The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-02-04
PERSONAL n z
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

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The health Of our town Is good. /
1t will happen during this month.
A cold wave struck our town Tues.
day morning.
Miss Emma Hand Is visiting friends
10 Biloxi.
Mr.. L. N. Dantzlcr, ST., visited the
Gulf City this week.
Mrs. s. d. Denny visited New Or.
leans this week.
Miss Bette Blumer entertained a
few friends Thursday evening OF last
week In a most delightful manner.
P%rotracted meeting at the Metho.
dist church began Wednesday.
Mr.. Vim. A. COulsOn and family are
occupying one Of the Blumer cottages
on the foundry road.
The many friends Of Miss Irene
Groom regret to hear that she Is on
the sick list. :
Next Monday. at $40 D. m, the
Cleyaka Club will meet at the home
0f Miss Anne EdmOnds. mic lny,
Mr.. W. w. Lewis, the Ventlemanly
representative hf the Dixie OH Com
pany, of New Orleans, was In town
Tuesday.
There was a pleasant social gather.
Ing At the hos pitahle home OF Mrs. H.
X. Denny Thursday evening Of last
week.
Mr.. jose G.. Eris0lara, the popular
clerk TN the Steamer Capt. Fritz, will
shortly move his family here from
New Orleans.
Miss Rose Castancra spent several
days 10 tile Crescent City during this
| week.
MI. A. Blumer went To New Orleans
last week, for the purpose ut seeing
his old friend and shOp-mate, Capt.
Matt O'Brien, who was seriously i'll.
and has since died.
A few friends enjoyed a pleasant
evening at the home OF Miss lssbcl
Lienhard Monday evening.
Mrs. Edw. Bloomfield, who left
Asheville, N. c., several days ago for
| New Orleans, arrived home this week.
DR.. VIM. r. Bcall left Monday after.
moon for Morgan City, La. In response
tn a call from his 10 to visit his wife,
who has been quite sick for three Ur
four months.
We were in error last week in say.
ing that Booker and AtchisOn, charg.
ed with burglary were arrested here.
The former was arrested in Biloxi by
Marshal Blake, and the latter in Moss
Point by our vigilent and efficient
deputy sheriff, II. j. Laughrjdge.
Miss Katheryn Oliver, who has
made numerous friends during her
stay In our midst, left for her home
In Mobile on Wednesday.
MI. Harry Gregory, Of New Orleans,
was = visitor here last week. During
his stay he was the guest Of Capt. w.
L. Pinder and family. ~,
Judge o. Randall has embarked In
the bakery business, having bought
out the Moss Point Bakery, formerly
conducted BY U. J. and J. J. Raby.
The following schooners are loading
Mt the L. N. Dantzler Lumber Com
pany's mills this week, viz: Alice j,
Crabtree. with 100000 feet OF lumber
for Havana, Oscar g.. with 23Q. O0(
feet for Havana; McirOsc, with ,14d..
900 feet fDr Hav ana; Robert A. SNYDER,
with $4,000 feet for CaibaFien, Cuba;
Nan N. DantzIer, with 100000 feet
for Vera Cruz: Lena Il. StOrer, with
100000 feet for Colon.
MI. Henry W. Converse and family
OF Chicago, arrived here On Monday
Mr.. Converse has leased the Eagle
Hotel, and announces his intention OF
introducing many improvements, and
keeping the hotel in a style equal tt
the best on the Gulf Coast. The name
Of the hotel will be changed IT, Ran
dali House, in honor Of Judge 0. Ran
dali. Mr.. Converse Is an able B0ni
face, a most agreeable gentleman, ant
a welcome addition to the ranks O
our Coast hotel keepers.
The entertainment given Tuesda!
night last at Academy Hall for thu
benefit Of the Catholic church OF thil
place was greatly enjoyed by all pres
ent. and a financial success. Mncl
credit and praise Is due to Mrs. Olive
p. Anderson and Miss Louise Schwa
her for the decorations, which wer'
beautiful.
CARD OF THANKS.
desire tn express my heartfelt
thanks to all who kindly donated tn
wards the refreshments for the bene
1T Of the Catholic church Of Mos
Point. Also to the trustees OF tn
Academy Hall.
MRS. OLIVER P. ANDERSON.
!, Moss Point, Feb. !, 1893.
THE TURNIP QUESTION.
Moss ro,HT. Miss, Jan. y, 1853.
Editor Democrats Star. .
see from the last DENOCRAT-STA'
Mr.. RObt. w. COwan and Mr.. Andre,
Vaughan are claiming to lay my tuI
nip story in the shade, the f0rme
|, having one weighing OF pounds, til
: latter two weighing l94 pounds, bu
!, you must notice ttlAt they are bfint
my forward rutabagas, whilst mia
was the purple top turnip. Let thel
tote fair, and we will not gruMble
they heat US. At any rate, We la,
agitated the turnip question.