The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-08-04

rejoicing over the arrival of a boy baby
at their home, born Saturday last.
Messrs. Geo. =. and J. G. Leather bury.
who have transferred their turpentine
and timber business to Hancock county,
were here Tuesday On business.
Messrs. g. g. Steede, p. G. Galloway
and ii. L. Allen, of Americas were here
on business Tuesday.
Mr.. Jas. G. Henslee has succeeded Mr..
X. +. Seymour as mixologist at the
Algona saloon. Jim will be glad to
"smile" with his friends.
A move is afoot to organize a literary
club here, and 1t behooves our society
folks to enlist in this matter and keep
apace with their neighbors.
The Exchange hotel and bar-room
changed hands last week, Mr.. l. +. Cox,
selling his int crest to his brother,
Mr.. J. w. Cox, who will continue the
business in an up-to-date manner
Miss Elizabeth Hall, who is visiting
with the family Of Mr.. G. S. Meriwether,
East Side, is spending this week with
her friend, Miss Kate Denny, on Pasca-
goula river.
Misses Alice and Fannie Smith, lovely
and accomplished young ladies Of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, are visiting guests OF
Misses Mamie and Kate Warren, on Pas
cagoula river.
At the congregational meeting at the
Presbyterian church last sunday officers
were elected "a follows: Messrs. w. X.
Mead, W. r. Kell, J. G. Brander, elders.
Messrs. w. D. Billiard, Horace Bowman,
c. Hendrick, deacons.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. lie Blanc and three
children, Of New Orleans, are visiting
| the families of Mr.. Ed. D. Mansfield and
Mr.. II. Couret, on Delmas n Mrs.
lie Blanc is the daughter Of Mrs. Mans
| field.
Contractor J. l. Ostrom, who is pla-
cling the W-foot addition to the Catholic
church, has progressed in his work to
the completion Of the outside, and will
continue in finishing up the inside rs
rapidly as possible. Upon completion
the church will be lighted by electricity.
The sloops attending the Bay-Wave-
land regatta from this place last Satur-
day were the Henrietta, owned by the
Messrs. Farnsworth Bros. and the
Adelaide owned by MI. Willie H. Lad
nier. Both boats entered the race, the
former coming in second in her class.
Messrs. Chas. Clark 4 Co., Of Calves
ton, Texas, who will carry out the gov
eminent contract Of Mr.. A. G. Delmas
for the dredging Of our harbor and river,
will bring their dredging outfit here
about the middle of the month, and at
ter proper repairs at Frentz's ship-yard
will proceed to dredge Horn Island pass.
We are two-thirds through the sum-
mer months, which in comparison with
those Of preceding years have been un-
usually pleasant, with the exception of
a comparatively limited number OF hot
days, those who have visited II sur
roundings can have little cause of com
plant, and who will doubtless look
forward at the end Of the season for q
return in the future.
A delightful ball was given on Mon.
day evening at the residence of Mr..
Henry Gautier, West P~ascagoula, in
honor Of the launching of the tug boat
Native No. 9, owned by the Messrs. eau
tier Bros. The participants were taken
to the home Of MI. Gautier by water,
and all were unanimous in pronouncing
the evening one of the most enjoyable
of the season. Mr.. Gautier's hospitality
is well known to this community.
Last Saturday night during a drunken
fight a white man named Gabriel was
shot in the side above the hip by another
white man named Claude Brewer. The
affair occurred at the turpentine still of
Messrs. r. C. Luce Il Son, Basin. Gabriel
will recover.
1t is with sincere regret that we have
to chronicle the serious accident that
befel Mr.. J.. Il. Lynn while at work in
the Farnsworth Lumber Co.'s planel
last Monday afternoon. Mr.. Lynn was
struck over the right eye by a belt, in
ficting a severe flesh wound, and maybe
impairing its sight. We trust his in
juries will be less serious than at frs
considered.
Messrs. Head Bros, who some months
ago embarked in the dairy business or
the villa Ada property belonging to the
estate of the late Gen. T. s. Ford, have
sold ont to Mr.. w. M. Bush, of Macon
Miss, who will continue the industry
having taken charge the LIST inst. The
business proved very satisfactory t.
Messrs. Head Bros. and was disposed OF
for the only a that they had chosen
to change their place Of domicile t.
Huntsville, Ala.
The Pascagoula dummy, which wa
damaged in a collision with one of thu
L. Il N. freight trains is now being re
paired and restored to a f1rst-class car a
!, the l. q N. shops in Mobile. The super
intendent of this division, Mr.. Chas
Marshall, through whose recommends
ton the work 10 being done by the com
pany will see that 1t will be executed ~
rapidly as possible, and that the dummy
communication between here and Pas
cagOula will soon be restored.