The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-03
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Miss Neyille Bounds N the sophie
Newcomb college, lcft 10 Wednesday
to tesume her school work
a number N local people vent 10
New Orleans or Mobile during tho
week a. attend the matdl stas cole.
bfatiOns.
Rev IlNnett and family are er-
pccted 10 arrive 10 this c,ty today
tFfldnyl Rev. Barnett takes charge
0f the baptist church.
Miss reafle Foster left on Monday
moroIog fot Healing Springs, Ala.
From there Miss Fostsf will visit
Enterprise and IIatticsburs.
Services NJ S. Affairs Episcopal
Church sunday at . a. m, Holy Com.
muolOn. Wednesdays, q ., M, Even.
Ing Prayer and Address.
REV, JouN CmrMAN, Rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price and children,
who have been In this city for tho
past month, returned 10 their homo
In Tupelo last Monday. Mr.. Price
filled the Presbyterian pulpit whilo
here.
quite a party went over on Monday
20 the carnival In New Orleans, among
the lumber being Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Blumer and children, Miss FlossIe :
Gladstone, Miss Ina Thompson and
Miss MacElhehny.
Rev. @. W. Payntcr, a missionary to
China, delivered an address at the
Presbyterian church on Sunday night,
dealing with the Chinese and their
manners and customs, The lecture
pnwcd very interesting one and
aMfhcted a large attendance. The
same minister lecturcd In PascagouIa
oHSunday morning.
Some discussion is reported to the
effect that a number Of Moss Point
citizens are seriously considering the
adyisabiiity OF organizing an indepen-
dent company for the purpose Of pros.
pectln. for oil and gas In and around
this city. Strong Indications OF the
presence OF both are found In this
vicinity aud this fact has attracted
number OF Interested outsiders to this
territory,
On Saturday afternoon last Miss
Annie Griffin was hostess at a bridge
party In honor OF Miss Irma Wadell
OF Memphis Those invited were:
Mcsdames CAN'T, Walton, Spencer,
Dantzler, Farnsworth, e. J. Ford;
Misses Irma Wadell, Hattie Bell and
LYDIA Meriwether, Pope, Clara Herrin.
A dainty two course lunch was served.
The prizes we're won by Misses Wadell
and LYDIA Mcriwcther and Mrs. Speu-
Ger.
Capt. William WEIGH, aged 70 years,
died at his residence 10 this city last
Saturday evening. He was an ex.
Confederate soldier and served with
distinction during the war, being Sc
verely wounded on several occasions.
At one time he was left on the battle
field To die. He attained the rank OF
captain through force Of bis herolsm
and devotion to duty. He was
Mason and member OF Jackson Couu-
ty Camp No. ITO, United Con federste
Veterans, aud a member Of the Jack.
son County Confederate pension
board. The funeral was held on sun
day Afternoon at 4 O'clock, interment
being In the Grimm cemetery, Rev.
Robert Selby, OF the Methodist church,
officiating. Members OF the Masonic
fraternity and OF Camp No. ITO, u. q.
", attended the funeral In q body.
Captain WEIGH IL survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mr.. A. J. WEIGH and
Miss Hattie WEIGH OF Moss Point;
Mrs George Henry OF Hattlesburg;
Mr.. Carl WEIGH Of Louisiana; Mr..
Vert WEIGH Of Tylertown, Miss
A head.0n collision between two
engines on the Pascagoula Northern
railroad about O'Clock on Monday
morning resulted 10 the death OF one
negro and the more or less serious
injury TO five or six other persons, all
employees OF the company. A dense
fog prevailed at the time and the two
engines, running slowly and light,
came together near vaughan's switch.
Engineer Rayburn, on one OF the
engines, jumped from the cab and
escaped injury. He ran back some
distance and tagged the passenger
train, due at that point within q
short time after the accident, thus
preventing more serious affair. Deb
jenkins, q negro fireman, had his
| skull fractured and was badly burned
and scalded. He died shortly after
reaching Moss Point, to which place
all OF the injured were brought By the
passenger train Immediately. DR.. J.
A. DOrsett Of Lucedale, who was on
the passenger train, gave every aid
possible TO the injured at the scene OF
the wreck and until the train reached
this city, when the c0mpany's physi-
cian and surgeon took charge Of them.
The injured are: Engineer Dryer
ReddIn, white, OF Hurley, badly
scalded about neck and back and cut