The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-22

Mr.. W. II. Nix is quite sick.
What will THEY trump up next2
Those who dance must pay the fiddler.
jeff Larson returned home on Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. j. Jacobson is down with fever.
Wonder IL he went to see him while be was
sickf
Scranton is full Of immunes who don't think
Of Dragging.
What do "potlickcr" doctors know about
yellow. fever?
Thesirst killing frost will bring our refu.
gees home.
No country produce comes 10 now. It Is
qnarantined.
Only two Of the DRMocnAr-SrAR printers
has had the prevailing fever.
The schooner Mary Theresa is on the New
Venice ship ways for general repairs.
Behold how good and pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity!
Doctors should be cheerful and encouraging
in the presence Of their patients.
There is considerable sickness reported
among the colored population, but III deaths.
DR.. A. c. Uimer, the well-known Pascal
goula street dentist, is sick with the prevailing
fever,
The reputation Of Scranton's new qusck
doctor is on the wane. 1t was too much like a
sky rocket.
We are happy 10 state that Miss Theodosia
Thompson, who has been quite i'll with fever,
is convalescing.
Mrs. Mary @. Laird and son, Mr.. Charles c.
Laird, Of Pascagoula, are confined to their
home with sickness.
We know from trustworthy sources that the
report Of a death from diphiheria was ground
ed on a mistaken diagnosis.
Last Monday morning Mr.. J. NJ. Pelham
saw the first flock Of ducks migrating to our
coast on Pascaroula bay.
After a mild attack of the prevailing fever
MI W. ~ JViihueDn, tue wei -knUWu Uldck-
smith, is on the streets again.
Our local committee of relief is calling for
help. They report considerable distress
among the poorer people.
The many friends of Mr.. Chas. Addicks c6n
find him ready to wait on them behind the coun-
ter Of the Peoples Exchange.
THEY were mullet-cliasers up to the time
THEY were hoodwinked BY the "furin
x-spurts." We can Substantive this asser.
ton.
II is denied by those who have seen diph-
liberia that Mr.. |. =. Delmas' SON did not die
of that dreadful disease. Tu;en did not guess
right that time.
Mr.. John II. George, Of the steamer Biloxi,
reached the bedside Of his brother last Friday
night. He will remain a while at Pascagoula,
caring for his mother and sister.
Mrs. Mary Ann George, of Pascsgoula,
mother Of the late Mr.. Joseph A.. George, who
has had an attack of fever, is improving fast
and we hope will soon be well.
Capt. W. Sidney Gibbon, of Pascagnula,
called a, Ne DEMocRAT-STAR office on Mon
day afternoon to say that his town is like Moss
: Point-it has no prevailing fever in it.
A pronounced change in the weather occur
red Monday evening, the thermometer falling
about 70 degrees by . O'Clock, and our hopes Of
the l~ong-expected frost rose several degrees.
DR.. E. R. Bragg, of Ocean Springs, who is
now employed by the U. S. Marine Hospital
Service, began last Saturday to give his skill
full services to the sick of Scranton and Pas.
cagoula.
Mrs. b. F. Browne, wife of our esteemed
town marshal, received on Sunday the sad in
telligence Of the death Of her sister, Mrs.
Louise pelas, which occurred at Buras, La,
Friday last.
The sick with the prevailing fever seem TO
get along better and get over it sooner where
there is no doctor in charge. A good nurse
and simple medicine are all that is required in
this fever.
It's a pity that the work Of constructing the
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standstill, MS the needed supply of brick has
not been received owing Il. the s~onseless quar-
antine at Moss Point.
Mr.. W. II. Naugle and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
U. Villere, two children and nurse aud Master
Paul nupas, who have been summcring on the
Oommuny place, left for New Orleans, via
Camp Fontniueblcau, on Monday last.
We hear with pleasure that little Willie
Canty seems to give every sign that he has
fought %manfully and successfully against his
'ate serious attack of fever that held his life in
The balance for a time. May he soon fully re-
cover.
on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, at 8 O'Clock,
"the Church Of Our Lady Of Victory, a sol
m requiem mass will be offered for the re-
pose Of the soul Of the late Rev. A. Baur,
pastor Of the Catholic parish Of Scranton
ine public and clergy Of the coast are cordi-
sly invited to attend.
u. 7. l. Ford returned home Monday morn.
ae from the hospital at Camp Fontaineblcau
nas numerous clientele r~ejoics At his recovery
me doctor seems to be only convalescing SO far.
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