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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

thigh broken Tuesday in the Hamp-
shire mine by a fall of roof coal and
slate.
"CnR1sTMAs GIFTS are already
coming in to the JOURNAL. Three
will do pretty well for start. Let
EN- come.
The County Commiasioners-elect
held an informal meeting Wednesday.
No conclusions were reached so far as
ascelt. Lined
BIG lcns.-l,. NJ Wilderman
butcherel lor derry Plnnmer two
hogs. the larsest weighing 55S, inc
other 47S lbs.
LIKELY TO BE ScARcE.-The Coal
Trade Journal says that Georges
Creek coal sis likely to be scarce this
winter as stocks are light at all points.
THE Reformed Church bell will
ring at 4, Al and 5 o'clock Christ
mas morning.
St. Michael's Church bells will ring
at 4 and 4 As o'clock.
REsuMpTIoN.-The Franklin coal
company is busily engaged repairing
their Phoenix mine, which has been
idle two years. The orders are that
it must be ready for work by Jan.
LIST, or as soon thereafter as possible.
1t is UNDERSTOOD the Consolidation
pays of in gold this month. TIL ere
won't be exactly as much Of it spent
had it been paper. The eagle will
squeal several times before be leaves
many hands.
"No. 81" a locomotive Of the con-
eolidation pattern, has besn fitted up
for passenger-work on the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania railroad. 1t
was used for the first time Tuesday
afternoon, and is handsome and
powerful machine.
TIE "oldest inhabitant" cannot re-
member such profuss displays Of holi-
day goods in our stores. Many win
dove are beautifully displayed wit h
temptations to buy, and. the best of
all is, there is a good deal of money
to use in that way.
THE ladies of the M. E. Church
will have dn entertainment in the
lecture room of the Church during
the holidays, commencing Cristmas
eve. Refreshments will lie provided
and a good time is expected. They
hore the public will encourage than
by their presence.
PECULIAR Richard B.
Mor,aa, jr., returning from school
Tuesday, slruck latch on gate,
breaking the bone of the third fn1 er
in his hand. DR.. Porter set the frac-
turel -aemhe-, and Richard is doing
wei, brt tne hA-cs'c will be a hal
inch neAreI Ii, va. tan 70 others
Hurt N THE \. NE.--0n ICY
Of last week Andrew McCluoA;e, a
miner employed in New Hope, while
coming out of the mir es between the
GAYS, ris coat sleeve caught on the rib
pulling him around so that his body
was squeezed between the car and
the rib. It is not known whethe,
any bones are broken, although there
are come internal injuries not so seri'
Gus as first supposed. He is doing
very we'll.
MARRIED-At Homecoming, We'd
nesday evening, l7th inst, by Rev. J
O'Brien, Mr.. JOHN CHRISTOPHER
FRANKLIN SouAUB, Of this place, anc
Miss ANNIE BRoDERIcK, of Lonacon'
ing. The happy couple arrived il
Frostburg Thursday and a brilliant
rooo,t;on waa hold dcrinp the even.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

THE Reformed Church bell will
ring at 4, Al and 5 o'clock Christ
mas morning.
st. Michael's Church bells will ring
at and 4.45 o'clock.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

Inst 80 ~ By: a. all fancy foods, why
don Ia dag m" buy their M .hers q
II KAEY-RrD ri3LE-CL0TH
PATTERN
Notaiug is more useful.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

dozen a O. N. SPOOL COTTON
would be boon In many households.
along with few papers
Needles, Pins, Hair Pins, Toilet Pms, etc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

PECULIAR Richard B.
Moran, jr., returning from school
Tuesday, slruck latch on a gate,
breaking the bone of the third fine
in his hand. DR.. Porter set the frac-
turel -aemhc-, and Richard is doing
wei, brt ca NJ 7c.,c will be hal
inch ne4rer IL, w1iss tan 70 others
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

PAIR OF GOOD
Homemade Blankets;
WHITE OR COLORED,
would not be es' eemed triflins
Christmas Present
Neither would pair of the celebrated
OALVAT LADIES KID GLOVES,
$40 pair, b out OF place.
s: !: O. 2 n. I SPOOL ' COTTON
Needles ''''' Hair ''''' f''''' Pms etc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

