wears.
Miss Minnie Davis is visiting relatives in
Mobile this week.
Mr.. NJ. V. b. Carey opened the Algona
Saloon on the 2nd instant.
Pascagonla was invaded by a negro excur-
sion Monday night.
Mr.. Chas. J. jacobson paid New Orleans a
business visit Thursday.
Mr.. John II. rankey aud wife, of Mobile,
spent Sunday with their parents here.
Mrs. l.. W. O'Connell, Of Pascagou,a,
visited New Orleans Wednesday.
More new subscribers to the DEMOCRAT
STAR this week. Let the good work go on.
Mr.. j. 5. Wilkerson, of Daisy, gave the
DEMocRAr-SrAR Office IA pleasant visit Tues
day.
John Leone, formerly Of this place, but now
of Canton, Miss, is ON Il visit to relatives and
friends.
The Pascagoula Union Sabbath School vii.
have a picnic at Bayou Chitot next Wedncs-
dav.
Mr.. Jos. Weikel purchased tbs John Leone
1nf "a IN Ilals,, ma, =, Tl,,,,I,. D.:..
100.
II YOU are not already registered. be certain
to do so before the 9TH of July or you cannot
vote in November.
The Pascagoula Commercial Club will move
into its new and commodious building on or
about the 4th of June.
Mrs. j. W. Cox entertained a number Of
Young ladies and gentlemen with a euchre
party Wednesday evening.
Mrs. E. W. Watson and Sister Miss Hattie
Davis are on a visit to their old home at
Grand Bay, Ala.
Mr.. j. II. Rolls, Of Pascagoula, has placed
" "e""'''"' monument ny ef Tue grave OF MS
wife at Grand Bay, Ala.
Regular meeting Of the p~ascagoula Com
merclal Club Monday night next at 1880. A
full attendance is desirable.
Mrs. Annie Fisher, who moved to New Or
leans several months ago, has returned to
to stay.
A large mercantile establishment on Pasca.
goula street changed hands this week. Due
notice will be given in our next issue.
r. Il. Parker, travelling sergeant of the
penitcntiary left Thursday morning With five
culored prisoners from this county for the
pen.
Jerry Cook, a well-known colored individual
of this town is behind the bars charged with
a gambling house; gambling with n
minor and living in adultery.
Miss Louise de V. Gautier, of West Pascal
goula returned home Wednesday from the
Bay st. Louis Convent, where she was taken
sick, She was accompanied BY her father.
Advertising does wonders when inlelli-
gently carried on aal backed up by good
business management. Try the expert
ment IN the DEMoCRAr-STAE.
Messrs. F. II. Lewis, A. G, and /. p. Del
mas shipped a ear load of Irish potatoes from
here this week to indianapolis, Indiana. That
shows what our truck farmers are doing here.
Dr.. A.C. Smith, quarantine physician at
ship Island was IN town this week look ing
after the government steamer VIM. Wclcl
aud fumigating barge Xamora, which is being
prepared for service in the Gulf quarantine.
If YOU have not paid all your taxes you are
not qualified to vote. though you can register,
but there is no use in having your name en-
rolled, giving the clerks unnecessary trouble
and the commissioners of election also, who
will erase your name when they meet to re-
rise the registration rolls preparatory to the
election.
In the $1,000 suit of Messrs. J. W. Stew
art, ct. al. rs. Capt. l.. 7. Belt, ct. AL, the SUI
Court reversed and remandcd the de-
of the Chancellor. This means a new
trial and prolonging of the endless litigation
the Stockholders of the Pascasoula
Ice Company.
Mt. Ernest Dcsporte, a prominent citizen of
Biloxi passed many days recently in Scran-
ton aud Moss Point. lie is inspecting 2,000,-
900 feet of strictly prime lumber that is being
by the Farms worth Lumber Co., and
the l.. n. Dantzler Lumber Co., for use on the
Government wharf at Ship Island.
Complaints are coming almost every day
from our subscribers in different parts of the
that they do not receive their DEMO
CRAr-STAR regularly. We know the paper is
sent from this office every Thursday and
Friday and it ought to reach the farthcst
office in the county BY Saturday. Post
do your duty or step down and out.
The following is the additional list Of teach
ers who passed the April examination: j. R.'
Edmunds, first grade, Moss Point; Miss Belle
second grade, Scranton; Miss Lucy
second grade, Scranton. 4.
COLORED.
Martha Farley, second grade, Scranton;
Annie Hawkins, second grade, Scranton.
Tuesday morning an excursion party com
posed of Mrs. Bragg, Mrs. Blackwell, Mr., and
Mrs. Kitchin, Mr.. and Mrs. Chidsey, aud jim
Blackwell went on the steam launch "Ned
Robinson" to Martins Bluff, where they were
joined by Col. Glenn and family, Mr.. Allen
and family aud ate their dinner ut Frcsco be-
meath the shade of the live oaks and cedars.
On their return Mr.. Kitchin, who plead
guilty Of being on the water for the first time
in his life, requested Capt. Post to take them
to the Lighthouse and %.return, u request that
was heartily complied with.
The Ned Robinson is one Of the cosicst ex-
cursion launches IN the county and its mana