The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
VOL. XXXII.

VOL. XAAH.
40pflpusss (ourier,
0f;ciaI Journal of the Parish OF St. Landry.
1ficjaI Journal Of the Parish School Board.
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY BY
LEONCE & L. A. SANDOZ.
OPELOUSAS:
SATURDAY. i: AUGUST Is, 1885.
Papabottes continue plentiful and
hunters come in daily with bags well
filed with these delicious birds.
Watermelons aud muskmelons still
crowd the market at give-away prices;
ehills and fever continue, and the doctors
find no rest from their labors.
PERSONAL. Messrs. III. l.. Garland,
u. Lefebvre, T. III. Lewis and w, R.
Cochran returned from Sour Lake and
look much improved in health. They
are we'll pleased with their trip.
The little colored boy who was acci-
IDENTIFY shot last week, and at one time
thought to be dangerously wounded is
said to be improving with good pros
pects of ultimate recovery.
If you want to find number one,
first class, boarding house be sure and
stop with Mrs. w. c. Lewis at the Posey
residence, whose lodgings and table are
excellent, at very moderate rates.
Hot, Hotter, Hottest is theSlaily re-
frain Of our sweltering population, and
August is certainly borrowing some fuel
from the heat bunkers of the tropical
climate, to produce the sultrlness
which now rules our midsummer season.
Mr.. T. j. Lacy, of the Mount Hope
Nursery, near Washington, brought Us
d few days ago several fine specimens
of the Leconte pear, of which he has
many young trees for sale. This va
riety bears quite young and seems to be
peculiarly adapted to our soil and eli
mate. Plant few this fall or winter.
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New CoTToN.-The first bale of new
cotton in st. Landry parish was sold to
wv. MI. Price, one of our merchants, on
last Wednesday morning 1t weighed
400 lbs; classad as middling, sold fot
10 cents per 10, and was raised on Pine
Grove plantation, belonging to P. Mi
chel, near Washington, w. Long, man
ager. Who next?
A special train passed mp on Wednes-
daE morning carrying the leading off
Gals of the Morgan road. The head
cantres of this road ought to take ride
occasionally on the "regular" passenger
tain which would enable them to ap-
pfeciate the beauties of the hop and
ga-fetch-it style of locomotion tha
b, ,Jasted convenience" is now affordins
tlS travelling public.
The world d-renowned DR.. j. Van FL
deren, the best tooth and root extracto
ID the world, viii exhibit and lecture n
Washington, La, Sunday, August 10th
from till u. M, ON the public square
and invites dentists and the public a
large to come out in force.
The Doctor will remain at Opelousa
until Friday, August 2lst, in Frank th
Bakers building.
In another column will be found th
advertisement of the Tulane Univefsit
situated id New Orleans. The fact tina
Col. VIM. Preston Johnston is the pres
dent of this College is assurance enoug
OF it's able management There IS fn
corps nf able professors for academies
e and collegiate courses, including In
and medical departments This is a
admirable home institution for the sol
of our State.
We are informed that Messrs. F.
Perrodin and Michel Halphen ha,
rented the Perrodin Hall for the seast
and intend to overhaul the premise
rebuild, enlarge and beautify the stag
and otherwise improve the hall. Pa
ties desiring to give entertainment
balls, &c, may rent the hall alone,
rent the hall with privilege of sellil
refreshments, as may suit their cow
nience. Applications for the hall shou
be made to Mr.. #. #. Perrodin.
The scholastic exercises, at the Co
vent, under the management of the S
ters Marianites Of Holy Cross will op
on the 9TH of Sept. prox. There is
better institution of learning in our pf
isll for the education of our daughte
and all who have patronized it ha
been delighted with the progress, NOR
and religious training of their cliildrs
Parents, at home and abroad, shot
send in their daughters Mt the Co
mencement of the term so as to ha
the fnll benefit of a regular course
studies.
WEATHER AND CROPS. We ha
very little change 10 note in the weatl
and crops. In some localities they co
plain of too much rain, in others
quite enough, but in the greater part
the parish Che showers have been D.
right. The corn crop is large one 9
issecure the cotton crop is growing Q
fraiting well and promises to be the 3
f0r many years past. Rice harvesti
has began and the yield promises to
large in quality and quantity
planters are ell Id good spirits, and "
relnunerative prices they will be am
rewarded far THAR wnMrtR lal1Ar