The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-01-17

Pass Christian capitalists have sub
scribcd s. 900 for the establishment of a
canning factory at that place.
Mrs. NJ. A. V%ardaman, postmistress at
Greenwood, broke her arm by a fall on
the icy pavement on The Both ult.
Seventy.hve new sherifs and seventy
lve new treasnrers We're installed in
office in Mississippi on the 9th inst.
The Poplarville Free Press saws its
Young devil, who has been quite sick FOR
several weeks, is able TO hobbl c about.
Miss Cora Green, of Wmniia, Miss.
burned to death last Saturday. Her
clothing caught fire while she was IRON
ing.
Considerable measles in Ripley and
surrounding community OF late. Moth
ing serious, however, has resulted there
from.
The inroads made on Mississippi By
Texas a few Years ago is being donbly
filled by Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana, and
Illinois.
The contract has been let for rehnild.
ing Edward NeGeehee college which
burned last spring. The amount of the
bId was "a. $50.
A man named John Henry. living five
miles from Vossbnrg, died .lst Saturday
from l~niaries Inflicted by IA windlass
while he was working on Il we'll.
A gent eman in Rankin county has or
dcrel a dozen prairie chickens from Iowa
and will turn them loose IN hope Shat
they will thrive and become numerous.
The first bill passed bv the State SEN
ate was one appropriating $500 for the
purpose of paying experts TO examine the
condition of the State capitol building.
Summit capitalists have organized a
new bank, which will open for business
February 1. 1t viii! be known as the
Bank Of Summit and is capitalized s25,-
600.
Prof. Amos Ward, who operated a bus
ness college at Jackson for several
months, has skipped by the light of the
MOON" leaving numerous creditors to
mourn.
Alcom college. for colored youth. pow
has 223 boys, taking trades as follows:
36 printing, AZ farming, 81 carpentry. 40
blacksmithing, as e-making, aud 3
dairying.
The house, barn. and several head of
live stock belonging to Joan Carr, of
Pontoioc county, were burned last week
By moonshiners, whose lispleasure he
had incurred.
A colony OF some 200 Illinois people |
have settled in Clarke comfy aud will in
the future swear allegiance to the Sunny
They express regret at not hay
lug come South long ago. /
The Brookhlven Citizen says that the
girls are about to declare a boycott against
he young men of that town for giving a
banquet to the college girls and not ln-
yitins the town girls to participate.
Jackson is getting tired of FLEEING quoted
rs Il town Of 5000 inhabitants, as given
by the last federal census, and wants II
new count, feeling confident that a fair
enumeration will give her 10. 900 Or l2,-
90.
Jackson News: Gov. Stone has rented
he Barrows residence on State street and
will move there from the mansion next
week. We are delighted that the gov
amor still expects to make jackson his
home.
Mrs. Edward Green, of Clarke county,
was burned to death on Saturday, her
clothing igniting from a fire in an open
crate. She was alone in the honse at the
line and was unable to cxtingush the
The Bonneville P~laindcalcr expresses
that more attention is not paid
10 grape cultivation in Mississippi, which
has n soil aud climate so well adapted to
his industry. Near Wheeler, continues
he Plaindealer, is Il large vineyard of
'cnppernong grapes that gives excellent
the output this season being 1000
of fine wine.