The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-04-09

serving woman.
He goes 10 the club when his wife is away.
Miss Edna Thompson is visiting Mobile this
week.
Mrs. C. F. Peterson visited Biloxi on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. T. T. Ford returned FROM Columbia
Wednesday.
Miss Theodosia Thompson has returned
home from a pleasant visit to Mobile.
Rev. Father Victor Bally was the guest of
Father Bauer several DAYS this week.
Mesdames Edward Mitchell and James A.
kaufman made a flying visit to New Orleans
Tuesday.
Maj. Rob't l.. Glenn, Of Barley, accom-
panied by Mrs. F. E. Glenn and two children
left for Chicago Wednesday.
Services at the Lutheran church Sunday
night at 1880 p. m. Lenten services Wedues.
day at 7:45 p. m. All cordially invited.
We are informed that some of our young
men have acquired a trap which will be used
to capture some of the bellies of Moss Point.
Mr.. ID. B. Farnsworth, q prominent citizen
of Fort Worth, Texas, is visiting his brother,
Mr.. Chas. A.. Farnsworth on Psscsgoula street.
Mr.. K. A. Dimitry, the efficient and cultured
lighthouse keeper at Round Island, with his
bright, little son Ernest, was in town Monday
last.
Mrs. Mary varlie, of Chicago arrived Wed.
nesday on a months visit to her daughter.
Mrs. Jennie Oliver, at "Piues of Pines" on the
Pascagoula river.
Mr.. ]. T. Turner, manager Of the well known
sash and blind mandatory of Messrs. F. c,
Turner L Co., Mobile, paid our town a bust
ness visit Monday.
The heavy southeast blow Saturday even
ing started our live oak tree in front of the
DEMoCRAT-STAR office. 1t has been blown
down several times before.
Capt. c. l.. Peterson, the genial owner of
the schooner L.. A. Edwards arrived here Mon
day evening, having made the run from Ha-
vana in three days and eight hours.
Mayor Thos. W. Grayson, of Ocean Springs
was in the D~EAocRAr-STAR Office Friday and
made the editor happy by p~lanking down 50
for the cold reliable" and said that as long as
he lived he expected to be a patron of the paper.
Our Young and esteemed friend Hugh +.
FOlwell, of HandsborO was a \ welcome caller at
the DEMOCRAT STAR office Monday. lie was
suppose he was travelling as an evangelist, but
Hugh was as dumb as an oyster as to his bust.
uess.
As the Mobile, Kansas City and Jackson
railroad will run through this county within
thirty five miles Of Scranton. why not tap that
road with the Moss Point and Pascagoula rail-
road? In our opinion it would create a bust
ness for this place and Moss Point.
Mr.. J. W. Tharp, the Mobile correspond ent
of the New Orleans Times Democrat, accom-
panied BY DR.. Oliver H. Harris, gave the DEN
ocRAT-SrAR Office an early call Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Tharp had been with DR.. Harris
to Escatawpa to see his sick niece, Miss Annie
Laurie McGregor. They returned to Mobile
On the 1855 a. m. train.
The horse auction of Messrs. Teams, Smith
4 Greenwald came off Friday last at John Y.
Morgan's Star Livery Stable. The crowd as
sembled was large, but the bidding rather
slow. Horses sold from $5l to s72. They
were all guaranteed to be sound, good work
horses. Time, however, will tell.
Supt. d. D. Cowan opened his spring exam
county last Friday and continued until Satur-
day, with the following result: First grade
Mr.. R. l.. Bullard, Miss Mary Shaw, Mr.. l.. B.
Hendricks; second grade-Miss Julia Evans,
Miss Laura Myers; third grade-Miss Linda
Taylor, Miss Josie Allen.
The members Of the Board of Supervisors
from the northern portion of the county,
Messrs. Galloway and Howell, inform us that
all the bridges are intact, but the roads are
very muddy. Certainly it did not rain up
there as hard as it did here or all of the bridges
would have been swept away. Cedar Creek
and other streams are reported in good logging
condition.
On Monday last that affable gentleman and
prominent citizen, Mr.. J. N. Pelham, carried
out to the islands a party of sight-seers. With
Mr.. Pelham as a cattier it is a %foregone con-
%clusion that the party enjoyed themselves.
The party consisted Of Col. j. b. Lyon and
son.in-law, r. II. Hamnell, of Chicago and W.
G. Ellsworth, of New York.
Though of short duration the blow Of the 3lst
ult. caused some damage at Pascag0ula.
Among the damages reported was the wash
ing away Of a portion Of the frontage at Mrs.
l.. W. O'Connell's residence, the "Oaks."
Several bridges were washed away and others
damaged. The work of repair is being pushed
forward rapidly. The south wharf and bath
house at quarantine station, Round Island,
were washed away in the same gale.
On Saturday last it was the pleasure Of our
reporter to make a business trip to Mr.. j. W
Stewart, Of Moss Point, in the interest Of the
Scranton State Bank. As is well known, Mr..
Stewart ~ the ti'iclent manager OF the BANK s
Moss Point branch, through which a large
amount of money is received and disbursed.
Under Mr.. Stewards management the finances
Of the bank are in a furnishing condition
The popularity Of this gentleman is due to his
business capacity as we'll as gentlemanly
qualities.
On Thursday, April LIST, an important change
was made in the transfer OF the Moss Poin,
aud Pascagoula Railway, when Capt. q. II
Howe, its president and manager, turned the
road over to his creditors. A meeting of the
Stockholders Was then held at Moss Point and
Mr.. T.. N. Dantzler, Jr, was elected president
aud Judge o. Randall manager. In this con
%nection we take pleasure in stating that nc
blame for any failure Of the successful opera.
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