The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-08-18
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LOOK out for the Blenders.
-TaE School Board met on Satur

-AOUh Uub tOE buc bcuuciSs
-THE School Board met on Satur
day.
--FREsa butter, on ice, every day,
at Gus. Gehr's.
-CorroN picking is going on right
lively everywhere.
Nav sweet potatoes are offered
for sale by our grocers.
TIE next thing in order will be
match at "coonjining."
SWEET rolls at P. OShee's Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
TIE river is within eight feet OF
the highest water mark of the sea-
son.
"A large drove of Texas ponies,
en- route for Natchez, passed through
Town last week.
VEGETABLES are growing scarcer
every day; our hotel stewards growl
accordingly.
Corn, this years crop, is being
brought to Town in small quantities
It meets with a ready sale.
ALL the dwelling houses in town
are occupied, and we hear of con-
siderable demand for more houses.
DO you desire bargains in either
the Dry Goods or Grocery line2-if
80 pay a visit to big Heyman's" es-
Establishment.
The frequent and heavy rains
have spoiled the fishing 10 our Pine
woods creeks, much to the disgust of
our Summer fishermen.
--RoBT. p. HUNTER, returned from
Many, where he has been attending
Court, on Thursday. He left on Sat
urday for Marksville.
-FREsH bread and cakes every
day at P. O'Shee's Bakery and Gro.
Gerry Store. Orders from country
stores solicited and promptly al
tended to.
BEAUTIFUL steel engravings il
elegant frames, chromos of any size
new SCENES ETC., always to be fount
at Ferguson & Schnack's, jewelers.
Front street. E.
--THE prospect of the early com
pletion of our railroad, has cause
things to brighten and enliven VI
considerably of late. We will soo'
have flush times.
-THE steamer Caddo Belle passe'
up on Sunday morning. She is T.
take the place of the Trout, in tn
upper Red River, which boat WA
burned in the Spring.
--THE holders, IN this Town, G
tickets in the Lottery drawn on TIL
10th inst, met their usual disar
pointment with the same becomin
grace. They'll strike it next time
We had the pleasure of a ca
on Wednesday morning from thu
genial gentleman, F. Nugent, A. B
Professor of the Commercial Depar
ment of ST. Yincenrs College, Car
Giradeau, Missouri.
THE irrepressible "drummaire
is still with US. They don the usu
"short cut" and sport the buttont
kid, together with that cclluloid &C
lar so extensively advertised in Il
illustrated monthlies.
WAR until Henry Heyman, wi
is now in ST. Louis purchasing Il
finest lot of horses ever brouhht
the Parish, comes back before y,
purchase your buggy or saddle he
ses. He'll guarantee them, too.
". GIRARD keeps always on hal
fresh Groceries-also good hot Bre
and sweet Rusks every morning, a.
all kinds of Cakes. Come ever
body! You all know where he keel
and be sells cheap!
-"JoHsNY" Harris, corner of NJ
ray and Fourth Streets, keeps t
"boss" blacksmith and wheelwrie
shop, and all orders for work in tt
line will he quickly and sa.isfactor
executed. Don't fail to give him
call.
Mn. GEHR, our friend Gus, v
brought up before Mayor Fellows
Saturday, charged with violating
much.abused Sunday law. Ma,
Fellows reused himself. Act
Mayor Wilmington postponed
trial, placing Mr.. Gehr under DO
You could have walked with
umbrella on either side on Saturd
at thsfcorner on Second street, usr
ly crowded with loud-mothed DIR
fpN.