The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Nelson enjoyed their return
trip from Mobile ou the tug Leo, last week.
Miss Mary McKibbin, of Mobile, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Z. Mitchell, on Krebs avenue.
Mrs. Mary II. Bragg has moved to her large
riverside dwelling house, on Frederick street.
Mr.. G.. W. Everitt is now connected with
the mechanical department Of the DEMOCRAT
STAR.
Capt. s. r. Thompson has returned home,
after an absence of several weeks at H%atties-
burg.
Mr.. J.. A. Kaufman is IN charge Of the
Mitchell dock on the river at the foot OF Krebs
avenue.
DR.. W. 0. Talbot, dentist, requests us to
state that he will be in his offices on the coat
next week.
Rev. J. J. W. Mathis, Of fiandsboro, will
preach in the Baptist church Sunday at II
O'Clock a. m. and 7:45 p. IN.
Next Sunday at 7:45 O'Clock p. M. services
will be held at the Lutheran Church by Rev.
J. Bar'hel, Of Mobile.
The changes in assessments made by the
Board Of Supervisors will appear in the
DEM0CRAr-SrAR next week.
Mr.. Val Fabian, the popular salesman Of
Messrs. Henry Lochte 4 Co., wholesale gro
GERS, New Orleans, was in town this week.
Mr.. Geo. T. Rosson left Wednesday night
for Stonewall, Clark county, Miss, where he
goes to d. some Office work. lie will be ab.
sent ten or twenty days.
Miss Ella Usher, principal Of Glendale Tusti.
tute, Lake Charles, La, returned home Wed
nesday, after a pleasant visit to her sister,
Mrs. Louisa Dodson at %Psscagoula.
Messrs. John A. Whnon and Charley J.
Jacobson have periodically baptized their new
restaurant as the "Dewey." Dew-drop in,
citizens and show your patriotism by patron
ixng this refreshmcut establishment.
Mrs. Eugene Gautier and son Harold, of
West Pascsgoula, and Master Brisbane and
little Camille and Louise Turnbull, returned
Tuesday from a visit to New Orleans with the
family of Mr.. b. NJ. Turnbull.
Chancery court convened here Monday last
and continued in session until Wednesday af-
t%ernoon, Chancellor NC. Hill presiding. Con-
siderable business was disposed of. In our
next issue of the DEMOcRAr-STAB the pro-
ceedings will appear.
The following lawyers from abroad, we no
ticed this week in attendance on Chancery
court Col. r.. Seal, Messrs. Ed. Bowers, Jas
II. Neville, W. H. Maybin, Z. NJ. Barber
Gregory l.. Smith, We. Evans, Jr, Us.
Sexton.
Hon. D. D. c wan, County Superintendent
Of Education, has returned home after several
days visit to the public schools Of the county.
lie reports the schools doing well, children
happy and contented with their teachers and
everything moving en- smoothly.
The Pascagoula Commercial Club Monday
night last appointed a committee to arrange
for al excursion to the Islands for the ben
eft of the club. The following are the COM
mittee G. ". Moore, II. G.. Oliver, Geo. 7.
Rosson, NJ. G. Feore. As soon as the arrange
ments are perfected the committee will notify
the public thro ugh the DENocRAr-STAR.
On Tuesday a mare named Maud, owned by
=. r. Jane, was struck by passenger train No..
6, and had one of her fore legs broken besides
other injuries. Marshal Geo. r. Thompson
! killed the animal later in the day. Keep Your
horses Of the street. We feel sorry for the
dumb ANNALS, not the owners.
We were pleased to meet in attendance on
Chancery court this week our old and esteem
ed friend, Colonel Roderick Seal, of Missis-
sippi City. lie is not in as robust health MS
we would like to see him, but he is able to
travel about and mingle with his old friends.
We wish hi,a many more years Of health and
happiness.
The colored Baptists and Methodists united
in celebrating the dly Of .'.sgrs; 81 .hi
boat ride to Biloxi from Scranton and Moss
Point. The steamers Georgia and Capt. Fritz
were chartered for the occasion. The crowd
was immense and everything passed of ac-
cording to anticipations excepting the narrow
escape from drowning Of one of the number,
who fell overheard, but was rescued.
The Jackson County Board Of Health met at
the courthouse Monday in regular session.
All members present. DR.. B.. +. Duke, quar-
antine physician was present and made his
monthly report. The board donated $40 to
the pier-head fund at Pascagoula. The quar-
antine physician was requested to distribute
the new rules and regulations among the pi-
lots, stevedorcs, merchants and others who
may have business with the shipping 10 our
bay.
At $50 p. m. Tuesday a singular accident
happened at the Farnsworth Lumber Co.'s mill
plaeD The large tower and water tank that
stood alongside Of Frederic street and south
Of Mrs. N. II. Bragg's property fell in a heap
ITO the ground, startling The whole neighbour
hood as il an earthquake had taken place.
Happily no one was passing at the time, or
else we may have had to record a casualty or
so. The loss will amount TO about $500.
The first Of the week a progressive euchre
party was held at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Cox in honor Of Miss Fannie
Wolscb, who returned to New Orleans Monday
evening. Miss Alice Rourke as usual carried
off the prize, a box Of fancy writing paper,
and Mr.. G. G. Benson continents prize, a
briar wood pipe. Those who participated were
Misses Amy UgIand, Fannie Wolsch, Alice
Rourke, Marie Rourkc, Annie Addicks, Susie
Foster, Mssdamss n. G. Oliver, J. W. Coz,
Messrs. R. R. Miller, E. J. Jane, +. E. Cox,
p. R. Jane, Willie Grant, G. G. Benson, J. W.
Cox and H. G. Oliver.
Mr.. Geo. r. Tuxbury, Of Ocean Springs,
WAS in town Monday taking a birds eve view