Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-10-20
Local Hrevities.

k.ookon, for a cold snap.
Read your parish paper.
These rains damage cotton.
Keep out of bad company
Bushes continues TO improve.
Dampness prevails generally.
DO no, gamble and drink. boys.
Kindness is better than revenge.
Truth is far bctcrr than faiserood
Long freight trains continue TO iur.
Swearing is an ugly, wicked habit.
Always remember the golden rule.
Advertise your business in the BEACON.
Summer weather the first of the week.
Keep watch over the door Of your lips.
Respect Others and they will respect you.
Look amer Your hogs or they will stray Cd
Pu, good books and papers in the hands o.
your children.
The festive mosquito still fingers around the
bar, pleading in pathetic tones.
Lay in your supply Of fire wood for winter
If you have the money to pay for il.
Mr.. N. NJ. Aston. little child died on We'd
tuesday morning. This is his second child,
and boil, are dead.
Mr. r. p. Wammack has our thanks for
several Cf the largest and fines turniPs we
have seen this season.
We'are gra,iicd to see Rev. Mr. Campbell
out upon the streets again, restored TO his usual
health, after several days illness.
/, To day an excursion train runs from Mon
roe to vicksburg and back, and the colosed
population is in state Of excitement over the
event. Tickets a, half price again.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton and ticket to the Tournament, Ball at
Delta on the evening Of the 18th inst, for
which We return as grateful thanks as If we
bad attended and engaged in The festivities.
Tuesday nigh, it came on TO rain very hard,
continued cloudy and showcry the remainder
of the week, and at this time Friday morn
ing) fine mist is falling and tue atmosphere
10 chilly, quite change in the temperature
having taken place during the night
Rev. J. d. Fletcher. pastor of the Baptis'
Church at Alto, has COMO with his family 10
Mississippi for rest and rccuperation. May
he receive the benefit. he desire. and return
che better prepared to discharge the duties
that devolve upon him as minister and pastor.
A good corn crop has been made, and the
price is estimated at four bits a bushel, but we
propose TO take four bushels for each years
subscription due us on the REAcoS So gen.
,lemen, here is an opportunity 10 pay your
subscriptions es>y a'i cbe-p. VIII you do
I'll
The officer. OF ,he Bayou MACON bariis'
: A,.ocis,isn are Rev l. L. keil'- Moderator
lno A. Hem-r Clerk, and Wiley i. Mang-
h.u Treasurer: Executive Beard, Rev l. {.
r.,r;. Rev. Ivan NJ Wise. Jno. A. Hemler.
". p. Msnyham, p. II. Toer, f. McDonsld
and H. F. v'ckcrs
We regret very much that we have been /
,,rvenset, By illness in our family. from al
..,.,;,v the religious exercises that have been /
lin, on in Rayv,e this week especially as
~s were particularly anxious to hear Rev.
NJ Moss. of Monroe, whom we have never
heard preach The raj" interrupted tue SER
vices very much
Rev. D. A. Campbell has received FRO"
n. Aer;cslturaI Department at Washington
few paekases Of blue grass seed for di-'rio"'
.,,o.v those who may wish to try the ex-
.,;u.,, Of raising grass. Whenever onr
',.,,.,. turn their attention to the planting OF
,a raising fine stock Vur country will
become prosperous
III. R.yville and Alto base ball clubs
- nine innings, on the grounds OF the
-, Saturday, and the former were
NV" III. score footing mp. Richlani
c',' n. Aro Club, IS; but while the Ray
o.' ,von the game by good average ,
s' ., Gov individual members of the Alto I
49, ,;d .ome extra good playing Messrs
,I ,.I, and Lewis standing head on the score
W, Mboou close up with them. The
.au 49, M. sb.cked" by any means but
80. % give the Richlanders another trial
.oon on tue Rsyv;lle sroana'