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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12
URQUHART-MOFFET.

One of the most beautiful weddings
of the year was that of Miss lone Ur.
quhart, daughter of the pastor of
the Bay st. Louis Methodist Church,
to Mr.. Frank Glover Moffet, of Edna.
. Texas The ceremony was performed
Thursday afternoon, at six O'Clock, at
Xhe Bay st. Louis Main Street Meth
6dist Church, with the soft glow of
sunset Illuminating the church and
falling like a benediction on the two
who were pledging all.thcir future
years to one another's keeping. Rev.
w. ]. Megginson, of Biloxi, per-
formed the ceremony after the sweet
and simple ritual of the Methodist
church, while Mrs. w. T. Mcdonald at
the organ ushered the bridal party
into the church to the strains of
Lohengrin. During the ceremony the
Flower Song" furnished a back
ground for the vows and promises;
and at the close the husband and
wife left the church amid the strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march. NJ
Homer Urquhart, of Sheffield, Ala,
and Mr.. Paul Daniels officiated as
ushers. Miss Nella Urquhart, a Sis
ter Of the bride, was bridesmaid, wit.
Mr.. Timmons Urquhart as grooms-
man; and Miss Zou Urquhart, anoth-
er sister, was maid of honor, with DR.
Ferrell Moffett, of San Antonio, as
best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Moffett
went from the church to the railroad
station where they took the train
for New Orleans, and thence to Ed
ma. Texas, their future home.
Mr. Moffett is prominent and
successful young business man of
Edna, whose high character and hon
orable career have given him high
place in the esteem of all who know
,im. Those citizens of Bay st. Louis
who have had thegood fortune to
meet and know Mrs. Moffett witnes-
sed her departure with deep regret
as we'll as with multitude of good
wishes. She has drawn around her
many close friends during her briei
stav here. No donbt she will lind a
generous welcome awaiting mel
among her husbands friends IN mel
new home.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12

CAPTAIN c. G. Gray was stabbed
with dirk between the ribs and be-
low the heart at about half-past two
O'Clock Monday morning at his resi-
dence in Keller street.
The deep was perpetrated by an
unknown colored man who had en-
tered the residence with the in.
tention of burglary, and when dis
covered, he made bold attempt at
assassination.
Captain Gray occupied one of the
front rooms of his residence, facing
the east. A light sleeper,he heard a
noise within one of the rooms at the
above hour. There was no light in
the room, but through the communi-
cation door transom, an alI-night eIec
trio light gave faint light. It was
Dy this means that Captain Gray was
able to see a creuching form stealth
lily making way from the door to
dresser opposite the bed Without
moments hesitation he sprang from
his resting place, and the crouching
form rising erect by this time both
men met and clinched. c apt Gray
at once saw his adversary was col
ored man, of heavy and powerful
build, but this did not deter him
in his attempt to hold the man. 1t
was an almost superhuman effort.
BY this time the negro had gotten
his dirk and was making for Capt.
Gray with fatal intent when the lat
ter struck the would-be assassin's
hand and the stab fell it's mark sew
eral inches.
The negro then made his escape
through a back door, with Capt Gray
in pursuit, but to no avail. BY this
time Captain Gray returned to his
room and discovered by the copious
Flow of blood that had stained his
night shirt that he had been cut. An
investigation showed the wound to be
serious aand the loss of blood weak
ened him considerably that he was
forced to take the bed. Mrs. Gray
teiephoned the night operator. Miss
Katie Rudolph, at the Cumberland
central station and apprised her the
best she could under the strain and
nervous tension occasioned by the ex-
citement of what had occurred. Miss
Rudolph proved herself the heroine
of the hour. Without further in
structions she telephoned DIR. Manar,
fastened him to the bedside of the
victim and aroused the town gener-
ally. She telephoned the marshal,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12
A SUGGESTIDN.

Editor Sea Coast Echo :
Regarding the unfortunate occur
renee last uSnday night to Capt
Gray and which is ap to happen to
any. it occurs to the writer that now
summer being on it i 'up to the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen" to
see to it that if such occurs again
that il raiir rarlane they will be
lin the clear We ralize that the
revenues of the city live been al
most cut in half and tha{6sis a hard
fight keep head above thewater, but
the safety of the public issuch that
even though public benefits such as
lights, streets, etc, suffer that
theirs be the first considered The
" jllingness and readiness our eff
Gent marshal is too we'll ,noWn tC
dwell upon but it is not D be ex-
pected that one man can ,atrOl this
territory at night, much les day, too
We have no criticism SO make
against keeping special plice even
in winter, but we do say tat now is
the greatest time of nee. 1t IS,
against the grain of nin-tenths of
our people to import" AY ONE to
assist our officers, but we1o say ap-
point at least 2 men of poved cour-
age to act at night, only fom p. m
10 a. NJ, and to be undr the or
ders of the City Marshal These
men should be selected ad appoint
ed regardless of political preference
and the present administration will
receive the public's appval, per
haps in a more fitting MINER, in
the next municipal primar,
PRO BONOpUBLICO
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hope for myriad host to mourn them
as martyr.
"The way of the transgressor is hard"
]. POTTS HOLT.
Mobile, Ala, June 3, 1909.

