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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-09-06
MISSISSIPPI MILITARY
INSTITUTE, !
PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS,

1sC&SH 4IcW OEIe1lMSe
GESSION BEGINS OCT. 4. ,S4. ELEGANT
0and newly finished buildings; corps OF thor
ough instructors employed TO teach accor6ino
to modern methods, preparing students for
business or the high classes in Z university.
EXPOSITION COURSE
OF SIX months. visiting the great fair weekly,
NOT 1or mere sightseeing, but to study one or
more departments at a time, then Returning
to the Institute, where text books on the snfs
1ece are taught aud essays written by the a.
dets-a grand object lesson Of the ,corld.. 0ne.
clai rate: given by railroad, both in coming
70 tue school and in the weekly visits to Tia
Exposition. Apply to
T.. H. MURFEE, A. NJ, Superintendent
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-09-06

The Excursion will leave at $50
O'Clock, thus giving ample time flor
persons to attend low mass, who
may desire to do so.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-09-06
DRAINAGE IN LAFOURCHE.

Frequent questions are heard il
quiring into the method and ma,
ner adopted by the Police Jury Of
the parish Of Lafourche, for the pul
pose ofreopcningt the outlets through
which the surplus water may be
carried away, and the lands now
known as swamp lands be reclaim
ed and made arrable.
By the new Constitution parishes
and municipal corporations, may,
by Il majority of the tax pay
ers who are land holders, vote a
tax upon themselves for public pur
poses, or for making public i'm
provements. This il required
when such a tax will cause taxa
ton to rise above ten per cent. the
limi: at which parochial taxation is
bound.
The Typographical situation of
the Parish of LafOurche is such
that it would have been useless to
ask the property holders to vote a
special tax for any specific public
improvement that may or might be
desired. Any public work, in any
section of the Parish would not
find friends outside of that immo
date section to vote a tax upon
themselves to pay for it.
Hence, any idea of relief under
the constitutional plan could not
be entertained.
Thousands of acres of valuable
lands were annually being abandon
ed to the swamps as they gradual
~ but surely spread over the sur
face, whilst the arrable lands were
drained with Increasing difficulty,
IN proportion to the advancement of
tue waters in the swamps.
Some other plan had to be devi
sed. The taxation, for parochial
purposes. did not reach the consti
tuti0nal limit of ten mills. There
fore any tax that conld be assessed
not increasing the amount beyond
ten mills Oh the dollar could be
levied legally.
The fact that Laiourche is natu
rally divided into separate and dis
tinct water basins rendered a tax
levy practicable by which injustice
would be done but very few, it any,
tax PAYERS. 81
The plan adopted was embodied
in an act of the Police Jury, passed
May 10th. 1888, and designated rs
Act No. 153.
On the West bank of Lafourche.
District No. 1extends from the up
per Parish line, to lower line Of
Ridgefeld plantation. y
District No. 2 is colsprised be
tween the lower line of Ridge6eld
and upper line Of Acadia planta
ton.
District Nc. extends from up
per line of Acadia to Sosthene
Folse's Altemant plantation lower
line, including Bayou Blue, and
District No. 4 thence to the Gulf.
On the East side District No. 5
lies between the upper Parish line
and the lower line Of Laurel Valley
plantation, including bayou Chou
pic, Chacbay and Aaton Pilon as
far as bayou Romponpon.
District No 6 extends from lower
line of Laurel Volley to upper line
Of Raceland. including Coteau Bou
dreaux, Malagay, Coteau Folse and
Bayou BGuf.
District No. Z extends from up
per line Of Raceland to lower liue
Of Mathews plantation, including
Utopia, Loveridge and Vacherie
Duguo,
District No. s from lower bonn
larry of District No. z to HaranRs
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25

THE careless, Indifferent in fact.
slovenly manner in which some per-
sons do the things they have in hand
finds an example in the report that
reaches us of a farmer living near
Downs Chapel who, at the close of
last harvest, left his horse rake in the
field, and now can't gain access to it
on account of his wheat, but needing a
rake in order to make up his hay, calls
on a neighbor for the loan of his with
the statement that his own is i'm the
field and that he can't get at it till after
he cuts his wheat. 1t would not be
surprising to hear such n farmer COM
plain Of the vocation as u nOn-paying
one.
On Wednesday last Mrs. Harriet
White and her little grandson of this
town stepped off the train at Lamson's
Station and a short time after leaving
the station Mrs. White was feloniously
assaulted by n man named George
Howell, a stage driver between Lam
sons and Crumpton. The little bov
vigorously attacked and resisted the
man until seeing colOred man at dis
tance, they called him to the rescue
and the battied wretch, Howell, ran off.
He was followed by Mrs. Whites son,
who had him arrested at CrumptOn,
whence he was taken to ChestertOwn
end lodged in Jail. Mrs. White lives
in Smyrna and is the mother of Mrs.
RObt. Carty. She had gone to Lam
SONS to visit relatives.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
SeIERinhers.

