The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-02-20
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orders promptly nlleu ny maIA'
Ditcher8 Fantod.-Read the advertises
ment OF Messrs. Riley g. Hews, on Dr,
Bussey's plantation, who want twenty
good ditchers for about one year.
Deaths From Di~ptherjG.-Mr. Louis
Boutt6 had the misfortune to lose his
only child, last Monday, from an attack
of diptheria. A child of Mr.. Pierre, "a
gardener at Mr.. DositG BTeaux's, also
died from this fatal disease last Sunday.
Mdrried.-On the 18th inst, in this
place, Mr.. George SalliDger to Miss Mary
Cassidy, both of Je anerette. We wish
the young couple happiness aud pros
perty far beyond their a~nticipationa
and many years to enjoy life.
Mr. Blends Sck0OL-Now has twenty
pupils, and is in overy respect . fFss
class High School. The night school Is
attended by many young gentlemen
whose business prevents day attend
ance, and with decided benefit. En-
courage this excellent institution.
Ge- Wedding CARDS. Bill Heads, Let
ter Heads, Business Cards, Circulars,
Envelopes, Addresses, Dodgers, Posters,
Pamphlets, Briefs, etc, printed at short
notice, in the latest style, and with the
best material, at the new Job Printing
Office of the sugar-Bowl. Orders
promptly filed by mail,
Firemen'8 BaU.-The young gentlemen
of America Fire Co. No. 2 will give q
grand fancy dress and mask ball, at
Temperance Hall, on March 4th. Great
preparations are being made, and this
will be the best ball ever given by this
company of brave defenders of our
property.
Another Acccs8ion.-We were pleased
this week to receive a call from DR..
Pratt, lateo A~erehOuse parish, who has
come to Attakapas ON account of his
health, and he will locate at some point
where his services aie needed. The
Doctor thus pays q deserved compliment
to our country, as mont can be more
healthy.
4be Smiths LiRc--The steamers of
Capt. Smiths line arrive and depart as
regularly as any one could wish, and
are doing q large amount of freight and
passenger. business, being we'll patron
ICED. The Willie passed up Saturday
for st. Martinsville and returned on her
trip down Sunday night.
More Citizens.-We are glad to learn
that the steamer Willie last Saturday
brought up from New Orleans more
families, who will locate with US,
Among them were Mr.. Albert P. Roux,
an old citizen of New Orleans, and his
family, who have purchased the Fitz'
hugh place, just above st. Msrtinsville.
hi. Roux s family embraces his mother,
wife, three sons, nearly grown, and o
daughter; and two of his hrothers-in-law
and their families will also locate with
him on the same place. We extend q
cordial welcome, in the name of u
people, and wish them health, happi-
ness and prosperity in their new home.
Death Of a CentenariaR. Benjamin
Bol,l, of lie Piquant, who was perhaps
Lha nldask in1aliEant. of AEAakapaa aiad
OF Sunday, the 10th inst, aged nearly
one hundred years. He was born on
the old Thompson place, about five
miles below here, and lived nearly his
whole life in the same neighborho1d.
Like the venerable Frederic Hebert, of
Lafayette, recently deceased, he had
lived under four governments without
leaving his native State-the Spanish,
French, Confederate and United States.
Mr.. Borel retained considerable Vigor
up to a short time before his death.
He was apparently perfectly well at
supper time, Saturday, but died Sunday
forenoon.
Studying Sugar Ghemtstry.-Dr. Gay,
of Belle Grove plantation, is now in
New Orleans, engaged in the sugar re-
fnery of Mr.. E. J. Gay, where he il
studying the refining process, and with
his usual determination, viii thoroughly
master the process before he finishes.
1t is also intimated to us that he may,
while their plantation is under lease to
Messrs. Druilhet, visit Cuba and other
sugar.pr0duciDg countries, to learI
everything possible about differen
varieties of cane, the modes of c~ultiva-
ton and manufacture, ETC., and when
he returns to his plantation he will le
in possession of such facts as will mako
him more prosperous than ever before.
We believe a vacuum pan will near
time be put up on their place, ami
while the Doctor is studying for te
future his father and mother will travil
for their health.
Draining Grand Marats.-It will 10
remembered that a few years since IN
act passed the Legislature, providiig
for the draining of Grand Marais, whih
lies between New Iberia and Jeanerete,
and runs parallel to and from forty to
eighty arpents west of the Techo. Tie
bill provided for q tax OF all lands
drained, but a majority Of the property
owners who would be benefited by th6I
improvement, objected because thes
already had more arabic land than they
could cultivate. Hence the work was
never began. Several Of the largest
planters are very anxious to have the
work done, and have concluded, at their
own expense, to drain their own lands
which lie in the marais. The first to
inaugurate this good work is DIT. Il.
Bussey, three miles above Jeanerette.
He has already made q contract with
two experienced ditchers, Messrs. john
G. Riley and Patrick Hews, who have
commenced the work of digging a canal,
which win vary from q to 80 feet on
top, with the necessary depth to drain
the marais. His immediate object will
be to thoroughly drain that portion Of
his plantation on the west side of the
Teche, By first digging from the bayou
to the railroad grade, but when the
canal strikes the marais, be proposes to
ran cross leyees on his line, unless his
neighbors unite with him, in this work,
which is quite likely. It viii take about
a year to complete this work, and
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