In publishing a press telegram of
the attempted assassination here
Monday morning the Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal says the affair oc-
CURED in Keller Boulevard. The
error is good suggestion for a few
boulevards, where our numberless sty
lish turnouts and autos might parade
up and down to the aayantage of the
owners and pleasure as well as to
the CnlookerS.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12
JACOUE PISTACHE'S
REGULAR WEEKLY LETTER
CURRENT HUmoR IN DIALECT.

An wat yo tink bout all wat been
happen in dis place, hien! Doggon'
dat look like de diable ne got nees
hive on Bale st. Louie, yaas. Dat 81.
90 now daat mo bedder go sieep
wild one Gatleen gun undare 20 ped'
yas Fo 70 doan no wat time ae
henimie he goin come creep tfou e ue
dore an try TO make soseeson out yo
mid one booch nife. Sonamagon. me
: m ,a,, va. Aas demshame all dat kine
.,aa-raes. be odder mite dat sonama
CON Hageen he go In ma fren Cnarle
h ho,,se Al wen ma freR charlee ne go
- n.., -. haem sat den he cut my ffen
- r,,assae - Is shes side ND das niie,
~. Ins1 ss1snrelare he git hqff yas, but we
ketch kt heem alrite. airite, ~ us
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Bond Fund.
June 4-Same as last report t............,. SIT
improvement Fund

June 4--Same as last report lITI 90
improvement Fund
Same as last report .....................S p 06
Moved, seconded and carried. that
MesSrs. Mendes and Boudin be, and
arc ne 'eby appointed a committee to
go To I<eW Orleans in the interest of
TAirG street and obtain signatures of
owner of land through which this
street cuts
The Street Commissioner account
shows an expense as follows: For
labor, IA days at So, $2S, and for
carriage 20 days at $2.05, $3.50.
His Honor appointed Alderman Nc
CHM chairman pro tenn of the FL
nance Committee.
During short absence of the
Mayor from this meeting Alderman
Webb presided as Mayor pro TEN un-
til the return of the Mayor to the
chair
Moved, seconded and carried, that
alderman Webb, be appointed a COM
mittee of one to purchase for ac-
count of the city 400 feet ofhose in
eight sections of fifty feet each, with
3 inch couplings and 2 inch nozzle
reduced to 1-2 inch outlet.
Moved, seconded and carried that
an additional light be placed at the
corner of st. Francis and Bookter
streets.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the attention of the President of the
Board of Health be called to the con-
dition of the following low lands, and
request him to suggest a remedy If
re. re al r Il
mental to the public health, the
places referred to above are the Mile
Pond, a very boggy spot in Mr..
Bothe's yard on Washington street,
and the Ioor property.
Moved, seconded and carried that
ditch curbed with lumber be made
through Mr.. J. Bontemps yard there
| by enabling the city to carry the
drainage into the city pit.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
CASTOR G. Gardebled, Mayor
! Salary .............. 70 W
P. J. McGinn, Alderman Sec
ond Ward ;. :. W
Pasqual LutZZi, Alderman,
Third Ward .......... 2 ot
RW. Webb, Alderman Fourth
| Ward 2 OF
RI Murtagh, marshal, salary 90 VI
Leopold Bangard, Street Com
missioner, salary 49,. 8 OF
| Richard Mendes, Secretary
salary ............... 80 0,
Etienne Ladner, Meat Inspec-
tor, salary ....,....... 10 o.
| Mrs. Nora Barrett, salary,
janitress 49,. .... 10 "
| Jim Hollis, janitor City Hall
for May, 1909 :. D
John Craft, County .Superin-
tendent of Education.... % 3
L. Bangard, cash advanced
Combel heirs for right of
| way 12 0
iC. G.. Gray, merchandise -. .
l.. Bangard, vehicle hire, Tin
spection)
| Sea Coast Echo, election tick
| cts, :.
Peter Benoit, ACCOUNT Board
ing prisoners, t2w) 20 =
L. Bangard, IA days labor at
S200 per day 2S I
G. G. Gardebled, fees Mayors
Court, :.
lR. j. Murtagh, fees Mayors
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12

