The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-11-17

WHIsKYCHITTo CALCAsIEU PARISH, La,
November IL, 1883

WHisKTCHTTTo CALcAsuEU PARISH, La,
November u, 1883.
Editor Lake Charles Echo;
After long dry spell, we are now
having copious rain. The dry wealth
er has been pretty severe, so much ST.
that many wells aud cisterns never be
fore without water have gone dry.
Not much news. except what Won have
already published. The dry weather
has enabled the farmers tn harvest
their crops in good conditions and
earlier than nsual. Cotton is nearly
all in market; potatoes dugand housed,
and the la1 work of the season, that
of molasscs making, commenced.
There is large shortage ia all these
crops from last years yield.
Campmeeting came off according to
appointment, two weeks ago, and clos.
ed after a three days session. The
meeting WINS quite well attended, many
coming from Assistance; among whom
Lake Charlcs was well and fayurably
represented by several Of her good
citizens, one of whom it appears bv
the last EcHo, was well pleased with
the hospitality of our people, which
we hope and presume was the impress
sion left upon the minds of the rest.
And here vuur correspondent will take
occasion to extend his compliments to
the citizens of Luke Charles. No
town of its size has more hospitable,
kind and charitable people than are
to be found in Lake Charles. He had
tho pleasure Of attending the Baptist
association held there few weeks
ago, and while he felt assured from
the acquaintance he formed of the
people during short residence there,
that the members of the association
would be kindly received and enter
tanned, he was not fully prepared for
the extent of the hospitality Of all |
classes Of her citizens A good i'm !
preston was made upon all the mem -,
bcrs present, and it Is TO be hoped |
that the association left an imprint
for good upun the town Our com
pllmcnts arc due, also, to Mi Dan
Hortman, owner of the ferry across
the CaIcasicu, and Mr.. Parker, across |
the West Fork. for fayors, as well rs
to citizens of Bagdad for courtesics
extended.
But to rcturp TO the camp.meetiup
We had some very excellent nreach.
inc, The prcsidiuG cider. Rev, Chris
tiap Keener, delivered very interest
iDr. practical and instructiy. sermon
on Sunday morning from the subject.
). Be rcconciled to thy brother while
in the way. etc" lie was followed in
the evening by Elder John Hamilton,
Of the Raptist church. who smoke ut
some lerrth. and with mower. from
The text " How shall VT escanc if we
neglect so great a salvation p His re-
marks were to the point and listened
o with close attention. Others
Preached good sermons. as We are in
'ormcd, but these were the only ones
ye had the opportunitv of hearing.
3ut calpp-mcctinrs are becoming of
doubtful expediclIcy AS they are car
led OIL. Ii has become Il crave cues
ion with many whether tile evils re.
hitting from them do not countcrbal-
nee all the good ACCOMPLISHED. On
his occasion there was great deal of
,ad conduct bv outsiders. A great
IenI of bad whisky was punished.
udrinr from the bottles LAYING around I
n the woods and on the ground
Whisky upon such occasions brings I
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