Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-01-01
Local Brevities.

Is out.
We noticed the ladies using fans at church
last Sunday.
How much powdc: has been burned during
the last week.
The firecrackers are all burned up and the
boys ought to be happy.
for mid winter. Phew!
Thi, is leap year. Young ladies and gen.
tlernen VIII govern themselves accordingly.
Those who enjoy tripping the light fantastic
toe we imagine had good time at the grange
ball on Wednesday night at Girard.
Christmas holidays are over, and nobody
has brought us that turkey we won 10y catch.
ing them mapping Christmas morning.
The proceeds of the church fair at Alto on
the 23rd ult., we learn, amounted to $3.50. |,
was splendid affair, and we regret our in.
ability to attend.
Mr.. S. NJ. McCranie has resumed rhe pro-
prietary and editorial control of the Vienna
Sentinel, and will take charge of it : ersonaI ly
about the Goth ms.
DR.. Mayo ha. retired from the editorial
management Of the Union Record and J. B.
Hols,ead has assumed the position vacated
by the doctor.
This has been a regular birth day week
pr. d. r. Peuit's birthday came on Thurs
day, ]. Newt Pitts on Friday and Wiley P.
Mangbams comes today.
The M. E. Conference granted the petition
Of the Beuf River Circuit to have RayviIIe
thrown back into the circuit, and the name
charged to Rayville Circuit again.
We learn that the net proceeds of the
grange ball and supper at Grard on Wednes
day night amounted to $3.50. That is nearly
enough to buy the lumber to build hall, is il
nots
We don't know how we are to drop back
into our every. day manner of living on plain
diet, afer % much holiday ard birthday
fcas,ing. I, will 60 hard, but we'll have to
bear it.
The Era No. 10 was advertised to leave
New Orleans for Bouf river last W ednesday.
She ought to be up today. We heard the
whistle Of boat on Thursday. but presume
It was trading boat
Rev. L. c. Kellis will deliver his New
Years sermon in this place tomorrow. He
will also preach here tonight. His appoint.
ments will be continued here this year as
heretofore, the first Sunday in each month.
The question with the Girsrd grangers is
what became of oil that immense quantity of
delicious cake and substantials that were |
Stored away after supper on Wednesday
night! That was too bad, boys, even if you
did get hungry during the night.
The many friends of Rev. Ja. L. Wrigh,
will be pleased to learn that he has been
placed on the RayvilIe Circui, this year. He
will preach a this place on the second Sun
dsy, the 9th inst The appointments of the
Conference will be found on or first page.
Jul oo'e' "a'' i''''' ~ T. "i'hams
and Mr. u. L. Smith were the guests Of Capt.
Z. Conner and his es''mable lady on Christmas
day' ana enjoyed the splendid dinner they set
us 10 our inil capacity. May they live TO
ENJOY together with their friends, many more
s"'n P'es'an' reunions
DR.. ID. X Petit gave birthday supper at
ms ONCE on Thursday n sht in regular batch
e'or STYLE entertaining his friends in real
princely manner. This was the-no we will
not tell the doctors age, - he is still batche
lor, and there may be some prospect Of q
proposal during the present leap year.
During the Christmas HOLIDAYS great deal
OF noise was made in our town, by the firing
OF guns pistols aud rockets and the bursting
OF nre'crackers, and there were few DRINKS, 4
out we are happy to announce that we have
no casualties to record. All the noise seems
10 nave been made in spirit Of cheerfulness ,
ana good will to oil.
We learn from Mr.. Haehl, route .xen, on
the v, s. & T. R. R., that our failure to re.
ceivs the eastern mail last Tuesasv wa.
caused by the departure, from vick.Lurs, of
N. v;ch.hr,, "a n.,