Biloxi designated a day ecently as
"clean up day" Every d' is clean
up day in Bay st. Louis, ,d the re-
suit is one of the cleane andmost
sanitary, cities in the entil State of
Mississippi Thanks to ur Board
of Mayor and Alderme and our.
Board of Health.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12

a regular meeting of the board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Bay ST. Louis was held at the City
Hall on June 9Th, A. D., 1909 (Sat-
urday.l There were present: Hon.
CASTOR G. Gardebled, mayor; L. B.
Capdepon, r. ]. McGinn, Pasqual
LutzZi, and r. w. Webb, aldermen; /;
R. J. Murtagh, marshal, and Richard
Mendes, secretary.
Mr. p ]. McGinn, recently elected
AT a special election as Alderman
II the second ward presented his
credentials iook the oath of office re-
quircd by law and took his seat at
the Council.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The reports of the various officers
were read, examined, found correct
and approved.
The financial statement was or
dered spread on the minutes.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Murray T. Bangard) yendltioni Exponas $500
No.
D. H. Singleton. } Cost. 6.t5

IOtal. al................ S72. .3J
In the Justice Court of John A. Haas Jnstiea
of the Peace District L. Han cock County, Missis
sippi.
BY virtue Of a certain writ of vanditioni expo-
mas issued to me by John Haas Justice OF
the Peace of said county, I, Albert j. Carver
Sheriff of said County, will on Monday the 5th
daY OF July, 1900, within legal hours at the front
door OF the court house In the city of Bay St
Louis, in said county and State, sell, at public
out-cry, to the highest bidder, for cash all right
has ia an to the following described land, situ-
ated In Hancock County, Mississippi, to-wit: The
, r. IL OF >. e. Ia of Section 10, Townships,
South, Range II West, exclusive of the timber
tn ereol, and which has been attached as the
property Of the said defendant and will be sold
to satisfy the Judgment in said case and all costs
June II, 1909 ALBERT j. CARVED.
Sheriff.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12
ATTEMPTED SSASSINATION
OF CAPTAIN G.. G.. GRAY.

A Strange Negro, With an Accomplice. En-
tered the Gray Home in Keller Street, at
an Early Hour Monday Morning. With
Intent to Burglarize the Premises----Dis
covered He Seriously Attacked Capt Gray
With a Dirk----Was Subsequently Appre-
hended and Jailed, With Accomplice.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
PROCEEDINGS FOR JUNE
INTERESTING SESSION HELD.

Ward Presented His Credentials
and Took Oath of Office-Treas-
urer's Report Shows Citys Finan-
ciaI Condition-Four Hundred Feet
of Additional Hose Ordered Pur-
chased by Alderman Webb, Com
mttee of One-List of Bills Re-
ceived and Paid.
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Court -. 8 35
Ladner's Hardware Store, ler-
chand1Se, 30
Fred. Banderet, taking enne
to fire May IL, -. 10 90
L. Bangard, carriage % da at
$3.50 :. = ~ oo
Peerless Oyster Co., 385 bs.
shells at cts. :. -. 10 o0
Anchor Store, merchandis | 40
Peerless Oyster Co., shelif "a %
E. c. Gardebled, election fn-
missioner, 2 days at g..
Chas. G.. Moreau, election I'M
missioner 2 days at $ 90
T. J. Conway, election ca
missioner, 2 days at :. O0
R. Ruisecn, election CONS
sioner, days at 81 0o
A. E. Thiery, clerk of eleon
L day
Andre Spotorno, clerk OF &C.
ton, / day, J..
Conrad Sick, lumber, -. Al
| Geo. D. Barnard and Co, a.
tiOnery, :. ;. -. ~
| Marshars phone, II, l %
E. S. Drake, information TO
| ownership, :. :. i. W
Bya st. Louis Ice Light ld
Bottling Works, lightor
April, ;. ;. zo' 90
Bay st, Louis Ice, Llght ~
Bottling Works, Hghtof
Bay ST. St. Louis Ice, Lightpd
Bottling Works, crueu
shells :. =. or
Alfred Carver, Sr., Y pDioi 80
| shells on streets at | %
w. J. Gallup, cleaning WIS ~
IC. J. Schill, labor,
Ames and Robinson Co., dl-
plomas, =
IL. N. Fowler, labof, ., ! u
Sea Coast Echo, printir 4 30
II There being no furr business
THE Board adjourned tneefing III
, course RICHARTENDES,
Secretary.
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THE AFTERMATH.
"None ever felt the halter draw,
With good opinion Of the law"

