Richland beacon., 1880-03-06

Local Brevities.
/, Letter from our Represe,auve received too
Tate for this issue.
The las. term of our Parish Court was in
session this week.
Who will help us get up . subscription to
build court house.
Remember tina, Rev. L. c. Kellis breaches
q, Rayville tonight and tomorrow.
There is very little fear Of overflow among
our people the river is falling again above
The cheerful noses Of carpenters tools are
still heard about town. Keep it mp; We like
the music.
Mr. James Graham is quite sick Of pneu'
monia We lea IN, at the residence Of Mrs. Bic
kers in this place.
Lit brother Masons be on hand at the
Lodge promptly at 10 o'clock this morning, to
receive instruction from Father Gordy.
The health CT our community appears to be
improving, and We hope that the pneumonia
and catarha, fever season is now over.
We acknowledge the receipt Of an invita-
,ioa 70 attend leap year party, given by the
young ladies of Delhi last night, but we could
not attend.
Those who have prcmieed us corn in pay.
men, Of their indel,,incss TO US are earnestly
requested to bring it in, ~ we are very much
an need Of it
Parties getting US to order papers or maya.
xiues for them will please hereafter hand US
Il cents to pay postage and registered letter
tees H.
No notice Of the filing Of provisional and
final accounts will hereafter be inserted by US
until we have received $500 to pay for them
and the Indebtedness for all previous adver.
Using Is pad. u
Tho Parish Court Of Richland parish ad.
jou,ned Sine die on Thursday morning lat;
and thus was ended the duties of that Court,
which was abolished by the Constitutional
Convention.
The NORTH end of the east gallery Of the
soIe house occupied BY J. ID. McCorkle 4 Go,
has been weathereboarded in for q ware
reos,. This does no, add to the locks Of the
house, but i, gives them more storing room.
We announced last week that Dr. Gordy
would be here on Monday, March 5th which
would have been an impossibility. 1t should
have been Friday, the 5th, we presume. We
do not know whether the doctor or We made
the mistake.
We ar. informed that Rev. J. r. Graves,
D, D., will preach OF Rayville on Thursday
night, Marc., lith, which Is next Thursday
nigh, and at Oak Ridge on Friday night,
March II. lie, the people turnou, and give him
. large CO nsrega,ion.
We would like that some one in each ward
u this parish would furnish Us with brief
synopsis of the current news Of the ward.
You need NOT trouble yourself 10 put In proper
shape for the press; just drop u postal card,
stating what has occurred, aud we will fix il
up in proper shape.
We do not like tocomplain nor let the public
know that such is the fact, but We do think
that those Who indulge in the practice sheald
have moro respect for themselves, the commu.
nifty and the Sabbath than to indulge in pistol
practice around town on Sunday nights.
Our lady friends are respectfully informed
,ha, Miss Matte Clark has opened . Millinery
establishment in front room At the hotel.
Give her your work, ins:ead Of sending of to
have it dcne, for she y i'll no doubt do it as
vheaply and satisfactorily as you can have it
done elsewhere.
An exchange not long since stated that the
uineteenth child had been born 10 IN old citizen.
We can beat that-that 10 not Ws-we have
nothing to boast Of in that line-but We mean
our fellow citizen w. T. Oliver. who had the
swen,yfirst child born last week. He has
had twelve daughters and nine sons % he says.
We deem IL onr duty 70 acknowledge the
obligations We are under to the New Orleans
Democrat, Picayune and Times, and the Vieks-
burg Herald and Commercial Tor the courtesy
they have % long extended 10 with their daily
issues, in exchange for our weekly. II 10 .
favor that we fully appreciate and will ever
be grateful fos.
The Carroll Conservative was mistaken, %
FIR rs the BEAeox 10 cooeerned, in sccusing
The Guardian, Ckeion and BsAcoS Of dis
courtesy, 10 discussing he question q female
editors; fus nothing vss iarshss fsom our
purpose. shoagh ~ sda.k he language Of The
Clarion vas dissosneour We are sssisAsd,
however. hat ID editor did pos mean 70 b
Jisc0urteous.
Rev. 8. C. Lss, Editor Of he Baptist Mss>
,enses, published II Fasmssvills, Ia, has
spent most Of ibis week IN RayviIls and Alss
visiting he parish in shs inssssss Of bic paper;
bu, We regret dat - vas - uaWsll - - -
confined 10 his noon nass a ths dine b wss
here. Thoss Who DID - - hin should
s.ke ~ peps. cay hev. Forward him 500
SaJ YOU will rot il enc year.