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St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

BY virtue of an order of the Honorable Dis
trict Court i'll and for the parish of St. Landry
I will sell at public auction TO the last
and highest bidder, at the Courthouse door
in the town of Opelousas. at IL o'clock q. ill.,,
Wednesday, October 2 1st, 1855,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of Della Webb, deceased. tO-wit
1st. One lot OF ground situated in the town
of OpeIousas, La, together with the buildings
and improvements thereon, bounded north
by Landry street, south by Vine ssreet, east by
Walnut street and west by G. w. DuRoy.
I'd. Four hundred and eighty t4SO) acres OF
land with the buildings and improvements
thereon, situated near Church Point, IN the
Parish of st. Landry, bounded north by Bayou
Plaauemine Brulee, south by public lands, east
by Ernest Daigle and west by F. Olivier.
The above property will be subd1Vlded INTO
four lots and sold separately.
The foregoing tract of land will be sofa Dy
lots, or in a body as the administrator
may determine on day OF SALE
Sd. One buggy and harness.
4th One creole horse.
5th One branding iron with pretenslons.
Terms and Conditions, to-wit The moYa I,es
for cash, all the real estate to be sold, payaDle
one-fourth cash on day of sale, the balance on
a credit of one, two and three years rom oay
of sale purchasers to furnish their NOTES III
solido with rood and solvent seeuriIy TO tne
satisfaction tf the administrator. me hote5
TO hear eight per cent. yearly interest,"
each from day of sale. until paid. 10 secure tlo
DunctuaI payment of caid notes, ana interest,"
and attorneys fees at rate of ten per cent. u
case of suit to enforce payment, speci5I lhVke
gage and vendors privilege are retained:
con a.5t Administrator.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

we have been frequently asked lately
for "Picayune of the 9TH Many
other subscribers have been asked for
that particular number. There has
been a great demand for that paper of
that date. One person was running
in great haste, and offering twenty live
cents to any one who would furnish
him with that particular paper. But
none Of them would tell what they
wanted with it ! there was something
ia it they wanted to see, and that was
tile most definite answer they would
give. With d little investigation we
discovered that the test questions for
public school teachers, adopted ny the
State board of education h"d been
published in the paper OF thar date /;
and hence the demand by persons who
we're about to be examined as teachers.
Some who had just been examined, an
sWered as high as ninety eight and even
ninety-nine and half per cent OF the
questions including the pons a8inofa'Ta
known as the north pole shadow ques-
ton Others who had not been exam
ined. were astounded by this unusual
display of knowledge, and learning
that the questions had been published,
attributed this high per centage to that
fact, and to max things even and just,
they dubbed thgether and sent for a
bundle of the described papers, In or
der to illuminate the ben lighted minds
Of those who aspire to be tue educators
of the children of st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE. at New Orleans, La,
September 22d, 1885 )
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk of Court at Opelousas, La, on the
Sd, day of November 1885, viz
PIERRE RELLO,
who made Homestead Entry No. $3.50, for the
lot No. One ~ Sec % Township South OF
Range 2 East, La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
Michael Prud'homme, sr. Olivere Derbonne.
Firmin Derb0nne Michael Prud'homme Jr. all
OF the Parish of st. Landry La.
C. B. DARRALI,
sept 265t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Mr.. r. Mornhinveg has just received
new, large and stylish assortment OF
jewelry, which he invites his customers
and the public in general to call and
examine. We will give in our next is
she more full and correct account OF
his assortment of jewelry, watches,
clocks, &c.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

We learn that our young friend Char
ley Lewis has opened cotton seed de-
Dot at Bellevue Station, where he is
prepared to buy cotton seed at the
highest market price.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

A terrible misfortune befell Hon. I.
S. Fontenot, last Tuesday. He was at
the rear of his gin when his right hand
was caught in the saws, and mangled.
The two front fingers had to be ampn-
tated, the thumb was cut half oft, the
forearm badly lascerated and the arm
dislocated at the shoulder.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Sometime last year Henry Williams
broke into and robbed store at Ar
naudviIe and made his escape at this
term of court, Samuel Wilson was in
dicted for hog stealing on Bayou Boeuf.
Since his arrest he has been identified
as Henry Williams.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Since the good weather has set in
cotton has been coming to town in
larger quantities. Rice has slackened
up on account Of the low price of this
product.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Divine Service at Epiphany P. E.
Church, Rev. C. C. Kramer, Rector, on
Sunday Sept. 9th, at II a. M,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Dir. C. A. SANITY of Lafayette, has
been transferred to Opelousas, and is
associated with Mr.. w. c. Abbott in the
management of railroad interests here.
We hope he will be pleased with his
new home.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

