The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-04-21
$4,000 At COST,
OCEAN SPRINGS EPlTOME.
By CLEANER.

ate has been transferred recently in
,ur thriving town. Harry and Ern-
st Halstead have purchased the ID.
Russell buildings, corner Of Wash
ngton and DeSoto avenues. One Of
The buildings will be fitted up as a
and the other will be put in
readiness for rent. Herman Mil has
purchased the Office building of DR.. o.
Bailey and had it removed to the
north of his drug store with frontage
On Washington avenue. 1t will be
fitted up for DR.. f. r. Bragg, who is
home again and ready to resume prac-
tice. Mann Simmons bought Of Mrs.
j. b. Shaw a lot adjoining the SIM
mons homestead,
DR.. O.. L. Bailey and family expect
to settle in their new quarters at the
Crescent Pharmacy, Washington ave
nue. this week.
At the mass meeting of citizens
Thursday night, April l4th, the fol-
lowing school building site committee
was selected: lst ward, G.. w. Davis,
Joseph Kotzum; End ward, 7. W.
Grayson, Z. NJ. Westbrook; Bird ward.
Ross A. Switzer, II. r. Friar; 4th
ward, A. V. Rosambeau; r, e. Glenn
ent. There was a meeting Of this
committee Friday night, and E. f..
Clement was elected chairman and
A. Y. ROsambeau, secretary. The
chairman will receive sealed proposals
for lands or lots suitable fora public
school building up to May l, 1899,
The beautiful winter home (ncar
Bellefontainc) of Mrs. e. b. Carson,
Of Chicago was destroyed by fire on
the l4th instant. Mrs. Carson and
friends, Mesdames Farmer and Hell
NTH. Earle, escaped without persona
injury, and sitting at a safe distance
watched the buildings dissolve ir
ashes. The place being isolated, moth
Ing could be done to arrest the flames
and the ladies had an anxious, wear.
season of waiting until means o
transportation to the hospitable hom
Of Mrs. Earle, Of this place wa
available.
Mr.. John Stewart and Miss Dais
King, of Lorraine were married Wed
nesday, April 18th. They have TIL
congratulations of Ocean Spring
friends.
The marriage of Mr.. Stewart, o
Biloxi and Miss Louise Ryan, of thi
place will occur ut the Catholic church
April Goth, at 2:30 p. m.
Narcise Seymour, one Of ~ mos
reliable business men, has done
thriving trade this season 1lling OF
ders for shrimp, oysters and fish frOr
many distant points. besides supply
ing a large home patronage.
Capt. aud Mrs. Jonas Green an
little daughter; Mrs. S. G. Ramsa
and little Miss Bertha; Miss Dor
Ramsay and IA number whose namc
we failed to get from the pine hi
country visited our town recently.
Sundays services were all well al
tended.
Rev. w. Bilbro will preach at til
Baptist church next Sunday at 81
D. m. There will be a church confe
ence after service in which all of Il
=. members are desired to participate.
The Willing Workers will meet
, the residence of Mrs. NJ. L. Lund
. April 25th at 4 p. m.
Rev. W. G. West was in attcndan
. upon the meeting CT the Presbyte
at Moss Point last week.
The exodus of Northern visitO
/ continues. Mrs. J. A. Murray al
children have returned to Manchestt
: Ohio. Mrs. NJ. Il. Ross is spending
brief season in Biloxi before depal
ing to her Northern home. DIR. Mcac
y err and Editor Maurice Goodman ha
returned to Portage, Wis. Mrs. Gil
Miss Cecille and Master Gill left Mo
=. day for Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. j..
h Craig left Tuesday for Woodson.
Mrs. j. B. Shaw left Tuesday mig
for Brockton, N. Y.
After a pleasant visit Of sever
n weeks. Miss Katie Thornton, acc0
panied by Miss Fannie Vaughan,
a turned Sunday afternoon to Pi
n Christian.
Miss Ella Grayson. of Mobile
spending a few days with her paren
en- route to W0odworth, La. VIII,
, she will visit her sister, Mrs. Owel
Our people are frequent visitors
Biloxi.
IA Among last Sundays cxcursi0ni
E. we note Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Guion d
n Milton c. Vaughan.
For the past two weeks the gene
c. exercises OF the public school h;
~ been unusually interesting, attra
a. ing many visitors.
ID Arbor-day was appropriately
~ served.
Capt. s. r. Haviland Is enroll
|, names for the reorganization OF II
. terry d. and hope 0 . to be In drill
order.
IW Work on Evergreen Cemetery is p
crossing.
ty, The sisters OF the Holy Cross ia
purchased the Beltran properly
The beach which they will convert
ck to q convent.
ID Rev. Father II. Mortier is at hol
,ed again after q weeks retreat
iIry Natchez.
Misses Elizabeth Emerich, Hcl
Brand, OF New Orleans and Rosa b
- nav g. T,ouis Wprc Sunday one