In the matter of self-bindcrs the SIM
ply does not seem to equal the demand
B. B. Allen who has the agency fortbe
Buckeye has sold 10 and saws he couId
have sold several more could he bovn
gotten them. The Messrs. Tavlor.
who represent the Champion, have
sold "a, and the Deering through its
genial agent Col. II. c. Douglass has
also found many friends. But for
these self-binders harvesting. ON
account of the scarcity of labor. would
be task which our farmers would
with difficulty surmOunt. The savinn
Of labor, however, is not the strongest
point urged in their favor bv many
whom we have heard comment unon
them, but rather the saving of grain.
In a field cut by self-binder there is
no scattered grain and hence no rok.
ings or brock. Being bound with
twlne IT Is more securely done, and the
sheayes do not break open in the
shocking or handling: this point il
especially desired by stackers. It
looks very much as though il were
only question of time when the rean-
er--the seli-rake and the drOpper-
would be supplanted by the selfbinder.
The improvements that are being
made from year to year will soon bring
them into state Of comparative per-
fection. The fact that already the sup
ply is not equal to the demand is a suf-
ticient guarantee aud praise of their
merits, and in a very few years, unless
the CLEANER and binder shall come into
popular favor, it is very probable that
the only harvester sold will be Il self
binder.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
Death Off. =. huntington.

Entered into rest on Saturday, June
list, Jesse ;. huntington. He was born
IN Sussex county, Delaware, March
10th, 1917. When abOut.I2 wears of
age he went to reside in Salem, y. j..
where the remaining wears of his bow
hood were spent. While there he re-
ceived an education that through his
life served him good purpose. lie
became christian when the habits of
life were being formed, which gave him
u hxedness of purpose in choosing be-
tween right and wrong that always
characterized him. His christian in
tegrlty was SO marked that his Pastor
put him in charge of class in the
NJ. Il. Church ut the early age of IS
years. Shortly after reaching his ma
jOrity, ne returned to his native State.
and taught school near this town for a
year or two. He then chose farming
as an occupation, and in 1913 was
united in marriage to Catharine.
daughter of Joseph Honecller, Sr.. soon
after he purchased n farm opposite
the Brynzion Baptist church, near
Kenton, and from there he buried his
first wife. In the year 1850 he married
Mary, the daughter of Jos. Hofecller.
Jr. In 1856 because of failing health
he discontinued farming and removed
to Smyrna. While on his farm. feeling
desire to further extend his useful
ness, he was made Local preacher.
which Office he filled with earnest zeal
until his continued failing health com
PEELED him to cease his labor in that di-
rectiOn. In 1860 he buried his second
wife, and in 1861 he married Mrs. Mary
Hooper who survives him. For more
than twenty years he was prominently
before the public rs surveyor, convey
ancer, notary public, and agent for the
Kent County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, and all of these positions he
filled with strict integrity and business
promptness. AS christian his char
ncter stood out marked and we'll de-
fined, and on all public and moral
questions he seemed to have an intui-
tive sense of the right. Humility was
one of his crOwning virtues, he being
every ready TO eXteem others better
than himself Possessing these virtues,
IL is no wonder that when death came
it found him ready for the summons.
Six children survive him, one from the
first marriage, five from the second.
His funeral was attended at the NJ. II.
Church this afternoon by large num-
Dor Of relatives and friends. The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. J. b..
Quigg, pastor and the Rev. Il. &. Muir
ply, Of Ph9neXville, Pa, who was AN
early IAN intimate friend ofthe deceased.
The remains were buried in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
Smyrna Home school.

