The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-18
PERSONAL AMI GENERAL.
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

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Mr.. ]. r. Hood from Gulfport was
In town this week.
A great many Of our people are sick
from vaccination.
|. w. Cooper, Jr., spent Friday and
Saturday in Biloxi.
Mr.. j. A. Vanderwall is on IA bust
ness visit to Leaksville, Miss.
Capt. Geo. G. Southland and wife
visited Mobile last week.
Mr.. c. II. Wood attended circuit
court In Greene county this week.
Mrs. Marguerite McInnis is recover
ing from her recent severe illness.
Mr.. Wesley Robinson, of Chicora,
Miss, visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. W. II. Griffin, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs, L. G. Robiu-
sou, is spending this week ia Chicora,
Miss, with relatives.
Last Friday night at the hospitable
home Of Mr., j. L. Dantzler, the popu-
lar Hypathean Society held an inter
eStlng meeting.
Mr.. S. ii. Hemphill, a prominent
timber merchant of Hattiesburg, paid
a business visit to our town this week.
Miss Lilly Mays was a pleasant Wis
ltor TO Scranton Sunday, the guest Of
Mrs. NJ. c. Pankey.
Miss Della Letter, the charming
nelce Of Miss Nan Sheehy, paid Il fly
ing visit to New Orleans this week.
Mrs. j. S. Griffin and daughter,
Miss Laura, visited New Orleans FRI
day and Saturday.
Rev. o. Switzer, of Ocean Springs,
preached in the Methodist church
Sunday morning, and Rev. Mr.. Brown,
Of Scranton, at night.
Prof. Pate has been on the sick list
for the last week. We are all glad
that he is improving.
Hon. NJ. a. Dees is moving the re-
Gently added part of his house on one
of his lots, where he will rent it out.
Has any one in Moss Point noticed
how pleased the little boy is with his
red painted wagon?
On Wednesday morning MeSsrS. l..
N. Dantzler, Sr., j. l.. Dantzler and
Capt. John Alberts went to New Or
leans to attend the funeral Of Mr..
Ii. Buddig.
The stauncl freight packet Capt.
Fritz arrived Monday from New Or
leans with a large assortment Of mer-
chandise.
Mr.. Hartie G. Herring has been
quite sick for some time, butrwe are
glad to report that he is now imprUy-
ing.
Rev. Thos. W. Brown, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Scranton, preach
ed ar excellent sermon in the Metho-
dist church Sunday night to a large
and appreciated congregation.
Road Overseer r. G.. Borden is busy
distributing the $500 barrels of shells
that were brought from Biloxi on the
barge Elver for the road along the
river in East Side.
Miss Sheehy's trimmer has just re-
turned from the city, where she has
been spending a few days studying the
latest designs In spring and summer
millinery. Your orders for hats will
be trimmed in up.to-date styles.
Misses Emma Pinder and May Rob-
crts, after IA pleasant %sOjourn with the
family of Capt. W. l.. Pinder, return
ed to their home at Key West, Fla,
on Monday last. They were accom-
panied as far as Mobile by Mrs. w. l..
Pinder and the charming Miss Stella
Torres.
The schooner Vera Cruz, J. NJ. Fer
nandez, master, arrived at the Moss
Point Railroads wharf last week from
Cape Verde Islands and discharged
$50 tons of salt, which was shipped by
the Moss Point Mercantile Company
to Mobile.
Mr.. J. NJ. Ham and wife, OF Brook
Ign, N. Y, spent Sunday with MI.
and Mrs. A. s. Denny, They have
been visiting for the past month in
Nashville, jackson. New Orleans and
other Southern cities.
The many friends OF Miss Lottie
w. Hyatt were glad to meet her again
this week. She expects to leave in a
few days for Cincinnati, from which
city she will 90 to New York State,
where she will spend the summer with
relatives and friends.
The captain and engineer Of the
steamer Chicago gave a Sunday out
ing to a number of their friends, ar
ryIng them to Clark's landing, where
they went ashore, sang praises to the
Giyer of all good, enjoyed a nice
luncheon prepared by the ladies of the
party, and returned happy and re-
freshed from their meekly labOrs in
time for evening service.
Miss Dora McCarter and Miss Hor.
ace Denny called on the landla1y OF
the "Randaln Monday evening, and
were shown the improvements and
the rooms that were settled" Both
ladies were warm in their c0ngratu-
lations, and left the warmest wishes
for the success Of the enterprise.
A great many comments are being
made about the Moss Point and Pas.
cagoula Railroad. Nothing can be
said In its favor except that it Is u
means Of l0cOmOtion between the two
best towns on or near the coast. The
management and stock holders are
being severely criticised ny the travel-
Ing public on account or inc nlthy
condition OF the cars. Notwlthstand-
ing tile fact that the option does not
expire for a year. 0nc cannot help
Thinking 10 would not bankrupt the
stockholders to apply u little paint
and a scrub brush, and II would re-
move an existing prejudice from the
manager that he does not deserve.
There Is one young man employed
at Hunter. Benn 4 Co.'S, who deserves
the bronze medal awarded for life
saving. Passing along to his aabOr,
he made a short cut through The
marsh, fearing he might be late to his
work, when stepping on the end Of 4
log he suddenly found himself RAISED
from the ground, see-saw fashion, ant
suddenly lowered. AS he neared til,
ground he heard n splash, followed b,
q scream, and looking to the uthel