The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-15

Acting Mayor J. D. Clark is appealing to
the outside world for help.
Que Of the drawing features Of Mr.. NJ. v. B.
Carey's saloon Is its new bar.
Rev. c. ]. Broders, psstor Of the Lutheran
church, took down with the prevailing fever
Wednesday night.
Next Sunday msss will be celebrated At 1880
and $50 4. m. in the Church Of Our Lady Of
Victory. At $50 p. m, . rosary and benedic.
tion Of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Even our own doctors are not finding any
yellow fever among the new cases Of sickness
here. There is as much Of it now as there
has been during the two months past.
Nj. Charlie 7. Higgins, who has been EN-
ployed It jackson, Ala, returned home last
week, after ten days Of illness from malarial
fever spent in the Marine hospital at Mobile.
Every sensible person who has seen genuine
yellow fever still contends as we do, that
Scranton has not had a single case ,,iuce 1875
the opinion Of the "furin x-spurts" to the con.
trary.
Rev. l.. N. Brock moved up from Pasca.
gouls last week, fearing that he might be
quarautiued. He and family are occupying
rooms at Mrs. W. s. Cooley's on Pascagoula
street.
On Tuesday, Oct. s, DR.. and Mrs. W. A.
Cox had their infant baptized at their resi-
dence, The babe was named Zoe Isabelle.
Sponsors: Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Deas, Of New
Orleans.
Let us not lose sight Of the fact that It be-
hooves our citizens to continue the sanitary
improvements Of their premises BY the free
use of lime. We know Of several ~delirqueuts
in this respect.
Last Sunday Rev. Father Paul FACET bap.
tized the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Gebo. The child received the name VI Charles
Joseph. Sponsors: Mr. John Krebs and Miss
Laura Delmas.
Mr.. G. A. Barker, the afable manager Of
the Scranton Hotel, gave a gentle hint to the
reporter that he would like to see the drum
msrs return, as he is ready to give them a
hearty welcome.
Messrs. John Baker, lineman Of the Postal,
and 0. A. Baker, lineman Of the Western
Union, both Of Ocean Springs, we're here Sun.
day and Monday looking after their respective
co,npsny's lines.
The following are the fees for the following
kinds Of fever existing here: Bilious, 81 to $40;
Dengue, 81 to $40; Malaria, 81 to So; YELLOW
FEvER, SIS to $l0o. Now, who has the latter?
Don't all speak At oucel
Work has been resumed on the Frederic
two-stcry building on the northeast corner Of
Delmas avenue and Ker street. The slate and
iron facings having arrived the building will
be pushed to completion.
The many clients Of Dr.. W. R. Keli we're
glad to hear that he had returned home from
Camp Fontainebleau last Saturday, sitter q
short spell Of bilious fever. He resumed his
practice Moudsy and looks better now than he
ever did.
We are happy to state that Sister Paul, Of
the Perpetual Alteration Convent, is rapidly
recovering. All Of the other inmates Of the
convent are in perfect good health, owing to
the wise sanitary precautions taken by the
Superioress.
The church going people Of Scranton, Ear
from following the bad example Of their neigh.
bors aud conscious that the most appropriate
time for public worship 10 at The time Of Divine
visitation, attended as usual their places of
worship on Sunday.
The "old reliable" takes pleasure in chronic
cling the fact that in spite Of what croakers
and other pessinists may say, our merchants
are doing . fairly good business without hav-
ing raised the prices Of their goods on account
Of quarantine restrictions.
A petition TO the State Board Of Health
asking that the existing quarantine ~restric-
tons as to tho shipment Of all classes Of
freight from New Orleans and Mobile to this
town be removed, is being freely signed by
our business men and citizens.
Dr.. ]. G. Tuten u. s. Marine Hospital Ser
vice), Of Jessup, Ca, was introduced here
Saturday last by Surgeon R. D. Murray to
help him in his work amongst the sick. He
appears To be a gentleman Of fine physique
and is perfectly welcome in our midst.
When the clouds pass by and the yellow
fever accounts are all settled, there will BE-
howl in Scranton you bet! Some will excla,m,
what fools we were to be hoodwinked and
humbu lged by doctors who did not know I
yellow fever germ from any other germ!
Those who psrsstently boasted that they
had yellow fever are now changing their tune
since they have learned that our local doctors
are charging 500 for yellow fever cases
Where there is more than one case in a family
the price is SIS each, They are served right
We have no words Of sympathy to offer.
Mr.. H. NJ. Plummcr, cashier Of the Scran'
tim State Bank, received news on Tuesday
from his wife stating that she 10 now IN one o
the Atlanta iuirmaries and suffering from ~
attack Of faver, which she contracted from thu
colored nurse that accompanied her to tina
city. Mr.. Plummer left on the night trair
Tuesday for Atlanta, Ga.
Scranton was visited by . violent typica
southern storm Sunday morning. At on
time il looked a. IL We we're going to have
hurricane. Besides putting down the dus
and bene6tting the trick farms IL was . pre-
sage Of cool weather, which will be the dealt
of all fever-breeding germs. Happily Their
vas no extensive material damage done.
The late improvement to The De Jean