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s Sher1Hs
Martha 4. Thomas Is. Samuel D.
4she, No. zoos, District Court, st.

Landry
PY WRTUEo Of a writ efferfzfacias issued
= ont of the Hon: Eighfh District Court
ish Of ST. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed will proceed to sell at
public auction, tothe Highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of this parish, in the town. Of
fOpelousas, on SATURDAY., the 4thaday Of
February, 1871, at ,eirvtn e'clocksA NJ, the
following described property, seized to salts
fly said writ, Ste-w ~ + Il.
j.. The north half Of the north west quar-
terof sectien II In township : south Of range
3, containing az 2ilNO acres rD
2. The north east quarter. Of the north
east quarter of section 10, same township and
range as above, containing ~ 3Stl00 acres.
g. All the buildings and Improvements
situated on said tract of land
4. The south hat Vt the nellff west quar-
ter and he north halt Of the south west quar-
ter Of section ID in toWnsAip 7seuth Of rangr
2 east, containing l6D 64l 100 acres; also, the
east halfSof the tract d-Sc,ft"t as bTiag the
south half of ,iarth east quarter of section Is.
same township and fangsas the above, con
tanning 40 $4,000 acres also, one arpr,t
front by fifteen ia 4iepth, boeHpa-d rtorth by
Joseph Ct,achrre. east by Louis S. Thibo-
deaux south by William Baeors. aud west by
Plaquemines Brulre .Bsyou-this last being
part ofsssa large. tract purchased ~ s'VSeill"n
Chacl!ertt frosp' john f Smith and Ale1audre
Guiibeau.- ,n-ss 49, - - IA q=.zs4gi; E
s. One sorref horse, IA Toan horse, on
bay horse one, bay mare, thee American
mules fourteen head Of horned cattle on
fouf-hofse wagon, about seyenty-hYe head VI
sheep. -
'Terns-Cash. Sam fynA yr&tIEo &@y
J NJ. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
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Public Sale.
Estate of Eaqeaie Lafeur..

! BY VIRTUE Of an order Of tie Hon, Pro
bate Cerrt of the Parish If St. Landry. there
will Be- sold at pnb1ic auction. to fhe highest
bidder, by, tue undersigned, Of by a public
&ailctiionrer, At the last residence of the de-
ceased IN Old Grand Prairie in said parish.
on WEDNESDAY. February, 1st. 1871, the
following dpscrihrd property belonging 70
the estate Of Eugenie Lahrnr, dtcaased wild
ow of Etiennr H. Fontrnot deceased. to-wit !:
= Il. TIE 7plantatatinnr,, the late, residence of
the deceased, situated in Old Grand Prairie.
containing two hundred arpentst mere OF, less.
having a front on Bayou Cncodrie, Of five
arpents or about, and a dppth Of forty arpents.
bounded northvby said Bayou Cnrodrie, east
.byslands Of Mrs. ID. 8. Fpn setsot, low Mrs.
Cgprisn Delafosse. pnre, south by lands of
Adalphe Stage, and west by Mrs. Cyprien
Delafosse. fills. together with all the buildings
aud improvements thereon. consisting of one
dwelling house and onthnuses. gssu sgax s
10 I. Gus bay creole horse. one sorrel mule,
one mars and colt one lot Of about 48 bush.
els Nfcarn on o seat.. n pair Of oxen, four
head Of gentle cattle, farming utensils. house.
hold furniture. q lot Of sheep, one shot
gun. one horsecart. enc hog p r# ~
: Telms-Cash on the day Of sale.ss
g .assassz sETIENNEe FGNTEFOT.a= i
! Dec.e3I gxz Administrators.
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Public sale.

