The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-09-18


has purchased the property Of Mr.. C. d. Cook
on Market street, P~ascagoula. for which he
paid s630 cash.
"Hobo' printers are passing here going
south. They generally give the DEnocRAr-
SrAR Office q call to get a square meal and
rest a Few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Codins, who have been
residing in Mobile the past year, returned here
this week and are stopping with Capt. r. d.
Smith At the Point.
Capt. P. Fsore, the well-known stevedore,
left Thursday of last week 10 visit his old
home in Quebec, Canads, after an absence Of
some twelve years.
Mr.. Thos. Kitchin has leased the De Jet
House at Pascagoula, into which he moved his
family on Monday. lie will conduct a board.
ing-house in the same.
Don't forget to 20 tonight (Fr:day) to the
Odd Fellows Opera-house to see the "wonders
Of Wonders" given for the benefit Of the
Catholic church Of this place.
Mr.. John Cochran, living near Cross Roads,
after long illness breathed his last on Wed.
nesday Of last week. He was an old and re-
spected citizen, aged about 60 years.
CIV. A.. J. NcLaurin has issued q proclama-
tion changing the Village Of Pascagouls to
that Of the Town Of Pascagoula. The above
change was made on the 18th instant.
Justices Of the peace Of this county can have
their blanks and stationery printed At the
DExocRAr-SrAR office at extremely low 6g.
ures II they will send ia their orders at once.
The American steamship Kanswha Is load
Ing a cargo Of lumber 1t Horn Island for San.
tiago, Cuba. Her captain, Ike Davis, is .
we'll known blockade runner and a genial gen.
tlenaan.
That notorious house on Paseagoula street
near the "beach" and lately occupied BY a
gang Of colored women, has been vacated BY
it's inmates, who have removed to Q house on
Market street.
The shipment Of fish and oysters will soon
begin in earnest, and the DExocRAr-SrAR
job office is ready to print the shipper eircu-
lars, tags, etc. Attractive printing goes .
long way towards getting an order.
Mrs. A. B. Fitzgerald and Miss Addie bet.
rix, Mrs. Dan Murphy and daughter, Mar.
guerite, al Of Mobile. after . pleasau. stay
with the family Of Capt. Jas. McFaul at Pas.
..~nnt. laft f.. hoc,o iast ,,..k
DR.. b. Levenberg, who had praciiced medi-
cine fr several months at Pascagoula, took
his departure last week for his former home
in Mobile. This leaves our beautiful and
healthful little seaside town without a resi-
dent phyGician.
Mr.. Jesse Parker, living IN the northern
part Of this county, was out hunting last
week and killed an eight point buck. The
Cochran Lrothcrs killed fourteen young tur.
keys, not feathered good. This 10 the opening
Of the fall hunting.
Miss Hattie RatliT, Of China Grove, Miss,
accompanied by her brother, Mr.. N. 8. Rstiid,
arrived here Sunday night. After remaining
until morning she departed for basin, where
she will spend three weeks with her brother,
D.. W. D. Ratliff, Of thai place.
CAPT. Fred Rsttig, Of the U. 8. Engineers
Corps, Mobile, was in town last week. lie had
been on a trip Of inspection up the Pascagouls
river OF tae tug Alberta B., and found the
river ~uavigabie Tor fifty niies AZ FAR as Dead
Lake, there being 4 depth Of ) I feet Of water.
Rev. D. 0. B.yers, pastor, &C. upied the pull.
RI Of the new brick Presbyterian church last
: .nday. fhe congregation was much larger
than We have seen in any protestant church Of
ibis place, except on special occasions. OF
course, the new church building did not draw
the large crowd.
The art pottery al Biloxi, Of which NJ. Geo.
&. Orr is proprietor and designer, Il attract.
ing widespread attention smong the coast
visitors. His work is unique, with the widest
range Of conception, and Compares favorably
With the best IL, .%,,.t:.. articles in that line.
Few visitors return fr.m q trip to the guilt
coast without carrying with them some RE.
msnto from Mr.. Grr's workshop.
Nj. W. De Bays, Of New Orleans, accom-.
panied BY his daughters, the Misses Adele and
Marie and the Misses Jeanne, Helen and Mar.
gusrite vennetAann, arrived here last week.
Mr.. De Buys object IN his visit was to place
his two young daughters and those Of the Ven.
nemau family as pupils At the Convent Of
Perpetual Alteration here. He was also &C.
compsuisd BY Mr.. Emile Sindos, Of New Or.
leans, who enjoyed = visit Of several days and
left Sunday charmed with the people, til,
place and the climate.
Tuesday evening Mr.. W. W. Farnswortt
performed . most heroic act IN rescuing iror
drowning a negro by who had fallen overboart
from the railroad bridge into the river. /
seems that Mr.. FsrnswUrth was passing undel
the bridge at the time, and saw the bay,
hand above the water, when he plunged in AM
diving under seized him BY the shoulder ant
swan ashore with the child.
Rev. G. l.. Jones, coIored, who has been /,
Scranton for the past Eve months, organize,
= Baptist church on August 18th. He has ha,
several Of his elder brothers with him. He i
now carrying OF . REVIVAL at his church, an'
Rev. J. B. bennett, Of Mobile is assisting him
The church is crowded every night with snx
ious hearers. There will be several candi
dates baptised from the A. N. Well Baptist
church on the Alb Sunday 10 September, Rev
G. l.. Johnson officiating.
M. IA. Dimitry, late keeper Of the Eas
Paseagculs light station, he's been transfer
red to the keepership Of Round Island station
while tho assistant keeper, John A. whnoV
has been transferred to that dreafy spo
Sand Island. Ar. Dimitry, while IN charge Q
the river light, made boat of friends her
and In tho usighbOrhood. II 10 with SINGER
regret that we lose him from our midst, al
though Ne have the satisfaction Of KNOWN
that he has not gone 50 far from ~ that v
shall not have the pleasure Of greeting hin