Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-05-11

AHe-hying seems Ia y. the favori,e ms.
time of our town.
kavvil'e j. too dull iu.' now 10 even %
up respectable do. fight.
Are the Offices Of thi. parish 10 70 begin
shis year, Not a single candidate ba. lake,
she field yet.
We surrender most Of our Local Brevi,,
space TO correspondents thi, week I'm, ~,
could find but little 10 say If We didn't,
Crops are not good the cool mornings
heavy rains and insects have had the effec, Of
making them very backward
From and after this date we will receive
subscriptions for no papers except the Beacon
Free Press and Peterson's Magazine. IT,
QusRY:-"Why will men smoke common 10.
bscco, when they can buy Marbury Bros. Seal
Of North Carolina a, the same prce!"-Iy.
BGuf river is rising very fast, bu, the Mis-.
sissippi is falling again above and about on a
stand 1t Vick.bury; so there is no danger of
an overflow.
We are glad we got that rain on Wednes,
day, bat sorry that il disappointed our neigh
t"rs Of Girard, who had arranged fnr pic.
ME that day.
There was heavy shower Of rain on
Wednesday, morning in fact, it rained a
good pan Of the day. A shower was begin.
ming 70 be needed,
We are requested to state that Mr. Belten
will deliver lecture az the school house next
Friday, aud to invite the patrons and friends
Of the sciiool to attend.
Those who attend church for the purpose
of talking should invit. their friends To meet
sheni somewhere else. ~ as not To disturb
worshiP and cause people to think they have
teen badly raised.
Go to John D. McCortle's when you want
any kind OF goods, and see il lie has The articles
you want before gong or sending any~ here
else; because you can get better trade there
than anywhere else in Rayville.
The women are becoming too numerous in
Smiths harcsn. The arrival Of Susan Will
liams on Wednesday evening caused consid- |
er,ble commoton aud di>cord, which culmi-
hated ia a regular s~t-io between the said /
Susie aud Cumnie, with two or three aliases,
sWd now Csmsaic Is under fifty daiars APP
psssan,e boad This nuisance should lie
sbased by some means it is disgrace to the
DR.. C. D. II. Fort, Dentist, partner Of oar
friend d.. J. d. Miles, Of VicssbuIs. has been
In Rayviie thi. week, doing some work and
getting acquainted with t'e people. The
doctor appears to be a nice agreeable young
gentleman and is a good dentist He will
feturn again before long, prepared to visit
bther portions Of the parish where tbs services
are needed. Parties desiring work done
should leave their orders a. tue BEACON Office
Prrrnsoss MAGAZINE for June is on our
able in advance, more than maintaining It's
,vell-esrned reputation Of being the best and
cheapest Of the ladies' books. The principal
is splendid steel engra wing,
TIE fsssbet," illustrating a powerful story
~ Emma Garrison Jones. Then there is :
ioubls-sized eolored steel fashion plate. with r
I've figures; large>sized pattern for tidy q" .
.rochet; and about fifty wood engravlngs oil
sshions, patterns for the Work Table, &C., [
&c. Besides all this, there is Supplement- {
ortaining two fall-size patterns, one for
,oys suit, the cher for Iady's mantle: this c
Supplement- alone is worth the price Of tie t
,umbcr. "Pessson" still keeps up its rep
astion for giving the best of stories, oil orig d
ual.' The Orphans Of Oldham, the prnci-
al of the Eve .pvelets published, this year.
J, perhaps, the best ever written by its accom-
lished suthor, Mrs. Ann 5. Stephens. NO F
,miIy ought to be without this magazine. IL
only two dosIas year, postage free sna
, il within the means of every one. 10
ubs il il cheaper still, with a premium 10 "
,e person getting up the club. Now Is u
ood time 70 Subscribe, a. new volume oe' "
ms with the July number. Specimens sent 81
rs,is, to persons wishing to get UP CLUBS or u
subscribe. Address, CHARLES PETERSON ~
d. Ches,nu, Street, Philadelphia, Pa. "'