The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-05
State News Boiled Down..
Jackson has crap shooters.

Brandon is clamoring for a bank.
Lexington is enjoying Il building boom
Eupora has contracted for an artesion
well.
vicksburg is to have a coffin and trunk
factory.
Chambers is prevalent among lazoo
county horses.
The Bank of Terry has decided to build
4 brick building.
A bank capitalized at $4,000 has been
organized at Centreyille.
Last Saturday Meridian shipped fifteen
carloads of cattle to Chicago.
There are 1872 postotfices in the State,
of which 1880 are fourth class.
Mr.. A. NJ Gurley, one Of the oldest citI-
zens of Meridian, died last week.
The Enochs Manufacturing Co. of Jack
son will establish a branch in Vicksbnrg.
Judge r. j. Alcoru is the applicant of
the Hill faction for the postofice at Jack
son.
The Centreville Jeffersonian predicts a
visitation of the thirteen-year locusts in
May,
Bishop f. +. Hendrix will deliver the
commencement sermon ut the State Uni
yeislty.
Tom Sugss and Wallace Hoskins, col
ored, were lynched at Webb last week for
Arson aul robbery.
The Hazlehurst Lumber Co. lost a dry
kiln and 100, 900 feet of lumber by fire
Thursday night last.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights Of
Pythias meets in Vicksburg on the second
Tuesday in May next.
The vicksburg Fair Association will
buy and improve grounds of Its own at
an expense of $40, 900.
A hawk was killed neal New Albany
last week which measured 4 feet 6 inches
from tip to TIP of wing.
Mr.. II. W. Brantley, OF Marksville, re.
Gently purchased a fine Poland-China
SOW which cost him 800.
A man claiming to be an experienced
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quantities near WayneSboro.
Mrs. A. Frederickson, au cstimable lady
of Meridian, dropped dead of heart dis
ease at her home on the 10Th ult.
A mob of white-caps assassinated Ben
Land, an old negro who lived near Roxie,
Franklin county. on the 18th ult.
Peter A. Green, a prominent citizen OF
Amite county, member of The 4th Mlssls-
sjppi Regiment, is dead, aged 81 years.
Gov. McLaurin has decided to pay conn-
ty assessors for making last years assess
ment ont of the executive contingent
fund.
The farmers around Holly Springs who
have had a surplus of corn the past two
years, are now buying corn IN large
quantities.
The condition of Senator George slowly
improves, though his physicians think it
will be some time before his recovery.
He is at home.
1t is SAID that Gov. McLauriu IN hi.
next message to the Legislature will re
commend that the Illicit sale of whlske\
be made "A felony.
Ben Gaines and Bob Majors, two life
long friends, of Union county, fell out
about a trivial matter last Saturday and
the former killed the latter.
Water Valley gambler has been given
three years in the penitentiary tor gam.
bling, Judge Stephens says the law.
which few seem to know about, must be
enforced.
DR.. H. II. HARRISON, of Biloxi, will be-
gin the publication of the Medical Record
of Mississippi, a monthly Journal devoted
TO the interests of the medical fraternity,
April LIST.
"Dr. Jim Cuevas escaped Indictment by
the Mobile grand jury, but he will b,
L,.,,h+ k,oI. IN p,vs Christian IN nnvwor
to a charge of obtaining money under falls,
pretenses.
The inference would be that Center.
vile needs IA city hall. A local paper
says that the board of aldermen meet in 1
drug store and the mayor holds his courts
n the streets.
The President last week granted a par.
don to restore citizenship to W. Ii. Gibbs
sentenced to three years Imprisonment,
for ENLIGHTENMENT from tho Jackson
Miss, postoflice.
The editor OF the New South tells of d
churn which he says is owned by biz
"Cousin jake" which has been in con
slant use for s. years. 1t was made by
the present owners father, with Il pocket
knife.
Llewellyn Jordon, Of V%icksburg, ha
fallen heir to $50, 900 by the death of Miss
Matte Lee Fenncll, of Huntsville, Ala
They had been sweethearts since early
youth and intended marrying this spring
Before her death Miss Fennell willed hel
fortune TO her lover.
The Court of Claims awarded the heir,
of George Hunt, of Jefferson county, Sl9,
4l5 for property destroyed by Fedora
troops during the war. The courts de
cision must be ratified by Congress, an,
to this end and Congressman Spencer ha,
secured a unanimously favorable repor
from the committee on claims.
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