-. &#@ @S&&EzEEz#s L MI&4 .&&F = a. @#
Estate Of Jesse Hutchins and Amge-
~ea, kque Letoarnies:. ss~s
FDY virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
ID Court of the Parish of St Landry, there
wilt he sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by q public
anctioneer, at the last residence OF the deceas-
ed, in the town of Opelousas on 's4 .s""
Thursday, February I'd, 1871.
the following described property belonging to
the estate Of Jesse Hutchins and Angelique
Letournier, deceased, to wit
j. Oues@lnt OF. ground III the town Of Ope-
l~ousas, being the last residence of deceased,
measuring one hundred and eighty three feet
f:onts more Or less, on North street, by one
hundred and t~wenty-seven feet in depth,
bounded north by --, south by North
stieet, east by property sold to Baptist church,
g. One lot of. household furniture. one
branding iron. one pair of D~erringers pistols.
Terms and Coudilions.-The personal prop
ty for cash; for the real estate sone-tfird cash, y
and the balance on twelve months credit
with eight per cent per anr'um interest from
maturity, with special mortgage and vendors
privilege, and clause de 0 aliendo, reserved.
SOLOMON JOHNSON Tutor.
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MARRIEIo.

h Thursday evening, December l., 1879,
at he New Iberia Methodist Church, byF
ths Rev+,A I. Goodwin, Mn. JOHN FREE-
MN. of P~attersonville, to MISS 4ELLiN
HRTER, Of Opeh,asas.k .fN@.A&o3@
on r tars.a|av, December 18TH 1870. at
ne Caihoiic Chfrehl III aFranklin. La. Mr..
WILLIAM PnlsEY, of Opeloasas. ttoaA1ss
HESTER GIBBON. Of the former place.
On Tuesday. December 9Th, 1870, III
Upe1otssas,, BY the Rev: B. + White, Nh.
ilANIHl q EtYW.AREs Il Miss OCTA-
VIA A. WYNN 1ssSs u beth Of st. Landry parish. !.
Or Wednesday, December 2sth, 1870,
~ Bayou Techesiri this parish. ,byethe Rev.
VIC. Haislip, MR& J.EiFRANK KNOX TO
BITE EARBEE, both Of st. lam
1rv -as&$~g#8fzA
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$heriT,s Sale.

Naaette Reel In her -o,cp right and
as adnisist1rdtht'ii ~, Il 'ssa1 "A sss1dsaWt.aste
deansetase ct ak.sNGa162, Perish
Court St. Landry - - sss5~ !" ;s 81 =
VIRTUE Of an aIiasswritef feri faeias
Id issred outof the Hoa4sPafisaDC ourt Of
the Parish efGSt. Landry ius the above &enti.
tied suit, and to me directed, i will proceed
to ssil at public auction. to the highest bid
des at4the Courthouse Of said parish. i'm the
town of 0pelousas. on SATURDAY, athe Ath
day of February, ISL, at s~elevenso'clock A.
M. the following described property, seized
to satisfy said writ, to witt .@ III
A tract of land Situated in the Parish of
st. Landry, in Prairie Faquetaians near the
Bayou Cane. containing one hundred aud
fifty five acres, bounded south by lands Of Da=
vid Courville, north Ay lands~of Pierre BIZ.
Fontenot, and west and east by public lanls.
and designated in the archives of the land
office as the south half Of section thirty three il,
township. six south Of one west. 10 the South
western Land district Of louisiana.
Terms-Cash.
j. n. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
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Public Sale
Estate Of Oaesiae Iate and Ma1uina