The aftermath of flowcry oratory and
"crocodile tears'' flooded the local and
nei2hboring press, etc, in some quar-
terS anent the lynching Of the negro
| desperate, Richard Robertson, which
memorable occasion was justly and very
appropriately celebrated = without
| Friday night. | wish to say, eInphat-
| ically so, that the lynching, as long as
| it has been done, meets my most hearty
appreciation. and if we should take vote
on the matter, debarring neither blacks
nor whites, venture to affirm the plat
form am now impaled upon, which is
for law and order always, if possible.
certainly common Justice ever, though
some near-sighted friends without their
spectacles, well-mean ng possibly, may
presume to wink and blink at it: I say.
if put to vote, the vast majority of our
people, irrespective of race, color or
creod, will send up to very heaven a
HOLY AMEN to the deserved summary
justice as meted out to the negro, Rich
ard Robertson, who Wantonly and with
out the least prOvocation murdered one
of our very best white officers, Deputy
Sheriff Philip Fatch, the horrible details
Of which are already to vividly pictured
in the minds OF an outraged public on
this point. Seemingly, the only pity.
in fact, is that, at first, the lynch bent
carcass of Richard Robertson wasn't
then taken towards the tall trees, remoy-
ing such stencil from our midst. and
there his polluted and depraved spirit
sent on home forthwith to the land OF
"bad nigger5", or others who, for cause,
come under that striking caption, as
ca ldidates for the hemp route. because
their atrocious acts, unbearable and un-
pardonable, utterly remove them from
the pale OF civilization, debar them from
court or jury produced by funds, the
earnings OF civilized people. / person
ally regret that the county prison, which
is beautiful building and deserved bet
ter fare at the hands of its care-takars.
was ever allowed to become stained
by the presence Of the leppous anatomy
OF Richard Robertson, whose obituary.
in common with the other attempts. pro
and con, at free advertising, | am forced
through a sense Of duty to commit. But
am very frank to admit, for the good
of the country, such useless characters.
fwho are wild and woolly, and full of
fleas,' when they become ram0unc-
tiously obStreperous, make BETTER FER
TlLIzER than any other condinent.
Richard Robertson, doubtless, was
posing with dragons teeth" as an in
spired apostle, and with the mantle of,
the negro Rooert Charles, who at New
Orleans few years ago, defying arrest,
killed nearly ten policemen, and, after
week 5 hot pursuit from house to house,
had to be forced out by burning the
buildings, and at which time this dare
devil, as he was, WAS shot like verita-
BILE mad dog, as he deserved. At that
time, because the affair had attracted
the attention of the whole country, mas
much as the whole State Of Louisiana
as well as New Orleans, had been as
saulted, and seemed to have became in
definitely protracted, and, too, because
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-06-12

Last Saturday afternoon, leaviDg
New Orleans at 1925 O'Clock there
arrived here on the first Coast train
the handsome new club on wheels
car, replacing the "BeauVoir' car.
which had been in use about twenty
years. The Car is of a particularly
attractive pattern, proportions and
appearances and when the train roll
ed into the Bay ST. Louis station the
throng of people awaiting its ar
rival were not long in noticing it.
The bottle of Champagne, a prime
requisite for all properly conducted
chrlstenings, be they ships er other
wise, was broken at New Orleans on
last Saturday afternoon over the car
of the surburan CIub-onWheels. The
name given was "Surbanite."
The ceremonies, which were brief
were held at the Louisville & Nash
vile station at 3:15 o'clock, just be-
fore the train, of which the club-on-
wheels was a part, pulled out for
the east. The 'Surbanite" was to
be taken as far as Ocean Springs.
There are seventy members of the
club. The officers are as follows:
w. w. Dufour, president; F. C.
Stouse, vice president; w. J. O'Con-
nell, secretary; V. Michel and G.. F.
Mason, trustees.
Formerly the seventy members,
who form the club rode in chair
cars. Following the example of the
clubonwheels that recently secured |
a new car, they also o'ganized them |
selves into a club, and from the Pull !
man Company they secured their |
new movable club houa. The Sur
banite'' is to make trips daily druing
ing the week between New Orleans
and Ocean Springs.
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NEW CLUB ON WHEELS
CAR PUT IN COMMISSION
LAST SATURDAY FOR SEASON.

