The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-01
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~ ConnaIly's cor er for fun.
~ To-days length-12 hoUTs ana %
minutes
Ia Now is ttc time for moon-stluck
young people to write poems on spring
Uhitncashed. Our devil informs us that
the c~olorel Methodist Ctutch has been
fixed -uD. whitewashed, etc.
Fresh Eish-is one of the ~luxuries OF
this market. A load or two is rctailed on
our streets every morning, at moderate
prices.
RaI.-Wc had alittlc hail storm, last
= Saturday. 1t didn't last long, but the
chunks Of ice wer' ~hnge-some Of them
as large as a pebble!
FTydt-Two colored women engaged in
Il ~ ooI-yathering" on Madison street,
last Saturday, and So furiously were they
ut work3that the police officer was sent
for, who persuaded. thcmsto deSist.
Bloun Do,cn.-We are informed that a
number of trees were blown down near
the Protestant sduring the
storm last Saturday. = Some of them fell
in the road, and shoulda be removed.
Fire About four o'clock this morning
the small house near this Office, : occupied
Iry. colored. persons, came near being con
sumed by fire. Fortunately, however, it
was discovered in good time, &and eNtin-
guishcd.
ErstY.-Nearly every child in this sec
has his supply of eggs for Easter, and
next Sunday will witness a sight which
comes but once a year. Hard Eggs will
be in demand, and the children look for
ward to next Sunday as d day for fun.
St Back.-The barber-shop, on the
| south side of Main street, has been moved
back from the street Il few feet, so that It
now stands even with the new town hall
and other buildings along the row. 1t
locks better, and makes things more uni
form on hat street,
More Stealing.-Last night some long,
lean, Iank and unprircipied specimen OF
| the human family, entered the stage sta
| bic uu Madison street, and stole therefrom
all the c~ompany's feed. The drivers are
fache about it, and if they find the man
who took the feed, his hide won't hold
Saw-logS.
RcturRed.-Nr. B. A. Sales returned
from New Orleans, last Saturday, where
he has been sojourning for a week or two
past. B. A. goes his length OIL railroad,
and of course could not think of return
ing without good supply of news. He
gives a favorable report, and feels san
guine that the iron horse will soon come
snorting through this section.
Game Chickeas.-Thi is the rage now.
Everybody tries to excel, and the thing
is rapidly coming to a focus. There is a
deal of sport in it, but we should think
that it would make a fellow feel awful
bad to bet ten dollars on a chicken and
loose the money, and have his chicken
killed, to boot.
EliOW8e.-It is positively contrary to tho
rules of all printing offices to publish
communications unless the name of the
writer is furnished the editor, which in
all cases will be withheld from the pub
lie. If "Eliouse" will furnish us with his
or her true name, we will gladly give ga
Moonlight Dream a place in d col
umnS. Otherwise, it will remain unpub-
liohAd
RGin.-FOr several days past it has been
threatning to rain, but some way could
not determine on the amount of water
we needed. Last Saturday, however, the
bottom seemed to have been knocked
out, and the rain poured down in torrents,
and almost necessarily, until Sunday
night. Planters complain of their crops
being injured, but at present it is impos-
sible to state to what extent.
4djOurRed.-The term of District court
of Vermilion parish, adjourned last Fri
day night, alter a four weeks session. A
great amount of business was transacted,
and we suppose the people of Vermilion
are happy, as this is the first term of court
that amountedEtO anything, that they
have had since the war. Three persons
one white and-Uwo colored-were sent
enced to hard labor in the State prison,
for terms of from ore TO four years.
KoEerH0t-We are pleased to meet Eour
old friend, MI. J. NJ. Kokernet, on our
streets again. He ras moved his Photo
graphic gallery up, and is prepared to
take photographs, ambrotypes and porce-
lains in the latest and most approved
style. Particular attention given to cop
plying, renewing and charging old like
nesses. He may be found at A. Neveu's
old store, near the Catholic Church. We
wouldadvise persons wishing anything
in his line to call early, as his stay is
limited.
The FdiF.-RemeRiber the fair at the
Convent. Where is the young man in
this place who could or would refuse
Notwithstanding the cry of hard times
to take the idle of his heart on his arm,
60 to this place and spend an hour OF tive
(and a dollar or two) and enjoy them
selves We dare say that the bazaar viii
be well ~patronized, and that those who
attend will never rcgrit the mite they
contribute toward the erection of the
finest building in our town besides, one
gets value received for every nickle left
there. By all means, let us attend the
bazaar on next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday /
and Wednesday nights.
WiHterIsh.-This morning the weather
is decidedly winterish the wind is from
the north, and everything looks as though
we might have, o snow storm. Last Sat
urday W. took down the stove, thinking
winter was over, but this morning the
piteous appeals Of our "deviL," az he lay
shivering on a pile of old newspapers,
caused us to have the stove replaced;
and now, as we write, everything in this
is red-hot and still 3 heatin'. The
thermometer is expected to burst in a Sec
ond or two, and the devil is below zero
lne of the typos has just skipped out to