The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-05-22

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The Bonham, Rankin, Hines and TAYLOR
minstrel and specially Co., which is advertised
to appear at the opcra-house next Thursday
night will give a street parade
The inspecting physician from Mobile who
has been boarding the trains for several
months past, will soon be relieved from his
duty, as the small pox scare has about sub
sided.
There will be a sale Of ice cream, shesbert,
cake and lemonade at the Oaks, Pascagoula,
Friday, May 22d, for the benefit of the Union
church. All should attend and helps this
worthy cause.
Mr.. Seid Waddell, a prominent lawyerspf
Union City, Tenn, accompanied by his daSiGE
ter, Miss Lizzie, and friend, Miss Susie .
Slaughter, arrived at Pascagoula SnnAt2 Ill
spend the summer with his brother MS %.
Waddell. .sfN
Friday night last thieves effected an en-
trance into the residence of Capt. Geo. Frentz
while the inmates were asleep. No booty was
carried away, and it is supposed that the
marauders were hunting money.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society will give
a grand moonlight excursion to Horn Island
Tuesday, May Goth. The boat will leave Moss
Point at 1880, Coles wharf at s and Pasca-
goula at $50. Tickets 50 cents, children rs
cents.
Capt. j. Burton, of New York State, a
guest of Mrs. l.. ". O'Connell at Pascagoula,
celebrated his j0th birthday Wednesday.
Many friends from this vicinity were in at
tendance and a pleasant time had.
Mr.. G. A.. Schrieber, of Mobile, after a two
weeks s%ojourn with his son, Mr.. n. C. Stall
worth at Bayou Cossotte, returned home with
health and strength, which illness had some
what impaired, greatly renewed and improved.
On Thursday of last week Messrs. l.. Lopez
and W.K.M. Dukate, accompanied by Mr.. John
Carrowav, all of Biloxi, we're in Moss Point
for the purpose of inspecting the progress Of
work on their steam tug Julius Ebert, now
being repaired at the Italian shipyard.
The many friends of Miss Lucy T. Gerard
and Mrs. Irene Richardson and little son Eu-
gene, regret their departure for their home at
Coden, Alabama. Mr.. Walter j. +. Gerard,
who carries with him wherever he goes our
best wishes, followed his sisters on Tuesday.
A party composed of Messrs. II. C. Clark,
of Tennessee, c. J.. Woodruff, Louis Hough
and Richard +. Sezs, Jr., of Missouri, left on
the schooner Henrietta J. Powell, bound for
Vera Cruz, on Thursday. On arriving at
their destination these gentlemen propose to
purchase lands and engage in the coffee rails
"sefaess'
On Saturday laseMr. F. II. Lewis, our we'll
known and efficient clerk of courts and presi-
dent of the Pascagoula Commercial Club,
Capt. Geo. s. Leatherbury, Jr., of Leather
bury Landing, and the handsome and popular
Mr.. f. II. Benn visited New Orleans on bust
Hess anu pleasure DeHl.
At 2:lj p. m. Wednesday the shed and
poultry house at the residence Of Mr.. Martin
Turnbull was discovered IN flames, but the
same were extinguished very promptly BY the
clerks from the neighboring stores, employees
from the ship yard aud the fire department
itself. The owner, Mrs. II. Collie, and the
lessee, Mr.. Turnbull, are, very grateful to all
for their kind services in coming to the rescue.
Messrs. Labuzan & Hughes, the new pro-
prictors of ". J. L. Gerard's store, have de-
cided to cast their lot amongst the people of
Scranton, from whom they ask a share of their
patronage. Mr.. Labuzan, formerly Of Mobile,
and Mr.. Hughes, late of New Orleans, are
gentlemen Of enterprise, integrity and ability,
and with our best wish fortheir success we ex-
tend to them the right hand of fellowship.
Postmaster j.. u. IIerrick returned Sunday
from a six days visit to the grand shooting
tournament of the Memphis Gun Club, held in
that city. He participated in a number of
'N""''E N'Sh'o u "IIlt WI M eleEHnt
p%rize-a diamond (?) pin. Blue rocks and live
pigeons were shot at.
The Algona saloon, now the property of Mr..
NJ. V.B3Carev, is fortunate in having secured
the services of Mcssrs. Isidore B. Dupont and
Harry j. Krebs. These gentlemen, to the
manor born are well known to be courteous
and afiable to friend and stranger, and de-
serve, and will doubtless receive, a liberal
share of public patronage.
Last Saturday VIC received an appreciated
visit from Mr.. George F. Jones, who served in
our company during the war between the
North and South. George was a good and
brave soldier and remained ut the front until
peace was declared. About % years ago he
moved from this county to Vernon, Texas,
where he now resides. lie is here on a visit
to relatives who reside in the upper part of the
county. We talked over the Georgia cam
paign, the trials and hardships of camp life,
etc.
On Friday evening last Miss Leona Pelham
entertained at her residence on the Pascagoula
river a select party of her young lady and gen.
tlemen friends. After dancing and other d.
versions the guests were made to enjoy a beau
tiful spread of delicacics. There were present;
Misses Minnie Feore. Mercee Jane, Myra Alley,
Isabel Stemper, Eugenia Cox, Jennie and
Irene Krebs, Bertha V%ennemann, Lucine De
Buys and Messrs. Edmond and Pedro Jane,
Willie Gram, NJ. G. Feore and J.F. Sebastian.
During the nine days ending May llth, the
Farnsworth Lumber Co. turned out the en-
ornous quantity Of ,l3C,4Sl superficial feet Of
lumber from their River Side mill in Scran-
ton. This averages over tx, 900 feet per day,
daylight saving, which far away and SURPRISES
the best record ever before made at this ex-
cellent mill. The work was done under the
supervision of that masterful sawmill man,
Mr.. Will W. Farnsworth.
Mr.. p. J. Montross, proprietor OF the well
Known Biloxi hostelry which bears his name,
was IN town Saturday. While here he was the
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