Our private school, known thus far
as the Smyrna Home School," will
close on Friday Of this week to open
again on the first Monday in Septem-
ber. The principal, Herman Roe, be-
lieves in holding on to the end, and is
not very much in favor of frequent
holidays. This new institution, organ
lied the first Of last December, has
been II success, though the number
has not been large, owing to beginning
so late in the year, yet there is every
promise that the school will be well
patrOniZed in the fall, and that it is to
be hourishing enterprise. There
have been twenty pupils altogether
thus far, and every one with their
parents, express themselves rs more
than satisfied with the instruction, the
government and the practical training
of the school. As we learn, the princi-
pal is modern teacher, not depending
upon the rOte drill of the book entire
ly, but training the thought, develop
ing the ideas, and aiming to give
strength and force to the young mind.
The routine of studies has included all
the ordinary English branches, with
bookkeeping, drawing, composition
Latin, German, physiology, philosophy,
etc. There will be no public closing
exercises at present, the examinations
will be reserved for the close of the
Fall term. Mr.. Roe has been assisted
by his wife, who is also an experienced
teacher, and it is expected that the
school will he sufficiently large in the
Fall to occupy two rooms. Parents
wishing the protection and safety of a
home for their children will do we'll to
patroniZe this school.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
NmYrnn PnhIic NchnnI.

The closing exercises of the Public
School began Monday and will end
Friday, Monday being devoted To tbr
pupils Of the High School who were
rigidly examined in reading. physical
geography, written arithmetic. English
literature, United States history
English grammar, etc, by their tenchnI
Mr.. Handy. They showed n nroG.
elency not often attained by pupils of
thelr age, which Of course could moi
nave been but for the directing hand
ol skilled instructor, who keeps moi
only abreast but little ahead of the
times. Several Of the school directors
ana number Of others Interested in
education were present and took mari
III the exercises by asking questions
IN English grammar and history W.
nave not space to mention the nam,
OF the pupils who acquitted tbemseIvos
best. Joseph NJ. Wilson. of WoSbjno'
toh, H. -, was present. aud IN n fcv
Vcrse ana Wei chosen sentences shoyv.
ed 'ne pupils the advantages 10 be de-
rived from their training. and contrast
ca the difference between now and a
few years ago. ''"'' "
a h9if-dozen visitors were present
yesterday morning when Miss Mary II
9pruance, teacher of the Second Pri.
mary, ~ said good morning" " To her it,
Tie pupils. The little folks sang sew,
era eral songs and repeated several appro.
Prlate yersps from the Bible with AMI.
nation The first class that recited
was composed of children whose
school life commenced four months
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
Inlection orOmro,.a-

The following officers have been
elected by Mcdonnell Encampment.
No. 2, l. 0. 0. f Of this town, to
serve the ensuing term:
Chief Patriarch, T.. &. FAIRIES.
High Priest, John A. Wright.
Senior Warden, John Il. Harris.
Junior Warden, l.. Il. Anthony.
Scribe, l.. M. Fowler.
Treasurer, Abel S. Farios.
At regular Communication Of Har-
mony Lodge, No. l3, A. +. & A. NJ, of
this town, held on Thursday evening,
June 18th, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
WOrshipful Master, ,GustavusA. Wick.
Senior Warden, James II. Groves.
Junior Warden, VIM. A. FAIRIES.
Secretary, Charles H.. Moore,
Treasurer, Thomas B. Megear.
The following arc the appointed OIL
GERS.
Senior Deacon, l.. Irving Handy.
Junior Deacon, William Ashcraft.
Stewards, Il. Morris Cloak and Daniel
Wells.
The members Of Smyrna COnclave,
No. 40, !. o. H., Of this town, elected
the following officers last Wednesday
evening, to serve six monthsI
ArchOn, John CosgrifI.
Provost, o. B. VOshel.
Secretary, Geo. M. Stevenson.
Financier, James II. Groves.
Treasurer, Jonathan B. Evans.
Prelate, b. V. Weldon.
Inspector, Josiah ID. Evans.
Warder, William Walker.
Sentinel, Isaac Il. Vickers.
Trustees, VIM. II. Raggs, VIM. d.
Hall and Richard NJ. johnson.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
A Delighted Visitor.