@#8 @#3- %l[ y
Bl VIRTUE of an order Of the Hon prn
bate Conrt of the Parish of 81 Landry. therc
wllf~be sold at public auetion.to the highest
bidder, BY fhc Hndersigne or bv a public
auctiaIlaersat the last residence of the de-
ceased IN Vile Platte, Parish Of St. Landry,
on TUESDAY, january 3lst, 1871, the fol-
lowing property belong to the estate Onezime
Fate and Malvina Dardeau, both deceased
to-wit:
1.-THE premises on which the d. ceased
last resided, situated ip Vile Plate, measnring
--actes OF land, being a front d.
EaTpeHts by fye@arpents in depth,, tagather with
all the buildings and improvements thereon;
honndef north BY the public road leading
from ope'onsas to Bayou Chicot,, east by
Prosper Daife, south by Oaezi,ne SsaiIery.
and west by Octave Dairr.
2. One lot situated in Vile Plate, contain
ing feet front by four arpents ii depth.
more or less, honnded~narth by l.. P. David
son, east by Octave Daire, south by Onezime
GuiIlorv,&a4ad west by Mrs. William Rec.
b a tract of wood land situated ifl TIE
con Sles Of Vile Plate. Parish of ST. Landry,
cont!Sping~tsa arpents, bounded nesthrby the
phh'ic ~aau r@aafing froh Opriousas 10 ,Alexan-
dria.eassTrsNila ire Tate, south BY "Onezime
Guillor', anasags st BY t&JJ
L.. The un'FH'+d half of a stock OF cattle
ranging III the stAish Of CaIcasieu, consist
ing of two hundred and ninety head, more Or
less. branded thus l. r, one grey horse and
one Black horse ;-oRe En-. gisli cow and calf
nifty mares and stock horses, more or KISS
ten head If gentle horned cattle ff.epu head
h'snrd cattle ranging in CalcasienI Parish.
more or less, branded thus gOTs aEr aaa
mares, more Or less, branded thus OF; G1hs
branding iron figuring thus OTIS largelat al
household furniture toe numerous to detail
one buggy and harness; one watch and
chain : one wafch%et 4E-8 ,
Also the following described properly bez
longing to the capartnrrship heretofore exis
ting between Oscar .Dardeau and the. de,
|. Six mules one wagon and harness. .
Terms and cnndfti6ns-The real estate to
eetlieFswith the stock to he sold payable ir
TIVE observation-disclosures half on the first dav OF
April, 1872. and the other half on the first
'fay # April 4s73. the purchasers furnishing
their f,ntrs with good and solvent security t.
DISQUALIFICATION Of the administrator and the
r#"r3rty remaining SPECIALLY Enortga4e1 0 thl
estate until full payment of the notes, each to
bear eight per cent per annum interest from
maturity until paid. ,.
The balance of the property to be sold a
follows, to-wit: all sums of twenty dollars
and under, cash on day of sale. All sums
over twenty dollars payable in two equal in,
stalments the first on the first day Of April
1872, and the other on the first day of April,
Ie73, purchasers furnishing their notes pay,
able to the order" Of the administrator with Sc
curitv t" his satisfaction and bearing interest
from their nat'u tiles until payment.
EMILE TATE,
Dec. 81. Administrator
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Estate of James C.. HNyes.
Meeting of Creditors.

DY virtue of All order of the Hon. Parish
ID Court of the Parish of St Landry, a meet
ing of the creditors Of the Estate of James
G. Hayes, deceased, will be held before
Yves Davy.% Recorder. at his Office in
tllesstown of yOprlonsas, on4Tuesday the
3lst day of sJanrar ISL to deliberate upo1n
the affairs of said estate, and to determine up
on tbs sale Of the effects thereof. asS e.ay
~ a. / JOS RICHARD. Clerk -,
December, $50 1870. >. Sh "a ~ :
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Succession de Gerasin BoudTeau.
GoUH DE pARoIssE, STNLANDRY, No. 3424
TOsEpH DUPLECHAIN, de Ia paroisse
st. Landry, sayaIrt apgese1te sune peti
ton a leffet@ f'etreg Romme administrator
de la succession .ie Gerasin Beudreau, de-
,cede aeriiieren1eht de la dite paroissc.. s*
En- consequence, avis est par lie present
dom 6 aux inferpsses dams cctte succession
d'asoif d deduire, par ecrit, a mon bureau
dams les < jo,ifs aui :slaisront h date din
present avis, res raisors. 81 aucune It's ont,
pour le>qnelIes il ne serait pas fait droit d
la demanle +,fe Ia dite ,etition.
Nv JOS. ~ RICHARD, Grefier.
5 Opelon>as, 81 decembre, 1870.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

