The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-03-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
News Items of Interest Gathered From
Various Sources.

the northwest.
Mrs. A. NJ. COwan is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Geo. L. lizard in Mobile.
DR.. J. N. Rape visited Gulfport on
professional business Saturday even.
ing.
Mr.. P. G. Irving is confined to the
house with mumps.
Mrs. Stone McInnis has her sister,
Miss Ollie Mcleod from, Memphis,
Tenn, spending awhile with her.
Miss Willie McInnis, OF Memphis,
is the charming guest OF her sister,
Mrs. B. h. Algeio.
Mr.. Rudolph Hentz, Of New Or
leans, is employed in the store Of M.
NJ. Watkins.
Mr.. John f. Popp, a prominent capl.
talist from Beauvoir, spent few days
this week with his old friend, Mr.. A.
Blumer.
The trial trip OF the new tug Gladys
was made Saturday.
Mr.. L. r. Perkins, OF Lily Orchard,
was In town Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Mcleod is prolonging
her visit to relations In the northern
portion Of the county.
Mrs. Edgar r. du Mont has been
quite sick with la grippe, but is now
convalescing.
Mr.. f. Rose, of Merrill, registered
at the Randall last week.
1t is interesting TO notice the steady
growth Of our town.
Messrs. A. +. Draughn and N. NJ.
Ware, of Hattiesburg, are stopping at
the Central hotel.
Mr.. Toribio Castanera is taking an
electrical course with the Cumberland
Telephone Co. in Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. w. +. Martinez, accompanied
by her mother-in-law, Mrs. NJ. A. Mar.
tinez and granddaughter, Miss Alma
Collins, OF New Orleans, Is visiting
her mother, Mrs. S. NJ. Irving
| Last Saturday Mr.. John e. Pendola
of Mobile, wore a smiling c0untenanc(
owing to the arrival in his family Of
"a. lO.pound twentieth century baby
boy. The mother il at present tht
guest Of her brother, Mr.. l.. A. Morris
and his family. .-
Mr.. j. j. Wirth has taken a position
in r.. W. Massey's business college Ia
Columbus, Ga. His many friendi
wish him much success in his chosen
profession.
| Randall Hotel: J. II. Starlings,
Biloxi; NJ. McMasler, Merrill; l.. Per-
kns aud wife, Lily Orchard; N. N.
Jones, Mobile; Miss l.. Lee, Poters.
vile; Rudolph Heintz, New Orleans.
| Lily Orchard is a new settlement
made BY people from the State OF Ii.
Illinois, who have come here to perma.
ncntly live and to obtain from the fer.
tifity of our Soil all that experience
and skill can extract. A large tract
Of country situated ten miles north
east Of Moss Point, will be laid out in
rice fields and pecan groves. The new
comers have already established a saw
mill which is in full operation. A
brick and tile kiln is to be operated a
quarter Of IA mile from Birds lake,
where the red and yellow clay exists
in such large stratas as to furnish
first class material in either branch OF
the building line. The orchard is
named after Il celebrated one neal
Bloomington. Ill.,. the productiseness
of which has been long recognized.
There are a part OF ten families who
1
have colonizcd Lily Orchard.
DEATH OF l.. NJ. TAYLOR,
Mr.. s. S. Henry received IA cablegt4n
from Havana on Tuesday to the effect
that his nephew, L. NJ. Taylor hat
died at sea while on IA voyage fron
Pascagoula to Havana. and askinI
him what disposition to make of tn
body. Mr.. Taylor was the son OF MI
Sam Taylor. Ut landsboro, and was
bright young man OF IS years with aI
parently 4 bright future before hin
He paid Il visit to Pascagoula las
week. and last Wednesday set sail o
the schooner Br0ckaway on a pleasur
=, trip to Havana. When he left he wa
apparently In the best of health, an
!; his death was an unexpected shock
his relatives and many friends. !
whom he had endeared himself by lil
!, many gentlemanly qualities.
!, N. B.--Sincc the ABOVE was pun u
l. type Mr.. Henry informs us that TN
body of young Taylor was buried u
I Havana, owing to the quarantln
/. regulations and otler causes II c"ul'
d not be shipped to his home at Hands
bOrO.
/. TENNYSON EVENING.
Program: Piano selection-Mrs. "
: NJ. Featherstun.
!, ~
d Prayer.
i, Roll Call-Each member answerin
/; with quotation from Tennyson.
!. Duett-Misses Vergic Spencer an
i. Mamie Mitchell.