We call the particular attention of
all taxpayers of the parish of st. Lam
dry, to notice of the tax collector
published in this paper.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Preaching at the Baptist Church to-
morrow, at II o'clock a. M, by Elder
A. P. Scofeld.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

All who desire to invest in valuable
property, town lots and other lands and
a variety Of movable property, should
attend the succession sale of the estate
in community between Henry Welsh
and his deceased wife, at Welsh's on
the Louisiana Western railroad, on
October LIST next.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
ESTR.R YES.

A brown COW branded with two rs crossed
at right angles. and bay horse colt about three
come forward, prove property. pay charges
and take them away, or they will be disposed
of according to law, within thirty days. APP
sept 26-5t
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
PATENTS OBTAINED MED. and ?, al Al

U. S. Patent Office attended to for MODERATE
FEES. Our Office is opposite the U. s. Patent
Office, and we can obtain patents in less time
than those remote from Washington
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as
TO patentabitity free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless We Obtain Patent.
When patent is granted a drawing of your in.
ventton, with claims, yonr name and address,
will be published in the United States Patent
Office Gazette, a paper of immense circulation
And the only one that publishes this free.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the Supt
of Money Order Div and to officials of the q,
s. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms
and references to actual clients in your OWL
State or county, write to
@. "A. SNOW Sc CO.,
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. G.
nov 24-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Nh. w. C. Abbott. agent for Morgans
Railroad informed us that the system
which now obtains on the road will
change on Oct. 1st.
This change has long been anticipa-
ted in consequence of consolidation of
lines between New Orleans & San Fran
cisco.
We sincerely hope the change will
prove beneficial to the interests of all
concerned, including our merchants
and planters.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
DUBLHC SALE.
ESTATE OF DELLA WEBB.

No, 1921
PROBATE DOCKET. DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Business around the depot must be
brisk, if we are to judge from the
number Of wagons seen going in at
Messrs. Milmo g. Stokoe's lumber yard
laden with country produce which is
traded for lumber.
Mr.. Cummings will trade lumber for
hides, cotton seed and all kinds of coun-
try produce.
The weather is getting better
Than it has been in the past;
Business too, is better
And Cummings hopes it'll last.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
District Court.

The grand jury was discharged last
Saturday. In addition to the bills OF
Indictment ignored by that body, which
we published last week, the following
were found.
NOT TRUE BILLS:
Francis FRANCOIS for assault and bat
tery. Emile Pitre for carrying concealed
weapons, Felix Landry for Rape, Cy-
prien Aurellien for assault and battery,
Pierre Galop for obtaining money under
false pretences, DR.. VIM. Childs for
shooting with intent to kill, Donat Pu-
cheu, for carrying concealed weapons
Jean Bite. Latleur for assault and bat
terry, Remy .GuiIlory for assault with
intent to kill, Jessie Roy for larceny,
Numa SOnnier for hOrsestealing, Ben.
Lastrapes for shooting with intent to
commit murder, Landry Fontenot for
assault with intent to commit rape
Modesto Guidry for larceny, Gumbo
Weatherall for larceny, Dock Horn for
carving concealed weapons, Mentor
Andrus for manslaughter, George Beard
for severing fruit growing on property
Of another, Alcide Fairfax for resisting
a public officer, Dave Dayle for shoot
ing a COW, Eugene VALERIE for larceny,
Edward Briscoe for larceny, John Mo-
reau for assault and battery, Josephine
Guidry for assault and battery.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
DUBLEC SALE.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM F. ANDERSON.
No. 4643.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY

BY virtue of an order of the Hon. the District
Court in and for the parish of st. Landry
there will besold at public auction to the last
and highest bidder at the Courthouse in the
town of Opelousas, parish OF ST. Landry, on
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
Welnesday. October 2Sth,

