The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27


Saturday morning, May 18th, in
company with our better half and
''that blessed baby" aud Miss Susie
Mcknight, we boarded two-horse
wagon. whereof Masters Howard Nc
Knight aud Thos. Newlaan were con-
stituted Jehus for the occasion. and
started on orr way to the 'iuture
great, situated some thirty miles
south of Colfax and ycleped Alexan-
dria. In rural innocence and SIM
plicity we were vending our way to
that village to attend the State Press
Convention, altogether ignorant that
President McCranie had, five whole
days previous, announced that the
affair was ''off." The FIRST place we
brought up was at Mr.. A. A. Deans.
8 miles south of Colfax, who dioed
the party in royal style. At 4 o'clock
we crossed the river at Cotile aud
made our way to the station-house of
the \. o. Pacific railroad. where the
polite operator and station master.
Mr.. Crockett, informed us that the
train would not be along until half
past 8 at night. After short talk
with Mr.. Crockett, we concluded that
| if he is not a descendent of old
Davy's, he is at least the right man
IN the right place. As there was moth
ing to do but to make the best of the
FIVE hours before the arrival of the
train, we imposed upon the hospital
ity of Mr.. Oscar Watson and his ac-
complished wife for entertainment
until the train should arrive. and the
time was passed most agreeably in
their pleasant company. Messrs. Os-
car and Arthur Watson, formerly OF
Montgomery, are associated in busi-
ness ut Cotile, aud seem to do nearly
all the mercantile traffic that comes
that way. At Cotile We found oul
young friend, Jno. A. Dunn, set up in
the pill business, and. from iuforma.
tion gathered, conclude Dr.. Dunn II
decided success AZ physician.
|, We arrived in Alexandria about II
O'Clock Saturday night. aud took guar
tiers until morning at Col. French
hotel Sunday morning we tool
> breakfast with Mr.. A. A. Goodwin
and family, by whose kind invitation
aud ut whose house our three day
2 visit was spent while in Alexandra
, Our quarters were mot agreeable, a
q all eau readily appreciate who know
, the pleasant and entertaining way
n Of our fair hostess and her children.
Il Our Alexandria friends are all ago
3 over the importance of their town a
4 q railroad center and, when on
n considers the benefit to be game
i from railroads, their vain glory ma
. be pardoned. Business is claimed
Q be dull. although some trading AZ
J. peares to be going ON all the tim
b The merchants are keeping up goo
stocks and making tasty displays
II their goods. Among them all on
= friends Ferguson Il Schnack carr
!. the banner. Their line Of fancy art
i. cles is uore extensive than eve
rs while their stock of jewelry, watche
!, clocks. breach loding guns, sport
ID mems articles, ETC.. is rs complete {
rs any one could wish to examine.
We The fire boys were out exercisiI
to with their new engine one day VIII
I'd we we're in town, and she is beaut
e. This pretty toy seems to afford fI
or sport for the idlers. and its presen
re will doubtless go far toward relievil
the monotony of fy-tiwe. 1t is 9
a, pable of throwing one. two or thr
ia. streams of water at the same tim
De aud, Judging from the distance
ar raw it throw water, could be used
lie put FIRE out on top Of the talls
III. building in town. Altogether it il
of necessary article OF furniture. and
on ease Of fire will be well worth all I
as time and money spent on it.