Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-09-08
Local BreVilieS.

Local BreVilics.
Fine seasons Of rain this week.
The wea'hef is still ve.y warm.
Business is beginh.-g to imr rove.
Cotton picking is .oi"g on bri,kly.
Butter is selling al two bits n pound
No'ored tournaments are 81 II the rage.
Thurdef-showers quiie welcome now.
Keep your expenses within your income
The mercury ian up to go iasi Saturday.
The weather was quite cool last Monday.
Well-s rown chickens sell for ~ O bis each.
Plenty Of bagging and ties in the Rayville
market.
In settling your little bills don, 5orget the
BEACON.
Those sore fingers are the fruits of base
ball playing.
Sow plehiy of tnrnips willie there is sea.
son in the ground.
Tomorrow is the regular day for Methodist
service in Rayville.
The ", S. & +. Railroad seems to be do.
ing good freight business.
Tina, brass-band is wha, did i, for the aver,
age Richland darby excursion>,.
Fruit is become quite scarce, TO our own re.
greet, as well as that Of the sral boys.
How doth the little busy cotton worm i'm.
prove each hour, whether it shines or not.
We are glad to see Harry Haehl back on
the ", $. X I. Railroad route as mail agent,
We will take five bushels of sweet potatoes
for one years. subscription TO the BEACON. If
The general impression prevails that thee
will be only half crop Of cotton made in this
parish.
Mr.. Adoph GiIly, formerly of Sedmouih.
now of New OrIeans, is on flying visit to
his old Richland home
After this week we will try to publish the
latest market reports from the various cotton
and provision markets.
We are rejoiced to learn that Mrs Sarah
Graham, of this place, who has been quite
i'll for several weeks, is convalescing.
Mrs. Summerlin has been in lcite feeble
health for some weeks, but we hope she is
now improving in health.
We went on the 'scursion train to the
4Historc city last Thursday. bat do not feel
we'll enough to write accouT Of the tip
I. II would have been vers pleasant one if
1t had not raned all das aud The Delta mud
hadn't been 30 deep ald s.'cky.
The RicLand base ball club challenged the
Alto club. the other day, for match game for
the championship, but the Altos declined. II
will be a good joke if the ITO boys should
sccep, their invitation to play friendly game,
md beat lhem Its not at all impossible.
What has become of the Eicksburg Herald,
'tha' we have received only one number this
week. We can't make up our weekly bud
:eet Of news without the Herald, aud if any
tsdyis approprating it, they will "pIease
don't"
good corn crop has been made, and the
otce Is estimated a, four bits bushel, but we
pmpoee TO take fonr bushels for each years
subscription due us on the BEACON. So. gen
,,Iemen, here is an opportunity TO pay your
subscriptions easy and cheap. vii! you do
,ti
The Southern Culivator, that old, reliable
Southern agricultural magazine, which has
4 seen read SO long by ie planters Of our
-coun,ry. reminds us regularly al its existence,
bv pu,.iag in its monthly visits at our sanciun'.
The September number reached us last Saiur-
.Aav. Price only 81 To- W. l.. Jones, pub
Usher, Athens, ia
We feel like rejoicing with our friend Newt
Pin. and his e.iimable lady, at the recovery
or ,;ul. Jessie. who fingered so long as 1t
.~ he very threshold of the grave IL
...,.. almost as il she had returned from '',he
.r;r, land to comfort her grietstricken
,.r.u,,. relatives AMI friends
Our people have great reason to feel thank
x.,.o D;vne Providence for, notwiihstand
;ns there has been 50 much SICKNESS but lille
Il of !, IN. thus far proven fatal; and although
=. ,o,,on crop has been cut short by worms.
-, . ,d rust, a very good corn crop has
and they are not likely to snifer
q, wan, of tina. important article Cd necessi-
".
p.,.r.oas Ladies Magazine for October
....b.d us last Wednesday ana IN iooH'h2
, , its pages, We find large amount o,
choice reading ma'ier, while 1t Is es s Ei.e
especially As.a" r ~s snow Of 'f' Il !.
the css" y, wear TO single subscribers, while (
on'y ~ ...aos are made to clubs. Address /
great 'e'', n'.-o, 500 Chestnut street, Phi a.
dephis, 70. ]