Wednesday, October 2Sth,
1885, by the undersigned Administrative.
or any duly qualified auctioneer, the follow
ing described property belonging to the estate
of William f. anderson, deceased, to-wit:
1st. One body of land situated about one
mile east of the town of OpelOusas, known as
.tWhite Hail." with all the buildings and Inn
proyements thereon. containing about thirty
superficial acres, bounded north by public road
leading from Cpelousas to prairie Basse, south
by lands of Veilland Chachere and James II.
Houston and east by Mrs B. A. Martel, being
land purchased by deceased at the successional
sale Of Apphia B. Hooe deceased wife of DR..
George Hill, made on the 18th day of October,
1882.
I'd. Another body of land situated near the
first above described tract, containing about
four or five superficial acres, bounded south by
public road leading from Opelousas to prairie
Basse, cast by property formerly of Theophile
Martel, west by Veilland Chachere and widow
Theophile Smms and north by lands belong
ing to the parish of st. Landry, and being prop
erty acquired by deceased at said suecessionaL
sale OF Apphia B, Hooe, deceased.
Sd One lot of household furniture.
Terms-CAsH.
VIRGINIA F. GARLAND,
sep cost. Administrative.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

ing COW, Eugene VALERIE for larceny,
Edward Briscoe for larceny, John Mo-
reau for assault and battery, Josephine
Guidry for assault and battery.
TRUE BILLS
Were found in the following cases:
Solomon Williams for murder, Paul
Richard and Valsin Sonnet for larceny,
Charley Bihm for carrying concealed
weapons, Valerien and Jean Simon and
Carantin David for cutting and carry
ing away trees, Joseph Poullard for as
sault and battery, Joseph Poullard for
carrying concealed weapons, 0. Grader,
L. and P. Wood and Minnie Thibodeau
for disturbing a peaceable assembly,
Pierre z. and F. Edward for larceny.
Moses Cain for murder, Joshua Payne
for inficting a wound less than may
hem, Stephen Jones for larceny, Sydney
Laf1eur for assault and battery, Malinda
Hillman for larceny, Lazarus Bloch for
selling liquor without license, Sydney
Latieur for carrying concealed weapons,
B. Richard for obtaining money and
goods by false pretence, Laurant Gull
Tory for obtaining money and goods by
false pretence, Zepherin Cormier for
selling liquor without license, Olin Du-
rousseau for horsestealing, Buster Hunt
ct ais. for larceny, Ira Boatner for lar
ceny, Sebastian Dupre ct ais. for horse
stealing, FRANCOIS Richard for carrying
concealed weapons, Gustave Boudreau
for petit larceny, Martin Gradni for
carrying concealed weapons, A. Mallet
ct al. for petit larceny, Joseph More for
rape, Eugene Roy for larceny, Martin
Gilbert for horsestealing, Thelesphore
Lege ct al. for assault with intent to
commit rape, Thos. Hardy, Jr for sever
inc growing crop, Artemon FOntenot
for larceny, Julien Cesar for intlicting
wound less then mayhem, VIM. Aus
1 tin for assaulting with dangerous
weapon, Richard Blair for obtaining
goods by false pretence, Aleck Smith
for assault with intent to kill, Brit
Killebrew for carrying concealed wea-
pons. Alecx Smith for carrying con-
cealed weapons, Joachim Sonnet for
forging counterfeiting and uttering a
forged order, Lee Wilmington for car
rying concealed weapons, Lee Whit
tin gton for larceny, Onezime Etienne
for threatening to kill, Andre Lee for
larceny, Samuel Wilson for larceny,
Jean Etienne ct al for larceny, Etienne
Sonnier for horsestealing, Andre Lee
for larceny, Casimir Bobb for larceny
Aristide Cormier for carrying concealed
weapons, Lucien Chapman for infiict-
ing wound less than mayhem, Lau-
rent Frank for murder.
The following
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26

Saturday, September 26. 1855.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
PLEAD GUILTY

William Scott, carrying concealed
weapons, sentenced to pay fine Of $3.50
and be imprisoned in Jail for three
months.
William and Charles James, assault
in two cases, sentenced to thirty days
i'll Jail for each case.
Jean Etienne, two cases, Of assault
and battery and carrying concealed
weapons, az. 80 fine and week in jail
in each case, and Thirty days more in
iail on failure to pay fine.
II. Ardoin and d. Stephens, assault
and battery, fined So each, and thirty
days in Jail on failure to pay fine.
Green Campbell, concealed weapons,
ten days in Jail.
Sam. Lewis, concealed weapons, fined
Ss5, and thirty days in Jail on failure to
pay fine.
Jean Etienne, larceny, not yet SEN
fenced.
fined S75, and thirty days in Jail, and
on failure to pay fine nine months more
in Jail.
The following were
TRIED By JURY:
Osmain LedOux, assault and wound
ing less than mayhem, acquitted.
Bill Dupre, stealing fifteen years OF
corn, convicted.
Joshua Payne, assaulting and wound
ing less than mayhem, convicted:
Joseph Moore, rape convicted with
out capital punishment.
Chas. Yentriss, larceny convicted.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-26
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
OF ADREINIsTRATION.

