The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-11-26
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. MEMORIES Of
OLD SPAscAeouLA.
By UNCLE MARTIN.

( BY UNCLE MARTIN. :
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The Star of September 12, 1874, tell
how B. Jones saved his Irish potatoe
in the summertime "They ripened il
May were dug in the morning, the SUI
not allowed to shine upon them.
layer OF potatoes was spread on tn
ground and barely allowed to toucl
each other, then layer of earth, thel
another of potatoes and so on until tn
heap was completed in the shape o
a pyramid. | then covered the who'll
with earth six or eight inches deep t,
prevent them sprouting, oak bushe
were placed on top of the heap, tn,
leaves of which protected from the SUI
and turned off portion of the waite
that fell during the rains. The eartl
in which they were banked was mois
but sandy and ditch was left around
them to drain off the water. About {
or 10 of the potatoes placed in the bank
decayed. A remnant OF these potatoes
are still in the bank, and sound"
The Star of September II, 1874
gives the following account of coast
military organization: Biloxi Guards
military company. which has been
organized at Biloxi With 60 men enroll.
ed on the 9th and expecting to have full
hundred before the end of the week,
as writes Lieutenant Harrison, to
whom we are indebted for list of the
Caillanat, 1st lieut., j. Meaut, End.
lieut., w. r. Harrison, 3rd lieut., E..
Meaut, 1st sergt., M. Green, End sergt.,
p. F. Meaut, 3rd. sergt., ]. Marion, 4th
sergt, ]. Caillanat,l 5th sergt., ].
Bergue, M. j. Longes j. w. Henley,
corporals, Pascal Meaut, color bearer,
DR.. c. p Angel, surgeon.
The Star of September II, 1874, con-
tains this item "At regular meet.
ing of Orange Grange No. 5S5 on Mon
day, Sept. 7th, 1874, the following
officers were electedNfor the ensuing
year: John R. Haykness, master;
John E. Morrison, overseer; w. H.
Price, lecturer; e. Desporte, steward;
J. w. Jordan, asst. steward; w. M.
Jordan, chaplain; c. Thompson, treas
urer c. X. Browning, secretary; J.
Henley, gate keeper; Mrs. M. Henley,
Ceres; Mrs. E. Jordan, Pomona; Mrs.
A. E. Morrison, Flora; Miss Maggie
Henley, lady assistant steward.
The Star of Sept. 9th, 1874, makes
the announcement thas Mr., A, M.
Hardin is our authorized agent for
Star at st. Louis, Mo-, and is authoriz-
ed to receive subscriptions and adver-
tisements for the same
The Star of November 81, 1874, has
this to say about chinaberries. Now
is the time to save chinaberries to
place around your cabbage plants to
kill cutworms and prevent the destruc-
tion of the plants. This information
alone is worth more than years sub
scription to the Star. The china
berries, if crushed, will not only de-
Stroy the cutwOrm, but is as good a
manure as cotton seed. Try the plan."
The Star contains this item: Mar
ried: at Grand Bay, Dec. 16, 1874, at
the residence of the brides father, by
the Rev. John Williamson, Oscar T.
Cassidy to Cynthia E. Cunningham.
No cards"
The Star of September 26, 1874,
prints this account of the Ocean |
Springs Military Company: Lieut. M.
S. Park kindly furnishes us the fol-
lowing roster of our neighbor's organ
ization, which he writes. now
number 70, with constant accessions:
R. A. Vancleave, captain; J. E. Clark,
1st lieut., A. France, End lieut., M. S.
Park, 3rd lieut., Tom Ames, 1st sergt,
Antoine Ryan, End sergt., Alfred Ryan,
3rd sergt., Tom Armstrong, 4th sergt.,
F. w. Hing, ordnance, Hero Belman
lst corporal, William Ames, End cor
poral, John Sodin, 3rd corporal, Mar
cisse Seymour, bugler, DR.. S. Buford,
surgeon, with rank 1st lieutenant.
The Star of November 2S, 1874, men,
tions this item about dainty favored
fruit that fiourishes on the Gulf Coast:
A Chinese ounce is laid upon our
table, grown upon the plantation OF
D. A. Fort, esq, miles from Grand
Bay, which weighs 2 pounds ounces.
It would only take few such, to make
or preserves enough for
small family"