The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
SPRINGS LOCALS.

SrrNlceS Will ne nelu dU oil Vic
churches ON Sunday.
DR.. o. L. Bailey visited the sick at
McHenry last Saturday.
Our country cousins" come and go
without fear or evil effects.
Not a new EAST OF The prevailing
fever" in our town for the past two
weeks.
There is 50 much activity on our
streets a dust-laying rain is much
needed.
Mrs. Evans and children left on
Monday for Boston with a clean bill
OF health.
A knowledge OF facts should bring
more visitors here next winter than
ever before.
An egress through the floor Of our
town prison was easily effected by Oc-
cupant Rooney.
Mrs. Morrow and daughters will
move soon to Illing's Cottage, on
Washington avenue.
The benefits derived from the dis
tributiOn of government cash are
shared by hundreds.
Lfveryman and Undertaken O'Keefe
is utilizing his present idle time by
laying in a store OF winter hay.
Our dentist, DR.. Peasants, has
moved his residence to the corner OF
Washington and Porter avenues.
None OF the three houses SAID to
have yellow fever subjects have had q
severe case, and DO preventive used.
During the past few months the
births have exceeded the deaths and
given an increase to our population.
The doctors and druggists are hav.
ing plenty Of time now for footing up
the profits of last three months har-
vest.
When will outside Intermediates re-
spect the wishes OF our citizens and
grant unrestricted ingress to all
corners?
The good Father Morticr, OF this
parish, has been most faithful IN his
ministcring in neighboring towns as
we'll as here.
Those who are indebted to the
DEMoCRAT-STAR for subscription, ad.
vertising or job work, will do the
right thing by squaring up at their
earliest convenience.
The assistant teachers, Misses Nor
row and Vaughan, are here ready for
duty, as they have been for the last
two months. And why should not the
shooting" Of "yOung ideas" soon be-
gin.
The extra demand for employees
and the distribution Of several th0uS-
and dollars have removed many IA
miliar faces from the streets and
added much to the Scant comforts OF
many families.
Tom Rooney, who was confined In
Jail for shooting and wounding Harry
Hill, escaped Friday by b0Oring a hole
through the floor. He must have had
an accomplice outside the building.
He Is still at large.
Should there happen just now a
characteristic coast rain fall, the den.
liens OF Camp Fountainbleau" would
have to wade, be supplied with boats,
ride In carriages or stay In tent.
Nothing like good drainage for health.
II those to be benefited by a large
influx OF winter visitors to our coast
towns will write, In making proper
use Of the present situation as
special inducements, nor health and
pleasure seekers may be expected the
coming season than ever before.
The supposed law that "As the seed
sown shall the harvest be-" seems to
be wantonly rlpudiated by Mobile,
New Orleans and other suburban
towns that report a disease and charge
the same to our account, when a sin.
gle, undisputed case has not occurred
here.
About n month ago outside
State and city officials invited in
making Ocean Springs a scapegOat
target at. which to fire their suspi-
cious. panic-prOv0king allegations.
| With the true record to date and not
a case Of fever, what Is there to JUS
tify the reports sent out!
Since DR.. Wasden handled the knife
10 the three autOpsles Of yellow fever
| suspects aud has never had that fever,
is it not strange that he should have
| been a subject OF U mild "dengue'
rather than a victim Of the mon
| ster' sought after, and upon which
| the UBIQUITOUS quarantine around this
town was instigated?
The following cities and towns re-
fuse to receive mail matter from
| Ocean Springs p~ostOf1ce Oxf0rd,
Terry, Walden, Taylor, Pelahatchie,
Miss, and Dallas, Ala. Shubuta,
Miss, refuses to receive paper mail In
double wrappers, but will receive
newspaper packages that are In sin
gle wrappers and fumigated.
TOWN COUNCIL.
Regular meeting held Tuesday,
October 5. Present Mayor Grayson,
Aldermen Simmons, Arndt and Friar,
Clerk Dick and Marshal Tardy. Alb
sent Alderman Russell.
Minutes OF meetings OF Sept. 9Th
18th and 18th, 1897, read and ap'
proved.
Treasurer's report, showing:
Cash balance, general fund....S 67.7t
Cash balance, school fund.-. 464.9'
Total on hand. 1892. u
Above report read and approved. :.
Marshal's report showing expcndl
lures, S4.45, for month OF September
Collections none. Approved.
Yearly report Of Mayor and Boar
of Aldermen, as made and read by tn
clerk. showing: 80.
Cash in general fund...........S 81
Cash in school fund. .......... 464.0
Total. ...... .vVoS't
! Same approved and ordered pun
iished.
The following bills were read, az
proved and paid:
. J. e. Clark, repairs on school, i,
house
T. w. Grays0n, mayor, trying . -,
cases. ....... oo
Progress, printing for school