The Judicia'y Committee of the. House
have agreed to send to the Senate q bill for
thetrelief Of purchasers of lands sold for
direct taxes in the Soath. es@ g so 3.sa
The agricultural report estimates the
cotton crop at $500, 600 bales. a79 as
WAsHfNGroN, Dec ig-The folIowfng, is
the estimated yieldrear acre, and the fetal
Weld in bales Of 8 ton Of the following
States: North Carolina f175 pounds,
100000 bales South Carolina TO pounds,
$1,000 bales ; Georgia 173 pounds 495. eoe
bales; Florida 165 pounds, $4,000 bales;
Alabama l65 pounds $4,000 bales
Mississippi 205 pounds, Q 5,0001a bales
Louisiana ESQ pounds, & 495, 900 bales:
Texas $40 pounds, 465,0eO bales; sAtkaa.
sas 245 pounds, s75,e 600 Abales Tennessee
100 pounds, v215,Oo bales, other States,
ITO pounds, 80, 1000
The crop is within ef1hteen per cent. Of
tiatsofl $685. The 'opg crop has ,nnatnred
well, producing less short and diSculored
fibre than usual.
SESArE,-Bill~ were introduced to, almi.
Colorado as a State, and incorporate the
Red River Raft Company providing for
thc2remosal of the raft; BY private enter:
prise, the corporation to to be reimbursed By
tolls. - So - W.
HousE.-Among the bills introduced TO
dav and referred were: Bills regulating
compensation in contested election cases
amending the bankrupt law preventing
corruption in Congressional eletious; en-
forcing the rights of citizenship III Several
States authorizing cent. postal cards;
placing tea and coffee on the free list.
Appointing a commission on the claims
of LOYAL citizens for damages during the
REBELLION.
Dec. 21-SENATE-hr.s Morton s speak
ing tonight. he, gave way, and the sugar
bill passed without an amendment, and
GOES tosthp President for hi, approval. d
Mr.. Schenck was nominated to day for
the mission to. England @ra s.e 20 ..~asa
Dec: 22.-The President signed the s,.
gar bill to day.. s~.a ~. zl,s7E kesa 10
The Senate confirmed Mr.. Sehenck, Min
lister to England, = ,r#.g ,a3 TIA
The Senate rejected Mr.. Blanchard. noini,
mated for the New Orleans Postoffice. c
WASHINGTON, December 24-The wealth
er is~very Geld f.stss. z-.l Gsssr.4 Il, p ~&&7
Private tadgices from Georgia indicate
that the Democrats have carried five, with
a}close race for the remaining two cengres,
sional districts. @''1S" -
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sale
Marie Louise LemeR Is, JosepA Del.
nnt I Ia. Auohuuds 40

Marie Louise LemeNe IS, JosepA Del.
mont Donato, her, husband, Nc.
lob, District Courat, ST. Landry.
DY,VIRTIE of an alias wfitaoffie f~aeias,
I'D issued out of the Hon. Eighth District
Cuult of the State of Louisiana, in and, for
the Parish Of st. Landry, in the above en-
titled suit, and to ne directed, will proceed
to sell at pfbiic auction, *othe highes. bidder,
at the Ceurthouse Of said parish, in the town,
ut Dpeiousas, on SATURDAY. the 4sh day
of February, 1871. at eleven. 20 clock AN ),
the following described property, seized to
satisfy said writ, to-wit: ESFs7as 79s 's g
"A piece Of property situated il, the town of
Opelousas, Parish of st. Landry. consisting of
two lots of ground, with the. buildings and i'm
provenents thereon, bounded north by lots
Of Mrs Prf1korn and Chrrthin Mornhinveg.
south ny lots Of Ms jacob Clfistma,,, and
that of ,,Ipsse HVtchins,, west by Union
street, atd'east by Walnut street. s*s.ses.<
%Ternis-CaSh. - -.
Dec. 81, - - -
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/ >t.,e of Wis,,:.,lisaal III. Fs !, ;ue o.,

PARISH C"uRT, ST. LANDRY NO. 3447
ISABELLA DAILY, of the Parish of
IL St. Landry, having applied by her peti.
timn to be appointed administrator of the
Estate of VIM. # Ferguson, deceased, late Of
the. Parish OF St. Landry a A3TE1g T.
Therefore, any pt rson intending to make
opposition to said appointment, viii file the
.sarnt' in writing, at my office IN the town Of
sOprIousas,s within ten days from the present
notice. JOS. D. Richard, Clerl
Opelousas. December 81 1870 @5&G8
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DIED.

