The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-06-14


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Hahnville has a horse that will
eat crawfish.
The nights ale still quite cool fol
the time Of year.
Leah Lodge No. 1891, (Hahnville)
Knights of Honor, meets every I'd
and 4th Thursday.
We we've favored with call on
Thursday last, from our old time
parish Judge, y. j. Flagg.
Our new Police Jury, having re.
ceived their commissions from the
governor, qualified OH Wednesday
last.
Our sanctun and Hahnville were
favored with a visit from Judge
j. B. Friedman, of Boutte,on Thurs
day evening.
We are pleased to state that the
back water as well as the river has
fallen eight to twelve inches during
the past week.
We have had no rain for several
days past, which has enabled our
planters to do considerable work
i'll laying by their crops.
There was pleasant evening
sociable given on Sunday night last,
by our village baker, Nj. A, Pepper
korn; music and dancing continued
stO il late hour.
Becky Smith, an old, honest and
industrious cOIored woman of Hahn.
lille died on Monday last. Deceased
owned her own home, but lett no
near relations.
Hon. Henry Demas returned from
tue Chicago Convention ON Monday
last, and Immediately took his seat
iii the State Senate. He was one OF
t.ose who stuck TO Ar, hul to the
last.
a grand ball will be given TO
hight at The Hahnille Hall, by the
81. Chan les Brass Band. Ii the
good weather continues il Will no
toubt he Il successful affair. Come
one, Come all!
We are pleased to note that our
esteemed friends, MeSsrs. Emile
Rost, and Owen McLerdn, were
appointed by Gov. S. ID. McEuery
as Levee Commissioners for their
respective districts,
Our telephone connection with
the city has Oeen out of order again
for couple of days, but The line
will be complete ere long, as We
have just heard from Que o. the
emploSe s to that effect.
With the back water and river
falling, We have the cheering hope
of work being resumed shortly on
the Davis crevasse. as well as re
pairs made Oh the Morgan's Louisi-
ana, and Texas & Pacific Railroads.
Messrs. Lewis Dry and j. B. Mar.
tin, the former our new Sheriff, the
latter the well known Clerk of
Court, accompanied by the popular
,stOorekeeper Abe Katz, left for ST.
John, on Thursday last for a visit ct
several days.
We regret to announce the death
of Mr.: Octave SarpS, of New Or
leans, a brother of our active neigh.
Dor, Leon Sarpy, ESQ.,, across the
Meschacebe, which sad event occur
red on Tuesday last. We extend
our sympathy to the bereaved ones.
We learn that the Morgan Louisi.
ana and Texas Railroad Company
are about to tressel several miles of
their road in the neighbOrhOod of
the Davis crevasse, thereby ena.
bling them to begin running some
weeks earlier than if they were to
wait upon the water falling sutfi.
Gent for them TO repair their road
bed.
Mr.. l.. p. DeBautte, of the well.
known firm of Hermann & Gross
man, Wholesale Grocers and Com.
mission Merchants, with his lady,
accompanied by Miss Jennie Foers
ter, Miss Besche and MrsWenck ,all of
New Orleans, are Oh a visit to their
relatives aud friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rouselle, jnst above Hahnville We
regret that the water scourge isupon
us, as were it otherwise, they would
doubtless be enabled, if the roads
were in a good condition, to form a
more favorable impression of our
parish.