REsuMpTIoN.-The franklin coal
company is busily engaged repairing
their Phoenix mine, which has been
idle two years. The orders are that
it must be ready for work by Jan.
LIST, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

1t is understood the Consolidation
pays Of in gold this month. Th ere
won't be exactly as much Of it spent
had it been paper. The eagle will
squeal several times before be leaves
many hands.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-12-20

TIE Mines Commission are engaged
in framing their report. We learn
they will make several important
recommendations, though of what
nature will not transp:ro until it is
presented to the Governor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-27
yHE TWO BURDENS.

1--we carne living:
~ deep - ~ ~ ae~r sirisinr.
= - alt se1 Lv ~. ~ to,,,,,crinS vfnpsf
- Love. iyl , ~ IA sn,,r,d ~ thuntIee.
- tuross III u5ts and one fans under,
Br1ngs.
a.. No,+h,and. and found his
= Fsacnca 'io 81
y bodmng I'M ., ,si3es he w0ve their wreath.
|nf uonooI y. ..x a. . time that wells.
SViee W .s.vdcrs and throbs and swells,
h9b ana s1r sss,ses IN rapturous death.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-27
sREAK KINDLY ALWAYS

- annks Of the river wandered alone,
- The pure depths dropped small
: 1-on INV sight ere 1 went ON my way
~ 165ying circles were fading away.
= - that spot in q day or two more,
- xaten flowed on as ! saw them be-
! - came over the surface SO clear,
~ the pebble was still lying there.
|o irsh word from lips. p'rhaps unheed-
! "a % some gay heart, tho tender
eslsh Of that heart seems to pass in q
~ iang viii remain. though unseen IL
~ Ne.
4 ~ not one petal from out a gay flow'r,
~ 4 10 wither and die in an hour;
1T the bloom you can never restore
5l1rl1h Il fondly, by day more and more.
~ peak the kind word TO the nigh
h0ken- hearted,
|lzlks o the soul from which Joy has de.
Yaftod;
~ lain q sweet speech ON the stricken
kun fall,
fkndly to each one, or speak not at all.
-yusfja n. McC0rthy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-27

Arrangements have been made by TIE
Sierra Valley Shooting CInb for : bear-
hunt in the vicinity Of Weber Lake, 70
commence Sept. Is md continue II
days. A circular houed b u CInb
sfStee that bears are very numoroug n
that section this yeaxs ~, 1ufthsrmore,
that deer, quail, and grOugo - ebun-
dant. Not Tar from Tie Idke 4 IL home
q = Old Brin, = IL ln<Esat erixsly- besz
il America, and swdGtl1g abone .ooQ
pounds.n He was c1p(ht BY Grizzly
Dave At his ranch on the Hennese Rasl
Road in 1854, but torn ~ tzspt % piecel
and made his escape. II CO. ~ beaz
Is captured, the Club leopoge having
xran1 barbecue, and 4 - hnf cnugH
fhey viii ~ some ioeo elI ~ membeI
q the bear family .Gee Iuscisc'
Cbyonjc1e.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-27

Yesterday, in coming up the road.
writes correspondent Of the Madison
Jouy.sa1, / witnessed scene which to .
q States = man could not but have : mex
1ncholy, though romantic aspect There
was bridal couple aboard the train
He was pleasant, intelligent-ap pe4r-
ING young man, with evidences Of farm-
training and fair educatiOn. She was
Is fair - Maud Muller, the day the
Judge met her in the fabled Held d ovi-
IDENTIFY far superior training TO her sturdy
consort, she was one q the lov6lfest and
brightest and gayest brunettee ono may
meet in years Of long extended jnunts.
She had bandbox, evidently contain
ING her summer hat; 8 guitar carefully
wrapped in an embroidered bae, q 4
workmanship 50 exquisite - TO hnve
been her own; music roll, shawl
strap eucasing two or three 0f the latest
novels; and al the miscellaneous sach-
els and bundles with which the average
young lady possesses herself on PHI
RrimaQo to the sea shore or on . tour to
Aunt Betsy's, among the rural hills.
The brakeman hoarsely called Flour.
teenth Siding!" There was not BALD
ing in sight save the one-r0omed 0x10
shanty barracoon Of the switchmsn, and
the eye lost itself trying to fathom The
dreary beyond. This was the Stopping
place Of the bride and her groom. He
was taking her to his neW home, g
miles back ON the plains but there VA
no one to meet them as expected, and
the threadlike trail disappeared over the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-27

