The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

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Baptist church next Sunday at u O'Clock am.
and at 7,ls p. N. x, !
Services Sunday night at $50 y. m. in the
Lutheran church. Sunday school at $50 q.
m. All are cordially invited.
There are q number of worthless, and at the
same time vicious dogs, that roam our streets
aud a menace toour community.
IT'S street rumor that our genial friend, Mr..
viii W. %Farnsworth, is being urged by his
many associates to run for Mayor.
Mr.. Will T. Nix and family have moved into
the two-story residence on Pascagoula street
formerly occupied by Capt. D. F.pickett.
Gov. Geo. Delius, of Orange Grove was in
town Wednesday locking as happy as a big sun
flower. He is the seuppernong wine maker Of
this section.
The election is now oyer and the next thing
in order is for delinquent subscribers TO the
DEMocRAT-STAn to settle up, Don't delay,
but do this at once.
The charming and accomplished Miss Flor
ence Neville, Of Biloxi is lingering with her
lovely friend, Miss Katharine Denny, on the
Pascagoula river.
On Tuesday last Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Codins celebrated their tin wedding. They
were the recipients Of many useful and orna-
mental presents.
Tha a.nracks,n .taau W.tck Cn.y ~
Delmas, arrived here Wednesday from Ship
Island quarantine station and will be laid up
for the season.
Mr.. W. II. Martin, senior member of the
well.known timber exporting firm Of Messrs.
Martin, Taylor 4 Co., Mobile, paid Scranton .
business visit Tuesday.
We visited the extensive plant of the Farms
worth Lumber Co., and learned that the neces-
sary repairs had been completed and the mill
will start Monday morning next.
The new steamer Georgia, owned BY a CON-
pany of our enterprising business men, was
to leave New Orleans for Scranton Wednesday,
weather permitting, but at this writing she
has not put in her appearance.
Tonight VIE may expect Ia see the sky fur.
rowed with numerous shooting stars, coming
from space, and appearing. to eminate from
the constellation Leo, not far from the star
Zeta. This is a chance for lovers to star.gaze.
The Hallow- Fen party given by the Lutheran
Ladies' Aid Society was voted a pronounced
success. The snm Of $3.50 was realized.
Those present enjoyed themselves with anus
ing games, and the editor joined in "Going to
jerusalem"
A carload of l6l barrels Of choice apples
from Colambiana county, Ohio, consigned to
Messrs. Mead Bros, reached here last week
and were readily sold at s2.25 per barrel by
Mr.. Thos. Kitchin, fruit dealer on Delmas
avenue,
Mr.. James A. Kaufman, the handsome and
popular head clerk Of the DeJean L Mitchell
Co., left for New Orleans Tuesday morning
to take passage on the new steamer Georgia
for a pleasure trip back to Scranton.
A party is to be given BY the members Of
the Pascagoula Commercial Club in their
building sometime soon, the date to be fixed
hereafter. No outsiders Of the club, except
ladies, will be admitted, 1t Is to be club
party in the s~trictest sense Of the word.
On Tuesday night, Nov. s, while Mr.. Chas.
5. Meriwether, a prominent attorney of this
place was going home, he was run into by a
hack driven by Sam Wright and Violently
thrown from his vehicle and painfully though
not seriously injured, having his right shout
der dislocated and rib hurt. .
Mr.. r.. X. Parker, dispatch officer of the
State peniteutiary cant here Wednesday to
take the following criminals to Jackson: Sid
ney Grover and Jack Williams, convicted of
bnrglarizing the DeJeap& Mitchell Co.'s store;
Jim Cranberry, murder of his brother Red
mond, and Robert Williams, grand larceny.
The work Of Smelling ~Pascasoula street to
the town Of Pascagoula was commenced this
this week. This thoroughfare when com.
| plcted will be a lovely driye. II is shaded on
either side, " the statI pide1end the aroma
thsrcfroaA IN the spring Aud SumA,er has an
! celebrating effect. y
There will bs a soc,db,e 1t :the residence Of
Mr.. W. ]. Brunson Tonight friday for
tho benefit Of the Presbyterian ,charch. Al,
mission 10 cents. Refreshments for sale,
which includes some Of the hsst gumbo ever
made h Scranton. Everybody is cordially
invited 10 attend and help the good cause.
The steamship westmcath, the third largest
vessel aAoat, 10 now completing her cargo Of
lumber and timber at ship Island. She is
46s feet in length, o5 Eset wide and has a
carrying capacity Of $4,000 tons. This nam.
10th vessel is being loaded BY the well-known
timber exporting Arm Of Messrs. W. 8. Ksyser
1 Co, with Nj. Ed Mitchell as stevedore.
Mr.. Hubbard Parker, on Wednesday hast, de-
livered thirty head Of fine country raised beef
cattle to Altman 4 Hamilton. Hub says that
in the Farley Ferry neighbVhood very little
RAIN has fallen recently, not enough 20 more
the immense rats Of logs in the streams.
Still the work is'go'ng on putting in more logs
The chart made Of the Port Of ~Pascsgoula
at Horn Island, by The local engineers, under
srscent act Of Congress, reveals a greater ex-
pansc Of doep water, 20 feet and upwards, ex.
tending a long distance down along tho inside
Of the islsnd to the westward and being from
one hundred yards 70 thfss-quartsrs Of a mile
in Width, except At one particular point, abont
midway the extent Of tho deep water where
there is narrow passage which connects the
deep water there