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

PERSONAL mi GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

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Deep water is the topic OF the day.
Mrs. A. NJ. CUwan visited Mobile
this week.
The past few days has been too
cold " love,
Mr.. James A. Herrih visited Mo.
bile Monday.
Large RATS OF timber and logs are
coming in daily,
Freezing weather Tuesday, followed
by rain and sleet.
Mr.. James Paul went TO Mobile on
business last week.
The wife OF VIM. McRca (col.), died
suddenly here last Monday,
Judge O. Randall made a business
trip TO New Orleans last week. g,
Miss Eva Taylor. Of Handsboro is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. 5. Henry,
here.
The Hypathcan Society meets at the
residence Of Mr.. &. W. Bowen this
Friday evening.
We are glad to see Mr.. II. E. Del
mas on the street again, after a very
severe spell OF sickness.
DR.. Lusk, a prominet physician Of
Birmingham. Ala, is on a visit TO the
family OF Mr.. jos. Beardslee.
L. S. Quarantine Fumigating Barge
Zalnora is hauled out for general re.
pairs at Angeles ship yard,
Mr.. Harry Burton visited New Or
leans last Friday for the purpose OF
selecting orchestral music and instru.
mentS for the new Musical, Literary
and Dramatic Society just formed,
Tie following schOnners are loading
at the l.. n. Dantzler Lumber Co.'S
mills this week: Henrietta j. Powell
with $50, 600 feet OF lumber for Ha.
yana, Cora. NJ 10000 feet for Kings
ton, Jamaica, Eva May 10000 feet for
Caioalrcn.
Last Saturday Viccgerent Will A.
C0ulSon held in the Odd Fellows
rooms at Scranton the first %concate-
nation OF the order Of HoU-lioo. The
class was small, with the following
initiates, all ThOmaSeS, viz: All. +.
Dantzlcr, H. G. Herring, Henry Blu
mer, Paul Smith and Jos. Cerl0t.
Through their wide.awake repre-
sentative, Mr.. James Paul, Messrs.
Donald Il Co., the enteIprising timber
and lumber shippers, have recently
completed the loading and clearing
FROM Ship Island the ships Hercules
and Edinburgh, the former carrying
100 900 feet and the latter 100000
feet. The loading was accomplished
in spite Of the serious drawback oc-
casioncd by the drought, which rem.
dercd it difficult to obtain the logs
necessary TO cut the required lumber,
The vessels were able to clear without
delay Oh demurrage.
There has been much talk OF late
about deep water harbors on our
coast. and but little done, but on
Monday matters began to assume
some shape by the arrival in Mobile Of
the Rivers and IIarb0rs Committee
appointed ty Congress to investigate.
Several gentlemen prominent in bust
ness circles here went up to Mobile on
Monday, together with a numerous
delegation from our SISTER town OF
Scranton, to interview the members
Of the committee and do all in their
power to induce them To consider the
claims Of Horn Island AS a deep water
harbor. Should they succeed. and we
sincerely hope they Will, 1t Will mean
more to Il town than can be told.
and after the adverse report on SHIP
Island by the Government Engineer
and Survey Department, we certainly
think we should be given a hearing.
CAUGHT GAMBLING.
n Q Picayune.
Andrew Shaver. Of Moss Point,
Miss. was neatly swindled last even
ing by two confidence men. Shaver
arrived in the city yesterday and
while strolliug around the city about
noon went into an Exchange alley Sa-
loon. There he met Il well-dresSed
man who began talking to him. The
country visitor was induced to enter
the Don at 3OS North Rampant
street, where he met two men, Robert
FITZGERALD and ID. 5. Phster, who were
playing cards. Shaver was induced to
bet on the game and lost all the money
he had with him, 81. Then he called
upon the police, and CorpOralS Smith
and Leroy went to the Rampant street
room and arrested the two men whom
Shaver pointed out. A good many
cards and chips were found, also
blank cheeks on almost every bank IN
the city.
The two men were charged with
gambling and being dangerous char.
acters. Shaver was held as a witness.
The Hypathean Society meets FRI
day night at the residence Of Mr.. Geo.
W. Bowen with the following pro-
gram:
Biography-Mr. ThOs. Spencer.
Isn't. Music-Miss Leslie Castenera.
Rcading-C. NJ. Farley.
Violin SOlO-Fred lIerrin.
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