moved away for . moment he u1ereo
. cry. turned, ana saw ne naa cut
ms throat: Shrugged wltn MN TOT tne
razor. winch ne stil neid nrmly IN ms
nand.
Monteiy went on 70 ssase tnas ne 1ost
bus senses, that ne knew not what ne
did, when ne found that boleseilier had
Killed himself he then took possession
% % me aeau man = Dllls: ala Puscn- ~
sne knmes nov % comm! 3 mcIuef' lot |
no'sse'lel was a,reaey oeea, pus g cus
up inc Dooy' % snas y mlgnt De Packou
IN the uunk; Inc cutter was m:sla1en,
nc Perslssoo. Inc cstvlnen, e:o
Deen Purcnaseds NOT Deeween 9 ana : 10
Inc Ing IoIn,ng' ~ = I p nos po1o1e
pug sae,r me ueatn q n 4
r. Oospln wy caa!o3: CouM .l'e -
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=. LUZ :. 80 n'...e = -. 49,. - 49,
.l:s. nu ulno AZ euy 49,. e W. -
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s s:s, uecoas o"l LII nan ps. w.
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rets;rsJ = h;s hsrd ' ~ Instr, c,ent -
his cr;mee Dr. Dr. C 'sasr ~ tSoncht thsf wss
IN is.s;otoi,, $3.50 t 49, - s,,ob ,c''s5
nr1 -" 1:.o,. s.s o,4 s, .'.s,,ia - o,,ss
s s.;I III; ~; r. oo,sSS Sct hsva ,ss -
h;n liza n, 4s ou up Th ey 49, 49, hs3j
49,. ne 'o s; - ~. e p<s;ss.,,;. - - ;..-s
s Iii. ''''e's'' - '' = -
''J lean R.nti.te rr;man,t o.v. evidence !.
u ,-.s 81 n heJ fro sS rc,teIv
l:o " 900 o. nv A-o .aa1 H..S 49,
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for ST. Cerma;n and ;rst,,,ot;o,,s ,re,s
given for the oendarrer;a - i,so n no
Cine in tracing he traveller aea who had Left
Orleans for Aftenav. and Artenav 1nre-
sumably) for Paris. y
Gradually the story Of Montelv,s ca
reer came INTO the p0ssess;on If the no
lice.
Montelv had served IN the army.
Boissellier and Fr;mamlt had heen k;s
fellow-soldiers in Africa He omitted the
service A Seroeanf n 1890. and for some
while lived 1w;th HE father a. Ror-
deaux. working in = porcelain factory.
He afterward married and set mn 4 oro-
GERS shop in 4 email wav At Noranfonte.
Pas-de-Cal He ala NOT prosner.
however. and soon resnmed his former
occupation IN 4 porcelain factory At lie
Adam. About this time he was sus-
pected of the crime of forgery. but was
not proceeded aoninsf. nrobal,lv from
insuficiency Of evidence. In 1889 he
visited Orleans. 10 reioin for a while his
old Comrades. Boissellier and Frimault.
In l842 he Quilted TIe-Adam. leaving His
rent unpaid. and re-appeared AT Bor-
deaux. Having become . widower, he
married aoain a Ror3eaux. January 1.
1912: and IL the following April. being
ont Of work. with his wife and the child
Of his firsf marriaon he proceeded 10 Orr
leans. remaining there three weeks
LOOKING ont Tor enulovment The while
he had lived upon intimate terms with
Frimault, and also, though perhaps in
a less degree. with BoisseIlier. He was
not seen At the bank. but he occasional
w accompanied Boissellier upon his
rounds when hills were due and paya-
HE.
Late in October dontely obtained his
situation as accent Of the insurance COM
pany. He was by this time in pecunia-
~ sfra;ts he owed considerable sums.
and had even been driven to pawn his
clothes. He was IN Orleans on Novem-
her 3. and for some DAYS afterward. On
November 10 he left Paris for Orleans.
arriving there at 6 O'Clock in the even
ing. He had with him . small port
manteau. which he had borrowed in St.
Cermain. and A hat-box. He took his
Mace IN the coach under the name of
Moreau. Barignan. the driver of the
Orleans DILIGENCE. when confronted with
Montelv. 4 month afterward. identified
him as the passenger Moreau. sI par
ticularly noticed him." said Barignan,
ss because heard him telling fellow
passenger that the night before, in the
Rue du Bouloi, q man had cut another's
throat with a razor. l never converse
with my passengers, but l could not
help saying on TINS occasion tnas |" wa
impossible-the murderer WOMB nays
been interrupted. Whereupon Montely
said, Il saw it myself No sncn
crime had been committed however. y
was judged that Montely was SIMPLY
preoccupied with his intention to murder
Boissellier.
Arrived at Orleans, Montely passed
the night at the Hotel de France. AT
o'clock on the following morning ns
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Joseph Dupont, driver of q hired car
riare. had driven Montely TO the various
persons from whom he had received the
money for the bills Boissellier should
have presented. Montely had mani
tested great impatience. Il was noticed
fhat mon some Of the bills there were
stains Of blood. Montely explained that
he had accidentally cut his right thumb.
with his LETT hand he took up the money
wondered him, and did not count It. He
sfterward purchased . trunk, asking for
one Of exfra size-sslarga enough" IS
he said, q to sleep in. :" At another shop
he bought some canvas or packing
cloth and he conveyed his purchases to
his APARTMENT at the Hotel de Europe.
Toward midday he obtained the assist
ance 81 tie porter Of the hotel to carry
the trunk down stairs again. The porter
was not required to enter the room
the trunk stood close to the door. he
remarked upon the excessive weight o.
The trunk. NJ. Bernard, proprietor OF the
hotel. observed, jocosely, that the port
manfeau Of the morning had grown into
8 tn1nk. Nontely explained that ne had
been buying ca1icoes. The trunk y
~ ~. d;racfio5. .wxs taken to the ONCE d
The Neasagsries Generaaes for carriage r
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
Safe by the Sheriff.
STATE or LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE
Felix Olivier & Co.
Parish Court,
Parish of Lafayette,


