The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-04-02

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Mr.. Adam Hauser, of New Orleans visited
friends here last week.
Rev. Iril r. Hicks predicts stormy weather
during April. Also a killing frost.
Elder l.. N. Brock will preach in the Baptist
church Sunday at II o'clock a. nj. and 1880 p, m.
On account of the Indictment weather the
horse sale has been postponed until to-day at
noon.
Mr.. Morris Jacobs, the %clothier, has recently
put up a new and attractive sign board in front
Of his store.
Mrs. Ella Hall, with her baby girl left Tues
day for Sheffield, Ala, where she will perma-
nentlv reside.
Mr.. c. Nelson, the Pascagoula street dry
goods merchant made a business trip to New
Orleans this week.
Elder F. p. ScarcliT reports great damage
done to the garden truck in his neighborhood
near Bayou Cossotte.
On the Goth inst. Scranton Lodge No. d,
|. o. o. F, will celebrate the 18TH anniversary
of the Independent order.
Mr.. W. L. Frederic ~contemplates the cree
| ton OF q two-story frame building on the cor
ner of Ker street and Delmas avenue.
Senator Mark A. Hanna has written to a
colored Republican in this county that Jim
Hills followers will get a large slice of the Re-
publican pie.
Services Sunday at 1890 a. m. and 7:3O p,
m. in the Lutheran church. Pascagoula a 4
p. m. Sunday. Lenten services every We'd
nesday at 7:4j p, m.
A reliable gentleman of this place SAYS that
ten and Il half inches Of rain fell Wednesday
between Z O'Clock a. m, and u m. He caught
the water in a tub and measured it.
came here Sunday on a visit to Mrs. Eavi-
lands sister, Mrs. +. Veillon. Mr.. and Mrs.
H%aviland left for California the next day.
The irrepressible Capt. Ben Duckworth, all
round detective, of Mississippi City was in
town Tuesday. He is the %capturer of "Greasy
JIM" lie was perhaps looking for som more
of the same sort over this way.
The stone front Of the Scranton State Bank
building has been placed in position and re-
fleets much credit on that enterprising firm,
MeSsis. licDonald, March & Co., Mobile. The
workmanship is frst-class and the design at
t~ractiye and substantial.
On Wednesday last Bayou Cossotte was in
great commotion. An eel measuring . feet 4
inches was found on the public road between
II. NJ. Broadus aud Rufus Clark's places, sup
posed TO haye been rained down, as there Is no
stream of water within a half mile Of the
place where the eel was found. This is no fish
story.
Mr.. Horace B. Everitt, formerly a practicing
lawyer of this place, bnt now Of Meridian
Miss, stopped off here Friday tn his return
from Handsboro, whittier he had gone to visit
his brother. Mr.. Everitt is looking well aud
seems to be we'll satisfied with his new home,
William Mitchell, brakeman of freight train
No. Il, was seriously if not fatally injured by
striking his head against the draw bridge Of
the Pascagoula river. He was attended by
DR.. W. A. Cox, who accompanied him to Mo.
bile, where he was placed in charge of DR.. lnge,
The steamboat Josie W., which has been
undergoing extensive repairs at Capt. p
Blanchard's ship yard was successfully
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ing coal by the Warrior River Coal Barge
Line of Alabama.
2 Mr.. Frank varlie, who has been spending
2 two months with his sister, Mrs. II. G. Oliver
at her villa "Pines of Pines" on the Pasca'
coula river, returned to Newport, Ark, this
week, where he is the assistant foreman il
!, the saw mill there.
e Mr.. Chas. T. Higgins caught a real live
cravfsh on Tuesday near the Pascagoul'
river. 1t had come all the way from the Lou
! isiana parishes, seeking a more congenia
cline. Mr.. Higgins mis.ook the vermin fol
a genuine lobster, but was soon made wiser b.
the appearance of Cashier II. NJ .Plummer, VIII
J ia somewhat of a lobster himself and know
the difference between the two species.
= Bravery and heroism should never 20 I'm
recognized, and we would be very emiss dit
n We not say some word in praise Of Maurice
Guichard, of %Pascagoula who, at the risk o
:, his own life and property, succeeded in rescu
= ing the crew Of the Inflated barque Tanjore
which went ashore and broke up on the llorI
!, Island bar in the severe gale of Monday last
4 His efforts were almost herculean, but his re
n ward great, as all were landed safely. As
was he lost his boat, and We think a snbscrip
n tion to replace this would not be out Of place
Who will start III
Messrs. A. D. and J. d. Bloch and Bernar
Kahn, three of the Gulf City's wealthiest clti
y zens, returned home Saturday last, after
visit to Pascagoula. They came here lookin
for suitable sites for erecting summer home
g. on the beach, and we understand they wer
delighted with what they saw. We may es
pect TO see some handsome residences goin
up there In the near future, which will be
y, deserved recognition Of our beautiful coas
town rs A summer Watering place.