The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-04-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

court at Jackson this week. ,
Mr.. r.. II. Harrison visited Gulfport :
the early part of this week. t
Mr.. r. U. Delmas and. Capt. L. r.
du Mont visited Handshoro last week.
Mrs. J. W. Griffin has as her guest
her mother, Mas. McCallum, of Pur-
Wis.
Miss Josephine Bishop is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. b. Delmas in Hands
bOrO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. R~eardslee, Jr. OF
Mobile are enjoying IL visit with rela-
tiveS.
Mr.. Jesse Bounds visited his mother
at Meridian, returning Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. II. c. Burton and Miss Hunt
iDgton will be AZ home to friends on
Thursdays.
Mr.. r. a. Coulson, Sr., and Mr.. Ed
Daniels spent a few days last week IN
llowi>on, Miss.
The handsome and popular Mr..
Frank O'Rourke was in town Monday
soliciting orders for his firm.
Messrs. Bert Fisher, Willie McInnis
and w. II. Pate visited New Orleans
last Friday and Saturday.
The pupils of the Academy have be.
gun to work on their pieces, etc, Tor
the entertainment at the close OF the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Jackson attend
ed the funeralO OF Mrs. JacksOn's sister,
Mrs. W. p. Davis on Saturday last at
Mobile.
Mr.. E. II. Krebs visited his family
Sunday. He is at present in GulIport
shipping timber for W. 5. keyser 4
Co.
There will be a special meeting OF
the Tennis club at the residence OF
Mr.. II. Z. Burton On Tuesday even
Ing, April 18th.
Mrs. lyon Griffin. who has been WIS.,
iting her mother. Mrs. Frank Robin.
son, for "a few weeks left last Friday,
much to the regret Of her many
friends here.
Mrs. G. W. Jackson has the sympa-
thy of the entire community IN the
death Of her sister, Mrs. Willie Part
ridge Davis, who died in Mobile last
, Friday.
Mrs. Josh Williams returned to her
home in Jackson, Miss. accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Z. NJ. Farley
and little Sarah.
Mr.. G.. w. O'Neill has been confined
to his home for several days on ac-
count Of sickness, but he Is better
now, we are glad to state.
Mr.. G. w. Garner made another
horse buying trip to Mobile last Satur-
day, returning Sunday. He now has
a large number of very pretty horses.
On TuesdaJ Mr.. G.. W. Valverde
sold the Slater place, one Of his prop
critics in East Side, to- Mr.. Oscar
Black. of Bolton, Miss. The purchase
price being $3l5.
The following schoOners are loading
at the L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co.'S
, mills this week: Henrietta j. Powell
with $50. 900 feet of lumber for Alva-
RADIO. Mexico; Harry w. Haynes with
$50. 900 and Nan NJ. Dahtzler with
200, 900 feet for Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Rev. II. J. Cumpsten has proven his
ability to till the soil and reap its ben
Gifts as well as to teach his flock
, christian doctrines. The latter part
: of last week he dug out Of his garden
a mess of well developed Irish pota
: toes. which he proudly placed betor'
e the visiting divines attending TIL
P~resbytery at his church.
I The P~resbytcry has come and gon
and all who heard the able sermon
; delivered by the various visiting mir
listers feel that they have been niue
e benefited by their coming. The ReN
" DR.. Palmer, of New Orleans preache
: a very fine sermon on Thursday nigh
to d very large and apprccidtive aud
S ence. On Sunday morning Rev. ID. &
d Ryers, our former pastor, preached |
= the PRESBYTERIAN church and tina
;, night Rev. Mr.. Barr preached in tn
" Methodist church, and Rev. Mr.. Pc
t. klns in the Baptist.
l. Finally the great lecturer and Int
'e morist. Hon. Luther Manship ha
, agreed to visit Moss Point and civ
y one Of his lectures. He is next to s.
y Smith. Russell IN his comical facial e,
Y. preSsibhs and droll gestures when |
|. is impersonating. along which line
# is uneQuMlled. He holds his audient
:. spellbound and wrapt in Breathe
attendinn at his every word and jes
ture. lie a away on the wilde
n flights of imagination, then SCUM
e. the depths of thought and learnin
mingling deepest pathOs and sublil
est feeling with livliest wit al
Il Uuaintcst humor. This Is u sple
g did opportunity which our peol
'r !, seldom have and one which TIL
~ should not miss. The lecture will
,o given at the Academy Hall neal t
first Of May.
It's THE PRESBYTERY.
nd The P~resbytery of New Orleans,
which the Moss Point Prcsbyterli
raj church belongs, convened In q
We church here Wednesday night OF III
week. and remained In session UNI
Friday night.
N. The meeting was opened with q Sc
mon by Rev. j. NJ. Williams. OF Ne
Orleans, after which. the foIlowiI
TX officers were elected: Kew, D. y. par
~ moderator, and Rev. j. W. Caldwt
temporary clerk.
-. The regular order of business "
" attended 10 at these sessions. IL
-. reports OF the work OF the ditfere
We churches and evangelists were hea
ln which YER very encouraging. The
H. were forty.onc churches in the Pr
bytery, three having been enrolled
this meeting, viz: Pontchatoula,
ut dell, La, and Gulfport, Miss.
Mr.. II. y. Arthur. a member OF
en- Palmer's church, who has been stu
d, ing under the direction OF his pas
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