New Car Takes the Place Of
"BeauVoir" and Was Christened
"Surbanite," Bottle of Cham
payne Being Used in the Ceremony
and as One of the Prime Re.
quisi!tes-Car Run Under Auspices
of Club of Seventy Members-The
Names of Officers CT the Club
There are also Two Trustees.
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For the Sea Coast Echo.
IMPEACHMENT OF SHERIFF
CAZALAS.

The really unexpected has happened
Sheriff Frank Cazalas, Sr, of Mobile
| County, Ala, has been impeached and
| is to be removed from office for alleged
neglect of duty, the Supreme Court of
! Alabama SO deciding. But I am glad
that there was one OF the savants of that
august body, Judge Mayfield, who, in
the opinion rendered by the majority,
dissented, and had the. courage of his
convictions to say SO. am with Judge
Mayfield. "Honest confessions are good
for the soul" | feel that Injustice has
been done Sheriff Cazalas. ! have been
in Mobile County for over three years.
And when there Wele former lynchings
here, even the whole atmosphere
throughout the county was .surcharged,
as il were, with an apparent enVelOping
current OF electricity for lynching, in
utter protest. flashing sparks like from
the anvil of Patrick Henry, at the idea
of moments delay for any cause what
eyer. In the present case, so far as I
saw, and have cultivated the habit Of
being u close observer all of my life, and
have trained my ears to hear even a pin
fall in a room full of lint-c0tton, so to
sneak. he first, intimation had of the
lynching in question Of the desperate
negro Richard Robertson on the morn
ing of January 23Td last was when about
daylight 1 was awakened by the news
boys crying out, extra Item, all about
the lynchingi"
Under date of January 26th, 1893, md
written for a local Mobile paper, pen
pictured this tWO-sided affair, then un-
der caption OF
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
Tenth sunday cene..r..

The concert tomorrow afternoon
will be the tenth OF the series os
twelve. and q very enjoyable pro-
gramme Is promised. Last Sundays
concert Was well attended, every
available space being occupied, ard
the various numbers were much cn-
toyed. especially the instrumental
solos by Messrs. Jackson. Richards.
Condit and Wacaxer.
The programme for tomorrow !,
as follows:
Rosemary ..-..---...-.--... barton
DoIoroSa Tooani
Flight OF the Birds .......... Rice
Organ Solo. Hearts and Flow
erS Iooant
tBy RequestD
"Hearken Unto Ne. My People
Vocal Duett. God Is Wisdom :.
..--...-.. wilson
The Misses McCune and Drury
Cornet Solo. Ave Maria. :. Gounod
Light Cavalry .............. Suppe
(By Requesp
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
ADVERTISERS TAKE NOTICE.
spring Social Function.

Mesdames Pearee and J. o. Wilson
entertained about fifty OF their
friends at the home Of the former
on Colorado avenue. The house was
decorated with gracefully arranged
pink and white carnations. which add
ed much to the beauty of the scene
Many and beautiful were the new
spring gowns in evidence: perhaps
we should say creations" which
proclaim the incoming of spring.
Dainty and appropriate little score
cards were distributed to those pres
ent. Partners having been found and
tables located. the afternoon was
spent in playing the fascinating game
of five hundred. A delicious three
course luncheon vas served. tit
ting climax to happily spent after
noon. Mesdames Sinsheimer, Of
Swink. Hendricks Of Rocky Ford. and
Chase Of Alatama. were among 'he
guests.
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
New County Commissions.

A. ID. Best has received the en-.
dorsement of the democratic county
central committee Of Otero county
for the appointment to the position
of county commissioner made vacant
by the death of Matt Daimler. II
Is rumored that the recommendation
of the county central committe Is
being considered by Governor Shat
roth, but at the present time the
appointment is being held up on ac-
count OF the receipt of further ad-
vices from some of the prominent
democrats of this county. The dem
ocrats in Colorado must be OF the
same breed that once upon time
caused an exasperated desciple of
jefferson to vociferate in the halls
OF congress. Gentlemen. 1t don't
make particle OF difference what
we agree upon. but for Gods sake
let's all agree upon the same thing. T"
Later-Just as we go to press we
learn from Judge Wallis that Cover
nor Shafroth assured him over the
telephone yesterday that Mr.. Best
would be appointed.
La Junta tribune., 1909-04-03
SKATING RINK NOTES.

The date of the ..rube' carnival
has been changed to April 18th.
The basket ball teams OF the high
school played an interesting game
last night.
The big carnival. lasting six days.
will be given the last week In April.
There will be numerous attractions
the announcements to be made
later.
Numerous articles. including links,
stick pins. pocket books. glasses. etc.
have been found at the rink. These
are held In the office and will be
returned to the owners II called for