The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-10-18


visit to the Crescent City this week.
Mr.. w. 0. Clark, manager of the De-
Jean Il Mitchell Co. at Biloxi was busi-
ness visitor to our city on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. N. Allen, of New
York have decided to locate at Moss
Point They have been stopping at the
Lindinger House for week.
Drunken men were seen on our streets
Sunday. Last Sunday some were rather
noisy about the depot when the trains
came in. No arrests that we have heard
of. Where do these men get their red
liquor.
Mr.. F. s. White, editor Of the South
ern Truckers Guide, published at Birm-
ingham, Ala. gave the DEMoCRAT-STAR
Office fraternal visit Tuesday. He is
placing his paper among our truckers,
which will be of interest to them.
Mr.. George w. Wilkes, Of the Biloxi
Daily Herald smiled on the DEMOCRAT
STAR force Tuesday. He was looking
robusticus and said he got three square
meals day and also TOOK sugar in his
Quite number Of people read the
DEMocRAT-STAR every week who do
not contribute one cent to its support.
1t seems that everybody who is anybody
likes to peruse its we'll filled and inter-
esting columns, but don't want to pay
for it. Borrowers are the bane of the
newspaper fraternity and every COM
munity has them, and Scranton has q
large number.
Lottie Fuller, (colored,) died of heart
trouble here Tuesday. The remains
were carried to st. Elmo for burial
Wednesday.
Our merchants need not expect trade
from the town paper family unless they
in turn give their advertising and job
printing to the paper. 1t is poor rule
that won't work both ways.
The first diversion of the week was
the dance at Odd Fellows Opera House
Tuesday night.
Miss Lucy Irwin Shannon, of Ocean
| Springs, directress of vocal music at
the Columbia, S. c., Female College
compliments the DEMocRAT-STAR re-
porter with an invitation to attend q
Recital there.
Miss Laura Delmas has returned from
a visit to relatives in Texas.
Mines. G. NJ. Randall and Robert Ker,
of New Orleans are guests of Miss Marie
Dalmas and sisters in Canty street.
Already the hunters are going in pur-
suit of big and small game-deer, tur.
key, small birds and squirrels.
The fall openings in the stores. dry
goods, millinery and general merchan.
disc were more than formerly large and
complete in every respect, showing that
Scranton can supply any want however
great or small, at prices economical in
comparison with those of other cities.
Mrs. James j. Feore and baby have
returned from Quebec, accompanied by
Miss Estelle Murphy, Of that city.
TO hold any government office re-
quires that the applicant is educational
ly qualified to fill the position. This
rule is becoming general for both State
and municipal appointments.
Not enough attention is paid to the
cultivation of the sweet potato. If rails
ed of the choicest species it is one of the
most sought after and saleable articles
Of vegetable food. Not only is 1t fav.
orite in this country, but it is now being
exported. Major I. P. Delmas, who il
one of our best experimental and practi-
cal horticulturists has raised on his
farm at Orange Grove, upwards of a
thousand bushels Of the saccharine
tubers. The sweet potato is an indigen.
Gus growth and can be made paying
crop.
A factory for the canhisw of vege-
tables and shrimp is one os the indus
tries needed here.
f. D. Cronier, good citizen of Esca.
tawpa lost $40 bill between the Scran-
ton State Bank and the L. Il N. station
on Thursday, 10th inst. The finder
ought to return it and receive the re.
ward.
The protracted meeting which has
been going on in the Methodist church
for several days and nights closed Mon
day night. The congregations were
pretty fair and the attention good, and
good gospel sermons were preached by
Rev. II. w. Fetherstun, Of Moss Point
and 1t is to be hoped some good was
done, but no outward manifesto ton was
observed and no accessions to tbs
church.
Col. Chas Marshall, superintendent
Of the New Orleans and Mobile division
Of the L. 4 N. is in happy mood, owing
to the improved condition Of the track.
and equipage Of the trains. New da,
coaches and dining cars have been pu
on and the travelling public are wei
satisfied with this flrst-class provision
for its comfort and greater considera
tion. The work on the new passenge
depot at New Orleans is nearing com
pletion. The "old reliable" l.. Il N
can't be beat.
Mr.. Lee Pankey distributed some de
J licious candy Of his own manufacture t.
, the staff Of the DEMocRAT-STAR offic
5 Monday, which was duly appreciate
. and for which we return our thanks.
' Mr.. A. G. Delmas, the accredited dele
I gate to the Rivers and Harbors Congress
0 held last week in Baltimore, Maryland
l returned last Friday evening. He RI
: ports that the body was harmonious /