The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-01-19
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SWEET Rusks every morning at
2. O'Shee's Bakery.
We call particular attention to
The advertisement of G. w. Glynn.
The river is falling at the rate
of 4 inches day, and low water
will soon be upon us. Oil for a
railroad!
Work for the coming season on
plantations has not yet commenced
The mokes are taking their time and
a long rest.
SHERIFF Paul has collected thir
teen hundred dollars poll tax. This
is an improvement on the past, and
will add to the school fund,
--FoR fresh corn meal call at Col.
RaxsdaIe's Mill. 1t grinds every
day. His prices are fixed:--8O cents
a bushel or Is cents peck.
Our Town authorities are hav-
ing some good work done on the Ba-
you Robert road. They are filling
up the street with bats and sand.
We are pleased to chronicle the
gradual recovery Of Mr.. D. W. Hyn-
son, who was thrown from his horse
q few weeks back, and seriously hurt.
The Gun and Rod Club of this
place will have their second shoot
ing match, at glass balls, on the 9Th
of next month. Don't fail to see it!
TAKE Ayers Cherry Pectoral
to stop your Colds, Coughs and
Bronchial Affections before they run
into Consumption that yoa cannot
stop.
OLD Mother Shipton can now
be classsd as first on the list of
frauds. Her prophecies have had
no effect upon some of our pet delin-
quents.
-FREsH bread and cakes every
day at P. O'Shee's Bakery and Gro
Gerry Store, Orders from country
stores solicited and promptly at
tended to.
CHARLIE Goldcnberg took part
In the performance with the Moros-
cos one night last week. As usual
Charlie acted we'll his part, and WAS
afterwards congratulated.
Our roads now have no bottoms
q. all, and persons living at a dis
lance, who are compelled to come to
Town, find it rather troublesome in
reaching their journeys end.
"A GREAT many of our young
lady aud gentleman friends speak of
attending the Mardi Gras festivities.
This local will 90 also, provided our
delinquents "come to the CENTRE"
The Colored Baptist Church of
our Town, is nearing completion.
When finished it will be an ornament
to our town, and one of the finest
structures of its kind in the Parish.
Mn. Jonas Rosenthal has moved
his store on Front street, recently
occupied by B. H. DeSola. He will
he assisted by Ben We'll, Jr, and
will be pleased to meet his old
friends at his Lew stand.
SEE the advertisement of John
W. Prescott, offering for rent the
Fair Grounds, which we publish in
another column. The tract contains
one hundred arpents of land, suiLa-
BILE for caltivating purposes.
w. E. MILLER, of Bellevue, Ohio,
says:--I have been troubled with
Asthma, and received no relief until
! procured your "Only Lung Pad.''
can recommend it to any one hav-
ing the Asthma.--See ADV.
-"JoHNNrE'' Harris desires Us to
call the attention of all interested
parties to the extremely low figures
at which he Is turning out work, but
for cash only! His shop is situated
on the corner of Fourth and Murray
streets.
We have received the prospec-
tus of the Commonwealth, as also
that of the State Central EGpreSs,
two newspapers that are shortly to
start in Alexandria. They seem to
be as one. An analysis of the one
will prove the contents of the other.
WHEN you want work we'll done
you must 60 to a skilled workman.
Get Jack Goulden 10 do your paint.
ing, glazing, paper hanging, etc.
Sign painting specially. Shop in
rear Of the DEMOCRAT offer. Orders
through the Post Office meet with
prompt attention.
Gov. Wiltz has made the follow
ing appointments in this Parish:
John Z. Hathorn Police JurorIfor the
Pineville Ward, and James P. Hick-
man Police Juror for the Rigolette
Ward. The appointments are good
ana Will, no doubt, meet the hearty
approval of their respective eonstit-
uents.
THE voice Of the cheap Jewelry
man is daily heard and listened to
on Second street by crowd of dar-
kies' loafers and guys. His game is
lair (D-if you throw up in the for
Ties you win prize; if not, which
Is the case SO times out of an hun
area' why, you lose, and are allowed
Inc privilege Of whistling. Suckers
-THE last of our sugar planters
nave finished rolling. Truly have
they had hard season Of It. The
crop of the Parish was a fine one