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Miss Eunice Hutton left on Sunday
for visit of several days to her SISTER,
Mrs. Josie Hutton, at Dillville, Miss.
A subscriber of The Echo inquiries to
ascertain where was the clty's new
steam engine during yesterdays hre.
The number of new advertisements IN
this weeks Echo are attractive ana OF
particular interest to the local buyer.
Read them and profit thereby.
Gus Elmer, popular young travelling
salesman, was selling candy sweets to
the Bay ST. Louis merchants during the
week.
Miss Olga Wenck has returned from
New Orleans, where she spent the Car
nival, attending the Momus and Comus
balls.
Capt. C. C. Gray spent Thursday at
Gulfport, where he is now prominently
identified with one of the larger lumber
concerns.
The Board of Trustees have had the
premises of the Bay st. Louis High
School made clean and attractive by a
liberal application of whitewash.
Mrs. H. r. Piccaluga, Sr., and Mrs.
H. r. Piccaluga, Jr., and children are
here from New Orleans, spending
while with relatives in Carroll avenue.
At meeting of the members of Pate's
Military Band, held last night, it was
decided to give benefit ball on the
night of March 18th at Firemen's Hall.
w. A. Mcdonald was called away dur
ing the week to Duncan, Miss, by a
message announcing the illness of Sis
ter, who, we are glad to lean is much
shelter.
Mrs. R. r. Perkins and family OF in
terestlng children came over from Pass
Christian Monday morning on visit
and to inspect the handsome home Mr..
Perkins has since purchased for them.
City Secretary Richard Mendes spent
Monday at Gulfport, attending toe re-
gular monthly meeting of the Board of
Oyster Commissioners, and was a bust
ness visitor to New Orleans on Thurs
day.
Gus E. Templet, planter and merchant
at Plattenville, La, and former we'll
known Bay st. Louis citizen, spent
Thursday here mingling with friends
and transacting business. He intends
returning to spend the summer season.
Tax-Assessor J. E. Saucier is up and
out again, after serious illness, and
his many friends are glad to see him.
With the return of his former strength, !,
he is preparing to visit the county in
the discharge of the duties of his Office.
Born: On Thursday morning, March
5, 1908, to Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Thomp-
son, daughter. Mr.. Thompson is the
civil engineer in charge of the work OF
dredging being carried out at the mouth
of Jordan and Wolf rivers by the U. S.
Government.
E. L. Powell, district superintendent
for the Cumberland Telephone Company,
was visitor here last evening on tour
of inspection and to visit the company's
new exchange. He was highly gratified
at the results attained by Manager
Genin and his local corps of assistants.
Yesterday afternoon fire broke out in
the loft of the residence of JOS. Keynes,
in Goodchildren street, caused by
spark from defective flue. Members
of Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 were
prompt to answer The call, and it is due
to their indefatigable efforts, led by
President j. E. O'Malley of the COM
pany, that the fire was controlled. The
property is owned by Mrs. D. B. Seal
and was damaged to the extent OF about
5000.