Felix Olivier & Co. Parish Court,
VS.. Parish of LAFAYETTE
Henry Comcau. ''sD No. 10 a'e''c' 4ll.
RY virtue Of an alias writ of ri. Fa issued in
- the above entitled cause, out Of the Honor
able Parish Court, in and for the Parish of La
fayette and State of Louisiana. and to me di-
rected, there will be exposed at public sale, at
the Court House in the town of Vermilionville.
on
Saturday the It'll dag of June. 1879.
between the hours Of IL O'Clock A. NJ. and 4
o'clock P. NJ. FOR CASH, all the right. title,
interest and demand of Henry Comeaux, the
defendant, in and to the following described
property, to.wit:
a certain tract Of ldnd situated IN the
Parish of Lafayette on the east side OF Bayou
Vermilion, containing forty-two superficial ar
pents together with all and singular the i'm
provernents thereon situated and thereto be-
longing,-none reserved. Said tract being the
south half Of the eighty arpents tract acquired
by Due Bonin from Chas v Comeanx by act of
exchange dated June 26th, 1866, land Dame
Clarisse Bonin the vendor of the defendant from
her father Due Boninon June 26th, 1866, and is
bounded south by land Zulima Bonin, north BY
public land, east by land Of Francois Comeaux
and west by land of Ursin Jean Olidon Brous.
sard being the same land the defendant ac-
qulred by purchase from Clarisse BONN wife
OF Desire Hilaire Broussard on January 4, 1870.
per act No. 1898 Of the Recorders office Of La
fayette...
Sheriff's Office, Vermilonville, this 26th day
of April, A. D., 1879.
. H. EASTIN. Sheriff.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
Che Gafapette Aopertiser.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of The Parish Of LAFAYETTE
and Of the Town Of VERMILI0NVILLE
The Devil and the LAWYER.

