The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-01-13

the past ten weeks, but otherwise
they appeared cheerful over the out
come Of the past years transactions.
The crops all turned out well, but
the chief ground for congratulation
among the storekeepers SCENE to be
the great amount OF cotton that finds
its way to that point from large
scope of country north and east Of
them. A great deal comes from or
near Arcadia.
In the line of improvements since
our visit of fourteen months ago. we
notice that Mr.. j. /. Mccain has
made considerable additions and al
teratiohs in the house and lot at
present occupied by him. The Bap-
lists have just finished up handsome
house of worship near the store Of r.
b. Williams & Sons, except a small
bit of painting and few strokes of
woodwork. The old Methodist church
which, by the terms of it's original
benefactor, is free to all religious
denominations who care to worship in
it, has been completely reftted and
made about as good as new. It will
propahly be in complete order within
the next ten days or two weeks. The
fair by which the money was raised
to do the work on it was spoken of
in laudatory terms in a communities
ton published in our last issue. MIR.
Marion Shumate has built fine store
at "Pikes's Peak" (the name applied
to that portion of the town lying ad-
jacent to the upper steamboat land
ing). and is blooming out gorgeously
IN his new quarters. Mccain & Bro.
expect to commence the erestion of
commodious store in a few d-ys. tie
contract for building which has al
ready been let out to Mr.. r. w. Horn.
Under this head we would suggest to
the good people of Montgomery that
they ought by all means to take
measures to put check upon the
encroachments Of those ugly gullies
that are destroying their property
and dis6guring their otherwise pretty
little town.
| Among the ladies we found the
principal topic was the unexpected
success of the fair for the benefit of
the Methodist church, the proceeds
Of which doubled the expectation OF
the most sanguine. We understand
the two jewish ladies, who came in
for SO large an amount Of praise from
our last weeks correspondent. claim
THAT undue partiality was shown
them. They say several other mar
ried ladies deserve equally as much
praise as themselves, while some OF
the young ladies should have receiv-
ed their due share of lAudation, nota-
bly, Miss Lucy Raglan and Miss Katie
Watson, between whom q very snug
amount in cash was raised before
the fair came of.
A fine school is in progress nearly
all the year in Montgomery, taught
by Prof. Mosely. who is spoken Of in
high terms BY his patrons.
The town boasts of considerable
musical talent. which is being devel-
oped under the teaching OF lady
who is herself an adept in the art of
melodies. Little Miss BerDstein, aged
about ten, the daughter of Mr.. Philip
Bernstein is prodigy, and speaks
volumes for her teachers skill. The
The mention of the foregoing name
reminds MS that We were introduced
to Mrs. Albert Bernstein. lnee Nose
ley) who ran away q few lnonths ago
to marry her husband. Jew, she be-
ing Gentle. Mrs. b. resides With
her father -in-lsw. her husband being
in New Orleans attending . course of
medical lectures. We don't blame
Albert bit for marrying her in
spite Of the opposition of the old
folks, aud, we doubt not, it was an
easy task for the old folks to forgive
their maynard boy and take the pref