The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-01-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

SbIlUub OOuICtbs |
He says he has gone TO prepare a
place.
Miss Laura Hill Is visiting friends
in New Orleans.
Captains John uAlberts and w. L.
Plnder visited New Orleans last Mon
day.
The Cleyaka club meets next Mon.
day night at the home Of Miss Flor
ence Randall.
Messrs j. A. Herrin, II. G. Burton
and $. S. Henry, Jr., visited Mobile
last Sunday.
There was a large attendance at the
Methodist church last Sabbath, both
morning and night.
Henry COlmer, Jr., returned from
Milwaukee, WIS.,, for a few weeks visit
with friends and relatives.
Our popular butcher, Charles En-.
erson, returned from Mobile last week
with a herd OF fine cattle.
Mr.. A. +. Dantzler left on Monday
for Vicksburg to attend the marriage
Of his brother, Mr.. L. N. Dantzler, Jr.
The news Of much improvement in
the health OF Mr.. Chas. Sheriff was
gratefully received here by his many
friends.
The Moss Point public school has go
pupils In attendance; Mrs. j. G. Lau-
rendine, principal; Miss Jennie Hill,
assistant.
Rev. II. II. Sturgis, OF Sanford,
Florida, visited Rev. II. Bennett ut
the Baptist parsonage Tuesday. MI.
Sturvis Is a Baptist Evangelist.
There will be a grand entertainment
ut Academy hall on Tuesday, Febru-
airy Lat 8 O'Clock, p. NJ, for the ben.
6t Of the Catholic church at this
place.
Mr.. c. H.. Wood returned from Jack.
son Friday. He visited the Legisla-
ture with a view Of having the convict
law, as relates to Jackson county,
amended as requested by the board Uf
supervisors Of this county.
The schooners Hildegard and Bro.
theirs are loading at the l.. N. Dantz-
Ter Lumber Co.'S mills this week, the
former with 10000 feet OF lumber for
Caibarien, and the latter with $1,000
feet for jamaica.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year, at the annual
! meeting Of tile H%ypathean society, viz:
Il. G. Burton, president; Jno. +. P.
Blumer, vice-president; Miss Anne
Edmonds, secretary.
l Mr.. Mack Watkins, who has been
: engaged in the drug business at Mer.
. ldian Tor the past year, returned here
' last week and resumed his position in
' the Moss Point Mercantile Company's
store.
Farmer Hopkins" was at Scranton
e opera house last Friday with his fine
g aggregation, and several OF the boys
went down to see him. They came
back after having had a good laugh
and voted Farmer Hopkins" a warn
welcome should he ever come bach
again.
n Moss Point society was fortunat,
/. last Saturday in the addition to it.
/. ranks for a time OF Miss Kate Oliver
one OF the fairest and brightest belle.
OF the Gulf City. She is visiting he
brother, Mr.. P. G. Oliver, at the bonn,
OF Mrs. M. E. Denny.
The revival services will begin a
e the Methodist church, February I'd
g "wednesday at 7:l5 p. m. Rev. D. P
r Bradford, of Newton, Miss, and Rev
DR.. Hurt, OF Mobile, Ala, will do tn,
preaching, and Rev. Mr.. Jackson, 0
Mobile, will lead the singing.
The citizens of Moss Point will nov
have an opportunity Of showing thcI.
D progressive spirit by doing their bes'
toward the fund now being raised TO
r the purpose OF sending q delegation tt
Washington, to urge the claims o
PascagOula as the deep water harbOi
!. Of this coast. The Merchants AssO
citation has held several meetings late
ly to discuss the subject and hope tina
the good people OF Moss Point viii
: look t. IL that they are not behin(
their neighbOrS at Scranton, in show
ing some tangible proof OF their de
{ sire TO push their town into the prom
inent position in the shipping world
, which 1t deserves. Deep water a
Horn Island and In the Pascagoul;
river would mean an era of pr0sperit,
and progress, such as Moss Point la
never before known, and that this /
true will be admitted by every right
minded man who has the interests o
r the public at heart, TO say nothing o
the benefit IL would be to his own In
dividual interests in the way OF NOR
a business, appreciation In the price O
real estate, etc. Let every man d,
his best and we will get deep waite
and the benefits accruing from It..
T. The following is the program for tn
meeting OF the Hypathean society, I
be held Friday evening, January q
= 1898, at the residence VI Hon. NJ. NJ
Evans:
Biography ..............~-..H. G. BurtOt
g. Vocal Music.......M Miss Bertha Bcardsle
Reading ...~~....-...Miss Anne Edmond
r, Instrumental, r..M Miss Isabel Lienhar
Recitation. ... ,,-... Miss Mayme Morn
Instrumental Duet. ........ Misses Byel
Reading .................Lewis HERR
Vocal Music. Miss McCarte
I Author for Evening, .......
.....-...... ..........JerOme X. JerOnl