Al Bayou e.hicof, 5Dtssd.bsr ga, 1870,
John GRIFFITH y tss3ed 81 years. ].
mon lis and 2 days, !" ;. go - 60 s.s..1 /
NJ GriffiittlnWa born nd reared, iat the,
neighbor hood where he died, and his dealt,
viii be deeply regretted byFa wide circle Of
friends and relatiYes.sssaa es .FEst .EFaass
He"'as tie fatf'er Of a large family Of
sons, all bred, bike their Esrneuted faith r,
to habits of industry anashign integrity
His best e"logy is thai he was a good fab
Ell, 2 good son, Z tgosssd husband and 1t good
cpizerszs RegHiesrad III paee. Il b ssaf 4
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Asseussoss, Tnxpauevs !.

= OR MY DEPUTY 4 J.. Thompson. will
i ! Be al the Sheriff office IN OpeIousas.
Fl OH 10 to ~ o'clock i. m. of each deay,, for
twenty days from the first publication Of this
notice, TO recriva payment Of tile corporation
quarantine taxes for 1870. which are now past
due. Unless the same are paid during said
twenty days shall proceed to seize and sell
according to law =. =
CHAs. THOMPSON. Collector,
q --wst@-ws yY- f9Sr
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BY MRS LAURA 8. WEBB,

If a strangers prayer could throw
VI 4 blessing round your way,
Then know that forevermore j
Would blessings round you stray.
No clouds would dim the beauty y
Of this thy bridal MORN; tss
W. The roses in thy pathway, @#"
Should hide no lurking thorn.
: This life is but d trial @@
10 fit US for that Land ss' ~'S
Where dwell, in blissfal rapture.
A bright, Immortal band. i
Then give your welded hearts o
Nov while they gladly beat, ~, H.
rTTqGod, the Fashioner-o s.,4 a.
Ca lay hem at His feet, .97..
Aad ask that He would shed
A hal!owed speIltto give at last )
To a fadele> s diadem. .@5F @'54
Nay happiness attend You both H.. ,..
Upon Lies stormy sea-
And may vow dwell f~orevern,ore
IN lMMpRTA1.ITY-x s
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1>s.sse OF Gcra>in sso re- a ~ :.

f$sssse NH W'Fsa>1n ROsNFeaN 70. -
PARIsHCovkT, PARISH ST. LaNDRy--No. 3442
Joseph DUPLECHAIN, of the Parish of
- St. Landry. having applied by kis petition
to be appointed administrator of thesestate of
iGerasin Boudreau, deceased, late of 4he
Parish Of st. Landry !; +.@@. 's''
Therefore, any, person intending, TO make
opposition to said appointment, will file The
sarre If writing, at my office in the town Of
opelousas.. within ten days from, the present.
notice "a JOS. u. RICHARD, Clerk. =
Ontlnnsas, Drrember 3l.nlS1l y -
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Succession de James. g. Hayes,
Assemble de Creanciers,

I'm vertu dun osdre de sPhon la Cour de
IA Paroisse de,la Paroisse St. Landry, une
.assemblte des creancirrs de la succession de
6. Hayes DECIDE. sera tenue pardevant
Yves D'vy, Recorder. EN- son burran aux OPP
~elousas, lie Mardi, 81 Janvier 1871, dans lie
but de deiiberer sur la maniere la plus avan-
tageuse de- vendre les effsts de la dite sncces-
sion etsspoure en- fixer les ternles cit conditions.
, - = AZ Jos. ID, RfcffARD,s Gref1er
Z i0neiOusas. Ala .eemhre 1S1IS~@~
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% % per Barrel

For our Eureka" CHOICE FAMILY
FLOUR delivered free Of drayage. We
guarantee this Flrnnr. elnal to any. received
in this market, and II not entirely satisfac.
tory to the eonsamer,io be returned at our
expense. @ ,sNz ss
Housekeepgrs who use this, -Four win
have no more ID l.laints Of bad bread and
biscuiE Ivy. pLATTi q CO. ga
/ ssh~ a Grocers and Tea Dealers,
dec5 st Ioaa Cams street soFrer povdras
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c Z aat'ste EFF Louisiana.
Parish Court. Parish St. Landry.-No. 339I
Estate Of HupOlite Paul EDnteROt

