The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

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manner, which will add greatly to the
beautiful appearance Of that block.
The seat of MIR. C. c. DusOn as Sem
ator has been contested by Mr.. Louis
Stagg, but Mr.. DusOn was sworn in all
the same, and it is very probable that
| he will remain in his seat.
A slight change in the Railroad sched-
ule took effect Monday last. The morn
ing aud evening trains now leave min
utes earlier, at 9:35 a. m. and :45 p. III.
No change in the arrival of the trains.
The saw mill of Messrs. Guerinere
Bros, will soon commence operations, to
the great satisfaction of the people of
this section. This mill will also give
employment to some twenty or twenty
five men.
We take pleasure in informing the
public that our young friend, B. l.. Four
net, has opened a soda stand, and pri-
vate saloon for ladies, in that magnificent
building known as the FOurnet store,
main street. We wish him success in
his new enterprise.
Oh! how sweet! The Belle of Ander-
son Whiskey.
T. l. N. C. is not cure-all but quar-
ter Of century of constant use has
demonstrated beyond question that
Tanners Infallible Neuralgia Cure is
the only known infalIible cure for all
kinds of neuralgia and for nervous head
ache. 80 cents per box Manufactured by
Rangum Root Medicine Ca, Nashville,
Tenn. Sold by all Druggists.
The white wash brush was put to work
on the fence of Messrs. A. Liable &
Son this week, which add much to the
appearance of their drugstore. Many of
the property holders would do well to
follow this example, as their fences are
greatly in need of a little attention of
that kind.
Our young friends, Gueriniere Brous-
sard, Lionel Gueriniere and CASTOR Bien-
venu, came on the excursion to New Ibe-
ria last Sunday and made flying trip
here and shook hands with old friends.
They looked fine and seemed to have en-
joyed their tip.
The General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana met in the capital city of Ba-
ton Rouge, Monday last at noon, organ
lied both branches and informed the |
governor that they were ready for busi-
ness.
MIR. S. P. Henry of Cameron, was
elected chairman of the House, aud |
DR.. p. j. Trezevant was reelected clerk |
and Major Thos. Mcintyre was re-elec-
ted dSergeant-at-Armsw without opposition |
If the people would follow the exam
pie of some of our business people, and
send to New Orleans or elsewhere for
their goods or get their work done in our
neighboring towns, as they do for their
printing, they would soon starve, and
would have to do without any printing at
al. If you prosper it is by home pa
tronage, therefore you should patronize
home industries if you want them to
prosper also. A word to the wise is suf-
ficient.
Now that the parish warrants are
worth dollar for dollar, would it not be
to the advantage of the parish to make
loan, and pay its contracts cash instead
of issuing warrants, and paying more in
warrant for any work done for the par
ish than they would if paid cash, for the
laborer who cannot wait until the end of
the year for his money has to sell his war
rants of course, at loss. This loss is
not that of the laborer, for he charges
more for his work because he knows he
will have to sell it at a discount to get
the cash, and that loss is the gain of
those who speculate on the parish war
rants.
Mr.. Louis c. Duchamp, a po-
pular planter of this parish sent
to this Office a squash raised by
him, which measured 32a inches
in circumference and weighed 5
and l ounce.
Our thanks are due our charm
ing friend Miss Mathilde Renaud,