The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-02-15
CARD OF THANKS,

CARD OF THANKS.
We earnestly desire to express our
thanks and appreciation to all who kind.
ly assisted us i'll making our entertain.
ment q success Also to Miss Georgia
Walker, whose name was omitted last
week. M. NJ. LARSON, President.
M. URIE, Secretary Il Treasurer.
Scranton, February Is, 1901.
Miss Nellie Ford, OF Columbia, is
guest of Mr.. J. I. Ford and family.
Mr.. NJ. L. valverde will establish
steam laundry here shtrtly equipped
with modern machinery.
MIR. F. II. Lewis is having his property
formrrly occupied by Mrs. Chas, Lyons
remodeled.
The river packet Minnie Lee carried
cargo of rosin and turpentine to New
Orleans last week.
Services in the Baptist church every
Sunday afternoon at o'clock until fur
ther notice.
TheMayor and Board Of Aldermen at
the Monday nights meeting ordered l2,-
600 barrels Of oyster shells for Delmas
and Krebs avenues. Also arranged to
let out contract at their next meeting
for the building of town wharf at the
foot OF Delmas avenue, to cost about
$275 to $3.50.
Mrs. f. +. Watson and five children
arrived here last week from Quincy, Fla.
Mrs. Watson is sister of Mrs. Warren
Culpepper and will make her future
home in Scranton. She is occupying ono
of'the valverde cottages on Magnolia
street.
A decorated car containing and adver-
tising 100000 Tom Keene cigars, the
largest single shipment Of the celebrated
brand passed through here during the
week on the way to the Southern Tobac-
CO Company, New Orleans, having been
shipped by Messrs. Bondy 4 Lederrer
of New York, representing value Of
over $4,000.
On Tuesday evening at 80 o'clock, at
the Lutheran parsonage, by Rev. G. 0.
Smith, pastor, Capt. Leonard Levin, OF
this place and Miss Alice lawson, for
merly OF England, were united in ma
trimony. After the ceremony the happy
couple received the congratulations OF
numerous friends,
Chancery court has been in session
since Monday morning, Chancellor Stone
Deavours, presiding. This is the first
court held in this county by Judge
Deavours. He has made very favora
BILE impression among the bar, litigants
and the people generally. He is perfect
ly st ease on the bench, courtesy to al
and strictly business. He has fertile
legal mind and readily solves the many
knotty legal questions that come before
him for adjudication.
One great need is the improvement Of
our streets and alleys. Another is oul
educational facilities. For the purpose o.
making this, our county seat, the pride
of its inhabitants, wo would suggest tht
bonding of the town for $25 900 additiona
to be expended in q magnificent school
house, broad and substantial sidewalks
drainage and a general cleaning up O
the town. The voting of such bono
would not increase the taxation mate
rally.
The town council has recanted, ant
raised the Mayors salary from IS I
month to $25 per month and the Towr
Clerk from $3.50 to $40 per month. A
motion was made at the same meeting
to pay the Aldermen $2 for each regula
meeting they attend. Ere long this lat
ter question will come up again, and tn
motion will be carried with whoor
Business men are not expected to attent
to the affairs Of the public without som
compensation.
On Lake avenue in the front yard O
the residence of Mr.. J. G. Davidson is
large japonica tree producing pink an
white flowers. Without any evidence Q
grating the effect in the contrast is yer
beautiful, and unaccountable as Mr.. Di
wilson declars that 1t is freak of flors
culture. He is very proud Of the tw
varieties on one plant.
On Thursday evening ats o'clock, Eel
ruary 7th, Mr.. }. w. Altman and Mis-
Fernando N. Henriksen were united
matrimony at the BRIDES home on Tel
phone road by Rev. J. g. Galloway,
Ocean Springs, Mr.. Altman is the pr
prietor Of q fiourishing meat mark'
here, and has large circle Of friend
His bride is a well-known young lad
who richly deserves every blessing tn
we trust her new life will bring.
: The performance last Friday night
Quo vadis at the Opera House was vel
; creditahly performed. Great interests
: taches to the play because Of the pop
larity Of the book bearing that nam
!. and which has been widely read. tt
Q scene lies in Rome during the introdu
Y tion Of Christianity, and the play des
|, with the bloody Nero and his court. tt
d company is far above the average n
no better ever struck Scranton.
a The late census by the U. s. Cover
\ mept allotting Scranton 2,O25 inhab
: ants entities us, under the State req'
!. sition, to be classed as city. The cou
q Gil should at once take official steps
have this community declared as sue
1t is OF the highest Importance In t
present march Of progress that Il
. should be done as soon as possible, .
" HAWAIIAN rAaasld l,aax hAs saHou