The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-01-28
Two Lives Lost.

Ala, called At the DExocRAr-SrAR office
Monday evening md gaze us the following
facts coucvrning the ~drowuing Of two young
men in Por,ersville bay last Saturday:
About4 o'clock p. M. three small cat-rigged
skiats were coming to the oyster factory at
Bayou La Batre, when a squall struck them
and c~apsized the skif that young Wales Har-
rs and Oscar Cantrell were on. When the
mist cleared away, the crews on the other
boats could not zee the missing boat, and not
being able to turn back, landed at the factory
m hour later. Although there were other
boats able To ride the waves thew were not sent
to rescue the drowning pen until next MORN
| ing, when they found the dead bodies Of
Wales Harry, At ~ years, and Oscar Cantrell
| aged about Is wears. Harris was tied to some
par, Of the boat, and the body Of Cantrell way
astern "f the beat, with his hands graspine
a rope. From appearances he must have
| held ont through the night M his body was
| still warm and limp. Cantrell il u stranger in
this %section. 1t is said he came from the
West. The bodies were decently buried.
The a~rtesian we'll has reached a depth Of
45l feet. .
Misses Norma and Lucy Laurendine visited
Biloxi Sunday evening.
A dance will be given tonight, friday al
Odd Fellows hall.
A handsome new piano adorns the rooms o
the PascaCoula Commercial club.
Mr.. J. A. Miller, accompanied by Charlie,
Cruzat, went to New Orleans on bushes.
Wednesday.
A negro hack driver for Chas. Ferrer VA,
held up between here and Pascagoula Tuesda,
night.
A delightful surprise party was given at tn
beautiful home II NJ. and Mrs. II. g. olive
Wednesday evening.
An efor, is in progress to establish an oper
house M me Of the lots adjoining the Farms
worth Lumber Cas- Office.
Mr.. Mcvea Young left IN Tuesday nigh
for Clinton, la, on q visit to his wife. II
will be abseNt about a week.
Mr.. +. p. Andrews, president Of the Mobi'
school board, was the guest Of Mrs, j.
Laurendine IN Sunday.
Mrs. Isabel Tucker and Misses Florence an
Alice Canty are occupying the Widow Canty
place on CAVITY Street.
Miss Lucy Laurendinc, the clever operate
at the Postal Telegraph office, has moved ht
office into the old bank building next dou
The novels quite agreeable to the many pa
, rons, and the pleasant. agreeable young lad
can be found at her desk ready and willing
, please the public.
Rev. Thos. ". Brown, the new pastor Of Il
= Methodist church, preached Two e%xcelle'
sermons Sunday. He also preached At Pa
cagoula at 4n'clock .. m. The membersh
Of his church and the people generally see
to he pleased with'Mr. Brown AZ a gosp
9 preacher. He will preach here regularly Il
: second and fourth Sundays in each month.
: At last the gang Of burglars has been r,
down. On Friday last nur efficient sheriff,
" D. Moore, assisted BY Town Marshal Is.
Browne, arrested B. Atchison, Frank Book,
" Of East Side, and Morgan Broom, Of Ma
" Point, as the guilty parties and Judged the
in the county jail tn await trial. The sher
: holds ~ evidence against the trio n quaint
r. Of articles that they had stolen from sevel
!. stores in this vicinity. Afidavits were ma
;. before Judge Chidsey and they will be tri
in a day ar no.
Work upon our town electric light plant h
v been delayed IN account Of the non arrival
" materials ordered from the East, but they q
z. expected t. b. here in 4 day or ~, when Al
T. i've operations will, begin upon the fn'
electric light plant in Mississippi. The Il
Of that II is owned by the people as a municip
Y. ity, and not BY a private company or corpo'
At tiou, causes additional interest to be taken
p the enterprise, and our citizens will snxi"u'
await the complexion Of the work. Mess
B~mrkhalter 3 Co... Of birmingham, Ala, c.
tractors, are On the ground, prepared to 81
y, erintend the entire work Of construction.
c' The reporter Of the DsxocRAr.SrAR cal
We in at the shipyard Of Capt. WIN. Candy,
M Krebs lake, one morning this week, snd V
forcibly struck with the beautiful proporti'
lie nf the new boat, now nearing completi
70 which has been built for Messrs. Gibbo'
10. Son, of PAscagouls, for the Mississippi Sow
~ trade. She ia a twin-screw boat, the dim
\. aims IT her hull being t20 feet long, 70
"' beam and 6 feet depth If hnld, and Qives pre-
ise II developing great speed. Her name
In BE- "Osk" and the launching ceremony
take place same day next week.
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