The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-05-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

MT. j. j. Meyers Is On n SICK list
Mrs. w. Fred Herrin visited the
Crescent City this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack NJ. Watkins Wis
! ted Biloxi this week.
Hon. N. A. Dees is home again,
looking after his interests here.
Mr.. j. II. Blumer passed last Sun.
day and Monday in the Gulf City.
Mr.. J. O. AGREE, a well-known lum-
herman OF Mobile is in town this week
The register OF the Hotel Randall
Is the best Indicator that trade there
at least Is on the increase.
The steamboat Capt. Fritz made
her weekly arrival with full freight
for our merchants.
On Friday the Methodist May.day
picnic will take place on the Gautier
grounds at West Pascagoula.
The Cleyaka Club will hold its reg
ular meeting at the home OF Mrs.
Eleanor Beardslee, Monday, May 10th.
The Young Peoples Union will
meet at the home Of Mr.. w. Fred
Herrin, Tuesday evening, May 10th.
Miss Stella Torres, the charming
niece Of Capt. W. L. Pinder, is ex.
Dccted back m Saturday. after enjoy
ing a pleasant visit to friends in the
Gulf City.
We regret to mention the illness of
Mr.. Chas. Sheriff, and hope for his
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Theo. Hurlbutt, OF Meridian,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Cudabac, returned homie Wednesday.
Mrs. /. b. Payne, of Meridian, for
merly Of this place, Is visiting Mrs.
G. II. Wood and other friends here.
The residents on the principal
streets were treated Monday noon to
some very good music by our colored
band.
Sailors with scarfs cheap. My days
at Moss Point are Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays.
MRS. E. b. BLACKWELL.
Two handsome, shoulder. strapped
young soldiers created a profound sem
sation In our quiet town last Monday.
Their mission was to distribute cir
culars asking for fifty men to COM
plete their quota.
Messrs. J. w. Stewart, NJ. NJ. Wat.
kins and Or. j. B. Chamberlin arc at.
tending the meeting of the Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows at Vicksburg
this week.
The following schooners are laid up
| Qt Tim T. Ipnf1nr pn.har NJ &,
mills: Flora Woodhouse, Anna NJ.
Stammer. Henrietta J. Powell and L.
N. Dantzler.
1t is reported that DR.. j. B. Cham.
berlin has gone to New Orleans to
tender his services to the government
as surgeon.
On Tuesday night a large party OF
young people embarked on the Moss
Point and PascagOula II. r. for Pas
cagoula, where they enjoyed the salt
sea breezes and had a delightful time
altogether.
On Tuesday Mr.. Adam Blumer be-.
gan delivering brick to the court
house In Scranton for the new addi-
ton. 1t Is a recognized fact that
Mr.. Burners brick arc superior to
those imported from other places.
Two Of New Orleans most charm
ing and popular bellies, Misses Homo
rine Brown and Eugenia A. Tebault.
are visiting their friend Miss Griffin
here.
The bathing season opened in our
town with the nshering in Of the
bonny month Of May. Although, the
practice Of diving In head first is not
usually INDUCED in by u fair sex.
DR.. w. r. Thompson has a genial
and agreeable way OF showing his ap-
probation of the opening Of a first
class hotel In the Point, and Is often
one Of the delightful guests at the
dinner table Of the Randall.
The schooncrs R. II. Rathborn and
Carrie Strong are laid up at the
O'Leary mill dock on account Of the
war troubles. The Captains appre-
ciate a call from the ladies and gen
tlemen during their enforced bachelor
life.
Mr.. II. G. Burton, having basked In
the smiles OF our charming Moss
Point ladies for q long time, returned
to his first love last Friday, and
brought from Natchez his charming
bride. whom all will welcome. We
join in wishing him happiness, long
life and a full share Of success f1nan-
cially. Kind OF mean, though, isn't
it, girls?
The splendid three.mastcd schooner
4 Henrietta j. Powell, Capt. w. l..
Pinder, from Havana via Key West,
arrived at her mO0rings last week,
after the customary detention at quar-
antine. Capt. Plnder was the last
American to leave the island OF Cuba
and speaks In the highest praise Of
the treatment he received at the
hands Of the Spaniards there, espe.
cially from Senior Don C0ngasta, sec
rotary Of the goyerror.general.
Miss Mamie Sheehy, our popular
mllliner, had o very narrow escape
from drowning on Sunday last. Ap
preciatiDg the beautiful May-day ant
watching the allurlng waters or ouI
river, she thought a quiet little row
could not possibly be conducive of evi
results. In company with little Mer
cha. and having Mr.. Cooper Converts
to do the rowing, she glided out owe
the waters. Having spent a delight
full half-hour she suggested they re
, turn. When the boat struck the dOcR
Mercia jumped lightly out, and Miss
Mamie, not needing the. warning 70
sit still until the boat was made fast,
attempted to draw II to land BY press
inv her hands against the side OF the
dock, which caused the boat to recede
from shore. She lost her balance and
fell head first into the river. Master
Cooper caught her skirts and righted
her position, bringing her, half strang-
ling, above the water, and there III
held her until her brother, Attornc,
Robert Sheehy, procured another row
boat and brought her safely TO land
Weak from the fright, Miss Nanni
1 Ill H. H. Ill