The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-05-04
WEDNESDAY,. MAY 4
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days Issue.
-HURRAH for The Street Car COM
pany. Hurrah!
SWEET Rusks every morning a,
P. O'Shee's Bakery.
For cheap Ice 60 to the Ice De-
pot on Second street.
GENUINE American Waltham
Watches at T: NJ. Biossat's.
THIS weather is what the coun-
try has needed for long time.
-THE Pacific Fire Company hold
their monthly meeting tonight at 8
o'clock.
The impotent Gallinnipper can
not penetrate the lively moss back
Poor ripper.
--JUsr received at r. NJ. Biossat's
a large assortment Of Waltham stem
winding watches.
The Cantata for the benefit of
the Episcopal Church comes of on
the 18th inst.
-THERE are fewer loafers In Alex
andria than for long time. This.
Is a good sign.
do you value your sight2 if SO
call at T. NJ. BiossaL's and examine
his celebrated patent accommodating
spectacles.
Go to Mr.. j. C. Goulden when.
you want good work at low figure.
Sign painting specially. Shop on
jackson street.
The frst injunction case against
the New Orleans Pacific Railway, was
tried In court last week. Damages
were given against the company.
--DoN'r forget to get your hot
bread and sweet rolls, every morn
ing, at v. Glrard's Bakery. You all
know where he keeps, and he sells
cheap.
-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.
The cobbler-legislature is still
in stormy session. A heated con-
troversy has been going on since
last Thursday. The speakers lungs
are being enlarged:
--THE proprietor of that popular
Saloon, the Exchange Bar, John B.
Gibson, refreshed us last week with
some of his cooling beverages: AS
tiixer, Clip can't be beat.
. VIZ return thanks to Mr.. Waits,
the courteous and geutlemonIy engi-
neer Of the locomotive, James Seiig-
man, for courtesies extended us on
our recent trip Ger the road.
The locomotive brought here
on last Wednesday by steamer va
zoo Valley, is bran new, just from
the shops in Paterson, N. j. It's be-
ing heed for construction purposes.
--MR. G. A. Sclnack was elected
Secretary of the Fire Department by
the Board of Delegates at their meet.
Ing on Thursday night last. A bet
ter selection could MT have been
made.
CHARLES G. FRARY, of Adrian,
Mich, says: To my complete sur
prise, obtained good nights rest,
the first night wore an "Only Lung
Pad,' / have suffered from Asthma
for years.
THERE is an open we'll on the
square in the Fourth Ward where
The last fire occurred. Let those
whose duty it is see that this well is
closed before some child falls into it
and is drowned.
IF you want good and reliable
Railway Time Keeper, N manufactured
by the Waltham Watch Company,
60 to Ferguson and Schnack, who
have Gold aud Silver Watches of all
styles aud prices.
=-THE man who ran through our
streets in a state of nudity, with 9
ginger cake under his arm, we are
glad to say, has now recovered and
goes clad as other men. A naked
fact and radical change.
--CHARLEY Goldenberg evidently
knows how to please and gladden. the
heart of the printer, for one day last
week he treated our Office to Ice
Cream! 1t was hard as marble ant
She best we have had this summer
The white children Of the Pub
lie schools of our Town, will cele
brate their annual May festivities
on Friday next, at the Johnson Gal
Grove. The programme mapped on
promises to be very interesting. AL
are expected to bring their baskets
"A LIVELY scrimmage and fsti
cuff, in which knock down was oc
casioned, on Monday last on the Sc
eond floor of the Exchange Hotel
between one of Alexandria's shouI
der-strikers and an attachee of on
Railroad here, caused considerabl
noise aud hustle, and stirred up tn
natives generally.
THE Committee appointed b
the Town Council, on Monday mad
purchase of Steam Fire Engin
from Col. Sadler, til
Silsby Company of Seneca Fall
N. Y. The Council are to pay fou
thousand dollars for it if it comes u
to the testi will be subjected to a