The Opelousas courier., 1886-06-12
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OPELOUSAS:
SATURDAY, SO: JUNE l2, 1886,
I,aeombe has just received a car load
4 Northern ice, and sells it cheap.
Secretary Of State Arroyo will please
sceept our thanks for copy of his bien-
NAL report.
we are having local showers of rain
daily. Crops are reported fine in every
section of the parish
plums and early peaches have put in
their appearance on our streets. The
froit crop win fall short of that of last
ysar.
There will be the usual Sunday morn
ifg and evening services tomorrow at
ths Baptist Church, by the pastor, Rev.
i. P. Scofeld.
Who would dispense with the luxury
Of ice water these hot days when our
friend Lacombe is selling ice at % cts.
Der pound at retail, and IL cts. per
pound in quantities See advertise
ment.
The formal opening of the Pointe-
Anx-Loups Springs takes place Tues
day, June Is, and the ball comes off the
next evening, the 10Th. If you can't at
tend the opening, don't fail to be on
hand for the ball the next evening
Wednesday, the 10th.
Id few days more our people will
begin to seek the cool and healing wa
tefs of Pointe- aug -Loups, Bell. Cheney,
and Mountain Bayou Springs to re-
euperate health and to enjoy hunting
and fishing There are good accom-
mOdations at all these local watering
places, and they are managed by agree
able hosts.
PERSONAL. State Senator E. T.
Lewis made a hurried visit to Opelou-
sas on last Saturday, to consult with
citizens here upon the lines of the pro-
POSED new parish of Acadia, and TO
learn their wishes abont their location,
&c. He left for his post of duty the
following day Sunday
Our schools are all busy preparing for
their commencement Exercises, which
take place at the latter part of the
month. Then comes "vacation" which
has world of meaning and pleasure in
II to children, and is equally enjoyed
by teachers as a respite from their ar
dnous labors, and to recuperate strength
for the work Of the Fall and Winter
term of school.
M p Young s. Co. opened i'm ex-
change and collection Office at this
place on the lst inst. Persons wishing
to have drafts cashed, or exchange for
any amount from one dollar up, would
DO we'll to call on them. Rates Of
charges are very moderate. Call on
them and get bank checks. The office
( is open at all hours of the day.
SOMETHING NEW. Under the aus
pices of the ladies Of the Baptist con-
gregation, on Thursday evening, june
"A, there will be given on the lawn ad-
jaeent to the residence OF DR.. ID. G. Par
ker an open-air entertainment. In al
dision to the !. lawn party there will
be music and the usual privileges Of an
eVening party in the parlor for those
preferrjng 1T. Admission FREQ.
Commencement Exercises of the Opel
ousas Female Institute, Mrs. NJ. M.
Hayes, Principal, will be held at Perro-
0inss Hall, on the evenings of the 10th
and 18th inst. Patrons and friends OF
The Institute are invited to attend.
Alumnae address will be delivered by
Hon. E. ID. Estilette, and diplomas
awarded on evening Of 18th inst. Ex
eEcises begin at 8 o'clock p. %. Com
mencement sermon BY Rev. ]. d. Jack
aon, at the Methodist church on Sunday
18th inst, at IL q. m.
We are glad to note the fact that the
committees of 0pelonsas and Rayne
have come To a definite and aTnlcabie
agreement in the location OF the lines
of the proposed new parish OF Acadia.
BIZ this arrangement Rayne still gets
the requisite number of square miles
and required population for the forma-
tion Of new parish under the Constl-
tuition and the vested rights of Opel
ansas as the parish site, and the polite
al status Of ST. Landry will not be crit
icalIy imperiled in the territory aud
voters thus cut off from our borders.
Now that things have been adjusted on
al equitable basis, VIE hope TO hear no
more charges of insineerity or bad
faith from either side. Very naturally
the people, on both sides, are jealous Of
their conceived rights and future inter
ests IN the matter; hence, there should
be mutual concessions, and with d fair
compromise all agitation of former diff
ferences should cease. Let Us have
peace
WEATHER AND CRoPs The dry
spell. which lasted through the greatel
part Of May and afforded planters tim'
Is clean their crops, was broken, or
Friday Of last week, BIZ local shower
of rain that have since been succeeded
BIZ general and heavy rains, falling al;
most daily throughout the past week
June now promises To be as wet a
Nav was dry, and woe to the .tardy o.
DELAYED farmers who failed to get cieal
of grass before the rainy season began
Grass and weeds will now grow witt
fatal luxnriance, and If chopped out u
one place will not die, but immediately
take root to give trouble elsewhere
The corn crop, however, may be con
silered made, much of the iirst plant
ipg being laid By, and the most o
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