Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-08

ucTc. WHO IuiIy OuC uuousp0 W.
pills are entered on the rolls, %
many moro could be accommodated.
Several OF the cstiers will hoard
pupils in their families. Hoaef y
rather an educat,onfl centre for this
portion of the State. Within the
last twelve months many families
have gone to the town to educate
their children.
The male college il largo two.
story brick building 8Oxlo0. The
institutiOn has been under cloud
until lately. It VIVA the property Of
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, but y few weeks ago was
s0ld for debt, aud 10 nov the proper.
~ Of q. G. Gil, ESQ.,, Q public. spir.
tied citizen, who will doubtless
make 1t worth something 10 the
community. Prof. r. A. Smith,
with Q corps Of assistants, 10 10
charge and has large school.
oTHER TOWNS.
Haynesville, twelve miles north OF
Homer, is u thriving village, with .
population OF about $50. Several
business houars, stores and drug
stores, do u gopl 6usiness. Two
churches and u fonrishing school
indicate the character Of this com.
munity. SumnetHeld, IN the eastern
part Of the psrish, Ia a growing vtl.
lage In q good country, with schools
aud churches Its population b
about $50. Lisbon, south Of 6um.
mer6eld, has a population OF nearly
100 and 10 surrounded BY a tthhy
community Of prosperous farmers.
Athens 10 another buay little hamlet
in the southern part Of the parish,
with nDe school aud two Churches.
No other parish In the northern part
Of the State has 20 many villases-
| MANUFACTURERS. f-
/ There are no manufactures 10 the
parish--except ut Arizona two gen.
tlemen have 4 ANAL broom and AZ
helve factory, which does not sup
ply tho local demand. This village,
which should have beeD, enumer.
atrd with those mentioned above,
dstes It's origin from the erection ef
u large cotton factory there about
fifteen years ago. Several old M:
mers who had an ved q few thoaand
dollars each from the wreck made
+ of their estates by the WAT, formed
u stock company aud invested
about one hundred thousand dollars
/ in the necessary buildings and ina.
chinpry. They selected q piece OF
land belonging to sOine one OF their
number, seven miles East Of Homer,
!. aud erected thereon very handsome
= and substantial building, three sto.
. ries high. Very fine machinery
). looms, etc, were purchased, opera
tors procured, and soon . village
;. sprung up around their building
A They did well for y year or two, but
d the want Of transportation, incspac
A ity or mutual distrust, one, or per.
/. haps a combination OF ell, soor
e brought a distribution Of dividend'
"A on the wrong side the ledger. Tit
"a business fell into the bands OF th<
If lawyers, and it was not long before
o the factory and much Of the surplu'
n funds of the stock holders had chan &
d ell hands. The building, CONTENTS
"a etc. we're seized under gu execution
At and sold. The last sale was TO
e5OUO TO Johu Cha3e, Of New Or
leans. This gentleman has had NJ
accomplished mechanic to overhsu
IL the entire plant, clean il up and pu
"a it in working order. 1t 10 now 10
IT, tiue condition, aud will be An excel
at lpnl investment for some Que wheI
er the loug looked.for railroad arrivcl
N A furniture factory near Lisbon
"A spoken OF.
a There are numerous steam ~
M and grist mills, with cotton gsaniol
" attachments, 10 the parish. A
rs. these are kept busy 10 the fall an
er winter mouths, and those that ~
ut lumber are not idle In the summer
ed So long 80 there 10 no means
at communication with the outer wori
ny no manufactures would MAKE
lso great deal OF money. The local d
be maud only could In supplied. b
yer with the long loOked'tor ra'Iroa
from Monroe to Shreveport sever
Industries might be pureued
/. A great advantage. Bee'keepin
he silk worms, poultry raising and si'
ck liar industries would yield Nh amp
nts return for VII the capital investe
nor Broom corn grows finely. The u
!. a tie bruom factory mentioned ADO
VA. has besn u pro6tsbls invessoeue
lid. the owners. Inc ~m'o ts