The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-07-20

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New Orleans. are spending a vacation on
he Pascagoula river, guests Of Miss l.
<. Delmas.
Miss Louise Wolsch, an attractive
young lady from the Crescent City is the
guest of her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.. Cox, on jackson
Avenue.
Abe Hagers (col.) was before Judge A.
hKrebs Tuesday evening, charged with
atAssault on MI. ]. b. Williams with a
dealy weapon. He plead guilty and
wafined $40 and costs.
M >. +. Thompson, of the U. Sc H.
gines Corps, arrived here few days ago
for u purpose of experimenting the
work pf removing the Horn Island
lighthouse 300 feet inland.
On heir way to the Seashore Camp
Grouns last Friday Misses Bertha and
Mabel Ward, lovely young ladies of
Merioih, visited their cousin here,
Miss R4h Denmark, between trains.
Mr.. s. Evans, who has been con-
nected 18th the mechanical department
OF the lEMoCRAT-STAR Office for some
thing der a month, left Monday for
GulfporA to accept a situation on the
~Southwfd.
Prof. 1rbert Fisher has rendered his
resignatAl as principal Of the Scranton
public sAbol, to accept a fellowship in
science the Princeton On. J.) Uni
versity. Ne congratulate our young
educator don his good fortune. May his
star We Aw bright in the East.
Miss SteEl Murphy, after a delightful
soJourn WI her sister, Mrs. Jas. j.
Feore, deltted Wednesday for her
home in his, Canada, via New York.
on her wayhewil spend several weeks
with friends in New York and Brook
Ign.
1T is prohah the salaries of the public
school teachtf of Scranton will have to
be reduced, irkmuch az the revenue de-
rived from til lown is not adequate to
pay the al!owJ salaries of the teachers
for the ensuin hight months.
Occasionally adrunken sailor is pulled
Tor reckless driing on our streets. 1t is
a pity more sup offenders are not ar
rested and expelled to~pay n fine.
Careless drivts OF vehicles will turn
street corners a breakneck speed, and
is Il wonder thtssome one has not been
killed or CREATE IN jured thereby,
Parents may4nhrought to tears and
sorrow for pefnftttng their boys to loaf
on the streets laVNtill. They are liable
to learn bad habits, such as shooting
craps, swearii I. Decorating the Sab
bath, etc, ana thereby become tandi
dates for the psl, A word to the wise i,
sufficient.
There will NJ a special term of the
circuit court fol this county held here
on the second Mnday in August to try
the Moss Pom Knight of Labor ne
groes who attempted to murder a shorl
time ago the nil hands of the l.. N
Dantzler Lumt} Co.
Last SATURDAY. at the church of Oul
Lady of Victoris took place an interest
ing baptism. he sacramental waters
flowed ove sth{ brow of the lovely in
FAINT Of Mr.. andhIrs. Edmund Mitchell
and the name bFtowed upon it was the
pretty and oddohe of Helen Oriel. The
sponsors were Mr.. Loren Mitchell ant
Miss Bessie Micrady.
Several daysago Mr.. VIM. f. Clayton
wascn Rubin Touse Island, about twelve
miles from Scranton, viewing the beau
ties of nature khen he espied a rattl,
snake, which ~ coiled ready to strike
but Williad III the drop on his snake
ship and kilfGd, ne reptile in a jiffy. I
measured AZ feet long and had nine rat
ties and one button.
Last Friday ~. Sam. W. Boyd, of Mo
Mobile, who npresents, Messers h. {
Luce II Son, ofYshsin, attended to the re
shipment of Urge quantity of rosin ant
turpentine brought to Scranton iron
Plum Bluff bT the steamboat Mimi
Lee. These products of our timber re
gion, which filed five cars and one tan
car, are deAh1fed for points north an
east.
The /. Il N. r. II. Go. is actively en-
gagged in distributing the new so III stee
rail with which to relay its main tracl
between Mobile and New Orleans. Tn
road bed will also be completely ballast
ed in a few months, which, when finish
ed, will PROVE one the finest railway di
visions in the country.
Mrs. II. n Dimitry, of Round ISLAM
light station who has been entertaining
her motherl Mrs. j. NJ. Norfleet, of Bill
mingham, Ala. and Mrs. b. J. Gayle an
little daugl| ter Louise, of Selma, Ala
accompanied them on their return HON
as far rs Scfanton last Saturday.
Scranton Encampment No. 32, %.
f., installe1x the following officers las
Friday night: ]. ). Poriis, G. r.; Henr
Fitzcnreit1r, G. p; Fl. s. Rourke, $. W
II. s. Evabns, j. W.; r. D. Becht, Scribe
After the INSTALLATION the p~atriarchs en-
'joyed q bs}nquet.
Atan adjourned meeting Of the Mayo
and Boarh Of Aldermen Tuesday nigh
Mr.. BIZ. Browne, marshal Of Scranton
rendered 1lis resignation rs such to TAX
effect JuI y Sfst. The resignation wa
accepted. I The Board Is casting about I
get som +one competent to fill the VI
cancy--a IMAM who will see that the O
dinances 4 Of the town are rigidly Ell
forced viii hout fear of or favor to an
one. Tho Governor appoints on Vie r
commend (ation OF tho council ana cit