The devil came to the earth one day,
And unto court house wended his way,
Just as attorney with very grave face
Was proceeding to argue the points in a case.
Now lawyer his Majesty never had seen,
For to his domnions none ever had been,
And he felt very curious the reason to know
Why none had been sent to the regions below.
Twas the fanlt of his agents his Majesty thought
Why none OF these lawyers had neyerbeen caught:
And for his own pleasure he had desire
10 come to the earth and the reason nauire.
Well, the lawyer who rose with visage so grave,
Made out his opponent consummate knaye;
And the old devil was nluchly amused
10 hear the attorney SO greatly abused.
AS soon az the speaker had come to close,
The counsel opposing then fercely arose,
And heaped such abuse on the head of the first
AS made him william of all men the worst.
Thus they quarreled, contended, and argued so
Twas hard to determine the one that was wrong
And concluded he'd heard quite enough of the
''fuss,'
Old Nick turned away and soliloquiz ed thus
If all they have said Of each other be true,
The devil has surely been robbed of his due;
| m satisfied now, tits all very we'll,
These lawyers would ruin the morals of hell
They have puzzled the court with yillainous
cavil;
And am free to confess, they have puzz led the
devil;
Wy agents are right to let lawyers 90 bail.
# had them they'd swindle me out of my tail.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
TOR S.aLE.

A SUGAR PLANTATION on Bayou ver-
n million, four miles south of Vermilionvile.
and one mile from the proposed extension of
Morgan Railroad. The place includes 242 ar
pents Of the finest land, suitable for sugar cul-
ture. There are 40 arpents Of woodland on the
bayou, which affords famous range for hogs
ard sheep. The field contains 100 arpents. of
which 20 are planted in cane, while 10 acres of
reed cane are now in mats to complete planting
the field. The improvements consist Of new
and substantial cottage dwelling, with out
houses, barn, stables, blacksmith shop, with i'm
plements and forge aud cottages for laborers.
The sugar-house Gust completely has I4eeds's
engine. very superior boiler, English mill, and
kettles Of the capacity Of five hogsheads per day.
Included in the sale will be the entire household
furniture, cornmill and crusher, mules, horses,
carts, wagon, carriage, buggy, cultivators, rid
ing-plow, hand-plows, focks of sheep. large
drove Of select breed Of hogs, and rs head Of
gentle cattle.
The plantation is situated among the hills,
and enjoying the advantages of the finest spring
water, and pure breezes from the sea. across the
broad prairies; is remarkable for healthfulness
For additional details apply to this Office.
Feb. s, 1879.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
Fruits Of 1ntemperance.

1ntemperance cuts down youth in lis
vigor, manhood in its strength, and age
in its weakness. 1t breaks the fathers
heart, bereaves the loving mother, ex
tinguishes the natural affection, grasses
conjugal love, blots out fial attach
ments, bights parental hope, and brings
down mournful age in sorrow to the
grave. It produces weakness, not
strength, sickness, not health; death,
not life. It makes wives widows; chill
dren, orphans; father, fends all of
them paupers and beggars. It feeds
epidemics, imports pestilence and embra
ces consumption. 1t covers the land with
idleness, poverty, disease and crime. 1t
fills your jaIls, supplies your aims houses
and demands your asyiums. Itengenders
controversies, fosters quarrels and cher
ishes riots. 1t crowds your peniteDtiaries,
and furnishes the victims for your scafoIds.
1t is the life. blood Of the gambler, the
aiment Of the counterfeiter, the prop Of
the hangman, and the support Of the mid
night incendiary. 1t countenances the
liar, respects the thief, and esteems the
It violates obligation, rever-
ences fraud, and honors infamy. 1t de.
flames benevolsnce. hates love, scorns vr-
tue, ISLANDERS innocence. 1t iucit4s tie
mother to butcher her helpless offspring,
heps the husband to massacre his wf...
aud aids the child to grind the parricidaI
AK. 1t burns up man and consumes wo-
man, defeats life, curses God and despises
heaven. 1t brings shame, not honor;
terror, not safety; despair. not hope;
misery not happiness. With the male
violence Of a fend it calmly surveys it's
deso|ation, and Insulated with havoc,
poisons felicity, kills peace, ruins morals,
b!ights confidence and Stays reputation,
then curses the world and laughs at its
ruin. 1t murders the soul. 1t is the sum
Of all vilIainies and curses the devils
best friend.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03

