Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-02-21
Local Brevities.

Local BreSitieS.
To>@ncrrow is Waseing,on's birth day.
Tn. wea,he. turned quite cold on Wednes-
day night. .. 81. 80" r.
So far February has given Us more winter /
weather than January did. /
Two or three frosts and the remainder Of /
the week cloudy, with some rain. % 20
The river is rising nine inches a day at
Vick.burg and "a inches at Manipulating |
above. ...... 80 49,.
Peter Hunt, Colored prisoner, charged
with hog stealing. died in the parish Jail on
Tuesday. ..-
The ETA No. 10 is making regular trips up
Boeuf, river. and hence, We presume is dong
4 good business. :
The train on the Vick.bury & Meridian
road ran off the rack or Thursday. Hence,
no mails from beyond Iick,bnrg that day.
Pneumonia and severe colds are quite
prcavalentin tins section OF country, and per
sons cannot be too careful in guarding as sinst
exposure.
Parties getting US to order papers or maya
zines for them will please hereafter hand us
Is cents TO pay postage and registered letter
lees. % 20 u.
We presume eve.y planter in the parish
mas secured his labor aud made preparations
Cor the next crop, and We hear 10 CO nPlant
vi scarcity Of hands
The building On the old Bucshoin corner,
upon which work i, progressing quite RAPIDLY
will be Que OF the best business houses Ia
town, when completed.
MARRIrp-A, the residence Of Mr.. F. NJ
Bris,cr, on Wednesday. February ls'h'lsso,
by ". p. Mansham, Esq, Mr.. }. W. B1is'er
and Miss Alice Hardy.
No notice Of the filing Of provisional and
final accounts will hereafter be inse''ed by Us
uu,,i we have received $500 to pay for them
aud the Indebtedness for al! previous adNer-
n-ing is paid.
Mr.. Vim. r. Gordon, well known 10 all OF
our people as for mer superintendent of tie
ruiiroad, died at his residence IN onchi'a
parish, last Sunday, Of pneumonia. lie leaves
a wife and three children.
Waller Davis has bran spang new billiard
table, and we are ,old. 10y those who CLAIM 10
be judges; that it is good table lie has an
advert ,ement Of his S, loon in this issu., TO
which We direct attention.
Tie prediction that Rayville will advance
~ rapidly tina, there will be twenty business
d, use. in ,owu within the next Twelve months,
- a con.umms ton devoutiy 10 be wished ioE
by those who desire its prosperity.
IL is very pleasant to note the signs Of inn
provement going on Oh every SIDE More OF
less improvement is being made by nearly
every person in the parish, while many are
building new and comfortable dwellings.
We learn from the Monroe Bulletin that
Mr.. Jim Spruill, living on the Prairie Du
Bois plantation, Ouchta parish, had hi- smoke
he use and contents, about 400 pounds Of meat
MrN W. Trezevs,, Supervisor Of Census
for the third District Of Louisiana. informs u'
shat he will be in Rayvie some time during
che month of March, for the purpose Of divid-
iue the parish into districts and appointing
euumerssors.
The Monroe Bulle,en made its appearance
On w Wednesday. 1t is as neat as new pm
as bright and sparkling as diamond OF thu
frs, water gives promise Of being ably con
duc,ed. and starts out with fair run of adver
,isius. Subscription price, S2.Oo syear.
A, the residence Of the bride. on Wednes
day, February 18th, 1880, Mr.. W. p. Man
sh.m. ESQ Mr.. w. S. Crayson ant
Mrs.. ). e. McCown. All Of Richlane
p.r;,h L. The latter couple sent us piec'
of,l,s brides cake ms token Of their member
ance of the printer.
We would like that some one in each war;
Il ,his PARISH wouii furnish ms with orie
synopsis Of the curreat news oil the w"rd
you need not trouble youree'f to put in Pr"pe
ybape tot Tue Ptesss Juss o'"p w.
Rating wha, has occurred, and we viii nix
Up in proper shspe.
Combining bosinsss with pleasure, MI
Morr;s Roos informs rs that no Psrchas ed
while 10 the city attending the Ma'd' Ora
festival, and is receiving very attractive
addition 10 his stock ofdsy g'ods, cin'h'"s
po.;ons. etc., ETC. which everybody, aud tn
,.diss i. particular, are invited to call an'
examine them.
We ars glad 70 learn from the Mon ro
R.n,eus tina, Col. d. B. Trousdals Will move
ion de Cearal Ho'el, just built on the eorne
ofCmmmous and Jscteon streets, next week
voot ~UucIs Dave spread himself in iha
nav houssl You just 20 and zee il to doe
not He knows how 70 keep hotel and max
you feel At home