The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-22

A. Riggs g. Bros. Cstern Makers; Office at
HSee card OF S.D.Gustine, MD.
Honey for sale, crop of 1885. AT
rs cts, per gallon. Apply to G. M.
Higgins, Hahnville, La.
Mrs. G. j. Bel, of New Orleans, is
OH visit to her mother, Mrs. Lewis
Dry of our village.
We are indebted to Hon, Michael
Hahn, Congressman of this district,
for a lot of turnip seed for diStribu.
ton among his constituents III this
parish.
We are pleased to state that the
Youngest daughter of Mr.. T. L. Bau
d0uin. is somewhat better. She has
been suffering with fever for the
past week.
Our village baker and grocer,
Mr.. A. Peperkorn, has filed up his
ward, whtewaShed his fences and
painted his gates, thereby aiding
much to their Appearance.
Mr.. Pierre Cabache a former
butcher of IIahnvi lie; who hid re-
moved to 81. Joha, is among us
again doing the same bnSineSS.
We wish him the success -he de
serves.
CoriuuS showers of rain. while
brnriitli, g the cane crop during the
last wcel:, hare retarded'rjce plant
crs in harvesting, and should the
rain continue, mu,'h damage Will be
sustained by the rice planter.
Mr.. j. g. Harris, the agent of the
popular G. Amltman & Co, Manufac-
iurers of Threshing MaehiisrS,o Can
ton, Ohio, dropped in on us We'd
nesday evening last. He has just
returned from st. James parish
where he has been arranging sew
eial machines that he has sold there.
Tssac Wilson, q fugitive from jus
tice, indicted for Rape by the Grand
Jury of LaEoutche parish, was ar
rested in this parish by deputy
sheriff Robert Pierre aud locked NJ
in the parish Jail, where sheriff Orv
holds him subject to thu orders Of
the authorities of Laf0nrehe.
Our village was visited by a severe
flash OF lightning on last Wednesday
evening, which terrified every one
in the Town as it went by, and made
it's final blow at Mr.. Ory's stable,
tearing the whole front down, ard
luckily for i'm that both of his
horses were out, as,Otherwl>e, they
might have been killed.
We received q pleasant call from
Messrs. George. Banqupr and John
son j. Kearney, on Wednesday eve
ming last, the former is a merchant
of Freetown and latter connected
with the Killona plantation. These
gentlemen were on a business trip
TO our town and informed us of thelI
intention of having Il postotflce
established at FreetOwn.
We stated enormously, in oul
last issne, that Mr.. John Rodrigne
the popular agent of the Singer
Manufacturing Co., had resigned
his employment. We are pleased tt
state that our friend has not sew
cred his relations with the company
but, OH the contrary, will continue
to favor eur parish with his nsna
weekly visits in the interest OF ii
concern.
Peter Harper, an cid and res
pected citizen, who has held severa
positions of honor and trust in thl
parish, is nnGlerarrest char ed Will
Rape alleged to have been commit
ted several years ago. 1t is re
ported that his arrest is the >eqne
of vexatiOn's proceeding in sepal
alton from Bed and Board bPtwee
him and his wife; which was latel
decided in Hdrper'S favor IL
states that the entire proceeding
one of coercion and black MALTA
instigated by his late wife and Is
tissue of malice and SANDER. w
& understand that an application tt
s%-A writ of HabeGs Corpus will soon /
- lade in his behalf, with view
his early release from iall.