The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-27
Who says watermellon3
The river is rising here.
Viii e wash your fence.

A. Riggs d Bros, Cistern Makers. Office at
24' Delord Street N. o.. Send for Price List
Honey for sale, crop OF 1885. All
LOO per gallon. Apply to g. Nj,
Higgins, Hahnvllle, La.
Several more cOlOred men were
bitten by snakes this week while
.grassing rice i'll this parish.
The spirit of improvement is yet
abroad in the land. New buildings
are going up and old ones are being
repaired
We have had several fine rains
during the past week. Aa "A conse
Quence the hearts of our planters
rtjoiceth.
A slight accident occurred in our
parish OH Texas and Pacific Rail
road, Wednesday last, thereby delay
ing the train q short time.
We were favored with pleasant
visit on Tuesday last, from our
genial friends, MessrS. Augustin
and Baquie, attorneys at law.
The friends and acquaintance of
the late Mrs Odalie Danjean, are re.
QueSted to attend the funeral servi-
ceS which will take place at the
Church of Rev. &. A. Jobrrd, "Our
Lady Of the Rosary" on Tuesday
morning next,at nine o'clock.
. MIR. Charles Nj. Higgins, Hon. M.
Hahn'S Bee King of our village,
made another shipment of honey
few days ago, consisting ofseven bar
rels, destined for New York City, by
way of Red River and Coast Line
and MOrgan's La, & Texas Railroad.
We roget that circumstances did
not allow us to shake hands with
our worthy confrere, Mr.. Charles
LAsseigne, Editor of the 1neSchGcebe,
who spent Sunday in our village the
gueSt of Mr.. Charles A. Baquie.
Mr.. Lasseigne was accompanied by
st. Johns popular deputy sheriff,
Mr.. T. Voisin, and We are assured
both gentlemen lett st. Charles
carrying with them pleasant impress
SiOns of their short stay among us,
Call again, friends.
One of Ivens' elf primiac pump
while at work in The levee fronting
MesSrs. A. & P. V. Brou'S Prosi
deMce plantation, for irrigating their
rice crop, drew two young aligatms
from the river into the rice tlume
on last Thursday morning. This
shows the power that the pump
has. We would advise our planters
who desire a pump to procure one
of them, as they have given entire
satisfaction to all that have used
them.
A few nights since, Michael Laqup,
shot and killed white man at
BOutte station. Although the Cor
Oner held an inquest on the body of
the deceased and the cause of death
ascertained, yet, strange enough, no
affidavit has been made in this case.
Without expressing any opinion as
10 the guilt or innocence of Mr..
LaQue, we can not fail 70 remark
that the Coroner is derelict in the
discharge of his duties, which are
plainly laid down 10y the law. 1t is
The province of the Grand Jury to
say whether Mr. Laque should be
prosecuted for the killing or not.
The Hahnville School for white
children, under the able superinten-
dence of Mrs. X. M. Haggerty.
closed its session on Friday, the 10,
inst, and celebrated the occasion
by q public examination of the
pupils attended by their parents
and other relatives. The examina-
ton was conducted in the presence
of two school directors and the Par
ish Superintendent who expressed
themselves fully satisfied and highly
nleRsed with manner in which the
no read and answered the
many questions mopounded. The
exercises were closed with a few
dialogues and declarations we'll rem
dered and delivered, followed by
two or three simple and spirited
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