The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-08-06

ctCTy rTiuhy'
Refreshing showers Tuesday night.
All those on the sick list are slowly
recovering.
Mr.. II. H. Russell is over from New
Orleans for a few days.
Mr.. I. B. Lynd is q weekly visitor
to his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rickert, ST.,
and family are visiting Mrs. z. w.
Zeigler.
The ladies Of the Catholic church
Will hold a fair on the 10th and 18th
inst.
Mrs. P. J. Mcdonnell visited New
Orleans during the past week.
Mr.. Ed. Mon paid Scranton a visit
on legal business Saturday last.
Born on Tuesday Aug. 3rd to Capt.
and Mrs. J.. Ii. Green, IA girl.
Mrs. d. N. Steber and family re-
moved to Mobile on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Schmidt are
spending a few days In New Orleans.
Mr.. Geo. A. Hoffman, Of New Or
leans spent Sunday here with his
family.
Father Nelson Ayers, Of New Or
leans visited Col. A. ID. Sheldon and
family this week.
DR.. and Mrs. E. R. Bragg spent
Monday with their brother and family
Mr.. +. II. Lewis at Scranton.
Mr.. Geo. w. Davis and Col. New
comb Clark visited Scranton Saturday
last on legal business.
Congressman Robert c. Davey- and
wife, Of New Orleans, spent a few days
at the Egan cottage returning to the
city Wednesday.
Our reverend townsman 0. SwitzeI
is still visiting old neighbOrs and
friends at his native home in Canada,
after an absence Of a quarter OF a Gen.
fury.
Mai. r. A. E. HOlcomb has gone out
with Capt. Tiblier on the briny deet
in search OF a lost snapper bank, and
II found, to rob it and bring the con
tents to shore.
The strong gusts Of wind before the
rain Tuesday evening filled our streets
some houses and many eyes with dust
from powdered oyster shells.
When we coasters complain will
the heat in the nineties, let the north
west and interior with 100 to ITO de
grees be a consolation to reflective
minds.
Prof. S. NJ. Tracy, who has beer
superintendent of the A. & NJ. college
experimental station, Starksville fol
several years visited II. S. Hyatt Esq.
on Monday last.
Several bath houses were robbed
Saturday night, among which wer'
Messrs. W. b. Schmidt's, Mr.. Magin
MIS- and Mr.. TebO's.
There is a merry time expected GU
at our old friend, Capt. Tom HansOn'
on the 18th inst. 1t will be his 87tl
birthday, also his golden wedding.
Messrs. E. E. Clement and JOSEPH
Kotzum left on Saturday for Chicago
via the Illinois Central and from ther,
expect to head towards Alaska aud Y
as far as the Michigan shores of LAX
Superior, where the warmest night
approach the freezing point.
Mr.. @. W. Zeigler made a pleasure
trips to Biloxi in his yacht Nan;
Thursday. Among the party werV
Messrs. W. B. Schmidt, Frank Rick
ert, ST., Master Geo. Hoffman, Marion
Rickert and Frank Rickert, Jr.
[OHicial.]
TOWN OF OCEAN SPRINGS.
Regular meeting of the Mayor ant
Board OF Aldermen held Tuesday
August 3, 1897. Present: Mayor L
w. Grayson, Alderman: H. +. Rus
sell, G. L. Friar, 3. M. Westbrook
Marshal Geo. H. Tardy, Clerk f. M
Dick. Absent: Aldermen !. W. Sim
mons, Geo. E. Arndt.
Minutes Of last meeting read an,
approved.
Treasurer's report showed balanc
in general fund Of Sl59.l5 school fun
$525. 46.
e Marshal's report showed the amour
OF street work done and collections 10
. month of July to be $l4S. 90, expendj
lures &78.48.
: Report Of committee on contrac
with John Johnson for foot Of Marti
avenue vas approved and cOmmitte
discharged.
, Bills Of Progress for 1920; an
school board for sl1.35 approved an
Mayors bill for sl2 90, trying
: cases allowed and ordered paid.
Proposition OF Mr.. +. w. NOrwo0
, to furnish shells for the road leadin
!, to his premises was accepted.
: Marshal Tardy was given a leave
absence for 3 or 4 days and $. P. He
, , mer appointed Marshal, pro. tenn.
!. Moved and carried that Capt. JO
' Bellande be paid 500 for a certai
piece Of land IS feet wide, beginnir
at the N. W. corner Of Mrs. Niche
9 sons property, thence running sout
= to A. G. Tebo's corner.
!. Mr.. B. F. Joachim submitted a SUI
y = scription of the following persons
wit: j. KOtzum $40, N. Seymour :
=, E. Dick 81, Manuel Gonzales $40, Pab
y Cox 81, Emile j. Lang $10,>Ed. Mon 8
. II. Mil $40, p. +. Joachim $40, tot
X e83, 10 part payment OF the 500 abOv
% which subscription was received ar
ordered spread on the minutes.
r. Moved and carried that a commit
s. of Ave be appointed to confer vii
Mr.. Duncan Sinclair relative to Ope
= ing a street through his property
: 1.-THE beach.
) Moved and carried that the $Sl.
: that was transferred from the geneI
3 fund to the school fund be recinded.
Moved and carried that Prof. d.
Z Cowan be allowed 8 per cent comm
8 sion from the June school fund dist
y button.