The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-09-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

| Prof. W. Il. Pate was Il WrlrniN"
visitor this week.
Mr.. A. J. Welch visited New Or
leans Monday.
Two pair Of young, large mules fur
sale. A. Blumer.
Mr.. w. W. BrOome, OF Daisy was a
business visitor Tuesday,
Mr.. G. A. Butler, OF Dallas. Texas,
registered at the Randall Monday.
The steamer Biloxi from Biloxi is
out on Angeles ship yard for repairs,
Miss Sallie Sheehy returned to her
home at Durant, Miss. last Saturday.
Mr.. R. G. Borden and wife left last
Saturday for an outing at Coopers
Well.
Mr.. J. f. O'Neal, prominent
timberman OF Perkinston is in town
this week.
DR.. ]. Fl. Bickcrstaff registered at
the Hotel Denechaud, New Orleans
last Monday.
The sub-exchange Of the Cumber.
land Telephone and Telegraph Co is
in operation at this place.
The new store building being e0u
structed for Mr.. NJ. A. Malcumb is
rapidly nearing completion.
Mrs. 9. L. Swayze, OF Mobile, with
her bright little son Lyons, is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. W. II, Graham,
| Mr.. j. A. De Monbrun. the urhane
young pharmacist at Stewarts' drug
store, visited New Orleans Monday.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Kennedy. well-known
and prosperous timberman. OF Brook
lyn was business visitor this week.
Miss Lyll Morris returned Saturday
last from CitrOnelle. Ala, after a
pleasant visit TO her sister, Mrs. j.. H.
Pendoa.
The schooner Vera B. Roberts is
loading at the OLeary mill with
$50, 900 feet OF lumber for Vera Cruz
this week.
Mr.. Elton Cudabac, the popular flag-
man OF the Mobile coast accommnda-
tion train spent Sunday With his
mother here.
Mrs. A. S. Denny and little son aud
Miss Lnttie Hyatt, who have been
sojourning at Ocean Springs returned
home Monday.
|. Mr.. NJ. A. Malcomb. accompanied
bv his charming niece. Miss Myrtle
Wanless left Monday for West Nir'
gina on visit to his parents.
Mr.. Ollie B. Cowan returned last
Friday to Oxford, where he will re
sumo his studies al the University
he went by way Of Mount Olive lG. &
, S. l. r. R.) to visit his uncle, Hon. Nj
M. Evans.
i Miss Cora Partridge and her littl'
nephew. Westly Mcclure and niece
Misses Campbell and Mildred Davis
after delightful visit ~ A'r. u W
Jackson and family returned 10 iiiei
respective homes at Mobile.
Hotel Randall: w. A.. Kellun. f.
Chopin. J. W. Sircuit. w. G. Shep-
ard, New Orleans; l., V. Pringlc, NJ.
Q. Sherman, Mobile; @. Hitchcock,
McHenry; S. J. Walter. Orange Grove
Mr.. Geo. w. Bowen, who went on a
pleasure trip to Vera Cruz, the guest
Of Capt. W. l.. Pnder. of the schooner
Henrietta j. Powell is expected to
reach home TINS week.
Mr.. Jesse Daley and his sister,
Mrs. Hanna, desire to extend their
many thanks to the good people of
Moss Point for kindness during the
Esickness and death of their mother
Prof. II. Il. Fisher. our brilliant
young educator left Monday for
Princeton, N. j. to accept fellow.
ship in the department of Economics
Of the Princeton University, which
fellowship will enable him to persue
his further studies.
Mr.. Jesse Daley, prominent
business man of Florence, Ala, spent
several days in Moss Point attending
the late illness and death of his
mother, Mr.. DALEY spent his youth
ful days In Moss Point and received
an academic education and business
qualities combined with good sense
and energy that has made him a
prominant business man and his
many friends were glad to greet him
again.
DIED.
At Moss Point, Miss. Mrs. MARTHA
PRATHER, Sept. I, 1900, at the age of
Y. MANY friends attended the funeral
at the First Baptist Church of which
she was a c0nsistant member. Sister
Prather was more than willing to 90
and be at rest and happiness with
Christ. Having fought good Chris
tian warfare and kept the faith to the
end, she was fully prepared TO realize
and enjoy all her brightest eXpecta-
tions and hopeful reaizations that is
promised to all Christians who love
and serve the Lord Jesus Christ One
son and daughter also one sister re-
main with many friends to cherish
her memory until the Lord shall call
from labor to refreshments above
where parting will be no more.
PASTOR.
Mrs. Mary Daley, the only surviv.
ing member of the old family is a sis
ter of the late Mrs. Martha Prather,
and Is now nearly 100 years old, and
looks to be every inch OF that long
time, and yet she is right spry. She
was present at the death and funeral
Of her sister. She is spending a few
days with the genial and efficient
Capt. DALEY of the Rosala.
| MOSS POINT ACADEMY.
Moss POINT, Miss, Sept. IL, 1900.
| Editor Democrat.Star.
Please announce through The col
nmns of the Moss Point department
that the Moss Point Academy will be-
gin the next session on Monda1, Sept.
l7th. The term promises to De one of
the most successful for several years,
and the increase In the number of
pupils will probably demand more
teaching force than has heretofore
been employed. A change OF teachers
has been made in the Primary De.