The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-05-08
OPELOUsAs:

LEONCE &c T.. A. SANDOZ.
OPELOUsAS:
SATURDAY. :::::;:: MAY 3, 1886.
There will be services at the Church
of the Epiphany at Opelousas by Rev
IT. Prosser tomorrow at Ii O'Clock a. m.
For RENT A centrally located bust
ness stand on Main street. Possession
given Immediately Apply at this office.
The May Day Picnic of last Saturday
in Bellevue was we'll attended and pro-
we'd to be very enjoyable to all partici-
pants.
NOTICE All persons indebted to the
"Star Grocery are respectfully request
ed to call at this Office aud settle with
ont delay.
g Flowery May is here again, but in
this latitude the title is something of a
misnomer Flowery April would be
more appropriate, as great many more
flowers bloom here in that month than
ID May.
The contract for building the new
Courthouse at Opelousas, was awarded
on Tuesday, the 4tli inst, to Messls.
Hannon g. Voss of Baton Rouge, at
$20, $50, they being the lowest bidders
for the same Work on the building,
whice is to be fire-proof, will commence
in few days, and is to be finished aud
delivered on the lst Of October prog
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LAST CHANCE.-As Mr.. Bromowicz,
the Photographer, is getting ready to
leave Opelousas, our citizens who desire
good pictures would do well to call on
him without delay. The samples Of
work on exhibition at his gallery on
Main street, are sufficient Evidence of
his superior skill as an artist, and as his
charges are extremely moderate, our
citizens should not fail to call on him at
once.
Those nf our patrons who are in ar
rears for subscription to the COURIER,
and all indebted tn this office for adver-
tising and job printing, are earnestly
requested to call and settlr, OF pay u
part 1T least tf what they owe We
need the funds and desire, If possible,
to avoid placing the accounts i'm the
hands of a collector All bills now due,
which will he paid before the first day
of June, 1886, will be allowed Il dednc-
tion of ten per cent.
The Rayne Signals Personal Column
shows that Rayne is not only a live and
vigorous town, but that it is somewhat
of q magnet in Southwest Louisiana to
people abroad just at this time In
fact, the phenomenal increase of popu
lation in that portion of onr parish for
three or four years past has shown il to
be tlie cynosure of immigration anil
progress, and We congratulate oar con-
frere npon the brilliant auspices which
are opening out for tile prosperity of
his favored section in the fntare.
The annual election Of officers Of
0pflousas Fire Co, No. took place last
Tuesday evening, and was, as usual,
quite spirited affair, the contest being
close one throughout. The following
were elected to serve until May next:
President, Fl H. Estorge; Vice Pres
ideHt, a. J.. Perranlt Treasurer, Ant.
Deitlein; Recording Secretary, g. Ca
hanin; Financial Secretary, Jos. Dn-
charme Foreman, r NJ. Littell; First
Assistant, S. +. Hebrard; Second Assist
mt, Chas. Anselm; Steward, II. D.
Lareadt.
PERsoN 4 Mr. G. G. SWayze, Jr,
our obliging young telegraph operator,
whose Office has been transferred to flle
railr0id depot, left last week for Frank
lin, to take charge of Tie office there
We learn from the Argus that Sena-
tor Kavanagh left Washington Thurs
day on lis way To attend the. regular
session Of the Legislature which con-
venes iD Baton Rouge next Monday, the
10th. Our other Senator Mr. Lewis
and all four of onr Representatives
Messrs. Guidry, Robin, Lyons and Ar
maud will doubtless be on hand like
wise in due time.
We had the pleasure of receiving a
call last Saturday from Mr.. N. B Hill
lyaFd, tile special correspondent Of the
N. @. Times Democrat, who has huen
visiting various sections of Southwest
ern Louisiana for the past few weeks
and Writing elaborate and very inter-
esting descriptions thereof for that live
and progressive journal. Tie labor that
Mr.. Hillyard is engaged in is a very i'm
pOrtant one, and he possesses In an emf
nent degree every needful qualification
for its proper and faithful performance
hence, We would urge npon our readers
the prnpriety OF giving him every as
sistance in their power in the prosecu
ton Of the work in wllicll lie is now en- :
gagged ID our parish.
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Al majority of the members of tlle
Opslousas Bar allege that there il toe
much labor FOR one Judge In this dis
trict, and during last week held several
meetings with i view of having The
bench increased to two Judges for tht
greater expedition Of criminal and civi
business Iii oilr courts. Az an entire
lnanimity Of the bar could not be Sc
cured, the discussion Of the subject was
\ dropped for the present.
We would here take occasion to slig
gest, that if b Law should be passed, a.
tlle approaching session Of the Legisla
tnre, increasing the jurisdiction and
aiscfeti onary powers Of Justices Of the
peace, our District Conrts would mol
onIy BE- relieved Of d great deal Of labor
ann time now devoted TO petty crimi-
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