The sea coast echo., 1905-03-25


Friends of Mr.. Bernice v. Hart are
congratulating him on seeing him out
again, after nearly a years siege of ILL
ness.
Miss Ollie Caldwell is visiting relatives
and friends in Bay ST. Louis, and is
gladly welcomed to the scenes of her
former home town.
Like Banquo's ghost, the cow ques-
ton will not down. However, the COWS
seem to have downed one of the most
progressive ordinances ever passed by
the municipality.
WI. Turner, representing the New
Orleans Roofing and Metal Works Co.,
of New Orleans, was a business visitor to
Bay St. Louis Wednesday, and register
ed at the Tulane Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. de Montluzin left
Wednesday evening for New Orleans,
where they will spend several days,
guests of their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. K. de Lappe, in Esplanade avenue.
Rev. DR.. Temple, of Pass Christian,
conducted services at the Presbyterian
Church Thursday night, and tomorrow
-Sunday-morning and evening, will
conduct the regular monthly services.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.. Gardebled have
taken possession of their new home in
Main street and call it "Irma Villa.
Among the various improvements about
the place Is complete equipment
electric lighting.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nj. Gex, Messrs.
Walter ]. and Emile j. Gex and sister,
Mrs. Sylvest Ladner; were called to
New Orleans during the week by the ILL
ness and subsequent death of their rela-
tive, Mr.. Clifford E. Landreaux.
Mr.. VIM. Ames and daughters and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gaspard have re-
turned from New Orleans, where they
spent the winter, and are pleasantly do
miciled at their Front treet.home. Mr..
Gaspard takes daily trips to New Or
leans.
Prof. T. l.. Trawick left this morning
to attend the meeting of the Hancock
County Teachers Association, at Ca-
sar, before which body he will deliver an
original paper, entitled, "The Education
al Value of Beautiful Buildings, Interior
Decorations and Beautiful Grounds"
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Stockstill and wife and Misses NJ. Gaze
neuve and Tyler, left on an overland trip
| this morning for Caesar to attend the
meeting of the Hancock County Teach
ers' Association, intending to return this
evening.
Mr.. Emile Hoffman,, son of Circuit
and Chancery Court Clerk E. H. Hoff-
mann, is gradually recovering from a
most critical illness that at one time
gave no hope as to his recovery. The
friends of the family are indeed gratl-
fed at the remarkable progress of the
| patient.
Three parties here refused offers of
$500 more for their properties on Tues
day than they had instructed their agent
to sell for few weeks ago. And why?
Because the prospects of an early COM
pletion of the proposed electric car line
has created a demand already for Pass
! Christian properly at higher figure
! than ever before offered.-Pass Chris
| tian Beacon.
AT the family home Wednesday, the
22nd, Mr.. N. B. Hutton celebrated his
eightieth birthday, and received the con-
gratulations and good wishes of a num-
Der of friends who called during the
evening. Mr.. Hutton is actively engag-
ed in business at New Orleans, to which
city he makes daily trips, and bids fair
to live quarter of century or more
longer. For his magnificent age he is
the youngest man we know of.
The ST. Stanislaus College second
nine and the Bay ST. Louis High School
nine crossed bats for the first time this
season on Thursday afternoon at the
college campus, resulting IN victory
for the college team. Fancy invitati ons
for the occasion were issued and most
liberal sprinkling of the fair sex was
present. The school games are made
quite an event whenever given, and
society answers in full to the invitations
sent out.
While excavating mound on the
banks of the Jordan river, at the old
Cospolich shipyard, near Bay St. Louis,
several boys made quite gruesome dis
covery. Reaching the pit of the mound,
a mass of human bones was discovered.
1t was estimated by people who later
visited the spot that the bones were of
no less than twelve bodies. 1t Is the
popular impression that the elevation
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burying place.
Among the various and extensive inn
provements made at the plant of the
Bay st. Louis Ice, Electric Light and
Bottling Works, is another artesian
well, completed recently, after reaching
a depth of 925 feet with the splendid
flow of It's gallons per minute. John A.
Sutter, of Pass Christian, noted for this
work, bored the well, meeting during its
progress with no difficulty or mishap.
The water will be used for the manufac-
ture of ice.
The Echo's space is little crowded
this issue. Sheriff Saucier is assistant
editor this week and contributes about
four columns of reading matter, under
the heading of Delinquent Poll Tax
List containing 1920 names, which
would mean, collected, a revenue to the
tax fund of S3,04o.00. But the majority
of these delinquents are imported labO-
rers, colored, engaged in the turpentine
industry, and, perhaps, it is well that
these voters are delinquent.
Chancery court opened here Monday,
Judge Thad. A. Wood presiding. Con-
siderable business has been disposed of,
and Judge Wood is strictly business.
He allows no talking in the court room
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