The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-01-08
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.
"Surc" winter weather.

MIS-. T.. BlOO1nllelu Is IN Il IWO weeks
visit 10 New Orleans.
MI. c. NJ. Farley and bride are COM
fOrtably domicilcd here.
Mr.. Geo. w. Robinson was here this
week looking after his mill interests.
Miss Eleanor Bcardslec paid friends
IN Mobile a visit during Christmas
week.
Mr.. Elias AaronS, a wcll-known CT
gar manufacturer Of New Orleans was
here Tuesday,
Mr.. VIM. Howell, OF Three Rivers
was in town Monday and Tuesday ON
business.
Mr.. f. w. Manahan, the well-known
Chicora. Miss. merchant passed sew
cral days here last week.
Mr.. J. Henry Blumcr spent several
DAYS recently in New Orleans and
with his brother in Ellisyille, Miss.
Mr.. John II. pankey, wife and sis
ter, Miss Emma, spent the day in
Moss Point Tuesday visiting relatives
and friends,
DR.. Geo. /. lard and family, after
a pleasant visit to Mr.. l.. \. Dant2,cr
and family returned to their home in
Mobile Monday.
Too bad. too bad When a young
couple get married and forget to pay
the preacher, its gross neglect. Such
was the case in this place recently.
DR.. r. w. Thompson, a prominent
physician Of LumbcrtOn, Miss, visit
ed our town during Christmas week.
He was very fayorahly impressed with
this section of the state.
Misses Nellie Smith and Fannie
Vaughan, two OF Ocean Springs pop
ular young ladies, after Il pleasant
visit Of some days with Miss Maymc
Morris returned to their homes We'd
neSday.
The following vessels are loading
with lumber at the l.. n. Dantzler
Lumber COS mill this week: Bark
cntine bahama. with 100000 feet for
Havana: schooner Samuel w. Hall,
with 100000 feet for New York.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
JuNtIllIf MINNI'Ildll '''lNty WI "
held Sunday at 3 o'clock at the Mctho-
dist church. Everybody is invited.
Bro. Cooper will make us a talk at
that time, A FRIEND.
Mr.. Z. J.. Pine. scenic artist Of Mo-
bile. whose fine taste and mechanical
lelius was shown in the beautiful
decorations at the Methodist church
Christmas celebration, was "a recent
guest Of Mr.. G. W. Jackson for n few
days. Mr.. Pine was accompanied by
his wife.
The following officers Of Moss Point
Camp No. So. W. Of W, will be in
stalled at the next regular meeting.
F.iday, jar. /. 1871, viz: X. &. Bor-
den, c. G.; l.. 7. l@lcrrin, ADV. Lieut.;
r. w. CUWan. Banker; Geo. W. ONelll.
Clerk; W. 2. Daily, Escort; W. p.
Crosby, Waterman; JOS. Angelo, Sen
try.
The following officers OF Moss Point
Lodge No. lis, X. Of T., were elected
Dee. -, 1876 viz: f. NJ, johnson, G..
c.: A. NJ, Golf, V, G.: Rev. &. W. Hun.
Prclat,: c. q. Yates. NJ. Of W.: w. G..
NeaCh, X. of II. & s., < NJ. Of f.: Jno.
+. krebS, VI. OF Il: w. L. Wilson. q
g.: NJ. +. Cowan, |. g.: NJ. NJ. Wat
kinS. Representative TO Grand Lodge
W. c. Neach, Alternate.
Mr.. }. J. Cunningham, the we'll
known constable, has a wild duck III
MS poultry yard that he claims is the
prctticst thing in the leathcred tribe
TO be seen anywhere. Its plumagc is
red. green. yellow, gray, white, etc.
He captured it recently while hunting
in the Escatawpa neighborhood. The
little creature is perfectly tame no"
and quite a pet with his chiIdleA.
The officers = elect Of Pascagoula
Lodge No. POP. a. +. & \. NJ, were
publjcly installed Wednesday, Dec.
50. after which the Master Mason
Daughters Degree was conferred on
some fifteen or twenty Of the female
relatives Of Master MaSons. The ccre-
monies being over, all rCtlrcI to I'M :
Hall and participated in the banquet
arranged for the occasion. A gooull
number Of the brethren from Sciah'
ton were in attendance.
On December Goth Christmas wa'
| celebrated in the Methodist church by
the Sunday-school. The regulation
Christmas tree waS replaced 10y /
beautiful windmill in a lovely country
lane, and as its. huge arms Swunt
round it ground OUT a present fo'
every Young member OF the Sunday
| school. The church was crowded to TIN
doors. and after a wcll-rendered pro
gram By the young people ana SOM
Kind friends, old Santa Claus ap
reared and proceeded to satisfy TIL
anxious longingS depicted on so man.
faces Of the little ones. 1t wasa beau
tilul sight, one to be remembered long
and great praise IS due the genial ST
pcrintendent, G. W. Jackson, ana hi
aids for the novel and beautiful trea'
"Ita good beginning makes a goo
ending" then the social year shoul
be A great success, for it was u>here
in by one Of the most delightful ct
tcrtainmcnts ever given in Mos
Point. The "Clcyaka Club an o
rani2atiun composed Of most or IL
prominent young society leaders, gay
their first annual reception at tt
beautiful home OF Mrs. a. Nj. Cowal
The following are the officers Of ii
club: Miss Annie l.. Dantzlcr, Pres
dent; Miss Mamie Denny, Secretar
Miss Bette BIumer, Treasurer. Thi
the occasion was a complete succe'
I goes without saying, Il glance at III
| above names insuring that. AT
, o'clock the guests began to arrlv
; and we're uShcrcd into parlors G
ouisitely decorated and brilliant
lighted. A regular program had oe'
: PREPARED 10y the members of the GU
n and was gone through, every numb
5 eliciting rounds of applause, Y
S would specially mention the readll
of the prophecy of the Cloyaka Gu
by Miss Bette BIumer, and a pow,
fully rendered recitation BY Nj
Mamie Denny. After the proga
various forms of amusement were G
]. gagged in until supper time, when
v the guests were invited to partake
n a most dainty supper served on VIC
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