The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-11-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

DecS Is holding MS own yet.
Scranton Is getting healthy again
we hear.
We are expecting a killing frost
this week.
The children are making prepare
tiOns for school.
Society will be In full fling by the
end Of the month.
The M. P. & p, freight trains are
bringing freight from Scranton.
The schooner L. N. Dantzler arrived
at her moorings Tuesday morning.
Our grits mills have been filling
orders for the trade at a very lively
rate.
The steamer Capt. Fritz is receiving
necessary repairs on the Italian ship
yard.
After a pretty warm spell we are
now enjoying cool and pleasant
weather.
Drs. HARRISON and Cant of the State
Board OF Health visited our town
Wednesday.
There was quite a large congregation
at the Sunday schools and churches
last Sunday.
A large number Of Nimrods are
searching for game in the upper pOr-
ton Of the county.
Our town Is In a quite healthy con-
dition. And we hope NJ sister towns
may soon be able to give the same
account Of themselves.
Our merchants are doing q fair
business, although supplying their
customers with goods at moderate
prices.
Moss Point High School will begin
next Monday, and the management
hope that parents will start their
children at the beginning, as a child
always loses by not beginning with Its
.claSS..
Miss Shelly has arrived from Louis
vile with a full line OF millinery, and
opened her store In the Eagle hotel
building. She will be pleased to re-
ceive patronage.
Jos. Bcardslee, ST., and family who
have been refugeeing near Wilson
Springs during the ''scare" returned
to their home last week.
The steamer Eva was hauled out
last week on Angeles ship yard plac.
ing on a new propeller, and receiving
a new coat Of paint, &c.
Miss L. A. Carmack begs to an
nounce that the fall opening OF her
school will begin next Monday Nov.
18th. She hopes that all her old
pupils will be In attendance.
The steamer Valeda on her way
down Pascagoula river this week ran
upon a snag making a big hole In her
bottom. Part OF her cargo had to be
thrown overheard to save the boat
from sinking. She was safely brought
here and Is now hauled out for neces.
sary repairs.
The family Of the late Mr.. John w.
Morris returned last week to Moss
Point, together with their grand
mother, Mrs. M. A. Wright, after
spending a month and a half at Three
Rivers as a safe guard against the
dreaded epidemic.
NO FEVER AT MOSS POINT.
Moss Point, Miss, Nov. I, 1897.
To the Editor Of The Times. Democrat.
From time to time l have heard 1t
intimated II not positively stated,
that Moss Point has yellow fever.
Now, as one who reads a good deal,
but says little, l would like very
much to say through your valued pa
per to the world at large that there Is
no yellow fever here, nor has there
been this year. This assertion can be
proven II need be by competent
authority. Our vast milling interests
have not been interrupted for a single
day on account Of yellow fever. Our
merchants have been doing the usual
amount Of business, possibly more
than before the fever scare.
The only Inconvenience we have ex-
perienced was in the getting Of sup
plies. Now, why the outside world
should be led to believe that VIC are
cursed with the yellow plague l can't
understand. We were looking for DR..
Cant yesterday, but find that he is
sick. We are anxious to have him or
some other competent man to come
and see what is to be seen, and set at
rest this outside interference 10 our
affairs.
There Is no doubt in my mind but
what we would have had yellow fever
here II 1t were not for the strict quar-
antine so we'll enforced by the Hon.
M. A. Dees~ against infected points.
Respectfully yours,
H. COLMER.