The progress., 1904-02-20

Ct6Uss Er6Qudt te .uItutI a. - 6Ottts y Vuuu-
e. OF Science, will be At Mrs. 3,
Ball's every Monday and Thursday
from IL 10 B j. m. Call and see her.
Mrs. =. u Vaughan returned this
week from Lynchburg, Va. where she
has been for the past year in private
sanitarium receiving treatment. Mrs,
Vaughan's friends are pleased to wel-
come her back TO our midst.
A petition endorsing The Barber oys-
ter bill now pending before the iegsla-
ture was circulated in Ocean Springs
this week and largely signed. The Pc
lition urges Floater Representative
Cowan. to support the measure.
One of the fne Scotch collles belong
ing to the Rose farm died Tuesday from
poison administered by unknown
parties. 1t was finely bred animal
and very valuable. Manager F. NJ.
Dick was very much attached to the
animal and feels his loss keenlv.
Mardi Gras was observed here in the
usual way. The children were out on
the streets in costume and appeared TO
have good time. At night 'the ball
brought out big crowd OF maskers.
The greater part of our people who
took any lnterer in celebrating went to
New Orleans or Mobile.
The Biloxi Herald gives us the cheer.
ing information that part of the light
ing engine and dynamos for the Biloxi
Electric Railway and Power Co. has
been put In place and the connections
with Ocean Springs Will soon be com-
pieted so as TO give this city lights.
This is indeed good news. People over
here had begun to think they weren't
coming.
Ernest E. Bedugez. formerly Of this
city but now of Mobile, was married 10
that city on the 10th inst. to Miss Ellen
L, Crivellarl, a charming young lady
Ernest was for over five years employed
in The Progress office and we always
found him an honest, industrious and
reliable young man IN every respect.
We extend our hearty best wishes and
trust hat his future life be full Of pros
perity, happiness and contentment,
The prospect Of a new railway depot
for Ocean Springs in the near future
has gone glim mering. The first of the
week a gang of carpenters re-shingled
the old structure, which means that
the company has no intention of put
ting up new depot for some time to
come. 1t is we'll known that Supt
Marshall favors building new depots at
all coast points but unfortunately the
big moguls of the road up in Louisville
cannot be made to see it in The same
light.
Mrs. Phil Hollings worth. who was re.
ccnily severely burned about the face
by faint.ag and falling into the fire
!, ace is now somewhat improved,
though still suffering greatly. 1t is
feared she will lose one ear. Capt. and
Mrs. Hollingsworth came here from
Peducah, KY, last fall to spend the
winter at their country place on Davis
BAYOU. Their many friends in this
city deeply depore the unfortunate
accident.
VIM. Seymour, A pioneer resident Of
jackson county, and Miss Edna Ram
say, a daughter Of Andrew Ramsay,
were married last Saturday evening at
the home OF tie bride; Rev. Galloway
oiiiciatiug. Mr.. Seymour, alt
well advanced in wears. doesn't bt
show his age, and ftels as chipper
youngster over his success in cap
for his bride girl of twenty-five
The happy couple will reside in
Springs, where the'groom condl
meat market. The Progress e,
its best wishes for their future
ness.
Lou. j. Beauchamp, humorl
philosopher, was the attraction
mems Hall Thursday night, bel
third of the Southern Lyceum 81
series of entertainments engag
local subscriptions, Mr.. BeauchA
IA speaker of splendid ablity(hi
fault being that he speaks too +
and the audience present. whic
com posed of the very best elem
the town, enjoyed bis talk imme.
H. took for his subject. Take
Sunny Side. and proceeded 10
every body laughing for one hour aud
forty minutes. HIS W.T. is very origina
aud while he sobered down occasionally
TO give serious references to children,
boy hood and married life, full OF sound
sense and reason, his lecture was a con-
linual series of funny anecdotes. All
who heard Beauchamp Thursday nigh
were pleased