ESTATE OF JEAN BITE ToRNE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-05-29
Home Again.-Miss Ell

Home Again.-Miss Ella Burroughs,
who disappeared from her home, near Nor.
beck, this county, on Monday, 18th instant,
returned home on Monday evening last
About 6 o'clock her father, having gone a
short distance into thick wood near his
home, was startled by the lost daughter sud
denly appearing before him. The change
in her appearance was very marked. Her
handsome suit of blonde hair, which had
formerly reached to her waist, had been Gu
close to her head, and during the seven days
which she was absent she had lost a great
deal of flesh, and her face was haggard and
worn.
Since her return she has remained in her
room, in great distress of mind, and has
evinced desire to shun the society of her
friends. She is extremely reticent about
her journeyings, simply saying that she
went into the woods, cut her hair off, leav-
ing it where she cut it, and then went to
farm near Ellicott City, where she remained
until Monday morning, when she started
for home by way of Hoods Mill, walking
the distance of about % miles in one day.
When she returned she was attired in q new
dress, which was not completed, the seams
being only basted.
1t appears that after leaving home she
went into the woods, changed her dress for
that of boy, cut her hair off close to her
head, and being thus metamorphosed in APP
pearance into a boy, proceeded to Hoods
Mill, a distance of twelve miles, where she
was seen the evening of her disappearance.
The next thing heard of her was on Thurs
day morning, when she appeared at the
farm of Mr.. Joseph Rhine, which is near
Pine Orchard, Howard county, still dressed
in male attire. Giving her name as George
Burroughs, she requested Mr.. Rhine to EN-
poy her on his farm. Mr.. Rhine hired her
and gave her some light work, which she
performed until Monday morning, when she
decided to return to her home, which she
reached that evening as stated. Miss Ella
is bright, intelligent girl of sixteen, and
was surrounded at nome by everything that
could make her contented. She was in fact
the pet of the family, and no cause can be
assigned for her action except that her mind
was temporarily affected, presumably from
overstudy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-05-29

HymeneaI.-On Thursday Of last week
the Lutheran Church Of this city was filed
with anxious citizens 10 witness the mar
riage of Mr.. Joseph Moore, of this city, and
Miss Clara Pyles, Of near Boyd's, Mont
gomery county. Mr.. Moore is well-known
as the artist of the "Skids' Of the city, and
the members, to the number of about seventy,
attended the wedding in body. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. DIR. Diehl.
The ushers were Messrs. Aaron Rosenstock,
VIM. b. Storm, NJ. Ryan, Hemma Halter,
Henry Debring and Edw. G. Gilbert The
organ was presided over by DIR. Thos. Eader.
AS the wedding couple entered the church,
preceded by the ushers, the following we'll
known musicians occupied seats in the choir
and rendered wedding march composed
by Prof. Geo. Ed. Smith: Prols. Geo. Ed.
Smith and Hoffman, comets; Prof Neipold,
alto; Harry Young, trombone; Thos. Young,
bass; Elmer Moore, tuba; Rob't Kemp, pic
Gallo. During the ceremony DIR. Eader rem
dered upon the organ Blue Bells Of Scotland.
After the services the happy couple repaired
20 the residence Of the groom's father, South
Market street, where reception was held.
The "Skids'' and their famous band formed
In front Of the City Hall and attended the
reception In body.--FTsd. E1amiasr 27R
lpstant
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-05-29
Literary Society.

