The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-01-26
The devilment is still going on.

| IHc colu riihp lildut lHc MOOu ana coal
men happy.
The sweeping skirt on the streets is
abominable.
The Scranton Pharmacy is receiving
fresh coat of paint.
Misses Mella Peterson and Dora Mel
son were Sunday visitors to Gulfport.
Mrs. III. J. McGrade, of Mobile, visited
Mrs. James A. Kathman last Saturday
Mr.. M. V. b. Carey went on two
days visit to New Orleans Tuesday
afternoon.
Messrs. Mead Bros, lumber fiat was
launched Wednesday evening from
Frentz ways.
Mr.. Geo. Sage, of Mobile, attended the
| funeral of Mrs. John o. Gresham at Moss
Point Tuesday.
Mrs. |. f. Cox, who has been recuper-
ating her health in New Orleans, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Mr.. Il. Veillon went to New Orleans
| Tuesday evening on account OF the
| illness of his brother.
I The work of dredging the river chan
nels from point on Escatawpa river Mt
Moss Point has commenced in earnest
Custom officer 7. A. Cleary, has moved
into the Castanera residence adjoining
Mrs. l.. w. O'Connell's home at Pasca-
goula.
! Miss Marie Louise Grant, of Pasca-
gollla, who is visiting the family of Mr.
T.. P. Davis at Morgan City, La. will
remain there until March.
The three masted schooner, B. w.
Morse, Capt S. Il. Newburg was lost
off Nassau on the 20th and two of the
crew drowned.
Mr.. Il. d. Derrick. who has been hunt
ing in the neighborhood of Grand Bay,
Ala, returned Tuesday night bringing
back as q result of his hunt good
size deer
In the flower garden of Mrs. G. W. Tag
ert on Buena Vista street, Pascagoula, is
a camelia-iaponlca tree which bears the
most beautiful red and varegate ted flowers
to be found anywhere in this vicinity:
Mr.. Henry Foster, who has been under
treatment at the Hotel Dieu, New Or
leans is, we are glad to observe, greatly
improved in health. lie had TO undergo
several painful operations.
Mr.. w. L. Frederic and family, will
leave their Bayou Cassotte home about
the 18th proximo, and take possession
of their new home on the Pascagoula
river, formerly the property OF DR.. r. 3.
Ford.
No merchant or business man is too
well known not to need advertising.
Put your advertisement in the DEMO
cRAT-STAR if you want to reach the
people Of all classes throughout the
country.
All interested in the building of road
along the river from Scranton TO Pasca-
goula should also commence the work
of preparing the way for the deposits of
sand apd clay excavation to be used in
making the road bed.
On last Tuesday night very enthusi-
astic and important meeting of the
Pascagoula Commercial Club was held
relating TO the commercial welfare of
he Port OF Paecagopla and measures TO
be adop'ed which will conduce to an
increase OF its business.
Col. II. N. Street, of Meridian, sdiuster
of the Phenlx Fire insurance Co., of
Brooklyn, New York, was in town last
Friday and settled the fire loss on the
Zion colored church, which was totally
destroyed recently. Amount awarded
$1,000.
A theatre party composed Of Mrs. j. l.
Ford, Misses May Ford, Josie Foster,
Mamie Foxworth and little Ollie Ford
visited New Orleans last Friday to wit
ness The performance at the Tulane
theatre of The New England drama ''The
Old Homestead"
A brief visit was made to Gulfport
last Friday afternoon by the DEMOCRAT
STAR reporter, who was impressed
with the general attrac ions of this
growing sea shore town. TO proprie-
tor, $. Smonson, of the Metropolitan
hotel, and editot Richardson, OF the
"Southward" newspaper he is indebted
for friendly attentions and courteses.
Miss Jesse Lynn, teacher at the pub
lie school asked the Juvenile class 70
name the president of the Uaited
States. The silence which followed was
broken by bright lit,le boy at ,he foot
of his class. who shouted at the ,op of
his voice--P. X. Maye.s.
One car load of terra Gotta culverts
have been received by The town from
Chattanooga, Tenn. TO be used in re-
pairing small b,iIses throughout the
town whe.e needed. These culyerts are
eighteen inches in diameter, ard will
last many years and he a great saving
to the town it properly pat down.
Superintendent d. D. Cowan has just
returned from ten days visit TO Jack
son. He witnessed the Inauguration of
the new Governor, and spent some time
about the Legislature, and found tour
boys" working like beavers FOR the best
interests of their people. But the eli
mate of Jackson does not suit our mem
bers, as thay have all been somewhat
under the weather, or indisposed.
We had most delightful visit ut our !
Office Monday from our old war comrade,
Mr.. Victor Ladnier, of Gulf View, Han
cock county. lie was with us in the
lamentahle Georgia campaion. of 1864