The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-08-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items of interest Gathered From
TariouS Sources.

DR.. H. 5. Anderson and wife visited
Biloxi Sunday.
Stewart has fresh TURNIP, Ruta
Raga and other seed.
Dr. f. y Ferril spent Sunday with
his sister ut Gulfport.
Miss Lcra Adams WAS the guest Of
Mrs. o. G. C1wan and family.
Miss Kate Risher is the guest Of
Miss Nirgie Spencer this week.
The schooner Griffin was success
fully launched from the Italian ship
yard last week.
Mr.. II. &. Hinton. of Augusta. was
in town Sunday and attended ser
vices AT the Baptist Church.
The recen, changes made in the
cabin of the tug Mary adds greatly tO
I her appearance and beauty.
Mrs. DR.. b. +. Duke. Of Pascagoula,
, and daughter. Mrs. W. l.. Hightower.
are visiting friends here this week.
! DR.. A. X. Fort will leave Saturday
| Cor Grand Bay. Ala. on two weeks
visit tn his mother, Mrs. Jane T. Fort.
Miss Huntington left for Denver,
Col. Tuesday after delightful So
iourn with her sister. Mrs. II. G. Bur
/ ton
Mrs. A. S. Denny and little son, A.
p. Jr.. and sister, Miss L0ttie Hyatt,
returned recently from visit Gown
the coast
DR.. and Mrs. S. L. Anderson have
taken possession of the Sheriff cot
tagc just vacated by Mr.. H. G. Bur-
ton and family.
Mr. L. n. Dantzler and daughter,
Mrs. A. NJ. Cowan. attended the Ep-
worth League Conference, held at At
lanta last week, and returned home
Monday.
Prof. W. Il. Pate, our brilliant
young educator, reached here direct
from Grecnville. Miss. Sunday. He
will sojourn in our midst the guest OF
Prof. II. +. Fisher.
Miss Ivon Garner left for NOrwalk,
Ohio. Tuesday morning and was fol-
lowed by her mother. Mrs. Frank G.
Robinson. and children. Wednesday.
They will remain North several
months before returning home.
Misses Bertha and Mabel Ward,
Matte and Lillian Cowan. and Pro-
fessors W. r. Pate and II. f. Fisher
and Fred s. Herrin were guests Of
Miss Ruth Denmark on boat ride to
Horn Island Monday afternoon aboard
the tug Native No. 2.
Hotel Randall arrivals: O II.
MoorcNNorth Carolina j. c. Quill,
II. Cause, L. V. Pringe, Mobile; A.
II. Etheridge. Evergreen. Ala; w. ID.
Cause. Howis0u. Miss: e. Rose Mer-
rill. Miss: Il. G. Websrt. S. ). Levy
New Orleans d. G. Acosta, Ocean
Springs; II. NJ. McCaleb, Biloxi.
The sad news nf the death of Mr..
e. w Manahan at Waynesville, n, G.,
was received here Tuesday morning.
Mr. Manahan is a brother Of Mrs. F.
G.. Robinson and is well and favorably
known in this community. having
been "A resident OF this place for sew
eral years. The deepest sympathy OF
the entire community is extended to
the bercaved ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. II, G. Burton within
the next few days will change their
pace of abnde from here to Meridian
Miss Their departure IS regretted
| by host of friends aud acquaintan-
ceS. Both ARE highly esteemed for
their individuality in society and for
the uiany acts of personal assistance
towards all measures of public and
moral Announcements
Miss Laura Williamson was born
4uly 81, 1878. died July %, ut . p. m.
miss Laura was an exemplary young
lady. She had the spirit Of the good
Samaritan-always ready to help any
one who was in need. She WAS forget
fu of herself when duty called for
her assistance. 1t is ii sad loss to our
church and community 10 be deprived
of her goodIy walk aud lady.likc life.
Surrounded by many friends we con-
Quoted her funeral, and just as the
sun was setting last Lords Day. we
laid her to rest in Griffin cemetery.
b. l.. MITCHELL
On Tuesday of last week Mrs. II.
G. Burton entertained from tn 6 p.
NJ. at a large farewell reception ~ her
MANY friends IN Moss Point. throwing
omen her home for the last time prior
TO leaving for Birmingham and other
points. and thence for Meridian, Miss,
where she will reside IN fii6ure. t'es-
tOons m grapevine, hambW, AMI ivy
wrcathed mantleS. cabinets and win
dOws aud formed a light porticre ol
green between the folding doors that
divided the reception rooms, the ivy
predOnnating in the scheme of dec.
Grafton, that plant being emblematica
: OF ''faithfulness' and nf memory.
Daylight was eXcludei from the re.
freshment room, along one side OF
which palms. geraniums and Othe
potted plants were banked, betweei
whose dark green foliage cleaned col
} Ored lamps and candles, yellow bein.
the prevailing shade. At the du0r q
the room a tiny maiden. Miss Jessi'
!, Smith, clad in white ga,lze with gar
nishment OF gold, impersonated ;
. sunbeam. and presented Il libbonet
!. ivy leaf to each guest as she passed
G reminding her that the ivy is fo
/: memory and suggesting the fact tia
the memory Of our friends is like TIL,
/. sunbeanls- guldsp Within the re
freshment room bhe ivy was again 1t
evidence, it's rich festo0ns cliQbin,
: the stem Of a tall piano lamp placcl
!, upon the table, and falling from ID!
apex in four garlan1 which wcr,
:, caught at the cOrncrs uf the board
: Misses Hula Myers and ROsalie Lien
!, hard, costumcd as "bloss0ms," acted
:, rs tea girls ON the occasion and were
: assisted in their duties by little Mas
ter Smith, whom the unique COSTUME
' OF "b0nnie bee" fitted here and ther
amid the guests, his gauzy wings shin
!: ing In the cUlored lights. AT shOr
I: intervals during the afternoon a cllo
!, rus OF young ladies', Misses Dees
!, Swan. Brooks, Myers and Rawls, sam
tho Old.time songs Of friendship an,
!. nf memnry. the sinners heinr hiddeJ