Among the visitor to smyrna Since
our last issue was w. ID. Bailey. Of
Matawan, y. j., and but for the
thOughtiulncSs Of one Of our entcrnris-
ing citizens might have returned to his
home with only a faint idea of the
many beauties this part Of Delaware
can justly boast. 4 drive of a few
miles, however, did much to fix i'm his
mind Il landscape that will grow bright
cr as Inc rctraccs his steps toward his
own beautiful home. The aultlesslv
kept lawn that surrounds Belmont
llall, the fertile and well titled fields
OF W. Polk CWnmius, Jas. u. Honrck-
or and Walter q. HufIecler. the
luXuriant orchards of Geo. w. Cum
minis bending with their weight of the
soon to be luscious fruit. while lust
beyond are the smaller but attractive
farms of Thomas J. Mundv and :. f.
briggs. The waving fields of wheat
rapidly Succumb.ng to its deadly foe
me seli-blnding reaper at Geo. Reed
Lolland :, the beautiful farms of Jas.
and lienry >. Anthony, /. :. Iapham
and \. J.. Hudson showing bv their
splendid cultivation that their owner.
live on them and neglect no part of the
detail and at last the berry patch of
Levi f. Anthony. ut New Home" g"
with its half hundred pickers in their
picturesque sun bonncts capped the
climax and caused the stranger to
doubt the statement of the historian
VINO thinks the Biblical Paradise lies
beneath the blue waters of the Pacific.
These scenes have become SO common
IN our contemplation that we seldom
think it worth while to call the aitcn-
ton of our visitors TO them and vet
there Is no part Of the United states
that can boast of 50 many advantages
rs this immediate section.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25

Is publishing in our last issue the report
Of the trial Of harvesters made at Monres-
t,wu y j., we did not know that the
F pla Record was ia any sense in
terested 10 any one Of the several machines
IN that contest, but supposed that it was an
accurate and unbiased report. and IN mak-
ing our comment upon the Hubbard
Cleaner and Binder did 80 from this stand
point We have since learned from the
Messrs. Taylor that it is commonly report
I'd and believed among machine men that
the Record is personally interested in this
Cleaner and Binder, and hence gave a very
eolored report Of the trial. The fact il
that every machine in that contest bn. had
circulars published setting forth the fact
that II won the contest, or ut least did the
best aud nlest sstisinctOry work, 80 that the
question ~ 10 which was the biggest dog
IN the hght depends entirely upon whose
circular you read Our object in publish
ing anything upon the subject was 10 give
our farmers the benefit Of what We supposed
on the authority Of tbe PHILADELPHIA
Record, we're the facts, but since they seem
70 have been "eolored facts we write this
in order 70 counteract whatever influence
the item IL last weeks issue may have had.
We bad no purpose whatever 10 advertise
one harvester above another, but merely To
call the attention Of cur farming oommunj-
~, 10 what seemed to be meritorious
machine, and 50 it may be, but if the
Reoord is interested it may be we'll 10 take
is statements With due consideration for
this fact.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph VI. Wilson of
washington, ID. c., and Rev. &. Collins
and son, Of Philadelphia, have been
spending a few days with Rev. J. T.
Umstcd and family. All being rela-
uvcs. and unexpectedly meeting to-
gethcr, made the visit a most agreeable
one all around Rev. Mr.. Collins
preached in the PRESBYTERIAN Church
sunday morning. Mr.. Wilson is the
founder of the Industrial school Svs-
TEN. He, in company with lIr.
lnisted, visited our Public Schools on
Monday and expressed himself highly
delighted with all the ARRANGEMENTS.
instruction and discipline of the sev-
eral departments; and also especially
with the building itself with all its an
plnnccS and CUnyeniCnceS for the pur-
poses Of its erection. He had good
and pleasant word to say to ali the
pupils and teachers. He CONGRATULATE
eel the citizens Of Smyrna in having
such an edilicc for their public schools; !;
and said that he had not seen anv-
where in the United States one supe-
rior to it. We are gratified to have
such an impression made upon iutclli-
gent gentlemen visiting our town, and
to hear them express themselves as
Mr.. Wilson has done. This should
stimulate and encourage Us to cheer
fully pay all our taxes for the support.
and advancement of the interests of
pubic school education and to bear
willingly the cost Of the building which
we have erected and devoted to this
purpose. Mr.. Wilson also visited the
Masonic Lodge Of this place, and was
equally well pleased with the brethren
with whom he became acquainted, and
the new arrangement and appliances
of their lodge room. We hope that
Mr.. Wilson may soon pay us another
50 agreeable a visit.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25

