The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-09
DEATH OF MRS. j. /. osTRoM.

THE COMMITTEE.
DEATH OF MRS. j. L. oSTRoM.
Jennie Oreler Coggins Ostrom, beloved
wife OF Mr.. J. L. Ostrom died at her home
on Pascagoula street at ll:l5 o'clock
Wednesday night. Feb7, 1900, aged 33
years and months. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Father
Ten Brink Thursday afternoon at 80
O'clock. Interment Catholic cemetery,
Pascagoula. Deceased leaves several
children, twins few days old and hus-
band. She was loveable and devoted
mother, and her demise ia deeply Ia
mented by the entire community.
Regular meeting Of the Pascagoula
Commercial Club Monday 7 80 pm.
Mr.. Ed F. Hudson has retired from
business temporarily.
Mr.. w. II. s. Dorsey, of Atlanta,
well known travelling salesman and So
ciety beau Is in town.
When few self-important members
Of q secret society endeavor to manage
and control the business of the organi-
zation to their own selfih ends, bretheren
cannot dwell together in unity, and
thereby the cause is injured.
Read the oyster ordinance passed by
the board of supervisors published in
the DEEMooRAT-STAR to-day.
Work on new barge for the National
Dredging Co., of Wilmington, Del, was
commenced at Capt. Geo. Frentz's ship
yard the first of this week.
Mr.. w. 8. Hull, OF Jackson is in town
this week looking after the Jail bonds,
which he has agreed to accept as full
payment for building the new Jail.
Mrs. A. J. Guy, of Pascagoula visited
New Orleans during the week.
Mr.. Toribio Castanera, of Moss Point
has been appointed local inspector of
the Cumberland Telephone system.
Builder Pat Laurendine has COM
menced building five room cottage on
! Mr.. Ed Mitchell's property on Pasca-
goula river for occupancy by Mr.. James
A. Kathman and family.
Capt. Chas Boster, proprietor of the
Cottage by the Sea hotel, Pascagoula
has recovered from severe spell Of
sickness and left for New Orleans Tues
day to recuperate for while.
Mr.. Peter Ranager and family of Es-
catawpa, moved to Scranton last Satur-
day.
Julius Holtz, young white man met
with a serious accident at Ship Island
last Monday. He was at work on a
vessel when stick OF timber struck him,
breaking both his legs. After receiving
surgical attention in Biloxi he YVES
brought here and placed in DR.. w. A.
Cox's care.
Rev. V. w. Van Hook will preach in
the Methodist church Sunday vt II
O'Clock a. m. and 7:l5 p. All invited.
Mr.. Chas. A. Farnsworth left on the
steamer valeda on short visit to Retta-
vile, Wednesday.
/ Mrs. Mary Tarkel, of New Orleans is
visiting Mrs. H. Cole at her beautiful
river home.
The town OF Pascagoula has no de-
linquent tax list to publish. Every tax
payer has settled so the clerk Of the town
informs us.
The DEMoCRAT-STAR is very -much
crowded this week having the delin-
quent tax list, but we are proud to say
the list is several columns the shortest
that we have eyer published. This
speaks well for the tax payers.
The schooners Oscar g., and Anita are
undergoing repairs at Frentz's ship
yard.
/ At Mr.. Christ Christensen g ship yard
on Krebs lake the new tug boat hull built
for Mr.. Lee Kimball Of Mobile, has been
completed. The dimensions are 81 feet
long, IS feet beam and feet 10 inches
depth ofhold. This yard has turned out
several fine tug boats.
i At the rate the hydraulic steam dredge
is performing the work Of dredging the
Pascagoula river to depth OF l3 feet
and $50 feet width, 1t will not take sc
very long before 1t will reach the mouth
Of the river. The progress made is about
| 800 feet day.
Mr.. A. Nc p. Smith, a young business
man of Mobile left on the steamer Valedi
Wednesday morning for Brewton, Miss.
. where he will establish himself in the
general merchandise business. Mr.
Smith is in delicate health and hopes to
be benefited in the pine woods.
Capt w. Mclean, Of the schooner
ar. b. Woodside" loading at the L. N
Dantxler Lumber Co.'S mill, Moss Point
with $4,000 feet Of lumber for Ponce
!, Puerto Rico was welcome visitor II
town this week.
/, The Bonrd Of Superyisora have ap
! pointed Mr.. Emile Ladnier oyster in
spector ON our oyster reefs for one year
I A better appointment could not have
1 been made. What Emile Ladnier dom
]. know about oysters IL not worth know
8 ling. He will see to It that all oyster
! | are carefully inspected and cnllcd, AMI
he is to receive for his services one ant
half cents per barrel to be paid by tn
!. party receiving the oysters.
: "Frs Dlavola" At the Opera Hons
. wednesday night, which was presented
I by the Olympia Opera Co., was inliy n
/. to the mark. ::Giacomo and Beppo, - tn
: two robbers played their parts well. Flea
nor jenkins personated Lady Allcasl
\ perfectly. Francesca, Miss Eves Beth
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