The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-04-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

Various Sources.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Watkins spent Tuesday
in New Orleans.
The infant of Grant Harris died
Monday morning last.
Mr.. Stone McInnis and wife return
cd home on Thursday night.
Mr.. A. f. Dantzlcr paid a business
visit to New Orleans this week.
Mr.. Robt. Hunter, OF Mobile, was a
business visitor here Wednesday.
Hon. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Evans left on
Wednesday for Jackson, via New Or.
leans.
On Wednesday the schooner I. N.
Dantzlcr. sailed for Vera Cruz with a
cargo Of lumber.
The protracted services at the Bap-
tist church closed on Sunday night.
| Rev. Mr.. Merrill preached some ex.
cellent sermons during the meeting.
Rev. d. o. Byers has been on the
sick list for some days. He was taken
with a severe chill while preaching on
Sunday morning, but completed the
service before closing.
The enterprising merchant and pub
lie spirited citizen, MIR. W. II. Graham,
is erecting an elaborate front to his
commodious store, consisting Of large
plate glass openings, which will add
an improvement to the already well
known stand.
The funeral Of that well known CIT
izcn and friend OF the many, Mr.. Ed
ward Bloomfield was n~umer0usly at
tended by friends, not only in the
town itself, hut from the surrounding
neighborh0od.
The time has arrived when each
American loving his country should
stand forth bravely and defend the
flag if necessary. The edict Of the
President OF the United States should
find an echo in every American heart.
Mr.. Edward Bloomfield, after along
illness, died at Asheville, N. G., on
Saturday afternoon. His remains
reached here Tuesday, accompanied
by his devoted wife and sister. The
bereavcd ones have the sympathy OF
our people. A good and useful man is
gone.
Rev. D. o. Byers wishes, through
the DEMOCRAT.STAR, to return sim
, ccre thanks to the kind friends, some
F, OF whose names he has not learned
for removing his COW from the bog or
Tuesday last, he being sick in bed al
D the time. THIS timely aid is great!
, appreciated.
: Miss Balliman, of New Orleans, viii
open Dress Making at my store a
e Welch corner, and sOlicits a share o
t Moss Point patronage. My days a
i Moss Point are Mondays, Wednesday,
and Fridays.
A Mrs. E. B. BLACKWELL
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Converse, of TIN
Randall received word from their son
= Sullivan, that he had severed his con
nectlon with the wholesale boot ant
$ shoe house of r. p. Smith & Sons Co.
ut Chicago and joined the naval re
serve corps, determined to give ID
9 life, il necessary, to the cause or hu
manity. He left for New York las
Sunday in company with 1850 other
equally brave and determined youn
J men and will be assigned to his pos
OF OuJy du OuCc'
Mr.. Edward Bloomfield, Of Mos
Point. Miss, died in Asheville, N. q
April "a, 1893, at 6 p. NJ, after a yea
of suffering. One Of the most active
!. cnterprising and useful citizens Q
Mississippi has fallen to sleep, AS
business man, he was always hOnol
able, the very soul OF honor; as acl'
izcn he looked after the welfare Q
the community, and was always int
rested in everything calculated to &C
& vance the moral interest or the otatt
s. He was ambitious, but ambitious TO Q
useful and honorable. His youth wa
full Of dreams, and his after year
were spent in developing the dream
of his youth into reality. His frlen(
s. shin was sincere and constant. the la
of kindness and tenderness cOntrolle
:, his speech. He was too brave !
=, wound IA brother without a cause. NJ
~ Bloomfield was a perfect gentlemal
~ he was a gentleman from the nobill'
=, =, of soul, not from the mere c0nve
! tionalities OF modern society. But
"a ali. he was a christian, and his la
Us moments were filled with a delightf
IaIJU Ill UUu. 1uC ptouliSSS " '"
Bible cheered him in his loneliness
I'd he was passing through the valley,
Up the shadow OF death. On 1uesd'
in morning at 10 o'clock the funeral Sc
or vices took place at the Methodi
church in Moss Point, Miss, the We
=, large audience showed the esteem
" which he was held. Mr.. Bloomfe
~ leaves a wife, two children, a broth
nl and several sisters and many frien
w. who will ever cherish his memory.
rests In peace.
Edward Bloomfield, son OF Geor
all and Harriet Bloomfield, was born
h, New Orleans, Dec. ~, 1857. Came
les the coast in 1859. Became a memt
nd OF the Episcopal church at r
IN, Christian while there attending Tr
Dr. ity high school when about IL years
Ter aye. As a boy he vas studious a
dy ambitious to an exceptional deg
GER and remarkable for the noble traits
mt character that have endeared him
all. particularly to those who XII