The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-12-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

various SOufces. /,
Quite a number OF log men are In
town.
The Congressional election passed
off quietly.
The opposition ticket at East Side
will never see daylight.
Mr.. Sam G. Eaton, Of Hattiesburg,
was here this week on business.
Mrs. Bloomfield, who has been away
some time, zane back on "a few days
visit last week.
Mrs. James Paul left Sunday on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. John Con-
nick, at Mobile.
Mr.. w. Fred Herrin went to Biloxi
and other coast towns o. business the
latter part OF the week.
There is some talk OF connecting
the NJ. P. & P. railroad with The Mo-
bile g. Kansas City road near Denny.
There is a highly colored scheme on
foot to organize a village corporation
between East Side and Moss Point.
Kill it!
Master Julian Stewart is the cham
pion lightweight bicycle rider Of our
town. He is what cyclists call a
''scorcher."
The Presbyterian parsonage has
been made ready for the reception of
the new preacher, Mr.. Cumpsten, who
will preach Sunday.
Mr.. Albert Howe who has just re-
turned from a business college OF Biz.
mingham, has been employed by
, Dantzler Lumber Co.
! Just received a nice line Of ladies
fine shoes at NJ. A. MALCOMB'S,
Krebs Building, opposite Randall Ho
e tel, Moss Point, Miss. 4l-4t
Capt. du Mont, OF Hunter, Benn !
y Co., left Sunday for Columbia, Tenn.
4 where his company Of soldier boy
will be mustered out soon.
re Capt. and Mrs. Southland, who hav
il. living on the Dantzler road have no'
ed over on the front and now occur
the Blumer house near the foundry.
ry STOVES TO BURN. The Moss Poir
Mercantile emporium has an unprcc
d. denied display Of cooking stove
ranges and heaters, which they al
offering at such prices as will defy a
IN competition.
I'd Mrs. A. Gisch, of New Orleans, W;
y. here last week looking after the ne
IN dining room and kitchen addition
ID her dwelling occupied by Mr.. Jes'
v Bounds. Mrs. Gisch was the guest
Capt. John Alberts and family.
n. Miss Nannye Mcleod, the charmir
q. daughter of Mr.. Webster McLeo
n, who is attending school in Mobil
came home Wednesday afternoon
spend Thanksgiving with her paren
:, and friends all OF whom were dcligh
m ed to see her.
The editor of the DEMoCRAT-STA
\. has received q luciOus Japan perSiI
~ mon weighing eleven pounds, whit
~. was grown on the premises OF Ho
on Oliver Wood. The persimmon "
relishcd by his entire family inclu
ing his retinue Of servants.
Mr.. M. A. Dees returned from Fri
Pa, on Sunday afternoon, having CT
tractcd with the Stearns Manuf'
49,, turing company for making his I'D
'a' Grain" machines. The first mach
iss will be finished about March
next.
f;ss Mr.. W. W. Syfan, representative
the Pitch Pine Lumber Co., OF N
York City, accompanied by Mr.. G.
Chandler, has gone to Handsboro
the purpose of loading a cargo OF q
o'l Der on the Nor. bark Brilliant lying
Ship Island.
On his trip to Moss Point last Tt
day the reporter took note of the
'"u dcscribablc charm OF the forests.
'n' brilliant scarlet and yellow OF the
I've. dure, backed by the gray of the So
ISL moss. Such are the beauties
~" our gulf coast woods on a bright G.
morning.
The new locomotive, Stewart,
~ the Moss Point and Pascagoula
u ~ road company, vas in full opera
Tuesday morning and its noble S
IS cleaned 10 the sunlight as it sped
nted the road under the skilful man
nag mcnt Of Chas. Chapel, engineer.
''' 1t would seem In a town so II
IS OF fair maidens and brave men, the
&C. ding bells would peal their 10
. en- notes more often on this hoalt
upon den air. Are the young men basi
Then follow the example OF
NJ, q Cincinnati sisters and meet tine
from little more than half way.
rus 1t is gratifying to the many lr''
''c'u' of our boys who went from ncl
the University, and OF the Ford
from who attended school here last sess
emu" to know that they have all ent
t1's well into their classes and that lei
have been received speaking In
ma'y p%limentary terms Of their pref
NC. ton, which was given them In
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