The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-04-15

Battery B has received orders to be IN read
mess in cass ii war.
Capt. and Mrs. VIM. George, Of Pascagoula,
paid a visit to Mobile last Saturday.
Mrs. Ragie Jacobs, mother Of Mr.. Henry
Jacobs of tins place, died in New Orleans ON
last Tuesday, aged ffty-six years.
Mrs. Martin Turnbull and children are
spending a few days at West Pascsgoula, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene GAutier.
The well. known ship-yard owner, Capt. p.
blanchard and his worthy spouse, went to New
Orleans last week, called thither BY business.
They returned the same week.
We are glad tn know that Mr.. F. Fl. Lewis,
our clever and very ~eficisat clerk OF the courts,
is uot suffering SO much with bis eyes as Was
the case the past several days.
A very fascinating representative Of Wh's'
tier, Ala, Miss Saliie Clark, Is a visitor to our
town, the guest Of the charming Miss Myra
Alley, On Ker street.
The new tug boat hull now being built FOL
Capt. Lee Kin,ball, OF Mobile, is one OF thu
latest enterprises of our friend, Mr.. Chris,
Christensen, the well-known ship carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. I. Ford and Mr.. and Mrs. II
II. plummer. upon in invitation Of Mr.. G. NJ
Luce, took trip on the steamer Valeda as fa'
as Basin Wednesday. They will return Sat
urday.
Rev. NJ. r. Erwin, a Baptist evangelist from
Indian Territory, was in town this week ant
gave the D~ExOCRAr-SrAR office q call. III
was en- route to Pollard, Ala, to visit r%elativei
there. Mr.. Erwin 10 4 native OF Pontoto'
county, this State.
The "Dcestrick Skule" entertainment ad
ysrtised to come of tonight has been indeA
nitely postponed. In other words, the enter
tainment is entirely of, a. we are authorized
to state by the Ladies' Aid Society of th'
Presbyterian church Of this place.
Easter morn clad 10 the budding verdue o
spring with soft and bslmy south winds CAV
opportunity to all Christians to show their de
%votion, and to matron and maiden the louI
loaked. for occasion Of displaying, not onl,
their pretty selves, but also their handsan
spriug costumes.
Mine host Of the New Scranton hotel, Mr.. J
A. Miller, announces To the public that his ad
ditionaI improvements are about completed
We may add that the weary, the hungry an
the thirsty will find rest and re%freshment with
in the precincts Of this famous hosteiry.
Mr.. Ed. Mitchpll's new residence on Kreb
avenue, near Pascag"ula river, attracts tn
eye and grows in beauty as il nears compile
, tion. Il is only one Of the many snbstant,'
proofs, not only Of our fellow -townsman's e.
terprise, bnt of Scranton's steady imprOv,
ment.
Now that the isnten season is over, We z,
9 pect society will resume its functions. "
look forward with pleasure to those r%e-unior
, and other social amenities tor which our pe
i. pie have been so justly noted. Recreation
, well a. penancr, is necessary for man and, '
. may add, for women, too. We, therefor
assume that many projected festivities vi
shortly be realized.
One Of our city fathers has been greatly di
+. turbed lest the horrible Spaniards should a
|, proach our town near enough to lombard Al
destroy the waterworks and electric light pla
now so close to completion. We beg leave
assure our tinid alderman that So long
: Capt. du Mont has charge of Battery B, Il
y combined fleets Of the universe could new
enter Horn Island pass.