The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-24
PARISH AND CITY NEWS
LOCAL GLEANINGS.

River going down to the bottom fas''
Bonpie Lee ND instead of Bart Able,
The greeback club of this place has re-
tired from circulation.
Weather hot but nights cool and pleas
ant.
Our streets are very dusty and rain IL
wanted.
Police jury in call session on Thursday
Quarantine business.
Pleasant Hill convention must be ohr
excuse for dull paper this week
The fruit crop was abundant this year
Int il now about extinct.
The quarantine by this parish against
onv and all infected districts is being
rigidly enforced.
To those candidates who are skipping
.rouud as dark horses we would say
come out and let's See who you are.
The cess poll on the vacant lot near
the McCook's store has been ''fulled up
by the corporation. D.
QUERY: "Why will men smoke com
mon tobacco. when they can buy Mar
hrro Rros. Seal of North Carolina, at
the same price" Feb 9''o-'y'
EGGS. Butter. chickens and country
produce is becoming very scarce here
Can't our country friends report
The boys are fixing up fishing party.
Item: Fish hooks one-ninth. whlskey
eicht-ninths, fish-'(bic) nary b(hic)lte'
corn-well everybody tells MS they
have paepty, and with good fat hogs, we
esnst least keep hunger from our doors
and grow SASSY"
Our friend Joe McCook, the live mer'
chant, has been in quarantine for several
days but he appeared on wednesday
looking as happy as a lark.
WANTED HERE.--A planning machine
a brick machine, tan yard and foun
dry.. These are few of orr wants and
capital would realize handsomely if in
vested in them.
The Executive Committee of the Dem
ocratic party of the parish of Natcilito'
chez. will assemble in this city on Mon
day, September I'd, 1873. A full attend
ance is earnestly desired.
NJ. j. CUNNINGHAM,
Aug. 24-2t. CHAIRMAN
Call at the post.office and see on
reduced price list of fruit trees, flower
and ornamental shrubbery, from G. W
Stoner's nursery at Shreveport. All t
be sold at hard time prices.
Aug. S-3m. PORTER & CARVER
Cant. Gus Moses, it must be remember
ed, is still with US and for the Summer
He is ready for business in the p'ctur
line, and all who desire them had bette
call early and secure something the
will be proud of in the future.
Cotton crops throughout the paris
are in good condition. However, til
caterpillar is reported in increased nun
beers and before this reaches many of oil
readers there will be great damage dor
by these pests. .'~.'
M. J. Cunningham. Esq, has been CO..
fined to his bed for more than wei
and was at one time very, very i'll. H
host of friends will be glad to learn
his rapid Improvement.
The health Of our town has improV
greatly within the past week or ten da''
The diptheria, which prevailed to gu
an extent, has almost disappear'
through sanitary exertions, and we be
no complaints Of other diseases,
Mails from every direction have be
quarantined and it's ahard matter
get up q readable paper. We miss 81
u our city exchanges but hope some
rangements will be made to put us
communication with the city by mail
s3iA@M oncpre vas a visitor throu
k&shfsshs qharsntinestos the railrt
camps and was the guest Of Capt. Gre
Engiuserofthe N. o. Pacific road. !
Major ne learn has gone on his "
homo and rejoyceth much at his esc'
from the tolls Of quarantine.
Captain Brogan's camp Of convict
bcrsrs has been moved mp the line
point near Mr. Isaac Rains in the up
portion Of our parish. The work sou
west Of this will be finished mp BY q
Bradshaw's force while Capt. Brog'
hands will grade on to the upper lin
Of the PARISH
BIG Horns Mr.. William Turner XII
s''burf swssk orse ago with III
Of horns which we think hard to b
Twenty-Five points are counted on
buck sApdpsx cones Other frienda'
tell Us that two bucks haye been 81
IN this parish, one having q points
tlaothsr IS points on Z their hsths.
autbody can bsst these .wby-let'
tAkS the horns,