The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-12-24

Sheriff Moore and wife visited Mobile ant
New Orleans this week.
On Christmas the second Mass will be said
at Moss Point at $50 Il. M.
After an absence of several months, Mr.,
Geo. T. Rosson aud family who have been IN
Mobile returned Wednesday.
The barge Savage IL hauled out on The New
Venice ship yard for general repairs.
Charlie ferrer has brought the livery stable
Of Mr.. John r. Hamilton. Charlie is a hustler.
The new drug firm, who were to occupy the
new store on Delmss auenue and Ker street,
has been changed from Kell q Ford to Miller
4 Kell. 1t will be opened about the first OF
February.
Messrs. Sedgie Ford and J. B. Rawls, oil
Monticello John i. Rawls, Of Columbia, and
Eugene Ford, Of Centreville, are here this
week to settle the affairs OF their relative, the
late Gen. T. 8. Ford. t
Rev. J. g. Chute, accompanied BY his little
son Aubrey, Of Bay M,nette, Ala, made a fy-
ing visit to his daughter here, Mrs. Henslee,
Wednesday, returning Thursday. Mr.. Chute
was a citizen Of Scranton several years ago.
A three days mission was opened In the
Catholic church last Monday night. II was
preached by Rev. Daniel O'Sullivan, s. j.,
who belongs to the missionary band Of the
New Orleans Jesuit mission. The attendance
every night and the close attention OF the au-
dience showed that they appreciated the ser.
mons Of the eloquent divine.
The DEAocR AT-SrAR business Office will be
lie KEPT apened during the Christmas holidays
In order to greet our delinquent subscribers
and receipt them for dues TO The "Old Relia-
Bile. Pay up, friends, and start the year 1898
with a clean conscience. There is more gen.
uine joy in a printing office over one subscri.
Der who payeth up than over ninety-nine who
payeth not. A hint to the wise is sufficient.
Rev. e. j. Broders, Of the Lutheran church,
makes the following announcement for the
holidays: Chrstmas services Saturday at
1880 .. M, on the Christmas gospel. Christ
mas tree with an excellent programme BY the
Sunday -school scholars Christmas night at
1880. At this service a collection will be taken
up Tor the church treasury. Themembers will
please not forget their donations. Services
Sunday morning at 1890, but no night service.
Our people seemed awful hungry for fun, as
the Opera House Saturday night was jammed
full and some turned away. The gallery was
packed with the colored population, all intent
on hearing and seeing the Georgia Minstrels
and see Billy Kersands open that immense
mouth Of his. No one would have thought
that our town had been 80 lately visited by the
yellow plague. Judging from the crowd pres
ent. The rich, the poor, the high and the low,
together with the hoodlum element, appeared
delighted. II was truly a hot time at the OPP
era House Saturday night.
As previously announced Elder l.. n. Brock
preached his farewell sermons to his Baptist
fock here last Sunday morning aud at night,
he having some days before resigned the pas
charge Of the Scranton Baptist church.
Mr.. Brock has been pastor Of this church for
four years, and we believe his course as such
met the approval of a majority Of its mem
beers, and they regret the relationship so long
sustained has been thus severed. During the
pre- valence 0r the fever here he was very at
IN his illustrations on the sick and
dying, and his curse in these trying times ss
a member Of the relief committee won him
friends outside the church. Many friends
at Ocean Springs and Moss Paint, as well as
at Scranton, sincerely regret the departure Of
Elder Brock aud his most esiinabie wife from
among them, and the best wishes Of all 60 with
them to their future home, Collinsville, Ala.
Mrs. Brock aud son Paul departed for thai
place Wednesday to he followed by Mr.. Brock
in a few days.
We are often asked by our citizens why the
Committee Of Scranton does not publish
m itemized statement VI disbursements Of the
in their charge during the recent sick
ness here. One of the committee said to us
that the committee did MT think such a course
and admitted that so far as nurses
we're concerned they had been imposed on.
Some families had asked fr and granted nur-
ses BY the committee who were not INDECENT,
but able to pay their way, yet this was not
known until after the epidemic was over. The
money sent to the committee was to be used
for the INDECENT sick to pay for nurses, medi-
c,nes and groceries, and not for those who
we're able to pay tor such things. In order To
the people we think the committee
should publish 4 statement Of the disburse.
ments Of the funds in its keeping. 1t will cost
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