The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-11-24

linen Alfred nred the next Sh0t with
fatal effect. The ball lodged near the
heart and the old man fell dead. At last
accounts no arrest had been made. The
deceased leaves u wife and several chill
dren.
The postofice will be opened as on
Sundays on Thanksgiving Day.
Rev. w. W. Simmons, presiding elder
of this district, will preach in the Meth
odist church Sunday evening at 1880.
Elsewhere appears a petition to the
Railroad Commissioners of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the town of
Pascagoula objecting to the removal of
the tracks of the Moss Point and Pasca-
goula Railroad.
Mr.. p. Il. Williams, of Lumberton,
President Of the Mississippi Press
Association was a pleasant visitor to
the DEMocRAT-STAR Office Wednesday.
He was here on land business, being
a trustee of the Alcorn College, which
owns about one hundred thousand acres
Of pine land in the counties of Jones,
Perry, Marion and Lawrence.
Mr.. w. J. Kilduff, Of the Baltimore
| Manufacturers Record, accompanied by
Mr.. Carl Georg, a prominent lumber buy
er of Dusseldorf, Germany, was a bust
ness visitor Monday.
The long drought was broken Sunday,
and we had showery weather up to
Wednesday morning. The rain, how
ever, was not heavy enough to float logs
to the mills.
1t would be well for the taxpayers of
the town of Pascagoula to read the notice
in another place in the DEMOCRAT-STAR
from Tax-Collector A.. ID. krebs. The
tax levy for that town this year Is four
mills.
Messrs. L. D. Herrick and l.. y. Cox
were in New Orleans Monday and Tues
day buying their new stock of shoes
and furnishing goods for their opening
or or about the 18th Of December in the
Altman store, corner Of Pascagoula
street and Delmas avenue.
The series of meetings, which have
been going on in the Methodist church
here for a week, closed Tuesday night
last. Able m were delivered by
Rev. j. =. Carpenter, of Moss Point, but
the congregations were small and very
little interest manifested in a religious
way. In fact, we are sorry to say it was
a failure as n revival meeting.
Mr.. Dan Cameron, of Big Point was in
town Wednesday and reported good
rains and q rise of Is inches in Big creek
and Escatawpa river. MI. Cameron had
quite an exciting time while on a hunt
recently with Lou Taylor, of Eagles
Nest and John Devers. The party hav-
rattlesnake, in which they were badly
worsted for awhile, Mr.. Cameron having
climbed n persimmon tree 30 feet high | II
pursuit of the coon was in great danger
of being torn to pieces when with her
culean effort he shook the limb upon
which the animal rested so violently
that it was thrown to the ground, where
his companions shot it to death.
New features in our commercial traffic
with Cuba are springing up as the connec'
ton increases, two of which the ship
ment of stationery by the DEMOCRAT
STAR and of seed pecans by the DeJear
Il Mitchell Co., to Havana. Recently
q shipment of stock sheep vas made t.
the Island, and as the demand becomes
better known for the products of thi'
section, the trade will increase, and II
time, doubtless develop into the magni
tude which the location of the Port o
, Pascagoula commands and deserves
To acquire q proper proportion of tn
trade with Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Cen
trail and South American countries ever,
effort should be made by our merchant
, and citizens generally.
Among the beauties of Pascagoula 1
l the home of Madame veuve John Chas
tant The house was built many year
ago with the view of making 1t a rea
n home, as such it certainly is. Tn
a grounds are large, fronting on the Gul
Of Mexico, SO closely infringing upol
the water that the majestic oaks Law
their feet in its waves. Nothing prettie
can be imagined than this dear old HON
: shaded by the branches Of innumerabl
!. oak trees, which CLINT and CLEAN In tn
sunshine and seem to dance in the soi
! rays Of the moonlight Within tn
home itself the family circle has bee
reduced to Madame Chastant and he
!. daughter, Miss Aimee, who still renal
h as relics Of . once happy and prominen
l. Louisiana family.
Klaw-Erlanger Co., proprietors OF tn
r Tulane and Crescent theatres, New d
n leans, are leaving nothing undone I
1t add to the attractlveness, both withil
IL and without Of those popular places {
amusement Inside the decoration
have been renewed, they are fresh IN
Of tasteful, while without asphalt wall
II have been built to the very edge OF b
re rome street, projected overhead, thu
% making both entrance and exit . plea
ant little walk whore n feels no II
clemency Of the weather, not even
10 going to the Grunewald hotel, which
near BY. ThsAtre-gosrs among the hot
@ guests must t~horopehly appreciate th