The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-04-25
~ See notice of election.
The health of our parish is good.
Read Registration Notice.

See notice headed, Estlay.
The river is rising here.
A. Riggs l. Bros Cistern Makers; office at
~ Dslord Street N. o.. Send for Price List
Attention is called to card headed
Notice 10 the public.
Special attention is called to the
list of jurors for next term of court.
Several rice planters of our par.
.ish, began cutting the levee this
week for the purpose Of putting in
rice dolls.
The st. Charles Brass Band will
give ball tonight at Mr.. y. Schex
nAder's residence about one mile
above Hahnville.
The river has risen several inches
this week, the lice planters still
hoping that ere long they viii have
sufficient water to make their crops.
The WORMS destroyed fifty acres
of rice for our old friend, Charles
Madere, Of the Fashion plantation.
He went to work blowing and plant
ing 1t over again.
Mr.. John Rodrigue. of Edgar,l,
st. John parish, the efficient agent
of the Singer Machine Co, of New
Orleans, gave us pl 'lsant call on
Wednesday II otoing last.
Our genial friend, Capt. E. j.
Comeaux, of the steamer "Mabel
CumeauX" WAS in our village on
"Wednesday morning last, in the in
tereSt of his popular boat. While
in town he dropped in on us.
The time is appronchingand every
citizen of Louisiana ought TO try
and increase the gathering to cele-
hrate that eventful day at the
Worlds Fair, "Louisiana Day" on
Thursday April 30th. We say
without fear of contradiction that
there will be a vast assemblage
present,as the railroads will on that
day have the rates reduced to one
cent a mile.
Several Of our friends ran . mar
EUW cSCdliO IOI lDOiI lives WulIc
crossing the river on Tuesday last.
The river was at the height of mad
ress caused by the high wind blow
ing which made il difficult 10 cross
When they managed to Eel to the
middle, unfortunately one of the
oars was broken Luckily one of
them understood lite about steer
ilg q skiff, and by t at means
they finally padded their way to the
nearest shore, Right bank, safely.
Notwithstanding we have on
previous occasions demonstrated
against the practice of the Texas
and Pacific Express Cos, permitting
packages addressed to HahnvilIe
to be carried to st. John and Don
aldsonville, instead as formerly,
notifying consigneeS to call at st.
Charles station, or delivering, when
requested to do so, to our mail mes,
sengel, as be will collect and pay
charges on same, we regret to
state that there has been no change
in this practice, Notwithstanding
they promised to discontinue causiug
many to pay an extra charge for
having same relurne /.
SCENE-''arpy station, St. Charles
parish, l.. Il N. o. X. R.-A short
time since our genial friends, MeSsrs
Solomon Felix and Charles Feidel.
concluded to take their usual ride
to the station in their stage. They
arrived there without any inter
ruption, but, as til, roads were then
very bad, and AS their load was
somewhat increased by the arriva
of our joyial friend and metie0, S. ID
Gustine, NJ. d., of Kennerville, La.
the l;orses refused to pull on theil
way back. After a delay of som,
time a happy thought struck one 0
them. viz: to ride the horses. Act
ing on the suggestion Messrs
Felix and Feidel mounted each {
horse with the Doctor in HE vehicle
We leave our readers to form al
dian of tho nipturo nraapnt41