The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-16
The Jeanerette Fair was success.

The Jeanerette Fair was success.
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The public schools throughout the
parish will open next Monday
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New cotton is coming in more brisk
.ly, which with the large receipts of new
rice will increase the business of our
town materially in the future. Cotton
sells at to 81 cents per pound, rice at
$I.75 to S2.00 per barrel, cotton seed
$3.50 per ton.
On Oct the State Treasurer made
an apportionment of the school funds
10 his hands at that date, viz. !:
S2I.070.65, in the proportion of 6a cents
DER capita on the number of educable
Youths in the State between 6 and IS
years Of age. st. Landry's share for
The 1920 school children attributed to-
her as $895.72.
A Adiminntive but highly distinguished
stranger put in an appearance, few
days ago, at the residence OF DIR. R NJ.
Littell, and has been holding daily re-
ceptions and levees ever since, only his
.sleYees,u instead of coming off in the
morning, are usually postponed until
after everybody has gone to bed He
ia a ten Founder, and the DR.. gives it as
his deliberate opinion, professional and
otherwise, that he is blessed with a good
pair of lungs. May he live long and
prosper
A severe and damaging storm visited
the Gulf coast on the 10Th and 18th inst,
causing great loss of life and destruction
to property. The town of Sabine Pass,
Tex, was totally destroyed oH Tuesday
night. and 65 lives are known to have
Gulf and lower coast suffered damages
10 property. stock, crops, gardens, etc.;
some of the railroads leading into New
Orleans having their tracks submerged.
Owing To the prostration of telegraph
lines, the full extent of the damage and
loss Of life is perhaps not yet known
The Rayne Signal was brimfui Of
good feeling and jnbilation in its last
issue upon the large majority of votes
cast for the new parish of Acadia. The
exaltation was perfectly natural and nm
auesfionably sincere, and we join oitr
confrere in his enthusiasm by wishing
the new government of Acadia one Of
peace, happiness md prosperity in the.
future. But as Acadia is ii daughter of
st. Landry We trust that the child will
never forget her mother, and will make
q wise and patriotic nse of the patri-
mony given her. Let harmony and
Il has. fnPc nd
may Acadia grow mp to be one of the
leading parishes of ihe State.
Personal. Dr.. p j.. Parker return
ed home few days ago from Southern
California, where he was absent for
several months in quest nf health and
the restoration uf his lungs We are
glad to say that he looks much i'm
proved, and appears to have taken a
new lease OF life. He was delighted
with the climate, but says that it is
much better for inValids to go to South
ern California in summer, rather than
ID winter, as is customary, particularly
if they are afflicted viii. lung diseases
We hope the Doctors health will be
permanently restored.
Our Office was favored with visit
lAse utsu.sy L1o.h ~ .i.. 5u'.', 81,
eA-sspo, olls tloN e y s,s ,1oa S. $
rapia rsg; oeeul'aeion = laiisoauihs 'e
W lliteVliie.
NEcRoLoGY. i)I Y. = Larcade tiled
on tuesday evening, lhe i@tn INST,
agea aoout59 years. m. i'arcaae vas
ralsea - Opeiousas, ciefkea y MaEos llsst1
drugstore for sonetiine aufing his lsoy Z
nooa ana ~ tiae mean sil9e ne sasn ssuuy y
ipg medlcine, attendea sne hedscai Col g
lege 70 SeW Vfieaus Wnere y ne gTauua1-.
ea WITH ii!gh nonors soon atlef Feachi1g
nss majority. At,er rscelvlhg nls a!t
ploina i.s Oegan cue pfacs'cs @ Aeui- .,l-
clue 70 NeW Osleans ana M I, ,suoseaushsIy
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va nnhlish to-dav ! IN, i n;cat;o,
from Senator Lewis explaining his cons