The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-24

Miss Cora A. Helmer visited New
Orleans this week.
Rev. w. C. West preached at Madi-
son, La, Sunday last.
The ladies literary society met at
Mrs. Wilcox's Wednesday.
DR.. f. r. Bragg paid relatives at
Scranton Il visit Wednesday.
A moonlight excursion given Tues
day night by Miss Mary Orvis was
most enjoyable.
Mr.. A. A. MaginnIs has planted a
nursery of Usage orange seed for hedge
fence purposes.
The pear blight has touched this
section so lightly as to be unworthy
of notice.
The fruit growers canning factory
seems to be in a statu QUO state Of
development.
Two wards OF our town seem To be
without representation in the our
Gil Of our city Dads"
Mrs. b. +. Joachim visited New Or
leans last week whittier she went to
procure Medical advice.
Our city marshal has put the fancy
touch on street grading, to the great
Improvement OF the town.
Mrs. NJ. w. Richardson, OF Fort
Bayou, was in town Wednesday COM.
bining business with pleasure.
Congressman Denny need not worry
on account Of the Mississippi City
"kick" over the Federal court removal.
Our town people have not discovered
the land sales and boom reported in
the DEMOCRAT-STAR last week.
There are rumOrs of an experimental
cooperative kitchen being established
here, for health and pleasure tourists.
Col. II. S. Hyatt, the ell-known
lawyer and real estate agent. paid a
recent business visit to Long Beach
and Biloxi.
The DEMoCRAT-STAR continues to
be the sold reliable" for this burg.
notwithstanding the local mineral
spring wave.
The season for salt water bathing is
about to open, and this healthful and
inyigorating pastime will soun be in
dulged by old and young.
Guests Of the Ocean Springs Hotel.
who came from the frozen North a
few days ago to escape Il snow storm
enlnvcd themselves bathing in the
gulf on Tuesday.
Mr.. II. a. Vanclcave. Jr.. of New
Orleans. with his charming wife
and little son Edwin. spent the
early part of the week with their
parents here.
Mr.. James b. Vancleavc. city clerk
OF Chicago, accom- panied by his charm
ing daughter. Miss Helen. arrived at
the Springs Sunday on "A visit to his
cousin, Col. r. A. Vancleayc.
Mr.. A. V. Rosambelu. the promi-
nest merchant, has made a notable
improvement to his already large
establishment by adding a new front
with well planned show windows to
the same.
Master Chester McVay', of Sewick-
ley, Pa, who is sOjourDing with his
parents at the Ocean Springs Hotel,
made the largest catch of fish of the
season on Friday last. lie landed one
weighing 50 pounds. This lad is only
eleven years old and holds his own
with the best of 'em.
This cntcrprising town and pleasure
resort, always neat and attractive, is
taking on its spring attire, and is
looking ven handSomcr than ever
The streets are in splendid condition,
shade trees nicely trimmed, and hotels
and residences painted and put in
complete order.
Ocean Springs Hotel arrivals Tllos.
D0rman, Mobile: W. s. Brown, Biz.
mingham: II. Bloomfield. Scranton; f.
G0ttSchalk. j. d. Warren. New Or.
leans; 4. II. Hutchins, Des Moines.
Iowa; W. II. Hender, Davenport,
Iowa: Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Thomp.
son, Baton Rouge; W. r. CHAPMAN,
wife and son, Chicago; N. NJ. Cuda.
BAG, Moss Point.
MeSSrs. Smith. McIlrath and Wood.
ring, of Illinois, have been the great
fishermen, using two poles each. tive
lines each and each line having on
three hooks. They came down to cx
terminate the hnny tribe to the won
der and admiration of the natives, but
got badly left by the party of Penn
sy~lyanians who have proven them
selves experts in hooking on the fist
with one line and one hook with bet
ter results than their adyersarics.