The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-05
LOCHL NEWS


r,gania Cox returned Saturday to her
bome III Mobile.
u,,sr pad" land buyers pay Scranton a
visit OCCASIONALLY
A.. lanes A. Kaufman visited New Or
leans this week
They say that Lovers Oak is not visited
much uow by loye-sick couples.
II. p \. Hand, Of Ocean Springs attended
,be tax sale Monday.
Something is going to "drap" ere many
DAYS, aud great will be the fall.
LAWYER ". H. Maybiu, Of Biloxi was in
,xr Wednesday on legal business.
AZ / D. Minor assisted Sheriff Moore Mon
d,y IN selling the delinquent lands.
Marshal Browne is having some work done
nm onr streets, which was badly needed.
Mr.. Ell NJ. TAYLOR, deputy sheriff of Van
ols,,e WAS here Monday on legal business.
Col. ]. b. Lyons, the Chicago capitalist,
maid Scranton a business visit on Wednesday.
Mr.. :. G. Ramsay, of Vancleave was in at
,.,d,uce ON the sherit's sale of tax lands
Monday.
Mr.. Sid Jones, in charge Of the emigration Of
fine Louisville and Nashville, was in the coun-
t, last week.
Mr.. NJ. Beck is now the lamplighter Of the
town, having the contract from the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen.
though when they are wanted they are con-
s%picuously absent.
Mr.. Thos. Kitchin has leased the Rolls place
on CAVITY street, wherein he will conduct a
boarding house.
Pref. 7. p Faucette has closed the public
school at Three Rivers and returned to his
home in Newton county.
Since Mr.. James II. Rolls closed his liquor
saloon at Pascagoula Charley Boster is left all
alone to hold the fort.
Rev. l.. y. Brock will preach in the Baptist
church Sunday at II o'clock and 7:l5 p. m.
AL are cordially invited.
Oar agent at Ocean Springs, Mr.. II. F. Rus
sell, attended the tax sale Monday and pur-
chased considerable land.
Quite a large number Of our citizens took in
Nardl Grss at New Orleans and Mobile. We
hope none of them got "taken in"
The Pascagoula Commercial Club meets in
regular session next Monday night at $50.
All m,u5ers are requested to be in attend
snCe.
The advertisement announcing the schedule
Of the new Pascagoula river packet Naleda
will appear in the next issue of the DEMOCRAT
STAR.
Capt, Chas. Boster, the genial and we'll
known proprietor OF the Cottage BY the Sea,
left Monday for New" Orleans to attend the
Carnival.
Prof. y. u. Cowan gives notice in the DEM
OCRAr-SrAR to-day of the Spring examina-
ton Of teachers for the public schools of the
county.
lr. +. A. Ports, of Vancleave gave the
DGsocHAr.SrAR office an appreciated call
Monday and put down 81 for another year for
the "old reliable"
Mrs. 2. X. Mayors lett Wednesday for
are now boss of the situation. She will be alb
sent two weeks,
Mrs. +. d. MIR in, of Selma, Ala, accom-.
panied BY her little grand daughter, Maude
Kahle, is visiting her niece, Mrs. E. b. Black
well, on Delmas avenue.
Last week Miss Lizzie Alley enjoyed .
pleasant trip from Mobile to Ship Island ou thu
handsome t~hree-masted schooner Gertrude A
bartlett, as the guest of Capt. II. l.. Sprou
and wife.
Scranton has now two more Protestant
ministers located here, Revs. II. D.. Howell
and l., y. Brock. 1t is to be hoped that tn
people will be benefited spiritually and moral,
by their presence.
Md. Ii. Rolls and family moved to Mobil
Oh FRIDAY last, where Mr.. Rolls will engage il
'oe saloon and clearinghouse business o
o"uth street.
oNr streets were rather lively Tuesda'
with the Mardi Gras. Some gay and ride
""'s customs were on the streets, most.
worn by the colored population.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Scran
vi" od not have a meeting Tuesday for til
want OF a quorum. There will be a meetin
Oh Monday evening next.
Mr.. Alfred Powell, at Barkley, this county
lost his dwelling house aud contents by fir
"' Saturday. 1t is supposed a defect,v
n0e was the cause of the fire.
'ae season of fun and frolic Is now over 70
"'y DAYS Lent has begun. Those who re
"s""s'y observe the term will not be Above
eat anything except fish, oysters and egg
IN Tuesday morning a fine, bouncing bo
"'! arrived at the home of Sheriff and Mr.
w. Moore. The little Democrat will
"""ea Tor the celebrated author and His Ma
esty Rex.
u Methodist membership "pounded" the
r''"' Nev' H. D. Howell, Friday night las
~''S pounds of necessary and good thing
I'VE presented to the good brother and his Ct
Unable wife.
VI Monday Sheriff c. d, Moore was occ,
rrta IRON i''25 O'Clock to 3:45 o. m. disposir
,e ue''nqnent tax lands. The majority
"4u' were bought in by private individua
'SH0au portion by the State.
pn Monday the residence Of Capt. l..
was bought at mortgage sale by Il
Iaue0ser' Busch Brewing Association Of S
'%' through their representative, Attoru,
~ Bowers, the purchase price being 500.
Ar Mat Caldwell, our esteemed friend, v
N l%v court house Monday looking after take
l,,,' a great sufferer from rheumatism a,
Albany y aaa the grippe, which, he says, "
ma n, "e could stand, but he got throu,
able 70 be about again.
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