The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-24
DEATH OF MIR. ALFRED E.. KREBS.

Seldom has our community been stirred
with such profound sorrow as when on the
morning of June 18th the news spread like
wild fire that our esteemed and much beloved
citizen, Mr.. Alfred Edward Krebs, was dead.
Tie had received his final message, as he greet
ed his friends in life and filed with the knowl-
edge Of everlasting peace he passed to the
beautiful beyond at 1890 a. m. All the people
mourn with the bereaved wife, who has lost
the strnng right arm of her household, and
the children who have lost a kind, mdulgent
and affrclionate father.
Alfred E. Krebs was born February !, 1917,
| at Pascagoula. lie was the second son Of Mr..
flilaire krebs and the late Marie Louise Krebs.
lIermina Ellison, Of Mobile, in 1871. Growing
in the esteem of his fellow -~citizens he occupied
many places of public trust, among the most
noted, mayor OF Scranton, two terms as justice
of the peace and was holding the position Of
deputy collector Of customs when death claim
ed him for his own.
Fourteen children blessed his union, eleven
of whom are still living, Eve sons and six
daughters.
His funeral was held at his late residence
Sunday morning, June 10Th, Rev. Father Ten
Brink, officiating. The house was filled with
sympathetic friends who followed him to his
last resting place in the Catholic cemetery at
P~ascagoala.
The community will long mourn the loss Of
their dear and valued citizen, on whose name
no blot appears, and The heartfelt sympathy
of all is extended to the bereaved wife and
children.
Hon. A. NJ. Dahlgren, collector Of customs
of this district, was at this port Wednesday
on business.
We are not suffering for rain, frequent
showers keeps the ground moist, and does the
slater crop" good.
He is a mean, low down scundrel who would
rob a rural editor. He is so mean that the
devil wont claim him for his own.
Sympathy is good in its place, and no one
appreciates it more than we do, but it take
money to buy fine watches and ~jewelrv.
Hon. John NJ. Pelham has been confined t,
his bed, seriously sick, for several days, Blu
we are pleased to learn that he is improving
Thieves have been at their midnight worl
here for more than a year, and the guilt.
parties have never been caught as yet. Win.
is it?
:, 1t is believed by many that the midnigh
thieving IS done by people living in Scranton
We would not be surprised that such is til
case.
= The Mayor and Board Of Aldermen had bet
ter withdraw all night and day police, nm
. spend the money they are paying them for til
improvement Of the streets. Let the citizen
take care of their own houses, and lookout fC
the thieves when they visit their houses.
The public are cordially invited to atten
= the Children's Day Concert, to be given b
the children Of the Pascagoula Sunday Schoo
J. at Pascagoula, Thursday evening, June 3Otl
beginning at 1880 o'clock.
20 The public school children enjoyed picn
: on Bayou Chlcot last Tuesday. Prof. Bullar
and his assistants, Misses Bowman aud Cant
managed the affair, and teachers, pupils AT
70 guests spent a very pleasant day under Il
+ beautiful oaks famed BY the exhilarating gu
OF breeze.
e. Our town fathers will soon have To begin
"a retrencb in every way possible, or the munis
~ pal government Of Scranton will be saddl,
10 with a heavy debt and We Taxpayers will ha'
10 dance 10 the music. The expense Of ru
ne ming the waterworks and electric light pla
y, IL too great for the income from these source
,ls and economic measures should be adopted
ut order to meet the deficiency. Would It not
he . good idea to cut down the salaries Of sor
lrs Of .hs officials and employees Of the town.
ey will require some "tall" nnancieriug to 4
10 the town affairs 10 shape to tide overt the veal
work. The output II In excess Of the iDecn