The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-06-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

The long-looked for rain came on
Tuesday.
Mr.. o. p. Durant, OF Donald & Co.,
Mobile, is a business visitor.
Mr.. Adam Ritayik has gone on a
business visit to Birmingham, Ala.
Miss Ray Farley, Of Hattiesburg,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Mamie
Mcleod.
Mr.. W. II. Graham paid a business
visit to Mobile last Friday and invest
ed in a fine bloOded animal.
uOur patriotic manufacturer, Mr..
Henry Colmer, has raised the stars and
stripes over his grists mill.
Q Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. CoulsOn, who
were married last week by Judge D.
Wood, returned from their bridal trip
Thursday.
The Brig Mary Gibbs recently from
Key West is loading a cargo Of lumber
at the Moss Point Lumber COmpany's
Mill this week.
The next meeting OF the Hypathean
Society will be held at the residence Of
Capt. G. II. Howe. A long and in
teresting program will be rendered.
l am selling trimmed hats at very
low figures for the balance Of the sea-
son. Mrs. BLACKWELL,
WEIGH Corner.
Vicksburg Dispatch, June 10Th
Beautiful Mrs. Dantzler, who has
frightened society here for the past
few weeks, expects to leave in a few
days for her home in Moss Point.
Mrs. B. B. Borden, accompanied by
her daughter. in.law, Mrs. Il. G. Bor-
den and baby son, left for Fernandina,
Fla, last Sunday, where they will
spend three months with relatives.
Prof. Marion G.. Evans, who has
been recently elected to the chair OF
English in Centenary College, left a
few days ago to take charge Of the
prOressOrship, to which Hon. A. A.
Kincannon had appointed him, in the
Teachers Summer Normal, at Holly
Springs, Miss, to continue four weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Burton en-
tertaincd a few Of their friends with
a star light ride on the steamer Fox
Monday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
displayed u remarkable talent for en-
terlaining, if n is to judge by the
many compliments showered on them.
Music, ice cream and cake rounded up
the affair, and all expressed thelnsel'
yes as well pleased with the evenings
pleasure.
Biloxi Herald: Mr.. j. w. Stewart,
Grand Master Ut Odd Fellows, and
Mr.. Castles, also a prominent member
, of that order, both Of Moss Point, at
tended a meeting Of the Biloxi Lodge
Tuesday night. MIR. Stewart address
ed the lodge and took occasion to eX,
plain the proceedings of the Grand
Lodge, at its recent session, with ref
erence to matters OF general interest
i. to the subordinate lodges. Mr.. Stew
7 art appreciates the responsibility OF
: his position, and his usefulness to the
: order is fully recognized.
Prof. W. #. Pate, OF the Moss Point
! High School, left last Saturday to at
: tend the commencement exercises a,
the University of Mississippi, where
4 he graduated. Pr0f.iPate made many
friends during his stay here, and man
aged the High School so as to give, i
possible, better satisfaction than any
u. predecessor. He has promised to re
, turn to the school next term, and w
. hope, sincerely, that the troublesome
Quarantine will not prevent his d0int
. so. He goes now to take charge o.
: school Institutes over the State.
Mrs. II. W. Converse, hostess Of the
Randall, says she does not believe In
; dreams, nor does she have any faitl
that a rabbits foot worn above tn,
heart 10 a safe guard against evil
, But she knows that ad vertising IN til,
A.. "Old Reliable" DEMOCRAT-STAR pays
The reporter recently finding the Mos
e Point column rather drOughty, men
A toned that Mrs. Converse would max
0 ice cream and cake on order and sine
: that time she has had occasion TO con
graduate herself on the popularity 0
the "Old Reliable" and the results o
advantage therein.
REV. INMAN W. COOPER HONOREl
WITH THE PRESIDENCY OF THE
n CENTENARY COLLEGE.
b. While we regret to lose DR.. l. "
c Cooper from our section Of country
yet we are pleased to note that he ha
been elected President Of Gentleman
J. College, Louisiana. This is an Ol
G and houored institution, belonging
e the Methodist Episcopal Church
re South. 1t was first located at Brar
IT don, Miss, but was afterwards move
y to Jackson, La, where it now |:
Jackson is situated four miles frol
n the Valley Road, near the station cal
le ed McManus, with which 1t connect
70 by a dummy line. The college wa
ie once presided owe by Judge A.
:, Longstreet, a noted and able man
,,e AUD lang Syne." The faculty /;
now composed is Prof. W. Is. Grihit
~ late of Emory College, Ca, in Il
u chair Of ancient languages, Prof. '
e. II. Carter %(re.elected) in the chair
q. mathematics, Prof. Sullivan (re-eleC
le ed) and graduate of both Centena
u, College and Vanderbilt University
the chair of natural sciences, Prt
Marion G. Evans, Of Moss Point, gra
uate of the University OF Mississippi
in the chair Of English, Prof. 9.
tie Crisler, principal Of preparatory
partment. THIS la:er gentlem
st taught two years at Whitworth =
lege. DR.. Inman W. Cooper, OF Nc
Point, President.
al A gentleman who knows him we
ISL writes of DIR. Cooper as follows:
IN To the Trustees Of Centenary Colie'
OF Louisiana: ,
nd Lentlcmen-LearninR OF the resi-
nation OF DR.. Carter, and the pr9oao
nv election OF a successor to MIN 10 u
Presidency OF the College, | desire
say something concerning Or. l. '
nv C0oper, OF Moss Point, Miss, as
m. suitable person for the position. l
tbls.the more because am an alum
nd nus Of Centenary, and feel a deep
terest In It's continued success.
Ia O,.npor 10 woll nouippnd IN nvorv "A