The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-08-20


n. BIEsyEkU, Jr, representing NJ
L. Nayra, crockery dealer of New Or
leans, was in town yesterday.
Ed. McCARTY, the popular travelin;
salesman of Heidenhcimer Bros, wa
in town this week.
The commercial agent of Z. w
House, of Houston, was in town thi
week.
PREAcnIsG at the Baptist chnrcl
tomorrow at J a. m, and at carly can
die light, by Elder Robert.
METHODIST SUNDAY ScHooL.-At
tendance last Sunday: Officers, .
teachers, 7 scholars, A; visitors, IA
total, 6s collection. 1896. aJ
G. w. RICHARDSON & Co., of Sugar
town, ginned their first bale of the new
cotton crop during the first week Of
the present month.
TIE Colorcd Baptist Association Of
Lake Charles meets on the 18th Of
September with the Evergreen church
at this place.
gEHisoN, as usual at this season, is
said TO be "iniserabIc fat" but none
has been received yet at the EcHo
office, nor have we seen any on the
streets.
OuR CRY FATHERS ought to have a
row of posts erected in front of the
corporation cemetery, SO that horses
can be hitebed to them when carriages
stop there.
Ar THE DEPOT. YESTERDAY, we were
pleased to meet Mr.. W, II. Masters,
The efficient aud genilenaDly general
freight agent Of the Texas and New
Orleans, and Louisiana Western Rail.
road
PUBIC IaPRoyEMEET-Our parish
jail has just received thorough white
washing, inside and oui, and has there
by been greatly improved in appearance
and ia sanitary sense, for which the
public are indebted TO our deputy
sheriff, Mr.. Julien Richard.
YIeToR IlERBERT, representing Mel
son McStea, one of the great dry goods
and notion merchants of New Orleans,
spent q few days in Lake Charles this
week. From all appearances he made
his stay here to the interest Of his
house.
THEy FOUND AZ Here. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. III. CampbeII, of Ioni, Anderson
county, Texas, after spending two
weeks at Sour Lake, Texas, in Search
of health, came on To Lake Charles,
stopped few days at the Lake House,
and returned home IN excellent heath.
New GgMETEgr.-lle corporation
cemetery is entirely too small for our
rapidly growing town, and as a much
larger one will become absolutely
necessary in two OF three years, pru-
dence dictates its purchase before any
further appreciation in the value Of
real estate. Time is money. Let q
square Of four acres be procured for
this purpose without delay.
a PuBLIc WANT. Every well regu-
lated tow ought to have town pump
or large cisterp, for public use, on its
public square, II our Police Jury will,
at its first meeting, supply this public
want, il will B9t only receive the
thanks Of the ppJje for supply Of
drinking water, but il may baye the
credit Of saving the public property
from destruction in case of fire. Moth
ing but large cistern full Of water
enabled orr fire company last June 70
save the buildings on the south side Of
the courthouse squsre, and probably
the courthouse and all the public
Il u
records, from destruction. At every
fern af court here hundreds of people
are compelled 70 90 to private resi-
dences 10 get 4 drink of water. Pos
sibly if the web between the court
house and jaji sore cleaned out, and
covered pump put in il, there would
be enough water there for drinking
purposes, but IL case Vt q fire d Large
cisterp, 10 ~ Sled by CUTTERS around
the eayes Of the opSFtboase, might save
tbousapds Of dollaFs worth Vt public |
apd private property from destruction,
Let ibis great public want be supplied |
At once.