The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-12-17
Christmas draweth nigh.

christmas 0raweth htRu.
Nearly all our refugees have returned.
What became Of the lost rose? Wonder was
it "yalls"
Au'ther heavy white frost Wednesday
morning.
The old Scranton State Bank building is be.
ing raised another story.
Mr.. NJ. c. Altman paid. the Gulf City a bust
ness visit on Wednesday.
Mr.. J. Irk Ford is attending chancery court
in Wayne county this week.
Chaucery court here on the second " ouday,
18th day of February, 1893.
Mass will be celebrated at the chapel In
Creole Town next Sunday.
Another light frost last Sunday morning.
Sure no microbs now.
The bcss Of Eagles Nest was in town this
week with a pair IL hound dogs.
Sheriff Moore MAS ont in the back country
this week gathering in the tax money.
The Georgia Minstrels will hold down the
boards at'thc Opera House Saturday night.
Adv ertise IN the DExocRAr-STAR if you
want 10 reach the people of Jackson county.
Paw your town taxes or Marshal Brrwne
will sell your possessions. Don't delay an
other day. 2{t
Tax-rnyiug time is at hand, and II u>t paid
ynurlaud wT, be so'd by Sheriff Moore. De-
lays are dangerous.
Mr.. W. D. Ballard, PRINCIPAL Of the Scran-
ton public school, informs US that there are
sixty pupils in attendance.
Cant. ). II. Buggc md family will rcm"ve
here from Biloxi next week. Capt. Bugge
will take charge of tug Leo.
Mr.. David i. Farnsworth, who lett here
during the late scare, has returned and will
p-em,bark IN business here.
Mrs. DR.. s. II. Hodgson and little SON Sam,
of Guatemala, spent several days at Pasca'
goula last week, guests Of Mrs. l.. W. O'Con'
melt.
There will be A special meeting Of the Pas
cagoala Commercial Club Monday night neg
N7:3o. A p~unctual attendance of every mem
Der is requested.
The many friends Of Mrs. J.. p. DeJean ar
glad to learn that her health is rapidly i'm
proving under skillful medical treatment i
New Orleans.
Mr.. G. N. Ross, who left here At the break
ing out Of the fever and went to iowa, is bacI
at his desk in the court house, looking tn
picture of health.
Mr.. G. c. Orreli, Of Americas, gave tn
DExoCRAr.S stan an appreciated call Monda
and left on our. table 81 for a renewal OF hi
subscriptions to the "Old Reliable"
We we're shown the plans for the elpc'r
new residence to be built for Dir. Edw. Mitch
ell ON his lat an Pascaeoula river. This
another encouraging sign Of the times.
We are indebted to Mr.. David Saucier,
West Pascsgoula, for a liberal mess Of Tres
fine and large tomatoes. There is M vefeti
ble We like better, but seldom get them.
Next Sunday classes the pastcral year at II
Baptist church, and The pastor thereof W
preach his clnsing sermons at ii q. m. al
1907. IN. All cordially invited 10 attend.
Some people say taxes are too high. b
these same people will wait until damages a
crue before making an effort TO pay thel
Why not pay now and save the additional cos
Mr.. l.. D. Herrick, wife and sister, vi
/ have been absent fur three mouths on a vi
to their old home in Valparaiso, Ind, return
home last week, much to the delight Of I'M
many friends here.
One Of the incest fitted up counting ofac
IN town 10 that of the DeJean ! Mitchell !
tits up-to-dats in all ito appnrtenances, and
entirely the idea and plan Of Mr.. l.. 7. DeJe'
who has certainly displayed taste in its CO..
Portable arrangements.
Our molher.in.law At Crawford never forR'
US about hog killing time. she sent Us u
week d large bucket Of nice sausage, sp'
ribs and pigs feet. The chitterling cr"p At
home was = failure this season. M editor
the State has 4 better nor more thought
nother.in-iaw than VI have.
Last Friday evening during the rain ct"
quite an accident occurred near Middle q
bar, between West ~rascagoula and this pas
four negro boys namsa< Eooner, Abe Je
and were out oystering. usAr the above r'
In the Addie, 4 cat-rigRedsbcat when me =
'wamped and they we're drowned.
CArda ava nut anuuunciuR the marriage