The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-08-11

ESCATAWPA ITEMS.
By SCRIBuS.

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The party for Colorado will leave
next week.
A rain and wind storm prevailed for
an hour or two Tuesday evening.
The date Of Wilson Springs camp
meeting is changed to September 21st.
The youngestchild of Mr.. Tom Dix
on had its feet badly burned on Satur-
day evening by walking into a hot ash
pile in the yard.
Mrs. Annie Cunningham has been
seriously i'll, but is better. Mrs. Del,
phine Jones is convalescing and her
friends have hope of her recovery.
The tacky party, with sales of re.
freshments for the benefit OF the
Methodist Ladies' Aid Society will be
given on August 18th in the evening
at the residence Of Mr.. Chris Mork on
Randall Avenue.
The protracted meeting services at
Baptist church closed on Sunday even
ing with the preaching and baptizinp
at Randall ferry. Rev. NJ. Robert.
son, OF Mobile who was conducting
the meeting, baptized 81 candidates
and afterwards received them into full
membership. The protracted meet.
ing was a most interesting one and
the nightly exercises were well at
tended. The return Of Mr.. Roberts to
his home Is followed by regrets and
well wishes.
Broadway" one of the oldest settled
thOroughfares extends from corner OF
Magnolia avenue, at residence of Mr..
John Cirlot across the town to Ran
dali avenue, and enters that thor
0ughfare in front Of the store OF Tony
Carter, colored, who has been for many
years u merchant there with a home
and houses to rent, and is a peaceful
good citizen. The homestead lands
on and near Broadway were formerly
owned by the Ehlers brothers, Crom.
ers, Randalls and COTS. Among the
Oldest residents on this street are
Mr.. John Cirlot, Mr.. Joe Cirlot, who
Is doing a large mercantile business,
and who is also foreman of the mills
OF the Moss Point Lumber Co., Mr..
Sam Oliver, Mrs. Henry Ehlers, Mr..
Horace Nelson, who is also merchan.
dising and who Is sawyer at the Rob
inson mills at Moss Point, Mr.. George
Lennep, who is foreman at the Lake
mills, Mr.. Willie Graham. inspector,
Mr.. Victor Lenncp, s%torekeeper, Mr..
Girls Cromer, Mr.. Joe Lamaitrc. Mrs.
Bertha Anderson, widow OF the late
Jack Anderson, all former residents
here, but late OF Lake Charles, La,
now occupies the new residence OF
Mr.. Victor Lennep, and is engaged in
heavy mercantile business at the old
stand OF Mrs. Bertram. Messrs. Jesse
King, Mackey and Louis Bertram
have homes on this road. The Luth.
eran church, built some years ago, &C.
cupies a pretty piece OF ground on the
road. Capt. Brantz, OF the steamer
Capt. Fritz, has a nice home and far N
fronting the road. Mr.. Joe Riley, Of.
fee mar for Moss Point Lumber Co.
has a nice home and grounds corner
ing on Broadway. Bill Harris, a good
and useful colored citizen has a home
and farm and Is respected as a law
abiding and progressive citizen.
Dutch bayou begins In a small run
near Zion church, and cmpties IN the
lake as a deep navigahle stream for
sch0Opers and small craft. It Is a
most convenient outlet for people liv.
ing In this section who 10 by water
to the different mills and Moss Point.
The oldest settlers on the bayou are
the Ehlcrs brothers, Messrs. Cromer,
Frohne, Gems, Greenough, John Can.
field, Andrew Hanson, Riley, Arsand
Lynd have homes here. Mrs. Sophia
and Cue Cunningham have
homes on Greenough Lane running
from Dutch bayou out TO broadway.
Going into THE point" where Dutch
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