The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-06-18

Mr.. +. b.. Chase, formerly Of Clinton, La,
is employed in the prescription department Of
the Scranton Pharmacy.
Messrs. J. W. Cox, P, r. Jane and &. J.
jacobson captured a monster sea turtle At
Horn Island last Tuesday.
Misses Florence Canty, Leila Chamberlain
and Leona Pelham were welcome visitors at
West Psscagouls this week.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings next.
the commencement exercises Of the Convent of
Perpetual Alteration will be held at Odd Fell
lows Hall.
Mrs. James A. kaufman and beautiful little
niece, yaledS Mitchell, spent several days rel
Gently in Mobile with their mother aud grand
mother, Mrs. James McKibbin.
The regular monthly meeting of the Pasca-
goula Commercial Club was held Monday
evening last. Considerable business was
transacted.
Dir. Robert R. Glenn and mother, Mrs. Julia
d. Glenn, of Barley, came to town on the
launch Ned Robinson Saturday and spent q
few hours shopping.
The following real estate transfer was made
last week: Mrs. Lavinia L.. Tagert to Mrs.
Hester Ann Melissa Gibbon, of st. Louis, Mo-.
lot on front at Pascagoula. Consideration,
$500 cash.
Capt. Volney Brown and Mr.. Joseph Wells
are making a success of the dummy to Pasca.
goula. They make hourly trips so regular
that you may set your watch by the dummy's
whistle,
Mr.. G. Fl. Jones, an old Confederate soldier,
Of Biloxi, was in town Wednesday with his
show known as Dante's Inferno. As an at.
traction he offers an eight.legged calf aud two
female cats.
A. B. Brown, q sailor boarding house run.
ner and Ben Jones, a colored driver, were
prosecuted before Judge Chidsey on Saturday
last for trespassing on the bark Meran. They
were found guilty and fined each s. and costs.
Mr.. J. D. Shaw, Of Louisville, Miss :, with
his daughter, Miss Lizzie, is on a visit to his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Ed Hudson, on Telephone
road. Mr.. Shaw is here prospecting for a
business opening.
There is a good old couplet, which tells how
the June Bug sat on the sweet potato vine;
luckily for the June Bug whether it rains or
does not rain, he manages to make a living
lucky June Bug.
Tho ylaDs ara mt fnr n ppu tvo.atorr hrtnk
store, to be built bv Mr.. NJ. q. Feore, the ship
chandler. We saw the plans recently, aud the
building when constructed will show up equal
to the Scranton State Bank building.
Hon. II. Bloomfield has Just received notice
from the Department of the Interior advising
him Of his admission to practice as attorney
for claimants before said department. He has
also been advised of what action has been
taken for his clients in the several land cases
pending before the Department of the Interior.
ooh woman in vour hour Of ease,
Uncertain, coy aud hard TO please"
But, who in thunder would suppose,
1t takes so MUCH to buy your clc'hes.
Thursday evening, June 10Th, Messrs. J. A.
Miller, H. N. Plummer and Chas. l.. Krcbs
chartered the tug Native for a trip to Horn
Island in quest Of Spanish mackerel. On
their return they reported having seen large
schools, but the speckled beauties refused to
bite.
On Thursday, June 10th, Mamie Sloan,
Martha Todd, Mabel J. Abel and Serena
Francis, Of Pascagoula, 4 quartette of dusky
damsels, were arrested by Marshal B. F.
Browne for keeping a disorderly house and be-
ing public nuisances. They were brought be-
fc,o Judge Chidsey, plead guilty and were
fined IS and costs each.
Mr.. NJ. V. B. Carey, owner of the Scranton
+ Pharmacy, also a genial gentleman and lead
ing citizen of our town, has lately thoroughly
renovated the above property for the popular
druggist, Mr.. Mcvea Young. The facade ha,
been most artistically painted, and the build
ing now presents one Of the ~prettiest views
to be seen along Krebs avenue.
, During the war a %favorite expression from a
military standpoint was, Hold the Fort
Such is our position at present. The GRAND
Mogul having departed for other scenes, has
much to our bsshfulness, be 1t said, left us in
charge of the whole shooting match. Should
U We be so successful as to smuse and instruct
our patrons during our temporary assumption
of the editorial throne we will feel ~ourselye
I well repaid.
e The man who walks by night, though Of
|" pleasant and sffable disposition, desires us Il
state that if that couple who meet nightly I'm
. der the bougbs Of historical Old Lovers Gal
I do not discontinue occupying their %favorit'
perch upon that particular root, they will sooI
wear it away. We suggest to the above men
toned couple that they marry, get a little cot
tsge of their own aud there bill and coo !
e their hearts content, leaving that much abus
ed root to the occupancy Of some other lovinI
4 couple.
a All roads, we are told, lead to Rome. s
said au ancient writer. We say that the ad
y%ancement Of civilization leads TO light i
. many respects. Scranton, growing daily NOR
civilized, will soon become 4 brightly EN-
HEIGHTENED town; in other words, there ar
bright prospects of it's streets, dwellings an
business houses being brilliantly illuminate
70 BY the rays Of the electric light. After th
u cousummstion Of that long looked for IAN
10 praved for) hope, We may arrogantly, II go
" wish, align ourselves with our more presump
tious sister cities, New Orleans and Mobile.
Last Saturday quite a party of excursion
lists picnicked at Pascsgoula and spent tn
day in bathing, fishing, sightseeing, etc
Those participating in the enjoyment wer'
10 Mr.. John Lacour and family, Escatawpa; Mr'
A. J.. P. Purtell and family, Moss Point; Col. .
co r. Herndon and family, Orange Grove. o
reaching Scranton BY the Moss Point roa
. thew changed cars tor Pascagoula, and WEI
'e sgreeably surprised at the speed and omfo
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