The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-11-05

' ihirs oi tue juicy ducks sell on our street
for fifty cents.
Master Frank Moore is suffering with an at
tack of bilious fever.
Scranton and vicinity was blessed with
light frost on Wednesday morning.
Several cases OF the prevailing fever among
the colored population.
DR.. 7. B. Ford is still in feeble health, no
able to resume his practice.
Capt. A. +. Chastant's family at Pascagoul,
are on the list Of convalescents.
Mr.. John George, Of Pascagoula Is slowly
recovering from fever.
Mrs. II. 5. Green is rapidly recovering from
q second attack Of the prevailing fever.
Sheriff Moore lost a small memorandum
book which he would like returned If found.
Capt. John Tarkel has improved his property
by erecting a carriage shed adjourning his
store.
Miss A. Randall and pretty niece Miss Mabel
Randall, are couvalescing from the prevailing
fever.
Capt. Thos. Esdale, Of the British schooner
Dove, is a guest Of Mr.. Jas. McFaul, at Pasca-
goula.
Miss Edna Thompson has an attack of the
prevailing fever, but we are glad to learn she
is doing we'll.
Business don't seem to be improving much
in Scranton, and we need not expect any BUSH
ness until after quarantine is raised.
Messrs. Dan McCarty, Dan Mcneil and Jim
Corners are reported sick with fever in the
Marine Hospital on Ship Island.
The contribution Of $40 sent by Messrs. Jos.
A. Magnus 4 Co., Of Cincinnati, O., to the
Relief Committee was highly appreciated.
We are sorry to find the name of Mr.. ]. II.
Randall, the efficient express agent on the list
Of the fever stricken. He has stood faithfully
at his post.
Messrs. ]. o. Baker, of Biloxi, Postal line.
man and o.. A. Baker, of Ocean SPRING.,
Western Union lineman were in town Wedues-
day.
Lewis Wesly, colored, who laboring under a
spell Of insanity was sent from Moss Point as
far as the quarantine line where he was trans
ferred into the hands of Sheriff Moore.
Captain Geo. Frentz and J. G. Brander and
Mr.. Henry Frentz went last week in their
swift little steam launch, Dove, for a hunt in
the neiRhberhood of Bluff Greek near Barley.
They returned with game galore.
The largest and most productive pecan
grove in this tow Is that of Mr.. A. G. Delmas
on Pascagoula street. He has several hundred
bearing trees which have yielded a very
abundant crop this year.
Mr.. Il. D. du Mont, a prominent Mobilian is
visiting his brother, Mr.. E. r. du Mont, who is
sick with the prevailing fever at the residence
Of the Farnsworth Bros, on the P~ascagoula,
river.
A sudden and pronounced change in the
weather occurred Sunday noon. A good and
long lasting rain revived our dropping spirits
as well AS our disappointed hopes Of the long
expected frost. May il be the harbinger of
the welcome advent Of the frosty visitor.
The game season is at hand. Last Saturday
several well-known Nimrods enjoyed q meal of
wild ducks. From present indicatiyhs ducks
will be plentiful this winter aud subsequently,
hunters of the tnothsome bird will not lack
enjoyable sport. The poor editor will doubt.
less be forgotten as in past seasons and miss
his ~favorite dlsh-duck and turnips.
According to a praiseworthy custom of long
standing in this community n large number Of
people from Scranton and Pascagoula visited
on Monday (AlI Saints Day. the several cities
Of the dead of this neighhorhood and decorated
the graves and tombs of their departed rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. A. ". Ramsay, Jr., who has been seri-
ously i'll for sometime with typhoid fever at
Camp Fontainbleau, has, since the removal of
that camp, been removed into one of the wood
en- buildings Of the old camp, and We are glad
to be able to state that the gentleman is i'm
proving and will doubtless be up in a few days.
Don't fail to read the proceedings Of the ex-
traordinary meeting of the Board of Supervi-
sors which was held Mt Howell's store, Three
Rivers, last Monday. No allowances were
made for Dees' guards. The next meeting of
the Board will be held at the court house, on
the first Monday in December.
Biloxi Herald: The steamer Georgia, Capt.
II. Bugge, which has been thoroughly over.
hauled and supplied with new compound en-
gines of $50 horse power, arrived in Biloxi last
Wednesday evening and has again entered in
the Biloxi and Snip Island trade. The owners
Of the Georgia claim that she has been much
improved in speed. The Georgia is differed
as before.
On Tuesday evening, Nov. End Miss Lucille
Laurendine celebrated her birthday by a tea
and reception. Amongst those who came to
congratulate our efficient telegraph operator
were DR.. r. D. Murray and daughters Misses
Gillie and Rebah and Mr.. r. L.. Bullard. A
| pleasant evening was spent by the guests in
| Mrs. J. C. Laurendine's residence.