The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-08-30
Base ball Is the game.

There are eA9Agh young men here tc
organize military company.
The shipyard busiress promises to in
crease in activity the coming fall and
winter.
Seldom does q drummer arrive here
who does not advise the erection Of 0
new hotel.
Rev. b. L. Mitchell will preach in the
Baptist church tonight friday at
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Mr.. George Granlund is entitled to
every credit for the good care he takes
of the fire hose, carts and paraphernalia
of Scranton Fire 20. No. /.
Who puts at variance public opinion
will be subjected to q variety Of critic.
ism, whereas he or she may only have
one satisfaction Of enjoying self known
innocence.
A new hardware concern called The
Mobile Hardware Company on Dauphin
street, Mobile, Ala, has been recently
established with G. M. Luce, so well
known here, as its president.
Scranton needs number of modern
built dwellings
They say the feathers make the bird.
This of course don'tapply to the buzzard
in all instances.
Some people we know are very much
like John Aliens parrot. They "talkee
too muchee."
Mrs. Martha Byrd has sold her in.
terest in the pool room run by G. r.
Williams to Newton Sheffield.
The fall business is picking up some
what lately.
Miss Nina Dunn, q talented and
charming young teacher, of New Or
leans is filling the position of governess
in the family of Mr.. w. E. Frederic on
Pascagoula river.
When aeronaut Gustave Whitehead's g
flying machine reaches Pascagoula we
will make cut rate fare with him to
take all of our delinquent DEMOCRAT
STAR subscribers up into the skies,
where they can no longer enjoy the 'Old
Reliable" without pay.
The schooner Otis arrived from Hav-
ana at Mead Bros. saw mill Saturday
last.
The port of Pascagoula is the scene OF
nautical liveliness. The steamship On.
slow is now the largest vessel loading
with 2,OOO,OOO feet of lumber.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. DeJean are enter.
tanning Mrs. G. Chaussard and daughter,
Miss Maggie and Mrs. j. T. Hall, Of New
Orleans. Mrs. Chaussard Is sister OF
Mr.. Del can.
Mr.. w. McKibbin, Of Mobile visited
his sisters, Madams Mitchell and Kath'
man this week.
Messrs. Ed. Mitchell and L. N. Dantz
Ter, Jr. stockholders in the Fountain Oh
and Fuel Company, Mississippi con
Germ are to be congratulated for having
struck oil in the company's ground or
Spindle Top at Beaumont, Texas.
The Mississippi Beaumont Oil ant
Transportation Co, have begun drilling
on their Texas supposed oil fields. Con
siderable of the stock is owned here ant
many are anxious for success.
The oyster and fl sh shipping business
should be more fully developed.
Mr.. II. A. Farnsworth and family
after delightful sojourn at their Pas
cagoula summer residence removed
home on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ira Ford, Misses Josie
and Eva Foster and Mr.. Sidney Allen
attended the National State Guard en-
campment and review Of the troops by
Gov. Longino last Saturday.
Miss Katharine Denny was one of the
attractive and popular sponsors at the
National State Guard encampment al
Biloxi.
The mill men Of this port own and
operate their own lumber carriers.
Walter Lindinger and John Stemper
returned last week from the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition. They visited Canada
and express themselves delighted with
their trip.
Mr.. A. Il. Lee and family, of the Ocean
Springs Progress left last Thursday for
q months visit to relatives in Iowa.
Too much rain for the sweet potato
crop.
Scranton is the natural and conse.
quently the most suitable city on the
Mississippi sea coast to hold Water.
ways convention in. The fact that yes.
sells load at the mills in Moss Point and
the increased depth of water at Horn
Island anchorage will prove how easily
this port can be made the great entrepo
Of Mississippi.
Saturday night Will Robinson ant
Julius Buler, negroes, had scrap q
Stalling's turpentine still, near Hurley
this county. Robinson fred his pisto
at Buler puncturing Buler's hat, where
upon Buler returned the fire, hitting
Robinson just below the heart whicl
caused death in a few minutes. Severa
women were ut the bottom Of the diff
Guilty. Judge G.. G.. Goff entered fin
Of $25 against Buler for carrying dead
| ly weapon and in default Buler wa
, brought to jail Tuesday by Deput,
Sheriff J. A. Canada.
I Mr.. Thomas Dunn brought to the DEN
!. ooRAT-STAR office on Thursday mornin
r q six foot stalk OF sugar cane and q fin
a ear Of corn raised by Mr.. w. E. Scott,