each succeeding burglary is the work
OF some new designers is a question not
yet determined upon. For boldness
of execution that of Wednesday night
last committed upon Mr.. Carr has not
been surpassed. The Villianous scoun-
drel entered his bed room. stole his
watch which hung at the head of his
bed and went through all his clothing
mat hung IN the closet in this room
opened his money drawer in the store
upon which was burglar alarm, and
took from it about $50. For cool dis
play of presence of mind that of Mrs
Carr on this occasion was most remark
able as well as rare. She awoke with
conscious feeling shat some one was
IN the room, and bent upon SATISFYING
the apprehension watched with cars
ana eyes keenly Y on the alert, and was
quickly rewarded by hearing and plain
~ seeing man on his hands and knees
crawling towards the door Her
Thought was instantly to awake her
soundly sleeping husband without
arouslng the suspicion Of the crawling
burglar. She accordingly began kick
ing hlm complaining that a flea was
troubling her, hoping to thorouoIv
awaken him and then to whisper to
him the real state of affairs, but he
only aroused sufficiently to turn over
for more comfortable snooze. mean
while the burglar was quietly retreat
ing on his all fours from the room.
Mrs. Carr then awoke her husband
telling him that there was a burglar in
the room he leaped out Of bed instantly
and rushed for his revolver and then
to the window hoping to see him as he
should make his exit from the door.
but in this he was foiled, greatly to his
regret, as he says he thinks he would
have left mark on him by which he
could have been identified. The com
munitY shares with him the regret.
They left Mr.. Carrs and came dcliber-
ately down to J. II. Cottoms and enter
ed his house, forcing with Jimmy
three bolts on one door and four on
another They brought with them
from Cars a guar; of iec-crcun and as
they found lot Of cake ut Mr. Cotton's
concluded to enjoy in real royal stvlc
Cars ice-crcmm and Mrs. Cotton's
cake in the latters dining room. As
the CAKE was all that She lost Mrs. Cot
tom think, that they must have been
frightened OIL.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
Our Depot.

Important and desired improvements
are about to be made at our station
under the direction Of Superintendent
Mills, in fact the work has already
commenced. The ticket Office and
baggage rooms are to be turned into
one, and has been arranged for a ticket
and telegraph Office, the latter to be
under the supervision Of +. l.. Rev
nolds Of Dover, and Gil. Reed of this
town has been employed to deliver the
messages. The old wood shed above
the depot is to be removed and will be
replaced by n flower garden. The lat
ter is something we have asked for
several times in these columns. and our
whole community will rejoice to sec
such garden ut our depot as graces
many of the stations on the line of the
Delaware railroad Harry l.. Collins
who has been in charge of the telegraph
office in this town for some wears has
resigned and the Office will be removed
to the station. Mr.. c. resigned two
months ago, but the resignation was
not accepted until yesterday.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
Hhe I1.irh Rntaln

The question, "Why the white pota-
to is called the Irish potato?" has been
asked us. The reason, so far as we
are able to give it, is, that the white
potato in Ireland has become a univcr-
sal crop and is one of their chief articles
Of diet. Perhaps there is no nation on
the globe so thoroughly devoted to the
white potato as are the Irish. The
potato is Il native of Peru and Chill
and was first carried to England in Sir
Walter Raleigh's vessels in 1886, but it
has been within century since it be-
came such n general crop and common
article of diet in the Emerald Island:
because then of the Irishman's exces-
siVe tondness for it it must be the
reason for its being dubbed with his
nationality. The high state of develop.
ment to which this tuber has attained
is due to the patient labor and care of
Americans and not the Irish. the
reason, therefore, above given is the
only satisfactory one we can find for
its being called the Irish potato.
Smyrna times., 1884-06-25
I'lC-lllC.

Public school, No. GS, Walkers
ThOs. L. Mason teacher, and the sun
day school of the same place held a
picnic in the woods in the rear of the
school house, OH Saturday afternoon
last. There were about 45O persons
present, including the scholars and
consequently general good time was
the result. Rev VIM. FAIRIES in a
prayer invoked the blessings of the
Most High upon the assembly. and
after an appropriate hymn had been
sung, proceeded to address them on
educational matters and ethics. He
was followed by VIM. Wood who warn
ed them of the evils of intemperapce
and other vile habits i'm a short but
pointed address. The young people
then enjoyed themselves i'm sundrv
games, in which "gum-sucking " took
very prominent part. All were
ready when the call to refreshments
was made and a considerable amount
Of cake, ice-cream and lemonade was
put away" The merry-makers start
ed for home about dark i'm a happv
frame Of mind, and quiet once more
reigned in the grove. The SMYRNA
Cornet Band was in attendance and
furnished the music.