The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
A. Riggs e. Bros Cistorn Makers: Office at

MAIL, NO. SUI Arrives, Z.SU T. M.
A. Riggs Bros, Cistern Makers; Office at
VI DelOrd Street N. o., Aend for Price List.
The predictions about St. Medard
day making rain or shine don't hold
good this year.
Honey for sale, opof 1856. At
100 per gallon. Apply to g. NJ.
.higgings, Hahnvllle, LA.
The Methodist Church in Hahn
willie has been repaired and white
washed which gives 1t an attractive
appearance.
The public schools OF this parish
CLOSED yesterday Tor This year, Ii
will be quite "a resting spell tor the
teachers until the next opening.
Some mischievous person shot
and killed a young horse belonging
TO ZenOn Fisse, on Tuesday night
last, i'll FlAggville. No one knows
who committed the deed,
Our young friend, Leon GotthOld,
in using his engine attached to the
moss pickery for the purpose OF
running new threSher, blew out
the gasket thereby stopping opera
tiops.
An old horse belonging to Mr..
CHARLES Madrre, dropped down i'll
n pasture of our vicinity OH Wednes-
day evening, and died shortly after.
1t WAS supposed that he WAS sun
struck.
Our affable friend Mr. john
tRodrigne, the singer sewing machine
agent Of Edgard, st. John parish,
favored our parish with his usual
weekly visit yesterday.
The Landry Bros, photographers,
with their boat the "Southern Belle"
returned to this parish last week
They arc situated about one mile
above Hahnville doing fair bust
Hess. in their line.
The Davis levee has been gradu
ally sinking ever since its construc
ton, and sixty laborers have been
at work gradually to solidify he
.levee. From some Gauss the work
has been discontinued.
The Morgan'S Louisiana and
TEXAS Railroad Company, have
removed the warehouse and tele
graph office from Boutte station
in this parish, and it will only b. a
.tlagS station hereafter.
Messrs. George E. Pitcher, Jr.
and l.. p. DeBantte of New Orleans
the well known drummers passed
through Hahnville OIL Monday last.
The former is representing the cele
brated Willialnantic Thread CO..and
the latter the popular house OF
Hermann & Grossman.
Capt. Charles Brown and his
chunl, Horace Blakesley, have put
mp y campin gypsy style on the front
of the river, to keep close watch
over their fish lines aud Schrlml
boxes. They are are living rs 'tw'
souls with but single thought, two
hearts that beats as One."
Mr.. Lucien Montague, a pros
porous sugar planter of Bonnie
Carrp, St. John parish, spent
couple of days with his Drorher,in
law, Mr.. D. Haydel, of the Hom'
Place. We received pleasant cal
from him Oh last Tuesday evening
Tue planters of our neighborhoo'
ARE anxiOusly awaiting for som
rain. the corn and lice is very nucl
in need of its Strange to say W
had rain during the last and thi
week, i've or six miles above AM
below here and only IA few drop
favored us.
The inhabitants Of the uppe
coast can consider themSelve
blessed; they have ice brought t
their doors weighed and only pay
cent and quarter per pound FOR II
inst think of it! we woald think 1t
nice treat if we would receive th
same facilities
We received OH Tuesday evenln
last, from Mr. Placide Baudoull
the largest musk rat We ever saw
itweighed two pounds seven ounces
and measured twenty inches troI
tin to tip. 1t was killed III the he
house of Mr.. Bandouin's tathe
where he had destroyed serers
arga hens for that gentleman