The St. Charles herald., 1885-06-13

Plums are lipenng, bat ,he crop
is light.
A. Riggs & b rs, Ulstern Hallers Office at
VI Delord 8aset 4. o. END for Price List.
Now is lie ume 10 crawl into your
straw hats, linen busters, and l>w
quarterrd shoes.
Honey fer sale, Clol OF 1885. A
81 90 per gallon. Apply 10 q. M.
HigsingS, Hahnv,lle, La
Our genial She ift Mr.. Lewis Ory,
paid auother'viSit to the city hi,
week on business connected with his
Office.
The store and moss factory of our
friend, NJ. j. ChapSky, Of LulihA
pOstoffice, was sold by The aherI II.
Mr.. Gotthold was the purchaser.
A freight train OF the Texas and
Pacific Road, had smash u 5un
day morning last at Fashion, whitn
DELAYED the local train a few hours.
The ball given last Saturday night
at Mr.. y. Shpxuaydel'S residence hy
the ''St. Charles Brass Band" was a
success. Several visiting ladies were
present aud participated in the
dancing.
The beautiful "Edme' formerly
Luling plantatirh) III this paaisb,
WIS sold at sheriff sale on Saturday
last, for the small SUN Of 834 $50.
The sugar house alone We dare say
is " orlh that amount.
Mrs. Adpline Layprgne, an aged
lady, and an old resident of this
parish, died Monday last, ai'e a
longand painful Illness from a cancer
inthe breast. She Was bulled in the
ccmetary st Elgurd, 81. john par
ish, on Tuesday morning.
The rice planters Of our parish are
looking melancholy since the river
has taken such sudden fall. There
is no water to be had hi ough the
fumes, and if God III his wise PROV
itlence don't bless them with rain,
it will be another bad year for them,
We are pleased to know that AT
the PoliceJury meeting last Monday
Mr.. Il. LeBreton. the syndic OF Inal
ward, was instructed I" inform the
owners of the plantations III the
vicinity of the late Davis GREY aSse
that people must Tot be prevented
from passing under penalty oI
prosecution.
Mrs, L, p. DeBautte, OF New
Orleans, is on her usual visit to "ni
mutual friends and pniShioncrs Nj
& Mrs. Jack koueseiie. Her hus
band accom- panied her here, hut ha'
left to attend t. his coast business
The HERALD is indebted 10 then
for pleasant call.
Death H. its eternal visi alton ha
again claimed an honest and labor
ious old colored man, Frank Famha
from our midst. some NE ag(
while working in !ia coz i ii, h
was cau- hit in heoV5 RAIN, aud go
Wringing w,t, going to his home 10
his mea. ins cad of taking OF I h
wet clothes he returned To his wOrh
and two or three days atterWar
he was stricken gown With pnel
mcnia, and died on Saturday niet
last. The deceased was respect;
BILE old man and received the goo
will of everyone. He leaves wi
and three grown children to mo'u
his loss.
On Sunday night last, an acc
dent happened On the MiSslsslp
Valley Road, while the Baton Roui
excursion train was bound to Ne
Orleans. 1t seems that when Il
train reached Judge Emile Rost
plantation, in th.s parish, fe
miles above Red Church, the engl
and cars ran on an "pen SWit
which turned engine and cars ov'
The freman,a "a negro, was 81 ted, NJ
the engineer and some SIX or SeN
passengers wounded. O"e ras$'
ger, MIR. ". II. Se3 h"ur, 81 /
well known firm of S. mong
Kramer, Counsrllors al Law, at
OustomhouSe street, New 0fiea
had his leg fractured above Il kn
Z, .siks reek was piliable sight