The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1902-05-09


occasion big success. Hon. w. H.
Msybi the well-known Biloxi attor-
ney, will deliver his celebrated paper
entitled, "The Confederate Soldier Lives
Forever" DR.. B. f. Duke Of Pascagou-
10 will assist in the celebration by the
delivery Of patriotic recitation.
Music, vocal and instrumental will be
rendered by the ladies. Let everyone
be prepared to contribute generously to
the sacred cause.
VA sffa8 MANNED.
RATLlFF WALKER = At high noon
Tuesday, April q, at the beautiful coun-
try home Of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. C. Walker, Of Topisaw, Miss, the
holy rites Of matrimony were solemniz-
ed between DR.. Samuel r. Ratliff and
Miss Mamie B. Walker, Rev. I. H. An
ding, Of Summit, officiating.
: The groom is rising young hysician
Of vancleave, Miss, having graduated
two years ego from Tulane Medical Col
lege. The bride is one Of the most
charming daughters of Piksecounty, Q
graduate Of Blue Mountain College and
, favorite teacher in the Magnolia High
School for several continuous sessions.
After . sumptuous dinner, which was
enjoyed by many guests, the bridal par
ty left by way Of New Orleans for their
future home in vancleave, Jackson
county attended by the best wishes Of
host Of riends.-Summit Sentinel.
The bathing season has begun.
Register! Register 7! Register!!!
Mr.. Andrew Nyman and son, John. Of
Basin. attended court this week.
Don't fail to call on Clerk Lewis and
register or you cannot vote at the COM
ing election.
Miss Elmira Lswrence, Of Fsirhope,
Ala, is the charming guest Of Miss Jes-
sic Crosbie ut East Side.
All persons Of the proper age and citi-
Gems of Jackson county must register or
they will not be allowed to vote at the
primary election in August for Con-
gressmAn.
DIR. r. H. Gibson, U. s. NJ. H. s., phar-
macist at Gulf tine, Ship Island
was in our city purchasing some neces-
ssry supplies for the government and
himself on Wednesday,.
Owing to the large amount of busin-
ess in court Wednesday Judge Stevens
opened court in the Pascagoula Com
mercial Club rooms. Judge Neville
ran his court in the court house.
At Fred Swails' shipyard there is in
course Of construction an immense tank
barge, 2l5 feet long, AZ feet beam and II
feet depth, to be used in transporting
oil from the Beaumont fields. This is
the first vessel of the kind built at our
shipy ards for this purpose.
The meeting Of days, which had been
going on for nearly week closed Mon
day night The congregations were
pretty good for Scranton, and the
sermons Of Rev. J.. 8. Finley were gos-
pei truths couched In plain and unmis-
taxable language, still there was no
public demonstration that the sermons
did any good. The church did not seem
to be spiritually alive.
It is no new feature of business about
here, the wool industry for many years
1t has been known that sheep raising
could be conducted with great profit
The wool Of the sheep Is always in
favorable comparison with the cultiva-
ton OF cotton, and ever doubled the
market price Of the vegetable as against
the animal staple.
Another social society has been
formed composed Of spinsters, bache
lors, widows and widowers. The idei
Is borrowed from the far of east essen
TALLY Of Oriental custom. In China the
rtAinments are held ont In the open
In the Flowery Kingdom they have IL
every section what they term fields Of
bloom, where ping pong and other di
Versions are indplgsd In sround JOS
poles. These blooming fields are nota
bly, characteristic Of the Chinese love o
sociability. The new club Is Nance
Oriental number One.
Mr.. ". p, Strock,. Of Orange Grove
has sold, bis truck farm to Mr.. ]. w
Zlnk, Of Kankakee, Illinois, who ha
moved IN and commenced work. MI
Strock will leave in few days for hi
old homS in Pennsylvania on . shor
visit before moving TO North Texas
whore he has purchased land and will
engage In farming. We regret to los
Mr.. Strock, but we wish him success Il
his new home In the Lone Star Stat
We welcome Mr.. link, and trust h
i will be pleased with our country an
will prosper in his undertaking.
/ Judge w. r. Stevens arrived her
Monday It LA m. and court was In
1 mediately opened. He sounded tn
dosket and oil the cases that Judg
J Neville had been interested in were dii
posed Of y rapidly ~ possible. Judg
J, Stevens made very favorable imprei
sion among our bar and people by hi
, mannar NJ tlian0ain0 Of tha huaine1