The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-08-20
LOCHL NEWS.

Il, !. TO come of very soon..
Good crop Of %scuppernongs here
u. WA lost on the cruiser Montgomery las
Friday.
The duke says hughes (who's) on tn
wrong track.
The price Of bicycles has dropped ava,
dawn from 500 to $2S.
Scranton has four retail liquor saloons AM
Two wholesale dealers in beer.
Scranton reeds more industries to give en-
plovment to our many idle people.
We would rather be called "straight-laced'
than have no morel character at al.
Miss Louise Turnbull, Of New Orleans, is OF
visit To her brother's family here.
Mrs. Widow John Tarkel and niece, Miss
Mena Cole, returned fran st. Louis last week
Mrs. Minnie Favorite, Of, Pensacola, Fla, !,
visiting with Mrs. F. d. Ruter on Pascagouls
street.
Mrs. +. L.. Deas, Of New Orleans, is visiting
hersister- in Flaw, Mrs. James McFaul, at Pas
casddia.
II You want to keep posted with the news o.
Jackson county subscribe and read the DEMO
CRAr-SrAR.
Our people have a "mighty talent" for tax
ing til strangers and every new thing tina,
comes along.
Rev. d. o. Byers will preach in the Presby-
terrain church next Sunday at 4 p. m. All
cordially invited.
Rev. o. Switzer, Of Ocean Springs, will
preach In the Methodist church Sunday at II
o'clock a. IL. and 8 o'clock p. H..
Messrs. Ford 4 Ford, q. II. Wood and II.
Bloomfield attended United States Circuit
Court at Mississippi City this week.
Misses olivia Berthencourt and May Sirey,
of Algiers, La, are visiting the Misses Emma
and Irene Mansfield on Delmas avenue.
Miss Clara O'Conuor, an accomplished young
/ lady Of New Orleans, is visiting her friend,
: Mrs. Eugene Gsutier, at West P%ascagoula.
The steam yacht Washington and tugs Lea
and Nellie took large parties to visit the
cruiser Montgomery at Ship Island last week.
Mr.. q. NJ. Luce reached here from Basin
Wednesday en- route to Grand Rapids, Mich,
where he will join his family, returning in
few weeks.
Mrs. b. J. Gayle and daughter, Of Selma,
Ala lately the guests of the fotmer's mother,
Mrs. r. A. Dimi,ry, of Round Island, left for
their home last Friday.
license has been issued to j. NJ. Newberry
to retail hop tea at brushy p. o., Jackson
cmnty. THIS is the first license Of the kind
ever issued in this county.
Major and Mrs. Eugene Soniat aud Dr.. J,
Moore Soniat, If New Orleans, are spending
several weeks On the Pascagoula river with the
family of Mr.. Martin Turnbull.
The schooner N. Flechas ~ Mitchell,
wharf Saturday for New Orleans with a cargo
of 300 barrels Of rosin and 81 barrels of tur.
pcntine, consigned to Ong, Hitler L Co.
Mr.. +. A. Joyce, a worker in fancy carpen.
'eriug and cabinet making, who with his
family anne fran Chicago SOM months ago
is finishing of the interior Of The Scranton
State bank building.
Mr.. James A. Kaufman, Of New Orleans
nephew of Mr.. Kaufman, Of this place, is tax
ing a little vacation with his uncle as a pre-
face to his entry on his theological studies n
Spring Hill College, Mobile.
Mrs.J, N. Larson and four children returned
home last Sunday, after a pleasant visit Il
Wool Market, Harrison county. While Their,
they were the guests Of Mrs. Dan Read, Mrs
John Read and Mrs. Capt. J. NJ. S,iglets.
Dave Bilbo, who cut aud slashed his wifi
last Friday, is still at large. The woupde,
woman is still alive with fair prospects Of get
ling well ere long. Sheriff G. D. Moore hal
offered a reward Of SIS for the arrest and de
livery of Bilbo.
The handsome counter Of the Peoples Elk
change was designed by Mr.. H. g. Oliver an,
quit by Mr.. joe Pol. 1t is a nice combina
'"n OF our native woods, yellow and curl
pine and cypress being those used. This goe
"pr"ve that our local workshops can turn on
work equal to that Of any other State.
The law says that ALL the trustees of III
separate school districts shall be patrons q
me schon!. And again it says: II shall b
unlawful Tor a trustee Of any school to vote ia
any person as a teacher who is related 10 hin
" blood or marriage within the third degre,
"'sp ecuniarily dependent upon him.
Mira. II. N. Plummer, with her infant, r.
'araed Saturday evening from Bangor, Maine
N"ere she has been on a visit of several week
relatives. The baby, who became very |
WINE absent, has fortunately recovered II
health. ~
Inc schooner Daisy Farlin, 4G5 tons, no
"ad'ng at the O'Leary mill, Moss Point, mad
IN extraordinary record for herself when 81
,eared Tor this port. She beat down Ii
Dr'aos river and put to sea without the aid
'"Wooat. 1t is the first time that such
occurrence has been known to take place.
capt. W. 8. Gibbon and family, Of s
"a's' arrived with their ares and penst'
Wv 'ook possession Of their home at Pasc
Ssn last Friday. Mr.. Gibbon has in vie
~ intention Of furnishing this coast with
W." VI steamers. He has been disappoint.
securing them Tor the date on which he b,
"'a.'ed 'naugurating the move, the firm
va'''ers having unfortunately made an q
..p.' Thos. Hansen, Of Ocean Springs, b
."' The DExocRAr. SrAR a case Of ane win
.s"'en 10 drink to his health and that of h
m."ap'e wife on the anniversary Of tn,
~ wedding. We liz the trimming 20
"o"r lips, Captain, and while We quaf Il
h."''a''ng spirit, hope that your lives m,