The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-29

Tn. Creosote works at West Psse,goula are
shut down.
Some think the orange trees hereabouts
were killed Tuesday night.
Early vegetables and other tender plants
have suffered from the late cold snap.
Owing to the sloppy condition Of our streets
for several DAYS bikes were nutseen out.
Our Jaw mills were shut down Tuesday and
Wednesday on account Of the freeze.
The butchers and baker. delivered their
meat and bread BY hand wednesday morning.
Truly TUESDAY was a blue dav. No busi-
ness Of any consequence wss transacted, ow-
ing to the fall OF sleet and snow.
Mr.. E. +. Piper, Of Monette, Mo-, i. visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. Piper, on
Delmss avenue.
The water pipes ceased to perform their duty
"Wednesday, and the town would have been
dry had it not been for the water from above.
There was 4 pleasant surprise party at the
residence Of Mrs. Don Davis on Tuesday even
ing last. Although there Was no dancing
every one had a jolly good time.
Poor stock in the range have suffered very
much from the severe Geld weather III the past
Few days.
No manufactured ice was sold here Tues
dsv. The real, genuine stuff was plentiful alt
over town, in the trees and ON the house tops.
Droves Of Wild pigeons came in with tho
cold wave Tue.day. Our spor,smsn went az
ter them, but never bsgged any that we have
heard Of.
Miss Annie Sebastian, = charming and cul'
tured young lad, of New Orleans, after =
pleasant visit to her friend, Mrs. W. NJ. Canty
here, returned home TUESDAY.
Hon. A. N. Dshlgren, Collector Of Customs
Of the Pearl River District, contemplates re-
moving with his family to Scranton in the
near future. He will be cordially welcomed
by our people generally.
Last Saturday Mayor Farnsworth sentenced
Corinne Brown, r dusky damsel and all-round
sneak-thief, to a fine of $40 aud ten days i'm
prisonmcnt for the theft of Z dress from the
family Of Mr.. G. A. S'emper.
Mr.. Joseph A. Diard, the hustling repre-
sentative Of that en,erpr,sing produce firm,
Messrs. Merz, Ibach 4 Co Noodle, Ala, paid
a business visit here and vicinity Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. 7. Cappleman, Of 0kolona, Miss,
representing that old and reliable drug house
of Z. J. Hart & Co.. Of New Orleans, was a vel.
come caller at the D~ExoCHAT-STAE Office Mon
day.
Superintendent Of Education Cowan desires
us to state through the columns Of the DEMO
CRAT-SrAR to the Teachers Of Jackson county,
that he is at his office every day now, waiting
for the State Appropriation to arrive so he can
send them their money.
Mr. j.. II. Santa Cruz, District Deputy Grand
Rolls, Grand Senior Warden Of Mississippi,
went to Grand Bay, Ala, last SATURDAY. to in
stall the officers Of Grand Bay Lodge No. 70,
I. 0. 0. +.
Mr. Jos. W. Laurendinc, an old and highly
respected citizen of Bayou lie Ba,re, Ala,
died at his home there on Jan. &c, 1897, aged
50 wears. He was born in Noodle and leaves
"tfty-siI grandchildren. Among those from
here who attended the funeral were Mrs. j. c.
Laurcndine, Miss Lucy I.surcudine and 7. II.
Laurendine.
The new steamer Val-da Was successfully
launched on Tuesday. The CUSTOMARY chris
tening took place. at which the baby daughter
Of Mr.. Ed Mitchell, for whom the boat is nam
ed, performed the c.rtmonv. The Vslrda will
be placed in the Pascsgouls river trade in
about three weeks.
Monday evening \ surprise party wa. ten
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. ". N. Canty at their
home on Krebs avenue, it being the occasion
uf their tin wedding. A select mi er uf thciI
fricuds took possession Of the parlors snc
brought with them numerous handsome anC
useful presents. Music and dancing were the
features Of the evening, aud at the opportun,
hour the visitors adjourned to the dining room
to partske Of \ delightful repsst. All preseuI
had a most enjoyable evening.
II ~gratifes us to note the earnest eforti
made By the Pascsgoula Commercial Club u
onr town in promoting the commercial ant
shipping interests Of Horn Island harbor an,
Pascagoula river, BY collecting statistics ant
facts relating to the natural feasibility an
advantages Of = seaport CITY here at tn
mouth Of our river. The club through il
representative committee have made a state
ment Of the past shipping at this port, of tn
depth Of water, and the improvements neces
ssry to bring deep water into mainland, and @
the extent Of commerce, export and import
that could be confidently expected BY the es
adjustment Of q deep water harbor. Tn
above facts were presented to the Rivers IN
Harbors Congressional Committee at their re
cent visit South.
Treasure Troye.
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