| The twelfth meeting of the Longfellow
Literary Society came off on Wednesday
evening, May the Goth, at the Presbyterian
church. As it was expected to be the last
of the season it had been specially an
nounced and some efforts were made to
make the programme attractive to strangers,
whose contributions in the form of "gate
money" were to be added to the library
fund of the Society. Despite wet after.
noon, the attendance of visitors and men,
bers numbered somewhat over seventy
At 1895 p. M. the President called the
meeting to order, and after the roll had
been called the minutes Of last meeting were
read and adopted. The committee appoint
ed for the selection Of a library then re-
ported, and their list Of books, with some
slight alterations, was adopted, and the
treasurer empowered to conclude their pur-
chase. The subject Of adjournment until
Fall was next brought up for discussion,
and on division, the motion to adjourn
and to meet on October 14th, 1885, was car
ried by an apparently unanimous vote.
The evenings exercises were then pro.
ceeded with, and were opened by solo,
entitled, give o'clock in the Morning."
sung by Mrs. Meigs. A reading of "The
Georgia Volunteer" by Mr.. Perrie Waters.
A decidedly effective reading of"Whistling
in Heaven" was next given by Miss Lula
Williams, followed by rendering of "Some-
body's Mother" by John w. Williams. AT
ter short intermission the Society was again
entertained with music in the form of a solo
from Miss Lula Williams, entitled, "We'd
Better Bide A Wee" A debate, having for
its subject: "Do the surrounding influences
form the character of the individual" was
then opened by Mr.. J. II. w. Peploe, who
argued in the negative. Mr. Chas. Williams
and DIR. Coffman then spoke on the affirma-
tive side of the question, and after a reply
from MIR. Peploe, the question was apparently
considered undecided and allowed to drop.
The entertainment concluded with u we'll
rendered reading from Miss Grace Etchison,
entitled, Richmond on the James,"
The President, Dr. Coffman, then grace
fully resigned his executive position, and in
the course of a closing speech announced
his intended departure for new profes-
sional field. A vote of thanks in recogn-
ton of his services and an expression of re-
greet at his leaving was proposed by Mr.
Peploe, and after being seconded was unan-
mously carried The Society then adjourned
TO meet as arranged, Gn October l4th, 1885
GARNsToNE.
Rnvd'a Nav or IRE
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-05-29
F. W. ROzER
jury 81, 1884.

Mr.. F. l.. MOORE: desire TO say in JUS
tice 10 the Champion Binder that il done all
you recommended il 10 do II done the work
well in both tall aud short grain. Your ina.
chine and the Minneapolis were tried in the
same field. The Champion cut and bound
the whear TO my ent re satisfaction, in fact,
making better bundle TO handle than the
Minneapolis had no fault TO find in The
work done Ny preference was TO take the
Champion, as IL suited me.
Yours respectfully, John W BEALL,
Wheaton, Nd.
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JOHN C0LLlNSON WHITE.
RocKvILLE, Montgomery county, Nd, |
Nav 9th, 1885. (

May 9th, 1885. I
Mr.. +. l.. M00RE-Dear Sir: The Cham
pion Sell-Bnder ! bought of you last June
gave good satisfaction and recommend II for
its great saving OF labor and its clean work
Further II viii not pay any one TO follow
tie Champion Binder with horse rake TO
gather loose or scattered grain.
Several OF my neighbors, who saw Il work
were much pleased with the manner it did its
work, and one Of them Immediately bar
gained with me TO cut his crop.
cut from home thirty acres, giving salts
faction, and was told by the men that put the
grain 10 shock thet the Champion Binder had
not missed ,ieing bnnde. The hest Of all
was when we came TO put our wheat in stack
we had no loose or united bundles, and we
stacked with more ease than we ever did
before.
Yours, F. W. ROZER.
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GEORGE T. NICHOLS.
PorouAc, Md May 7lh, 1885

Z I. MOORE-Drar Sir Mrs. Il Case re-
quests that in reply to your letter OF inquiry
Of the 9Th instant, that the Champion Binder
bought Of you last year gave her general sat
isfacii0n II was easily managed, durably
made, light Of draft, and in fact size says il
would he like farming without horses " he
without H.
/ am, very respectfully, your obedient serv-
ant, o. S. MAUS,
For Mrs u. CASE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-05-29
FOR THE SPRING OF 1885
Syracuse Steel Beam Chilled Plow.

Has no equal for lightness of draft, scour-
ing in any soil, holding to the ground in stony
land, and the facility of adjustment under all
circumstances. The Syracuse Chilled Pillow
has ever been held in readiness TO meet that Of
any other make in competitive trials. The Sy-
racuse Chilled Plow has repeatedly demon
strated its superiority in all The essential pag-
tculars as No , Ploy