The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04
PERSONAL AND E
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

Country produce Is plentiful here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Farley visited
the Crescent City this week.
No danger OF catching the smallpox
in Moss Point.
Mrs. Cary Wood. of Chicora, is visit
ing Mrs. G. II. Wood.
Free Thinkers can't get any foot
hold In our community.
DR.. W. ID. Ratlif, OF Basin, spent
last Saturday in town on business.
Mrs. Ella Passo has moved into the
building adjoining Cowan Bros. store.
Mrs. J. NJ. Dorroh, Of Dallas, Texas,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. IL. X.
Denny.
Capt. John Alberts returned this
week from a business trip to Havana
and Key West.
Mrs. Eugene Wood is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. John o. Grisham, at
Denny, this week. '1ol slas1 5c'
The steamer Biloxi and tug Nep-
tune are undergoing repairs at An.
gelo's ship yard.
Little Miss Eugenia Rossou is spend
ing two weeks with her uncle, Mr.. w.
ii. Graham.
Mrs. l.. N. Dantzler, Jr., let on a
short visit to her old home in Vlcks-
burg last Tuesday.
After two weeks visit to her sister,
| Mrs. J. Bounds, Miss Neville Edmonds
will leave to-day for her home at Tu.
pclo, Miss.
The Little Workers Of the Presby-
| terrain church will meet Saturday
evening at the home Of Mrs. Geo. W.
O'Neill.
Hold your order for spring millinery
| until you examine the new styles at
Miss N. l.. Sheeky. Reduced prices
on winter hats.
Miss Anne Edmonds handsomely en-.
~tertalned the members Of the Cleyaka
Club and their invited friends at the
home of Mr.. j. Bounds last Friday.
Owing to pressing business, which
required his immediate attention. Mr..
J. l.. Dantzler, Of the Deep Water
Committee. did not visit Washington
as he expected last week.
MISS Pattie Cunningham, a charm
ing and accomplished young lady OF
San Antonio, Texas, is on a visit to
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Watkins.
The many friends Of Miss irene
Groom will learn with pleasure that
| she has reached her home at Darde-
nellie, Arkansas, and is regalning her
health rapidly.
Capt. Geo. SDuthard's many friends
here were glad to welcome him back
on Monday, after a successful trip to
Havana with his staunch schooner
Anna NJ. Stammer. Capt. Sout'!ard
witnessed the explosion OF the Maine.
Miss Louis Schwager, after spend.
| ing the carnival season in Mobile re-
turned home to the delight Of he's
| many friends, accom- panied by Master
| Charles and Miss Olivia Anderson, of
| Mobile.
The following schooners are loading
at Dcnny & Co.'S. (O'Leary mill) this
week Mary Ii. Brockway, with $780,
600 feet of lumber for Philadelphia;
Robert Ruff, with 200, 900 feet OF lum.
Der for Colon; Anna M. Stammer,
part cargo $4,000 feet Of lumber for
Havana; Albert Il. Stearns, with 40O,-
900 feet Of lumber for Philadelphia,
and brig Estclla, with 100000 feet for
Vera Cruz.
Mr.. j. w. Stewart returned home
from Washington Monday evening.
He reports the deep water matter for
our section in good shape for IA liberal
| appropriation, aud was assured by
| Senator Money and Representatives
Henry and Sullivan that our Congress-
man w. +. Love was a hard worker,
and doing all in his power to promote
| the interests Of his district. Mr..
Stewart was accompanied by Mr.. Il.
Nj. Luce, Of Basin.
An aged negro peddler, named Gas
| kins. was discovered to be suffering
with a genuine case OF smallpox at his
home In Collard's lane last week.
Health Officer DR.. W. r. Kell imme.
dialely ooKthe Case in hand aud
placed DR.. j. B. ChambeFIm AAAsnl99
Moss Point in charge. Gaskins claims
to have contracted the disease while
visitingi in Mobile. A guard has been
placed about the premises Of the old
negro and at this writing he Is on a
fair way to recovery.
An Indignation meeting was held in
the. Office Of the Randall" because
of certain notices to new corners and
so%jOurners here, to get ak, spade or
pick and 90 to work on the road.
Many were the epithets, bitter and
strong, flung at that section Of the
statutes, which forces a nonresident
to "dress up roads for wealthy citi-
zens and jolly darkies to speed their
trotters over" The dyspeptic declar-
ed he could never risk his two hun.
drcd pounds averdupois to such vic.
lent exercise. The jolly engineer OF
the Moss Point Express suggested the
idea OF trying II fire shovel. The en-.
thusiast swOrc with a mighty oath
that before he would obey such an un-
just summon, he would allow himself
To be arrested, and carry his case to the
supreme court and get a decision that
[would protect future visitors. The
pessimist looked up and asked. in a
| mnnncr ~ how many futurt