The sea coast echo., 1897-09-11
Pearl river Echoes.
Correspondence Sea Coast Echo J


Pearllngton, MISS, Sept. 0, 1891
Judge Geiger is on the sick lis
this week.
We regret having to rote the i'll
ness Of p. r. Miller.
w. Rudolf, OF fPensacola, was here
on business this week.
J. S. Otis, of Loetown, was in
town Tuesday morning.
George Sol. Seal, Of Pearl River
county. is here this week.
II. T.. Mcclure was business
visitor to New Orleans Tuesday.
DIR. s. A. Smta, of the Crescen,
City, is in town on professional busl'
| ness.
Rev. Mr.. Howell and wife OF Ocean
Springs are the guests of their
daughter, Mrs. w. G. Forsythe.
Miss Dora Murphy returned Tues
day after a pleasant visit of a week
to relatives at Mississippi City.
The schooner Palos reported at
Pass Christian this week for cargo
Of lumber to go to Progresso, Mex.
Eads and John Poitevent left for
Lexington, Va. this week where they
are attending the Virginia Military
Institute.
A. C. Ray was called to Scranton
this week In the interests of the Pos
tai Telegraph Co.
The following wheelmen from
Logtown were in Pearlington Sunday
morning: +. II. Culpepper, II. Bax-
ter, S. Koch, V. Casanova and N.
Carjurraro.
Owing to the wind and rain storm
Saturday night the moonlight picnic
at Logtown has been postponed in
definitely.
The chances seem to be in favor
Of negro postmaster for this place,
as no other applications have been
filed with the postmaster general at
Washington.
After pleasant visit of several
months to her sister, Mrs. M. Gel.
ger, Miss Walls has returned to her
home IN Purvis.
IED:--Monday, at l a. M, Mrs.
Louisa johnson, wife of r, r. John
son, aged AZ years, and native OF
Slidell, La. The remains were in
tered at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning
The funeral was largely attended.
The folowng-named were visitors
to Bogue Homa Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Asa Hurscy and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. j. Gray, Miss Matte Brown
and Mr.. A. X. Wichard.
Messrs. w. W. Wallace, G. C.
Capers, d. L. Russ, r. G. Cook and
w. A. Brown composed party Of
cyclists that visited Logtown Sun
day afternoon.
Hon. T. r. Stocker informs us
that in about two weeks he will have
a juvenile concert ready to present
to the Pearlington public, the returns
of which will be donated toward the
improvement of our cemetery.
Simon Favre was stricken i'll last
Saturday at noon with congestion of
the brain and was for some time in O
critical condition, but thanks to the
skill of Drs. Fountain of this place
and deMontluzin of New Orleans be
is now out of danger.
The yellow fever scare has struck
this town. A shotgun quarantine
has been established end Sc ,tlnels
stationed at the following places
On the Gainesville road at nv. Pier.t
Smiths. on the upper Bay road at
Lofts and on the lower Bay road at
Mr.. Ben Russ, but there is none be.
low the town on the river which is
the principal route OF ingress and
egress. Yesterday Captain Board.
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man of the steamer Pennington re
fused to bring up an Italian hailine
from Pass Christian who has rela
tives here, and he (the Italian) pro-
cured a skiff, pulled up the river
landed and came right on into towr
unmolested. We are informed tha
an order for his arrest has been Is
sued, but up to the present writing
he is unapprehended. We wish /
understood that while we do not pre-
sumo to question the acts Of th,
honorable board of health, We think
that where the welfare Of our town
Is concerned we have the privilege
to assert our opinion; so we wou il
ask. where is the advantage of plac
ing quarantine at the above named
places while the principal route o
travel between this place and points
on the coast and New Orleans is lef
open? D1Ayo,o.