THE INTERCHANGEABLE BIRDs-There is
something almost pathetic in the fact tha:
the birds remain forever the same. You
grow old, your friends die or move to
distant land-. events sweep on and all
things are changed Yet there in your
garden or orchard are the birds Of your
boyhnod, the same notes, the same calls,
and, to all intents aud purposes, the iden
tical birds endowed with perennial youth
The swallows that build so far out of your
reach beneath the caves of your fathers
barn. the same ones now squeak and
chatter beneath the caves Of your barn.
The warbIers and shy wood bi4s you
pursued with such glee ever 80 many
summers ago, and whose names you
taught to some beloved youth who now,
perchance, sleeps amid his native hills,
no marks of time or change cling TO
them and when you walk out to the
strange woods there they are, mocking
you with their ever renewed and Joyous
youth. The call of the high holes, the
whistle Of the quail, the strong piercing
note Of the meadow lark, the drumming
Of the grouse-how these sounds ignore
the years, and strike on the ear with the
melody Of that springtime when the
world Was young, and life was all holiday
and romance,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
Proceedings Of the Parish
School Board.
YERulL1oNyu1,E Anril 9Th

FERMfLgoNvILIE, April 9Th, 1879.
The regular meeting Of the Parish Schoo
Board was held this day at Revillon's store
| Were present: DR.. Thos. b. Hopkins, pres
dent. oncziphore Broussard. Sidney Greig, ]. J
Revllon. and Thompson Rhodes, vice Narcisse
Mouton resigned. Absent: DR., Lyons, Dr.. Mudd
and Omcr Broussard.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
A communication was received from Mr.. Ell.
gar A. Farrar. attorney at law. and endorsed by
Hon. r. NJ. Lushcr. rendering his professional
services to this Board in a suit now pending be.
| tween the School Board of Tensas Parish and
the State Auditor, the object of which is to en-
force the levy and collection of the free school
tax fund.
On notion il was resolved, that the action Of
the President and Secretary of this Board. in
securing the services Of Mr.. Farrar, be approved.
1t was moved and seconded, that the Treasu-
rer be requested to set aside, as contingent funds
for the different wards. ont of the apportion-
mcnts for December, 1873 and March 1879 the
sum OF three hundred dollars, from State Super
lntendent, and make apportionments of six hum
dred and thirty-three dollars-balance of above
apportionments-pro rata to different school
wards in this parish.
On motion. resolved, that the school in the
9th ward be closed Immediately, and that Of the
LIST ward be suspended at the end Of this months
teaching.
Resolved, that the Parish Attorney be re-
qnested to examine contracts and notes for rent
Of public school lands in hands of the present
Treasurer Of this Board and to report if any
thing can be realized therefrom. for the benefit
of the school funds of this parish, at the session
of this Board in October next.
On motion, it was resolved, that II. NJ Bailey
bc and is hereby appointed Secretary pro tenn
Of this Board during the absence Of the present
Secretary.
The following accounts were approved and
ordered paid
" Bailey. printing proceedings of this Board
from July 1878 to March 1872. $50 90
Melancon, heating stove and fuel for
school at Broussardvlle. .. Is 90
There being no further business, the Board
adjourned to meet on Saturday July 5th. 1879.
T. B. HOPKINS President.
J. J. REvILLoS, Secretary.