The sea coast echo., 1897-12-25


big city the forepart of the week.
Dominic GraSnon returned Wednesds
evening from a weeks stay In New o
leans He wIll remain home this wintC
and begin his medical studies next sea
son.
Mr.. Turner, of Mobile. was the CUES
OF Locust Cottage the past week. He
of the well-known firm Of +. G. Turner
Co., and has many friends and patrons a
ut the Bay.
Captain Toulme has our thanks Tor
magnificent speciman of caullflower ou
OF his garden. Being fayorite vegetabl
with the editor 1t will be kept for th
Christmas table.
The Echo suggests that petition, {,
be signed by Catholics aud all denomina
tlons, be forwarded to the conference a
Jackson next week for the retention O
Rev. }. p. Drake.
DR.. Rohmer has taken down his shin
gle and set up his teut-stakes at Grand
Bay, Ala. and will pursue farming. He
Is followed by innumerable good wishes
and will be missed
Capt. Tyler has been interviewing a
number of our citizens during the week
as To organizing stock company for the
purpose of establishing and operating a
caDnery, The Captain is enterprising.
Collector Dahlgren transacted business
IN New Orleans Tuesday His term In
office expires January LIST, but his friend
Bill Mckinley has not the heart TO show
the boot as yet, remembering his services
In the Palmer-Buckner agency of the re-
publican party.
Mr.. A. Il. Ladner, of the L. & N, rail.
road, contemplates building pretty cot
tUSs at the Bay and spending his sum-
mers ut this lovely resort. About year
ago he married one OF the loyeliest girls
in Kentucky who will be glad to grace
this Cottage by the sea.
1t is unfortunate that Johnnie Haven. NJ.
ter sickness and trouble all his life, has
lost his mind and VIII likely be sent to
the lunatle asylum In few days. The
parents of this young man have had their
share of sickness, poverty, and misfor-
tune. May the new year change for the
better for this poor family.
Nothing thrives better and more wide IN
this town than reports. Our estlmable
and brainy young oonfrere, Jules Toma-
sich we are glad to say is not down In bed
with relapse of the yellow fever, as ru-
mored by many, but having overtaxed his
strength was advised to remain indoors.
Only this and nothing more.
The illumination and decorations at the
college will be grand, rs usual, this year
The boys have fireworks and displays of
the like, and the brothers realize that
Christmas comes but once a yeal, and will
do all possible to make this one merry
and happy for every student at Stanis
laus.
Before The Echo greets its readers
again the new year 1898 will be upon US.
and let us hope that we may be spared
fire, food, drouth, and sickness, and that
good health will bless our neighbors, and
that business may be revived all over this
fair land; that peace and good will may
conquer not only Bay st, Louis, but all
the world
Mrs. Avery has handsome lot of
Christmas cards, children's books, and
fancy writing paper, aud other Christ
mas goods. Why not give her chance
in the Christmas sales? For years she
has worked faithfully trying to advertise
Bay st. Louis, and to bring visitors to
this beautiful place. In our opinion the
best way to show appreciation of her la
Lors and eXertions tor the welfare of the
Bay is to assist her by buying her goods.
Substantial aid beats "Thank you" all to
bits, especially In these dull times.
The year of 1897 was disastrous one
in many respects. The good people that
have passed away Is something alarming.
ly sad, and when one goes to count them
up the numbers are so seockingly large
that the task is unpleasant and sets the
mind to werking over the inevitable do
ings of the Almighty. Gods ways and
not ours, and we must take courage to
believe that He doeth all things well. No
matter what our misfortunes and sorrows
may have been in 1897 we must liye like
christian men AID women, leave them be-
hiud and put on the armor of courage for
a battle with the now year and Its unseen
Joys and sorrows.
Not since the gay summer season fol
lowed by months of the fever gloom had
the Bay seen such social gathering un-
der so favorable auspices as on wednesday
night, the occasion being surprise birth
day party to Miss Julia 0livari by her
friends, at the home of her mother on
Front street. The surprise itself was a
success, the ivasiou by large number of
young ladies and gentlemen, and chape-
rones, bounteously. provided with all
necessary drinkables and edibles to re-
fresh, and string band, was made Just as
could be desired; but the utter surprise
of the surprised did not deter from the
doors of the hospitable home being
promptly thrown open and the guests
made welcomed. Miss Julia, who is one
of the most pleasant and sweetest girls OF
the Bays bouquet of charming buds, was
the recipient of mauY kind remembrauces
land happy felicitatons. Her natural