The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.
The mills are all running,
Danr troas orn in blonrp

Pear trees are in bloom.
Football does not catch the local
spOrts.l
AS soon as he gets entirely well the
marriage will come off.
Her departure worries him more
than n would imagine.
He says he means business, and is
only waiting for her to say the word.
We arc pleased to mention that Mr..
ii. c. Walker is on a fair way to re-
cOvcry.
The finest line Of misses and CHI
dren school shoes in town at Cowan
Bros.
DR.. w. T. Beall will fill the pulpit
| at the Methodist church while Rev.
Mr.. Adams Is absent.
Capt. Jack Williams, OF the engin-
| eering department at Mobile, Is here
taking tide observations.
Positively no liquor sold in Moss
Point, consequently nc municipal
elections are to be held.
Thanksgiving services were held at
the Methodist church Thursday at
1890 Il. H., Rev. d. o. Byers officiating.
Large drifts OF logs are expected at
the mills just as soon as the streams
up country rise sufficient to move
them.
Go to c. B. Beck and make a selec-
tiOn from his fine stock Of diamonds
and topazs. Watches and clocks re-
pairnl NJ p,odorofa pricoc
A fresh line of apple butter, mincc
meat, fancy cakes, crackers, grated
%cocOanuts, oranges and all the ingre-
dents for fruit cake at Cowan Bros
There will be services in the Bap.
fist church Thursday evening, 10Th
INST, at I o'clock, by Rev. A. V. Rowe.
d. ID. Rev. Sibley will be present and
conduct the services, assisted BY
Pastor l.. n. Brock.
The schooner Henrietta j. Powell
Capt. w. l.. Pinder, arrived here Sun
day, 10 days out from Vera Cruz. Sht
will load at the l.. n. DantZler Lum
Der Co.'S mills with 100000 feet lum
Der for Caibairen this week.
Mrs. NJ. L. Edens, accompanied by
Miss Mary E. Strachan, both Of Mo
bile, who came here recently to wait
upon her sister, Mrs. Mary A. Carlisle
whose sad death was mentioned In
these columns last week, returned
home Saturday last.
About 3 o'clock Saturday morning Il
fire vas discovered in a pile Of wealth.
crboarding at the planning mill Of the
L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co. The fire
at one time threatened to become very
serious, but as it was damage was
done to the amount OF $500, covered
by insurance.
Saturday about 4 o'clock p. m. the
dry kiln OF the Moss Point Lumber
Co. was discovered to be on fire. The
prompt action of the managers OF the
mill prevented the fire from gaining
any Roadway and 1t was extinguished
with slight damage to the kiln anC
the lumber contained therein.
Ex-Lieut-Gov. M. NJ. Evans returned
this week from an inspection of the
N. o. & N. f. r. r. and the Vicks'
burg g. Meridian r. r. He left again
on Thursday to inspect the l.. & N,
and the Y. & M. Y. Roads. These
inspections are required by law to be
made annually by the Railroad Com
m%iSSiOners.
Mrs. Kate V. Moore, after a pleas.
ant visit to the family OF Mr.. l.. n,
Dantzler and relatives here left Tues
day evening for Hattiesburg, Esta
buchee and Meridian to visit friend:
at these places, whence she will re
turn to her home at Tyler, Texas
Mrs. Moore was accompanied as far al
Hattiesburg by Mrs. r. A. Coulson
who will pass several days with The
) family of Presiding Elder c. A. Pow
ell, at that place.
The closing exercises Of the pastoral
services of Rev. r. W. Adams were
held in the Methodist church at
, o'clock last Sunday evening. Tht
congregation was very large, composed
; Of members from different churches
OF the place. A nice programme wa
carried out by Mr.. G. H. Wood. Talk
appropriate to the occasion were mad,
by Rev. 7. W. Adams, the retiring
: pastor, followed by Rev. d. O. Bycrs
, pastor of the Presbyterian church
Y and Rev. DR.. W. 7. Beall. The ser
. vice was full of pathOs, showing tn
$ tender feeling existing between Rev
Mr.. Adams and his congregation ant
the community generally. Mr.. AID
t ans is the second pastor in the histC
/. ry OF the church, who has we serve,
, the church a full term OF four years
: and the entire community wish tn
e retiring pastor a full measure of SUI
T.. cess in his new field of labor. Nj
n Adams left Thursday evening wit
his interesting family to visit tn
family of his brother-in-law at HO
S londale, whence he will attend confe
ence next week, Dec. I'd, at Port Gil
son. 1t pleases us to mention thu
during Mr.. Adams incumbency IL