The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-04-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items Of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

Various Sources.
Moss Point has gone wet.
Jardinieres and flower pots at
Cowan Bros.
Mr.. John L. PcndOla is in town for
a week or two.
Mr.. John +. 2. Blumer and sister.
Miss Bette Blumer visited Mobile
this week.
Don't forget the election for consta-
Bile May 9th.
Hundreds Of coons, snakes and other
varmints were slaughtered here on
Sunday.
The saw mills will resume opera
tlons to-day.
Services in the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening at 1880.
The schooner Rita Cue Is loading at
the O'Leary mill lOO,O 900 feet Of lum-
Der this week for Campeche.
Mr.. A. Blumer spent Sunday at
Beauvoir, the guest OF his old friend,
Mr.. John L. Popp.
Boating and wading in some OF the
back yards were novel i~ndulgences
with the young folks this week.
Mr.. w. W. .Syfan, of Pensacola, is
spending a month here on timber bus
mess.
Mr.. c. B. Chandler is in Mexico on
timber business.
Moss Point was sure enough wet
this week.
DR.. j. X. Mcleod is not yet able to
leave his room.
A new fence nearly completed i'm
proves the appearance of the Acade.
my grounds.
Mr.. Geo. W. Bowen and wife arc
again occupying their lovley home, ant
we are glad to state that Mr.. Bowen,
health is improved. By-the-way, tn,
flower garden OF this home is one o
the prettiest in town.
Mrs. Pattie Slaughter, after a fey
days visit to She'll y-the-Sea Pasca
goula,. returned home Monday.
DR.. j. II. Bickerstaff, who sale,
on the schooner Henrietta j. Powell
five weeks ago for Vera Cruz On
pleasure tripand for the benefit Of hi
health, returned by rail via the Cit,
of Mexico last week. lie has resumed
the practice of his profession here.
There is a bright little lad in on
town whose nane is Alley Cowan, sol
of Mr.. L. A. Cowan, one of our sub
stantial mill men. He is the pet O
his grandpa, Mr.. G. H.. Alley, Of Scran
ton.
The ladies Altar society meets a
the home of Mr.. John Alberts on Fri
day afternoon, May 4th. A full at
tendance is requested. 3t
Mr.. John Alberts, Jr., Of Milwaukee
Wis, is visiting his parents here.
Mrs. Alex CAN'T left again this weel
for New Orleans. where she is undeI
medical treatment. While in the city
she is the guest Of Mr.. l.. NJ. Hand
and family.
Messrs. ]. O. AGREE, Of Mobile ant
John Craft, OF Stockton, Ala, regis
tered at the Randall this week.
Moss Point is a veritable little Ven
ice this week. Many Of our peOpl
require boats to go to their gates.
Rev. II. J.. Cumpsten returned Sat
urday from Jeanerette, La, where h
attended P~resbytery last week.
DR.. Manahan, Of Atlanta, stopped
over here Saturday with his sister
Mrs. +. G. Robinson. He returned
home Saturday night.
Many OF our people were unable u
attend church services Sunday on &C
count OF the high water.
The most complete line OF dry good
and hosiery ever brought tn this plac
at the lowest prices can be seen a
Cowan Bros This wide-awake flrr
bought these goods at greatly reduce
figures, and are giving their customer
the benefit OF these low prices.
The boom 10 the Pascagoula rive
Is a novel sight to those who 20 to Sc
1t. The logs are jammed until 1t !
solid to the bottom OF the river, an,
in many places the RATS are high an
dry in the air. In places long piece
Of square timber are sticking straigh
up in the air. One a walk for ON
and a half miles up the river on logs
The pressure has been SO great that
large logs are broken In two. The
boom men now think the worst part