The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-11-09

Mrs. J. A. Kathman and little Miss
Valeda Mitchell visited Mobile this
week.
Last week at Grand Bay, Ala, Arthur
Claude killed q r~attlesnake 7 feet long
having IA rattles.
Our game rooster is indisposed is the
reason he does not appear at the mast
head Of the "Old Reliable" this week.
Next Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
Rev. b. l. Mitchell will fill his regular
appointment for preaching in the Bap-
fist church.
Builder J. L. Ostrom has commenced
work on a new dwelling to be erected on
Canty street for Mr.. Walter Gautier and
to be occupied by Mrs. J. M. Pelham.
Mr.. J. P. Davis, Of Americas, came to
town last Saturday to meet Miss Amelia
Cox, Of Florala, who has been selected
rs teacher of the public school at that
place. Mr.. Davis is q half brother OF
Miss Ruth Denmark, Of this place.
Mai. ]. T. Crona, yardmaster OF the
Pensacola Navy Yard, arrived last week
at West .P~ascagoula to inspect q large
number of creosoted piles being furn-
ished by the Creosote Works for use in
the construction Of the Algiers (La.)
government dry dock.
Mr.. L. D. Herrick returned Tuesday
from o hunt in the Grand Bay (Als.)
neighborhood and reported killing one
deer and q quantity Of birds.
The town Of ~Pascagoula is the most
intense Democratic town in the county.
| Only 2 Republican votes polled for The
Mckinley ticket Tuesday and 20 Demo-
cratic for Bryan and McLain.
Judging from the way some Of our cit
liens of Scran ton and Moss Point voted
Tuesday they are not much in favor OF
deep water and McLain. Perhaps they
killed the goose that laid the golden egg.
The Port of P~ascagoula is coming in
for q share of the government orders for
lumber material required for public
works, which stands in evidence that
our region abounds in the different de-
scriptions needed for such purpose.
Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock John
Stevenson, fireman on the tug Seminole
was painfully hurt aboard that steamer
at Horn Island. He was struck in TIT
breast by a link of a chain, which part
cd from an anchor, and received . gasf
eight inches long. He will ecover.
We are in receipt Of an invitation sen
out by Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Robinson, o
Moss Point, to attend the marriage o
their daughter, Miss lyon Leone Garne'
to Capt. Edgar Rollins du Mont, whicl
happy event will take place Thursda.
afternoon, November %, 1900, ut 4o'clock
in the Presbyterian church at Mos
; Point.
, Miss Mercia Converse was u~nfortunat
. enough during q visit on Wednesday t
+ her friend, Miss Willie Passo at Mos
Point to break her right leg again. d.
/, J.. A. Tabor, assisted by DR.. w. A. Co
!. reset the limb, and we are glad to stat
, that the little miss is resting easy.
|. With the cooler weather, which reach
ed here last Saturday o more sprightl
feeling could be observed in the NOV,
!, ments of the community. A larger nun
Der of buyers and traders from adjacen
towns came in to trade, and our stor,
keepers made correspon dingly active.
Friday Of last week the DEMocRA'
Q STAR reporter made . special businel
visit to Escatawpa, from whence he O.
tended his trip to the truck farm Of M
u John Lscour, four miles beyond, whic
. is q typical country haven. His crol
suffered greatly from the sterm1ef win
and rain, which prevailed duxlhg II
8 summer, and did not tulS& - we'll, b
his fall crop Of cabbage 10 x%Splendid on
r, already commencing TO head. Mr.. L
cour, who has lived on The place for
quarter Of acentury says that the heal
l. Of that locslity IL most excellent, and
q wonders why more persons are not 9
gagged In truck farming along the ESQ
tawps river.
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