The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-24
LOCHL NEWS.

The sick are all doing well.
Let us dwell together in unity.
Refreshing showers Sunday evening.
The ice men are doing a land ofice business
A cold wave struck Scranton Monday morn.
ing.
Our population is growing smaller day by
day.
Scranton has many doubling Thomsses jusI
now
Use plenty Of lime and copperas around you
premises.
When will the theatrical season open fol
Scranton1
Let us have a rigid quarantine or no quaran.
tine at all.
M. Dan Chisholm, Of New Orleans is stay.
ing in town.
Doctors will disagree, and the laity will
have their say.
The bicycle Is seen m our streets bearing
gracefully good looking
The Collie wharf, on the Pascsgoula river, is
being rebuilt by Capt. B. r. Pickett, %contruc-
tor.
The colored population has taken to the BIZ
cycle these panicky times. They are great uni.
tators.
The court house Is now open for business,
with the clerk and sheriff III their respective
Offices.
Don't borrow trouble. Keep your head cool
and liver right. Talk less about the dreaded
yellow plague.
The N. P. L p. r. R. is running daily
freight trains from Scranton to Moss Point,
Judge o. Randall, manager.
Our livery stable people having use for but
few teams now, are turning their horses out on
the grass until the panic is over.
It is said that a first class steamer is be-
ing built to convey a large squad Of pasca-
goulians to Klondyke next spring.
Taxes are due and payable on and after the
list Of October. Taxpayers, remember this
and govern yourselves accordingly.
Hon. W. NJ. Denny was permitted to leave
his home Monday, the quarantine around his
residence being raised. All we'll now.
The tug Leo is running regularly between
the shipping and this port, having IN board
Mr.. A. l.. Moore as quarantine inspector.
Every day in the week now looks like Sum
day. Business in all lines is at a standst,ll.
How long this is going to last we know not.
Capt George Moody has made arrangements
to supply the Fnntaiuebleau detention camp
with fish and oysters from Graveline bayou.
Mrs. Mary II. Bragg has moved back to her
cottage on CAVITY street, having entirely re-
cuter-d frau an attack OF the prevailing fever.
On Sunday last a goodly number Of Catho-
lies went to Pascagoula to hear mass, which
was celebrated by Rev. Father Bauer at the
chapel.
Undertaken Morgan complains that his busi-
ness is awful dull. lie has not furnished a
coffin for a single case OF the so-called yellow
fever here.
The Warren Bros. closed their store a week
ago aai moved tn Pascagoula. This il the
only store closed here on account Of the pre-
vailing fever and panic.
Mr.. G. Nelson, the w~idc-awake and enter
pri,ing dry goods merchant, has converted his
furniture stare building on Jackson avenue
into double dwelling houses.
Our supply Of milk is cut of. Our COW has
been eating %"oItter weed" We suppose, rs thu
milk is 50 bitter we cannot drink it. So ",
are in the middle Of a bad fix.
Mr.. Chas. S. Ladnier, Of Pascagoula, re
turned home last Saturday from Ship Islant
via Biloxi. He has a sick child at home ant
was given a permit TO return.
last Saturday night the guards we're re
'eved of duty by Health Officer DR.. W. X
kell and yellow flags placed on all residences
infected with the prevailing fever.
Government ~rations at the Fontaineblea,
camp consists largely Of soup, which our PEG
pie are very fond Of when il is thickened witt
oysters or chicken, and 4 large slice or SO q
bakers bread.
Our colored population seem calm and Sc
rene aud none have left town, except thos
WI" have gone out to Horn Island to engag
In their accustomed work Of loadiug vessel
with lumber for foreign ports.
Mr.. Harry Mansfield purchased the Ad
d'cks bakery, owned by Mr.. Chss. Addick'
last Thursday week, and will continue tn
business at the old stand. Harry is an A
BAKER aud we wish him success.
Inc county detention camp which was Q,
ao''shed on the Bsreda farm has been discor
Na"ed and the guards placed on duty ne,
orange Grove. The Alabama authorities AZ
stationed near by and also keep a guard O
'sekson creek.
MISS HildeRsrd Green, who has been visi,
ms the family Of Mr.. john II. Santa Cru
Na"0 Tuesday for Fontaipebleau, where sh
N"''m''n in the detention camp for the pr
''''0ed time. whence sbs will leave for b,
nome in Mobile.
notwithstanding the report Of yellow fsv'
"'c''nton, our people are eating cabbage ..
""e' vegetables a. well as the popular 6sh'
~u''e'' Even those convslescsAg from the 8
"'eo Yellow fever are eating cabbage and il
proving every day.
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