The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-11
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stuuti0n 10 negotiate DISBURSEMENT oiiis TOT
their vessel.
The volume of business done by our home
institution in the shipping line is another claim
that our port holds over other localities for a
deep water appropriation.
Col. J.. F. Herndon left Thursday morning
for Yoakum, Texas, to be absent several
months, visiting California before returning.
The Nelson building, opposite this office, is
being fitted out for Mr.. Thos. Kitchin, who
will conduct a restaurant therein.
The DExocRAr-SrAR office is turning out
daily some of the finest and best job printing
this side OF New Orleans or Mobile. II has the
best equipped job printing Office in the county.
The many friends q our esteemed station
agent, Mr.. John II: Santa Crun ill be glad to
learn that be is recovering his health rapidly
and expects to resume his duties in . few days.
There will be services in the Methodist
church next Saturday and Sunday at IL a. M,
embracing the Quarterly Conference. The
Presiding Elder is expected, and the people
generally are invited to attend.
Mr.. Leonce Farragut, of Scranton and Miss
Mary Jane Ruta, Of Ocean Springs were joined
in the holy bonds Of matrimony by Judge
Chidsey Wednesday night at s O'Clock, at the
residence al Mr.. John Benszoo at P~ascagoula.
Hon. W. NJ. Denny and Mr.. F. H. Lewis re-
turned Wednesday evening from their deep
water mission to Washington. They are look
ing well, and feel confident for a large appro-
~priation for our harbor and river.
After a three weeks visit with the family Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Claude, Madame Adolph
Laland aud little grandchild valdes, left for
Grand Bay, on Saturday last to spend a few
! weeks with the family of Mr.. A. F. Claude,
! and from Grand Bay she will return to
Mobile.
: Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, Of Jackson,
. accom- panied by Revs. E. Thompson, Of Biloxi
and l.. Tucker, Of Pass Christian held service
(. at Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening.
There was a fair attendance present to listen
to the Bishop. The Bishop failed to visit the
DExocRAT-SrAR Office.
9 Among those from our town who went to
q Mobile Thursday Of last week to hear the
great free silver apostle. Hon. WIN. ]. Bryan,
, at night in that city, were the following we'll
, known gentlemen: Hons. J. NJ. Pelham, D. D.
Cowan, Messrs. W. NJ. Canty and s. R.
Thompson. They were all delighted with the
great Democratic leader aud his views on the
|, issues Of the day.
An Interesting suit has commenced IN Judge
G. +. Chidsey's justice court by Messrs. John
NJ. Pelham and Ed. Mitchell against James II.
> Belt, Of Bunker Hill, III. The complainants
are the proprietors Of the building and grounds
Of the Psscagoula Ice Co., while the machine
ry belongs to Belt, and It is alleged that he
will neither remove the machinery nor pay
9 rent for the building. The suit is an attach.
q ment for rent, which amounts to 5000.
Shrewd advertisers will always select tbs
newspaper that has the largest general circu-
lation when they want to advertise, even II they
do have to pay more for the service. Tha'
Is business. No ones denies that the DEMO
cRAT-SrAR has the largest circulation of AM
" other paper in Jackson county. Besides it hal
10 ssgeneral circulation along the coast and IN
many of the other counties in the State. Ais,
he |. goes to Liverpool and London and othel
A. places in Europe.
~ The ~artesian well 10 now about completed,
n with a fine flow Of water. The other day at a
depth of 765 feet All Indian arrow head of Fin
ty rock was drawn up. Perhaps this piece o
n arrow rock was used in the celebrated battl,
ia between the Biloxi and Pascagoula Indians
in which took place on the banks of the Pasca
gnula river. And only a short distance fror
where the well is situated, out in the river, i
!. still heard the "Mysterious Music," suppose
l.. to be the death chant Of the Indians killed i
~ the battle herein referred to.
Monday morning at 8 o'clock Mr.. Almo
:, Young and Miss Annie Evans, both Of Fail
=, field, Washington county, Ala, were mad
40 man aud wife by Justice G. E. Chidsey. tn
young people arrived here Sunday, but tn
clerk of the courts refused to issue the neces
sary license on the Sabbath, consequently the
las had to remain over until the following day b
're fore securing the document that would graz
'o' the Justice the right to make them one, whic
. was accordingly done, and two souls with
single thought, two hearts beat as one boarde
OK the east bound train for Fairfield, their fut vi
ped home.
the H. ~ n d.. r,ho Il an .a.rt IN Tho !.
" of map making, is preparing a large map
Scranton and Pascagoula, embracing all add
cen lions and subdivisions living in sections !,
ek, II, r., ID and IA, township s south, range
to west, as the same are now Of record in 4
me deed records Of Jackson county. The work
~. 4 difficult one because Of the existence Of
his many conflicting surveys. This is especial
'or- so in surveys made in sections II, 8 and 6. n
Ross feels confident Of being able to produce
day map that will meet with general approval.
ork It is often noted that the most conspicuov
denouncers Of the license Of the press a
YER people whose actions will not bear the calciu
sale light Of publicity. "Never a rouge felt I
loes halter draw with a1good op,nion cf the Law
re- and it is the sams way with those men "
men having crawled up the chimney grow ,ndigna
should attention be called to their smutty ca
nm dition. Whether In morals or politics, no
!. as Of these want publicity, for their deeds bel
be evil they prefer darkness rather than lig|
stal A newspaper, which 10 . true and faith
d to chronicle Of the times must take some notice
,.n. that which 10 passing In ito vicinity, and II
duty. when performed without notice, and
strict adherence to trHth, serves 40 = deterr
Gulf 10 people with crooked ways.
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