The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-10-12
All Job Printing executed at tn
DEMOCRAT-STAR Is cash on delivery.

All Job Printing executed at the
DEMocRAT-STAR Is cash on delivery.
MI. w. X. Ramsay from Ramsay post
office, Harrison county, was a business
visitor to Scranton Tuesday and gave
the DEMocRAT-STAR office q pleasant
call. OF course he Clipped in 81 more
for the "Old Reliable" Mr.. Ramsay
was accompanied by his son Jim Byrd.
Those who want municipal pie in the
shape of office let it be known through
the 0Old Reliable" Now is the time to
announce your candidacy. Remember,
the election comes off on the I'd Tuesday
in December.
Services in the Methodist church next
Sunday at II a. m. and :45 o'clock p. m.
by the pastor, Rev. II. w. Van Hook.
Everybody invited.
Mrs. Edmund Mitchell and little daugh-
ters Valeda and Oriel, after a three
weeks s~ojourn at Niagara Falls returned
home Wednesday. They were met by
Mr.. Mitchell ut Birmingham, Ala, who
escorted them home.
Miss Mercid Delmas, a great favorite
saleslady at the DeJean g. Mitchell Co.'s
store, left last Saturday morning on a
vacation for Jeannerette, La, where she
will be a guest Of her cousin, Mrs. L. A.
Grevenberg.
Mr.. F. H. Lewis, clerk Of the courts,
left Saturday to spend Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. Pat Orrell near Americas.
He was accompanied by his daughter,
little Miss Lucille.
The fruit of Mr.. J. G. Davidson's ia
pan persimmon tree, Creole Town, is
ripening, and in appearance and size
looks like the golden balls Of olden time
in front Of our "uncle's" Office, the
pawnbroker.
Miss Ella Krebs is enjoying a visit to
the family Of Mr.. Chas. Johnson, light
house keeper on Horn Island, where she
will remain until the opening of the
public school at ~Pascagoula, Of which
she is principal.
Mr.. D. A. Galloway from Jackson, rep
r~esenting State Revenue Agent Writ
Adams, was here this week. Something
else may "drap" ere many days, which
will cause financial trouble in the town,
1t is not as easy to get a good and suf.
fcient bond to sell red liquor in Scran.
ton as 1t was a while back. State Reve'
nue. Agent Writ Adams is looking after
violations of the dram shop law in these
parts just now.
Messrs. E. P. Seymour and J. d. Quave
of West Pascagoula, were business visi
tors here Saturday. The former has pur
chased the eating house establishment
of the late Victor Bosarge on Pascagouli
river at the head Of Delmas avenue, anC
placed Eugene Wilson in charge.
A decided and agreeable change in thu
weather took peessQnday. 1t was wei
come, as the evsA1 nperature of hea
which had prevail Tor SO long a tern
had we'll nigh WORKOUT the patience ant
nerves Of suffering humanity.
Mr.. r. A. Farnsworth has engaged
Builder P. H. ~Lapfendine to erect hi
new residence on P~<1cagoula street. I
will be a story and half high, As foo
front and so feet long with all moderl
conveniences. Work will commence OF
the dwelling Monday, which is to b
. completed by January.
Next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clocl
Rev. b. L. Mitchell will fill his regula
appointment for preaching in the Bar
fist church.. All members of the churcl
are urgently requested to be presen'
and the public is cordially invited.
The annual report of the Moss Poin
and Pascagoula Railroad has been file
with the commission. The gross earn
u ings are $s,625y65; operating expenses
$7,64446; income from operation, 1881 IL
net income after ~deducting taxes, inteI
est, etc., shows a deficit Of $2,2O6.l9.
Rev. p. j. Lewis was in town Saturda
and reported having married at Ne
Era Baptist. church of West Pascagoul
IL Edward Blake and Sarah Hill on Wet
u nesday, Sd inst. The contracting parti'
are worthy colored people, and OWN
is to their responsibility quite a number
IN white people were at the wedding ar
I'd reception.
In FORMULATING the streets Of a tow
u a pedestrian likes to go at an even gal
H. not be compelled to step over lit
mounds Of dirt or jump owe bogf
ri spots. This attracts his attention to II
& unkept condition Of the place and n
"a. turally makes on impression upon !
mind that the inhabitants must be Cal
less in their ideas Of good streets al
49, sidewalks. This is the season for repat
" ing the thoroughfares OF Scranton a
Ut continuing the work Of building Il
10 river road to Pascagoula.
r. The reporter was shown o surprising
large stock Of goods contained in t
store Of Mr.. w. M. Canty, on Krebs a,
II, nue.. The merchandise is divided into
es partments. On the ground floor is to
found provisions, dry goods, hardwa,
crockery, glassware, shoes and fe
stuffs displayed in q convenient a
snowy manner, and q corps of salesm
Dr. and salesladies ready to attend prompt
RS to all customers. All modern metho
Jet ore in practice, facilitating quick 8
H. vice. The second floor is stocked WI
IN clothing and house furnishing goo
such as carpsts, mating, rugs and II
,ad estry. The large and well selected II
Of clothing, from which any n can
IN suited, rivaling that Of any first-cl'
ass city establishment Is sufficient attr