The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-08-07
PERSONAL h GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

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The base ball park at East Side is
to be 35Ox450 feet.
Rev. W. r. Bcall preached 10 the
Methodist church Sunday.
MI. J. L. Dantzler was In New Or
leans this week on business.
Miss Berta Blumer Is visiting rela-
tives ut Han1sbOrO this week.
Mr.. J. c. Grimm. Of Perry county
was In town Monday On business.
II heavy rains do not descend very
soon some Of our mills Nill be short Of
logs.
Rev. T. W. Adams, accompanied by
his mOther-in.law, visited CnatOn last
week.
Mrs. C. B. Beck Is visiting this week
her sister, Mrs. j. E. Swetman at
HandsbOro, who Is seriously sick.
There was a pleasant surprise party
at Capt. John Alberts Tuesday. All
enjoyed themselves finely, So said.
Mrs. Edward Bloomfield and Miss
Mamie Denny left Monday on a visit
to relatives In Galveston, Texas.
Mr.. p. E. Blumer, after spending
several days here with his parents,
left Saturday for his home at Ellisville.
FRESH SEED.
Get your Cabbage, Turnip and Ruta
Baga seeds from J. W. Stewart.
l25-2tl
The L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co. has
a supply Of logs on hand sufficient to
run the mills Of that company until
Christmas.
Miss Emma O'Brien, after a pleas.
ant visit to the family OF Mr.. A.
Blumer, has returned to her home In
New Orleans.
Buggies and Wagons sold on easy
monthly payments.
Moss Point Mercantile Co.
Capt. G.. H. Howe has charge OF
the work of putting the base ball
park In order. He Is a hustler, and
ere many days everything will be in
flrst-class order for business.
Mr.. James G.. Fisher, engineer, left
Tuesday for ChicOra to take charge Of
the Robinson Land and Lumber Co.'s
mills at that place.
Builders will bear 10 mind that A.
Burners Is the place to get Brick,
Lime, Cement, Shingles, ETC., cheaper
than elsewhere.
c. B. Beck, the jeweler, is still on
deck at his old stand ready to serve
all who call on him. II you want to
buy jewelry or have q watch repaired
give him q call. He will do right by
you.
The many friends Of Capt. H.. F.
Erickson regret to hear OF a mishap
which befell him at Ocean Springs
Sunday night. He missed his footing
and fell from the platform OF the de-
pot and sprained hls left leg seriously.
The accident will lay him up for some
days.
The following vessels are loading
at the L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co. this
week: Nan NJ. Dantzler with lis, 200
feet OF lumber for Havana; Lena K.
StOrer with 10000 feet OF lumber for
Kingston, jamaica; L. A. Edwards
with 10000 feet Of lumber. for Vera
Cruz.
W. Fl. Moody, the "fcather man, "who
was In Scranton for o month cleaning
feathers, Is now 10 Moss Point In the
same line, and he informs US that his
business has been good In that place.
His machine does good work and dur.
Ing the month that he has been away
we have never heard any one speak i'll
Of him or his work. Mr.. Moody uu.
derstands his business thoroughly.
The new raised cottage Of DR.. J. G.
COwan, on Belleview street, has been
completed AMI is now occupied by its
owner. The residence is one OF the
l0veliest In Moss Point, where elegant
homes abound. The structure is strict
ly modern and complete In all its ap.
pOlntments and reflects credit on the
| doctors taste and the builders skill.
At the meeting Of the Gulf Coast
Society Of Sabbath Observance held
at the Baptist church Tuesday, Aug.
4th, IA new names were added to the
roll. The next meeting will be held
at the Methodist church, Tuesday,
Aug. 18th. Every member is requested
to be present. Rev. D. o. BYERS,
President.
]. A. VANDERwALL, Sec'y.
Athletic Park Association has or
gauized with the following board OF
directors: A. +. Dantzler, DR.. ]. r.
Chamberlin, NJ. M. Watkins, II. NJ.
Plummer and J. W. Stewart. The
board has leased the ground from Mr..
A. L. Moore, and workmen have be-
gun the erection OF q fence, grand
stand, etc., and will be ready within
a week for athletic games and sports.
The directors will prohibit games on
Sunday.
Your reporter dropped In this weel
at the Branch of the Scranton State
Bank, MI. ]. W. Stewart, cashier and
manager. Under that popular and
able flnancicr's charge, this solid In
stitution takes high rank In mOniet
aud commercial circles. Mr.. Stewart
reports business In his line as active
and promising. The affairs OF bOtl
the parent bank and Its staunch rep
rcsentative at Moss Point are handled
c~onservativcly and In accordance will
modern business sagacity.
The Hypathean Society meets Fri
day night, August It'll, at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. N. L. Yates with til,
following program:
Biography-Mlss Maud Coulson.
Instrumental SOlo-Miss L. Byers.
ReadtnH-G. j.. Dantzler.
Violin Sol0-MIss Starkey Dees.
Q~uartette = Misses Beardslee ant
Merrill, Messrs. Farley and Hopkins
Reading-W. A. C0ulsOn.
SOlO-Mlss W0otie Yales.
Author for Eveniny-Chss. Dickens
Everybody cordially invited to ut
tend.