Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-08-04
RAYVILLE. LOUISIANA,
Saturday, August 4, 1877.
Local BrcVitieS.

Thanks to Mrs. Clark for a basket of peaches
There was very pretty shower OF rain OF
Wednesday.
Chess and checkers have been supercede,
by base ball.
There is no serious illness about Rayvill,
that we have heard Of
The Richland Base Rail- Club has organized
with complete outfit, with the exception o
lint and bandages.
Mr.. VIM. Hampton has los, certain paper
for which he offers a reward See advertise.
nent IN another place.
II. w. McLemore, Justice Peace 2nd warI
will hold regular terms o. court tho End and
4th Saturdays in each month.
Rev. l.. c. Kelis is in town, and will
preach Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night. Let's have good congregations.
We are panied to learn tina, Mr. J. F.
GIlttin, associate editor of the Franklin Sun,
died at his residence, in Warsaw, on Wednes
day.
Tuesday being the las, day of this year tina,
the deer could claim protection under the
game law, Wednesday was a day for general
driving.
The thermometer registered go in the
shade Tuesday on Thursday it only went mp
to $40, and a good breeze stirring made j,
quite pleasant.
We are under obligations to Rev. T. II.
Cleland of Delhi for lot of fine, large
apples. Messrs. Hemler and Herbin, also,
have our thanks for some nice peaches.
There are four colored prisoner. in our Jail
two under sentence Of sixty days for LARGE.
my, and the other two awting trial. one for
rape and the other for assault, and battery and
disturbing worship
Mr.. James B. Robbins, of the Alto neipb>
borhood, laid on our table yesterday half
dozen OF the largest peaches we believe, we
ever saw. We weighed two of them, which
weighed one pound EACH
Our colored friends are going to have an.
other grand tournament and picnic August
10Th; so begin TO save your dimes and get
ready for the occasion. The entertainment
IS for the benefit Of the church.
Miss Eta Campbell has the acknowledge.
ments OF the BEACON office for large dish of
delicious ice-cream and several large pieces
OF cake, that reached this Office accompanied
ny her compliments, yesterday morning.
The August number of that reliable old
agricultural monthly. the Southern Cul,iya,or.
which is always on time and full o. useful
information, was our table week aye
Price $40 year; published by W. L. Jones, |
Athens, Ga.
The Homer Had of July . 5th contained
the vaIedictory of w. Jasper Blackburn, the
founder of the paper and one of the oldest
and best litors in the State, with whom we |
regret very much to part. He has sold out
but does not say who to.
The complaint of the cotton worm is almost
general TIN oughout the parish. and our advice
TO the planters is to commence DESTROYING
them as soon as possible, with Paris green or
something else; ii they DO not they will very
likely destroy their cotton.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Benz. White.
of the Alto neighborhood, died on Wednesday
night. Mrs Potter, of the same neighborhood.
is very low with typhoid, if not dead; and
we also learned on Wednesday that Mrs. John
Mcintosh, Of Redmouth ward, was at the
point Of death.
We were one Of the happy guests on the
occasion Of the marriage of our esteemed
young friends, Hon. R. P. Williams and Miss
Carrie Campbell, on Thursday evening, and
pronounce it one Of the most pleasant and {
enjoyable affairs Of the kind we ever attended.
Nay it prove an omen Of the pleasure in store
|nr the happy couple. Mr.. Jno. S. Summer
|In was the lucky man of the evening He
Aand the traditional ring tina, had been de-
1soeited in the bridal cake. Y