The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

PohiS nho oOOuU ouo
Most Of our mills are running on
full time.
Only a few of our business men
have left town.
The physicians report Moss Point
distressingly healthy.
The steamer Neptune Is hauled out
on the Italian ship yard for repairs.
The arrivals OF the mails Is eagerly
awaited, especially the daily papers.
Mr.. L. A.. Morris and family moved
to Three Rivers this week to stay un-
the excitement Is over.
Mr.. w. II. Graham has completed
the erection Of his wind mill, which
Is quite an addition to his place.
Scranton has our sincere sympathy,
and We earnestly hope she may soOn
be free OF the prevailing fever.
The citizens meeting having SO re.
quested, most OF our churches omit.
ted their usual Sabbath services.
Messrs. Hunter, Bcnn s. Co. are
furnishing the steamship lslewOrth,
at Horn Island, with a part cargo Of
lumber.
The steamer Fritz with a barge In
tow reached here Monday, after being
detained In quarantine, with an i'm
mense load OF supplies.
Mr.. A. A. Vaughan, OF Three Riv-
ers, was In our midst Monday, and re-
ports having a house full of bOarders,
who expect to stay with him until
frost.
Hon. ]. Wyatt Griffin. "mayor" of
Wilson Springs, visits u town al.
most daily. He reports news some.
what scarce; though all the houses
have been s~hingled, and the sanitary
condition Of the city good.
Mrs. NJ. Wright and two grand.
daughters, Misses Mayme and Lyll
Morris, are stopping with the family
OF Mr.. L. A. Morris, at Three Rivers,
until frost.
Some OF our refugees who spent a
few days in the back country on &C.
count Of the yellow fever scare, have
returned home, saying they would
rather face Yellow Jack than to stay
any longer in the woods. How foolish
some people will act.
Wilson Springs camp grounds is the
refugee camp for many OF the good
people OF our town. We hope the wa
ters OF the Springs will prove benefi.
cial to their livers and kidneys,
Editor Democrat-Star.
At a meeting OF citizens OF Moss
Point on Saturday last, a resolution.
was adopted near the close of the
meeting, and when the majority had
gone, making 1t incumbent upon the
pastors OF the various churches in
town to close their churches and dis.
continue their services during the
present yellow fever scare.
entered my protest against such
action at the time, and l now wish,
through the columns Of the DEMO.
CRAT.STAR, to 20 on record as opposed
to that course. l am in favor OF a
strict quarantine between Moss Point
and Scranton, and will freely give a
part OF what little money l have, and
my services to keep it up; fOr-wheth.
er you have yellow fever In Scranton
or not, you have a fever which is con.
tagiOus or infectious, and q which
we do not want in Moss Point. But
the strictcst quarantine can be evad.
ed, and as between the protecting
hand OF God and a quarantine, l de.
cldcdly prefer the former.
For two weeks we have escaped any
0npfuntnn In Mnco Dnfpk frno, on,
quarter, with a confesscdly imperfect
quarantine, because, as l believe God
10 his mercy has protected US. BY
Saturdays action We say, virtually:
"We think VIC will be a little safer
behind a strict quarantine than In
the hands Of God, therefore, we will
discontinue our church services and
cease calling upon God in prayer, and
put a few more men on our quarantine
line"
If the fever were actually IN Moss
Moss Point l would favor the discon.
tinuance Of ALL gatherings OF our
peOple-citizens meetings, cOngrega.
ting at the pOstOficc, etc, connected
with which there Is ALMOST as much
risk as In church services, but as long
as Moss Point is as healthy as it wal
ever known at this season thanks to
a kind PrOvidencel / bow to "the
powers that be-" but l do 1t under
protest.
God Is our refuge and strength, a
very present help in trouble"
Very truly yours,
ID. o. BYERs.
Moss Point, Miss. Sept. 20, 1897.