The sea coast echo., 1906-05-19

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Mr.. Henry Widmer was in Houma,
La, during the week in the interest OF
a large electric light plant contract.
Hon. w. W. Bullard, candidate for
district attorney, was mingIing with
numerous friends here yesterday.
Mrs. Whitney Schenayder, OF Wal
lace, La, is spending the week here on
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
C. Younger, at their home, in the Wave
land suburbs.
Mrs. Ads and daughter Miss Alma re-
turned to their home at New Orleans
Yesterday afternoon, from a weeks VS.
it to friends and relatives, guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. \. r. Hart.
Mr.. Ed Curtis, well-known resident
representative OF the Revere Rubber Co.
at New Orleans, was a visitor to Bay
ST. Louis during the week in quest OF
a summer home.
The Improvement in the condition Of
Capt. c. c. Gray is such that it is now
only a question OF time before he will be
on the high road TO recovery. This news
viii be highly gratifying to his friends
throughout the county and elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hy. J. Ledoux and chill
dren are here from New Orleans spend
ing few weeks in Bay st. Louis. Mr..
Ledoux is a brother OF Sister Delphine
at the Convent, and he and his family
are stopping at that institution.
Hon. B. P. Harrison, prominent and
popular candidate for the Office OF dis
trict attorney, spent yesterday in this
city in the interest OF his candidacy and
added many new names to his already
long list Of friends and supporters.
Mr.. Chas. H. Torsch, president of the
Peerless Oyster Co., accompanied by
Mrs. Torsch, left for Baltimore Friday,
where they viii spend the summer,
Mr.. Torsch looking after his vast inter-
ests there, and returning here in the
early fall, in time for the opening Of the
local plant.
A meeting VIII be held tomorrow al /
ternoon at Firemen's Hall, at $3.50
o'clock, of the citizens Of the town, to !
discuss and to devise ways and means of
securing q chemical engine, to be pre-
sented to the Bay St. Louis Fire De-
partment. The Echo has been requested
to invite every property holder and !
other residents to be present, also eve
ry member of the fire company is ex-
pected to be present.
Little Vivian Ducatel, the pretty
grandchild of Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Gex,
was awarded the prize in the flower
show Thursday afternoon at the Catho
lie Church entertainment. Her little .
auto was attractively and tastefully dec
GRATED and won much admiration, with
herself seated therein. The prize was a
beautiful doll bride. Marie Mallard,
another pretty and dainty little Miss
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Mallard, captured the prize in the doll
show, Her representation was Japanese
and had to be seen to be appreciated.
\ spark from the Edwards conflagra-
ton Saturday night set fue to the roof
Of the railroad depot, over the baggage
department. and, when discovered, had
gained considerable headway, The
night operator, at the time, was the
only occupant of the building, entirely
oblivious of the impending danger.
The discovery was made by an outsider
and the alarm given. With much diff
Guilty the flames were squelched by a
bucket brigade, headed by Leo Blaize,
and the handsomest depot on the entire
Coast saved from destruction.
Although all the financial returns
have not been made. as yet, the Knights
OF the Cross have every reason to an
ticipate a great success as a result of
their entertainment Thursday for the
benefit OF the Catholic Church. The
sum OF $4,000 is the amount netted on
the grounds at the refreshment booths,
and, with the ticket receipts, the amount
will, no doubt, run up to three, four or
possibly five hundred dollars. There(
were two thousand tickets printed. Rev.
Father Husser expresses himself as
highly gratified at the results, and is
deeply appreciative of the active inter-
est shown In the cause.