The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-08-28
State News Boiled Down.

Hogs parade the streets oil Magnolia.
Claiborne couuiy's tax levy for next
year is l4mills.
Fourteen gins were burned in Yazoo
last year.
Alfalfa county has contracted for Sl7,-
600 court. house.
Lincoln county is organizing u truck
growers association.
Jones county has 20 schools-6G for
whites and - for colorcd.
The citizens of Pearl Simpson county,
have organized Il high school.
Lightning. rain and hail caused much
damage at Walden last week.
It is stated that cofius can b. bought
in Jackson on The i1stallment plan.
Five neg,oes were convicted in Clarke
county of attempting to break Jail.
The cotton crop in the Delta is esti-
mated to yield one bale to ten acres.
A Holiness Methodist camp meeting is
in progress eight miles west Of Coffee
vile.
The Illinois Central railroad has 70
| paired its eating house and hotel ut
Sardis.
DR.. Prewitt, Of Choctaw, will lead tho
populite pop-gun brigade in the Fourth
district. r
The Republicans will have y candidate
in most Of the Congressional districts in
this State.
Gen. Chalmers proposes to run against
Gen. Catchipgs in the Shocstriny district
for congress.
Some Ave or six blind tigers were con-
victed ut Raymond during the recent
term Of court.
An infant two days old was found
murdered at u street crossing in Meridian
on Monday last.
A son Of W. II. Fields, of Madison sta
ton, aged Ia years, was kicked to deatl
by Il mule last week.
Yazoo City's new compress was s.artet
on the 18th inst, aud il sald to hay,
worked admirably.
!. Lexington had o big Confederate vete
rams barbecue on the 10th inst. and al
|, enjoyed a fine day.
Capt. Frank Burkitt is still in 9Th,
/ middle OF the road," bnt he is practically
: by himself in Mississippi.
! The Governor has appointed l.. W
Smith, Of Heruando. trustee OF tho Uni
: yersity, vice D. Mckenzie. deceased.
Fairly good rains have fallen in por
tons Of the State during the last week
but too late to benefit cotton or corn.
!; The New Albany Gazette says tina
|, town has u negro citizen who has neve
tasted meat of any description in his lif,
The revival recently held at Charles
ton by Rev. W. M. Mcintosh, resulted /
a lis accesslons to tie different churcke
k and $50 conversions.
\ Some Choctaw farmers have evolved
y plan for picking cotton whereby tho
can pick all day long and yet b. in til
shade all the time.
. The Boards of Supervisors of Tall,
hatchie and Sunlower counties are eac
advertising tor bids to sink artesiau wei
at their county sites.
= Jack Colston, a boy snake charme
aged Is years, residing in Meridian, W;
c bitten by a moccasin snake T1ssday
last week and is fatally wounded.
o The vicksburg Fair Associatiod offer
b set of furniture to any couple who wi
marry on the exposition grounds. Tue
will also pay for the knot being tied.
The Grand Lodge Knights and I.adi,
]. Of Honor of Mississippi, met in ANN,
y session at Jackson lasi week. TLirt,
seven out OF iity-iye lod gcs were repr
/. scented.
4 DR.. ]. W. Provine, president Of Missi
&c sippi Colrege, and Miss Mary Sprole
, daughter Of Dr.. II. +. Sproles, of JAG
l. son, were married Wednesday Of Ia
J. week.
Dock Still, a negro living near Com
killed Tom Wilburn, another negro, {
y the 18th by hitting him wei the hea
:, with u plank. We are not informed as [
- how the plank Jared.
III The Gulf and Ship Island road, no
being constructed from Hattiesburg
the Gull, is almost completed, with 81
lie exception OF a short gap a tow mil
d below Hattiesburg.
y The Columbus Encampment cost abo,
n $4,000, subscribed by the citizens. II
jackson En%campment cost about $3.50
and of this amount the State paid $500
y Note the difference.
a. Miss Kate Montgomery, Of Jackso
T. has been elected to u responsible positic
y in MillwoUl Institute Of Jackson, l.
i. Miss Montgomery is a graduate of Il
I. l. & G. at Columbus.
IS A new bank was organized in We
Point on the 18th inst. with Il capt.
stock Of $1,000. j.. W. Keys, Of Tupel
p is cashier. 1t win open up in q few da.
'c 90 as to he ready for the fall business.
le Efforts are being made at many plsc
II In tho State TO secure artesian well
a The business men Of Charleston are pus
ing the matter there. They shy the W
ter now to he had is vile aud mean to
degree.
W. A. Parks, who killed Hammond,