The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-07-21
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BY SCGIBUS.
Good radiance to bad rubbish q
Who said the weather was hot?
The big bugs have gone to the Sea-
shore camp meeting. Z
Mr.. Busby's family now occupy their d
nice, new home on the high ground near
Zion church. /
The sunbonnet girl is as pretty as a |
picture.
Miss Ada Gray is visiting her fathers
family near Hattiesburg.
Mr.. A. McGregor made trip to Biloxi
Thusday of last week.
Ex-Gov. Lowry honored our town with
his presence on election day. He is pop
ular here.
Mr.. John Aikens is showing a cucum-
Der raised on his place measuring teet
in length and weighs pounds.
, The boat-house with. occupants, pigs
and all was towed down to Scranton one
day last week by the tug Neptune.
The trustees of Zion school will repair |
their school building shortly, and make
!. II an ornament to our town. Everything
. will be in readiness for the public school
term.
Saw. Mr.. Defeated Candidate, are you
any kin to old Tom Tinker? He claims
g to be your cousin. No! ! was his cousin
before he voted for Judge Wood, but
Ia he's nothing to me now.
/, The watchman at Lake mills shot at
: supposed intruder on the mill properly
,e under his care, and put the contents OF q
s. pistol in horse belonging to Mr.. mos
,e II. Riggle, but the animal is not sup
to posed to be seriously injured.
L. The details of "Faith Cure" now IN
progress are not worthy of being dis
to cussed in the same breath with leglti'
nd mate means for curing the sick. 1T Is
he simply disgusting, and it is to be hoped
a the fake will not have a second patron.
nd Miss Younggirl says she has decidee
u not to be a party to that runaway
ne match. She says it is hard enough u
or make a living for one and is afraid II
he undertake to support two, and so I'M
nd expected run-aw way match is postponed
ity indefinitely.
OF Among the latest novelties was tn
IN mysterious disappearance OF freezer o
ice cream on the occasion OF blr thda
M. party. The freezer was found some day
ms- latter securely hid, and the parties VIII
ers. spirted it away, as well as those VIII
es- enioyed the contents had to pay for TT
esi- fun. 1t is an old saying, "Stolen swee
ice ! taste best" As ever in such affairs, tt
ice Judge and his executive officials pocke
lex ed the gain.
ser Mr.. 81 Mcdonald has gone into Il
ock business of cultivating grapes on h
farm few miles above our town. l
ave, promises well in the future. This beli
last the first year of bearing, he has gathe
ing ed and distributed great many neat
sub packed baskets of grapes. He has thr'
his varieties, and are calculated to amou
this to about $500 in value With right
) in tention the vines gain largely in val
=. d. every year.
his Mr.. "A. McGregor has the agency
wing the Bryan book, "Republic and Empir
II Of and the "Philippine Question: He
light actively canvassing for same, and fin
every thinking man wants copy in
rpus der that he may have a true understar
Nix ing of the policy. new acquisitions, ct
the pro and con, of this great governmel
'ecil, which is so ably given by Hon. VIM
er of BRYAN and other writer's. Mr.. McGret
,ther will visit all coast towns, and hope
but leave book in the hands of every rel
yond ing man. 1t is unquestionably the be
Vt on for the day, as there two sides to eve
alton question.
Ala Why are the streets of our town
that named? One of our main thoroughfa
t his has q sign board with "Straight Aven'
'rfer- painted thereon. A word to the wis
sufficient. White people do not care
take stock in such a name, and can
'rson afford to allow such thing as impro
le IS naming of streets go on. Merchants
an . old residents, permanent resident pr
.t,o ',her erty holders who are interested in II
tiOn. toWh o"sh' W hieo' an" "o',"N W. r. ~
re is names and put up signs boards. u
ough looks of town 60 long ways to str
heal gers and visitors. Magnolia avenue
give we'll named, and begins at Elders fel
ny going through the main part of to
n.y. ~ pass the Methodist parsonage and Z
Ia Ear school building. On this axenue rel
ul4ly many of the oldest residents, who h
. followed the fortunes Of the town
- have helped to push every good
~ worthy object ahead. The family
~ Mr.. VIM. Elder, who died some "
q since, still occupy their old hom
u beautiful place surrounded by gr
u old oaks, own and control the fe
~ The sons and daughters of this far
X who have married now have home
~ their own on parts of the land, ,
"a frontage on Magnolia avenue. Mr..
u Rhodes, A. McGregor, Q. G. Dodge,
- Riggle, L. Davis and John Cirlot
y among the Oldest settlers. From tin
u time many other homes have been b
q and Magnolia avenue will now com
" favorably with any In town: The 8,
~ is in fine order-the people law abid
x The homes of Messrs. Jim and Ge
Wyatt, Paul Smith and Harry Lynt
n among the very latest additions. l
nose to tell something about our {
- streets, and some Information ana I
from time to time.
q FEMALE WEAKNESS CURE
- 7 was trouhled with severe fe