The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-09-22
Remember,

ItDit5tllthilN vi Ii''siP. hhCil Lt bhtu
&Co., Mobile, is in our town and neigh
borhood filling orders for grain and pro-
duce.
Last Sunday afternoon Rev. G. J. Bro
ders baptized the infant son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Eurcn. Sponsors were Capt.
II. Bugge, Mrs. c. Bugge and Miss Dora
Nelson.
A cool spell is upon us and some peo-
pie have put on heavier clothing. Frost
for October is predicted. Thursday morn
ing ate o'clock our thermometer regis
tered IS.
Edith-"Mr. Oldboy is set in his ways,
yon know, Mabel!'
Mabel-''Yes, Edith, so you told me be-
fore, but | guess hen dance TO the fiddler
when the day is set, don't you think,
Edith?"
That up-to-date liveryman, Mr.. James
G. Blackwell has just received q half
dozen fine buggies direct from the man
ufacturers, as well as new sets of har-
ness When you want a fine team ring
up Blackwell's stable.
Drs. Sanders and Mcintosh, of Mobile
were in town on Thursday morning ar
ranging for the removal Of the relay
camp from its present location at the
Alabama State line to a point near West
P~ascagoula. They perfected their ar
rangements during the day.
AS long as Scranton has to submit
to the senseless dictation of the State
Board of Health and he tied up by quar-
antine several months in the year, we
will have no permanent prosperity.
Capital will not seek investment here as
long as such state of affairs exist.
Our citizens can now visit Mobile, pro
vidcd they first secure a ten cent health
certificate t. the effect that they have
not been in New Orleans for the past ten
days, or been exposed to yellow fever,
small pox or prevailing fever or infect
ious or ''contemptuous" diseases.
We are indebted to Mr.. viii T. Nix, of
Orange Grove for a specimen of his yell
low yam potatoes raised on his place.
The one laid on our table weighed n
, pound and thirteen ounces. He also left
, us a Keifer pear weighing one pound and
a half, demonstrating that Mr.. Nix is
not only a good merchant, but somewhat
Of Il farmer also.
I Marriage is not half such a failure as
some people would like to insist. Any
way, experience is the best teacher, and
q man or woman is very foolish, who
would hold back from accepting the
sublimcst gift of the gods, because a
few people have proven themselves too
9 disagreeable to live with.
Shippers of oysters and fish should
examine their stock of stationery and
see ii they don't need bill and letter
> heads, circulars, tags, etc. You need
: them in your business, and the Demo
9 oRAT-STAR Office is prepared to give the
best satisfaction in all kinds of iol
"a printing. Therefore, give us your or
=, dcrs. Now is the time to send out cir
y culars and price lists.
Mr.. VIII r. Nix, of Orange Grove ha'
e sold out part of his stock of goods to Mr.
y NJ. Y. Green, section boss, who will con
rs tinue the business at the old Nix stand
Mr.. Nix expects to remove to Scranton
it lust as soon as the quarantine is raised
id and business is resumed. His return
ID will be gratifying to his friends here.
/ A BIG RATTLEsNAKE KILLED.-0i
Mt Thursday, Sept, IA, 1899, Messrs. Il. Il
III Smyly and Lou Taylor, of Big Creek
ut neal Fort Lake, this county, killed
rattlesnake, after a severe battle of sew
~ eral hours. The snake measured fv
So feet long and seven inches in diane
nj err; had nine rattles and one button. Thi
is the largest reptile eve killed in thes
parts. This is Il true snake story beeaus
:. Lou TAYLOR says so. The skin OF hi
snakeship was brought to the DEMt
IA cRAT-SrAR office last Saturday.
There is considerable ship huildin
going on at the different ship-yards o.
,is Krebs lake. Mr.. Fred Swails is cor
N. structing q schooner rs feet long by +.
no feet beam and AZ feet depth OF hold. M
Chris. Christensen has under construc
ion three tug boat hulls, one lUS feet
80 length by % feet beam for Messrs. III
w. tenhouse Moore d Co., and one 80 fe'
long by As feet wide for Lee Kimbale,
'N Mobile, and Capt. VIM. Candy has nea
ly completed the schooner barge at h
ship-ways.
ate The ordinance mo. l2l) to prevent h
,sr tel porters or runners and hackmen fro
c%ongregating, or soliciting business G
oss the gravel walk at the railroad depot
no now in full force and effect. The fir
md case for it's violation came before II
Mayor Tuesday morning, and the par
Ice was adjudged guilty and fined $5 al
cost. This being the first offense of Il
y, party the fine was made light, hut a SC
90 ond violation will cause the Mayor to
more severe. Look out, boys.
n q Work will actively begin on the Dire
cling contract awarded to Mcssrs. A.
tho Delmas q Co. next week for dredgil
IN out our river and harbor. With de
N water and a connection with the q. n
ern I. X. r. and the Mobile & Ohio r. ]
will both OF whicn can DC secureu py "pio
ava or and well-directed effort on the part
Mr.. the citizens of Jackson county, there
;;ve no reason why our port should not
for one of the most important on the 4
lantic. We awe made a good start, q
-. all progressive citizens of this coun
ought to put their shoulders to the VIII