St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-09-29

THE ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT
OPELOUsAs, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1888
The public schools of the parish oper
on Monday next.
The weather is cool and clear. Cot
ton-picking progressing finely.
The old Campbell property on Union
street is being renovated and other
wise improved.
In the shooting match between the
Opelousas and Washington gun clubs
on Sunday last the score was IS to 55
The name of Capt. H. L. Garland was
left out of the list of the Parish Demo
cratic Committee, last week, by over
sight of the printer.
We learn from parties residing near
Prud'homme City that on account of
dry weather, the rice crop of that vi
cinity is almost a failure.
Mr.. Alphonse Ventre is building
a roomy and substantial store build
ing on the corner of Court and Grolee
streets.
Jules Gill, Esq, has gone to raising
curiosities. He has a three-legged
rooster, eight months old, in perfect
health and "still a wagging.n
Last Wednesday a man named Lane
shetland killed one Nealey on the Bar
brock plantation, Bayou Bnuf, and
made his escape. Both parties were in
the employ of Mr.. Henry NJ. Payne, and
got intp a difficulty about some work.
SheriH Duson and deputy are in pursuit
of LaEe
Business at the depot is rather brisk.
In addition to the usual amount of
freight received, five hundred bales
of cotton have been shipped since the
18th of August, and three hundred
and fifty sacks of rice since the list of
September. Large shipments of cotton
seed, hides, ETC., have also been made.
Six Jersey heifers were received
at this depot the first of tie week for
Rev. t. j. Hough who intends them
for the farm recently purchased and i'm
proved by him. We are glad to see that
he and few others are introducing
fine stock and would advise every
farmer who has sufficient means to
make similar investment.
Disturbances at fairs have become
epidemic with the unfair race, as is evil
dent in the fact that constable Giron
brought III a dozen or more patients
from Gradenigo's Island to receive the
skilled treatment of Justice Martin who
makes a specially of such cases. His
fee in each case amounts to something |
under ten dollars, and the cure is near
ly always permanent.
There is some talk of new butcheries
and bakeries being started. II they do
their prices should be at Il lower rate
first and last for meat and bread or else
we have no need of an increase in such
enterprises. Reduced rates for a few
weeks will do no good. Beeves are1t
very high, and inasmuch as our butch
ers have supplied us with good meat up
to the present time, and the bakers do
their duty, we are very we'll pleased /
with the situation in that respect.
The new building opposite belmont
Donate, on Railroad Avenue, which
was at first intended as an Office and I
bed room for member of the firm OF
Tom Isacks g Co, has turned ont to be
4 store building to be used by the above
named firm who will open a first-class
grocery in connection with their moss
factory on or about the list Of Octo-
Der. That part of town is beginning to
ook up in a business point of view, and
We expect that ere many years have
passed it will be as lively as any other
portion of the burg.
On Thursday last Mrs. A. B. Chache-
e moved into her new millinery estab-
ishment on Union street. The build
ng has two rooms-shop and back
ENTHUSIASTICALLY painted and PAL
,ered which for convenience and at
ractiveness is unsurpassed by any in
own. Mrs. C.. is in receipt of her fall