PaTasA Court. P0Tlsh 81. Lanary.-N0. 1896
Estate Of Hypolite Paul Fonteaot
EMANUEL P. FONTENOT of tn. Parish
"a of St. Landry, Administrator of the Es-
tate of Hyp P Fontenot, dec, late of the Bar
ish Of st Landry, having filed a tableau of
classification of the debts and distribution of
the funds of said Estate, accompanied by
his petition praying for the homoIogation of
thessaHle
And whereas. the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order of court dated
December 23a 1870:
Now. therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tabirau in writing at any "hice IN the town of
Oprlousas, within the time required by law,
why said tableau should not be homologated
and confirmed. JOS, d. RICHARD, Clerk
December 81, 1870.
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= J, NJ. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Sllcr'iHs sale.

Shc1'ifs sale.
Edmund II. NwtiR aet4Gs. Us. AZURE
ID zenom1fVidriae,@: No. o72a, Parish
CourtfSt. Lonary
DY VIREUE Of ag*ritsof ferz facias issued
Id cut e ,hr Hon Parish Court Of the Par
isb of St. .s:,andry, in the above entitled s,,;t.
and to mes f,rrcted, Il will pfocsed to SELF at
pnbIic Non, to the highest bidlrr, at tl'%
Gouuth IN. f this parrish in the town of
Op~elan4s@$bn SATURDAY Y. the 4th& day Of
F~-b,uarysae7l, at eleven So'efeck sAs%M.,S the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES propsriy, seized ta@satis.
fly said w. tn-wit --~-
The pIspfatation of said defendant, Andre
Ztn"n Vialrinr, c, ntaining two hundred
aeryss withSther improvements thereon, situa.
ted about one and a glsalf miles from Willie
Plate and b ,umded north by Pierre Veillun
west by J~a,, sGarand, east SbYRh Johnson,
aud south by prfranc+ .DeyiieFoE Alexandra
D"viIlr. 4 a 5G&4{&4
Tr%sFms-f9'"sf y, sn.,2
Dee All
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Inscribed to MFR. J. Frank Knox and hir5
bride. formerly Miss Bette Earbee Theie
MARIA &c was solemnized at the residene,
of che brides brother, on Wednesday.
December esth, 1870, by the, Rev. W. C.
Haicffp tHf II" =
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By request Of, the members Of the
bar, his Honor Judge King, On the
9th inst, adjourned hissceurtsover
to the I'd of January. THE jury was
discharged for tie terra eg6sa T. p.
,i,ss Mrs. Laura, s. Webb, assisted, by
Mr. Simon Richard with Ills celebra.
ted pupet show. will soon give an
other dramatic entertainment in
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THE oLnEsr MAN VOW Lryrr

IN AApr E%&z.EAM IB&&NA r. SM49#
TIRE OLnEsT MAN now LIVING
I'm MIssIssrpPTs-There lives iii the
country of fttawamba, two miles east
ofFulton, d gentleman BIZ the name
ofJua1m Ovens, who vas 1T years
old aUn The hfteenth day Of October
last. MIR. Ovens was born in the
State Uf North Carolina OH the fiji
teefffh of October, 1859. He has
been living Iii North Mississippi for
tho last forty years; prior % that he
lived IN Jackson county, Alabama,
fifty years previous to- which time
heIiyed IA Tennessee and North Ca
rolina. He has been twice married,
the last time when he was ninety
four Years Old. The old gentleman
has never taken II dose of caIoma or
blue mass. He las been d member
of the Hard Shell BAPTIST Church for
seventy-fye years, during which
time he has heenEa pi0us consistent
CHRISTIAN. He has never sued any
one nor been sued II bis aifesIIuka
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For Rent.

Ma#as II 20 AggaeS.s ..4a AT baa8#s2
Y0NE-E1aLFm theaopesr land under fefsee
~ with the residence and negro Quarters
ard crio. on heaplaec known as the jules.
sAelaneon plantation, one mile above Bar
rvs on Bayou Conrtahlsaa.a Apply to A.
Il. Glenn on g~pposite sic HATRED /
~ ssw u 'as4 A. r. CHALMERS 4
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