La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-10-28
BuslNEss AND THINGS ABolv 70HN

| BUSINESS NM IHIAGS ABOJI ~
Business has continued brisk. with on,
merchants, fer the week ending yester.
day.
The streets of our little place were
quite crowded and livily with movement.
The country people seemed to have taken
advantage Oft he beautiful weather, toaook
to US and exchange mutual good feelings.
From sun up to sun down, carts laden with
theproducts of the FARMS from old King
Cotton" down to. the plain wopd-load,
could be seen to and fro. As a matter of
course. they returned not, without having
paid their due respects to the merchants,
trades and professions. Carriages and
buggies filed in due proportion, along the
main business streets, to carry the lighter,
and not less precious freight. Often have
we been COMPELLED to take the street, the
street-corncrs and side-walks being crow
ded with saddlea horses.
In the mean while, enterprise, always
awake and ready to take the lead, keeps
on with INCREASED vigor. Mr.. Vergez,
the energetic representative, of french
successful mercantile prosperity in our
community, has removed from the Canal
to the north west corner Of st, Philip and
Main streets, which lie lately purchased
of Mr.. A. Knobloch. The house has been
thoroughly repaired, and clad in fit co.
qnettish style. The upper portion of the
town is decidedly destined to be the
centre Of the Hut Commerce Of the place.
One corner lotire,nains yet to be filled,
on which, so far, morning is visible but
grass covered foundations. It will soon
shoot forth, some new signs Of the pros
perity of Thiboluux. Indeed, we doubt
bur. our town win in a few years. i'm
prove at such rapid strides, that it will
aStonish the old residents. Some fine morn.
ing, gong out for the earlys'. ~1iye-open-
er," they will rlb their eyes aud look
like Rip Tan-Wink aftss his twenty
years nap.
The MeAlli~ter fire Company which in
times past, rcnderedso many services, in
saving 50 much Of private and public pro-
perty. by its well directed efforts, has
again sprung forth, It's true, diminished
in numbers, but not in that old zeal, which
laid its foundations. Tho community
certainly feel deeply grateful, to
tough and interchangeable, always
ready-never-rough men. Their thinned
ranks will, of course, soon be filed again,
the "Elite'' If our physical ability, ]
or we know less of the spirit Of Thibn-
daux than we believed Public apathy
had soine plausible cause for existing,
the turmoil of tle few last years,
when to day could not youcil for to-mor-
rowsthat interest ID the preservation of
property, which ut other fines, is amongst
a citizens paramount duties. But at The
present time, any thing tending to the !
preservation of property, must be sup
ported. if we have an eye to our future
public and private welfare.
Before ending %our4lecal, now that cold
is at hand, we cannot pass under silence,
the choice cooking and heating stoves, !
both for wood and coal, tlrat Mr.. Chs.
Seaman, corner St. Bridget and St. PHI
lip streets, he's lately received. Besides
The crowded Shelves. of innumerable tin.
IRON and brass articles of all descriptions
md non describahle, about which we
but little. bit ~assuredly would
gladden. the experienced eye Of the house
keepers s,
THE RARY AT"rRESc