The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-03-09
March Q, 1900.

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from a visit to Mrs. Calvin Norres at
Mobile.
Handsome Joe G. Leatherbuy, Of Long
Beach was q business visitor to Scranton
Monday.
Mr.. Chas. ]. Carpenter, of New Or |
leans is in charge Of the PAquette place |
at Pascagoula.
Mr.. r. w. Hamill, of Chicago, son-in- /,
law of Col. ] .B. Lyon, attended the de-
linquent tax sale Monday.
Mr.. G. F. Pool, of the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, spent several days in
town this week reporting the Irving
case.
Mrs. A. Walter, Of New Orleans, ac-
companied by her little son Martin and
Mrs. e. J. Reinhardt, attended her sis
ter's funeral, Mrs. Leonard Levin on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Crosbie, nccompa-
MED by their mother, Mrs. VIM. Hodg-
SOL and sister, Miss Jessie Crosbie, Wis
tied Mobile for the Carnival.
There are some mich cows in this
town too poor to make a shadow, and
they are owned by people able to buy
feed. Such cruelty is reprehensible.
Mr.. f. f. Osborn and wife and Mr..
Samuel T. Miller, of the Chicago and
Northwestern r. r., at Chicago, are
quartered at the Cottage-by-the-Sea,
Pascagoula, guests of Capt. Chas. Boster.
Hotel de Loughridge is entertaining
Mrs. c. T. Irving and DR.. Wood, alias
lakewood, late of Missouri.
Mr.. McVea Young and family have
rented the Westphal cottage on Krebs
avenue for a residence.
Messrs. Ed. Glennan and Phil McCabe,
prominent merchants Of Biloxi were
business visitors here Tuesday.
Mrs. John Tarkel, accompanied by
Mrs. H. Cole, went to New Orleans
Tuesday on account Of the illness Of her
son there.
Marshal Brownies sale Of delinquent
tax lands was very short. Only four
pieces were sold and the town was the
purchaser.
The Board of Supervisors held two
days. session this week. The proceed
ings will appear in the next issue of the
DEMocRAT-STAR.
There was quite a large crowd in at
tendance on the tax land sale Monday.
There was not as MUCH sold to individ-
uals as usual, but the land brought better
prices than at former sales.
Judge James b. Davis, OF Denny was
q welcome caller ut the DEMoCRAT-STAR
office Monday. He is an old patron of
the sold Reliable" Jim was a fighter
during the wal between the states.
There will be services in the Methodist
church Sunday, both morning and even
ing. At night by Rev. James, of the
American Bible Society.
Capt. Geo. Frentz, our up-to-date ship
builder, has contracted to build for the
/. N. Dantzler Co. and Capt. John Alberts
a three-masted flat-bottom schooner for
Tightening purposes in harbors of Cuba
and Mexico.
On Thursday morning the tug Alberta
B., while towing a barge loaded with $50
barrels of rosin down West Pascagoula
river, lost her tow through the barge
striking a hidden snag, thus dumping
the rosin into the river. Only 100 barrels
were saved. The rosin was the property
OF Mr.. Geo.. s. Leatherbury, Jr.
Mr.. Jas. McFaul, harbor master, re-
quests pilots Of tugs to slow down when
entering the river below the bridge so
as not to endanger oyster boats and 9TH
er small craft.
Our efficient station agent Mr.. John
H. Santa Cruz, informs us that when
patrons Of the Western Union Telegraph
wish to use the long distance telephone
service the company will send a mes
senger to those who do not possess o tel.
ephone notifying them Of the call.
Messrs. j. F. Bodman 4 Co., who have
recently established themselves in the
hard wood business here, made their first
shipment for export via New Orleans
this week. They loaded two fat-carf
with 50 holly logs from six to fifteen feet
in length. Holly and other hard woods
are found in large quantities in the Pas
cagoula swamps. and along the banks Of
the river.
DR.. 8. G. Holmes, In company will
Cnpt. John Post, both Of Barkley, were
welcome visitors here Tuesday. DR.
Holmes is q fine surgeon and physician
and has made his home among oul
Northern settlers at Barley.
A complimentary party will be giver
to Miss Lulu Moore, the talented younl
educator OF the Barley neighborhood
at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. J
Smith this friday evening. The Dem
!, ~ocRAr-STAI staff Is indebted for an In
vitation to attend.
One Of the finest tug boat hulls eve
) built in this vicinity was launched OF
Tuesday afternoon from the shipway'
Of Mr.. Christ. christensen on Kreb
: lake. The dimensions are o. feet Ions
by II feet beam. The new boat was de
signed for Lee Kimbsll, Of Mobile, ant
1 viii be fitted with boiler and machiner!
: there,
: Pursuant to public notice the clerk Q
the Board Of Supervisors let out the con
: tract Monday for building the steel an
iron bridge over Black creek at Byrd
s ferry In Beat6. The bidding was spit
i Mad from start to finish by seven com
retLtors. The George King Bridge CO
i 01ng the lowest bidder the contract Wa
fNoArded that company 1t $1,000. Thi