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lo years Of Faithful seryitude.

k>i This week we parted with the
~, @ printing press that has done
service In thu MESSENGER
Nn~ Office ever since II has been q
newspaper. II printed the first
Me sExGER In 1868 AMI has been In con-
tinuous service ever since. Its last per.
Torrance was to Print sale bill for Geo.
w. Purncil, Esq, this week, after which
Il was taken down and shipped to the
Campbell Press Co., Of New York, who
purchased Il from u.s. This press, if II
could talk, could tell tales Of sorrow and
of glatncss II could tell Of the clash OF
arms, the boom of cannon and the tramp,
tramp. of men as they marched onward to
the front. II could tell how welcome was
the day when all strife was ended and the
farmer returned TO bis pillow and the black.
smith 10 his anvil. Il has been a silent
witness and only acted the humble part
for which Il was intended. The press was
brought to Snow It'll in 1s67-as near as
we can asccrtain--by Col. John Handy,
now Of baltimore, the founder Of the Mes.
sENGER. Mr.. Handy brought Il from Sal
isbury where II had been In use TO print
The Neu Err, Republican paper, pub.
lishcd during the war in Salisbury, by a
gentleman named Wharton. Ofwhom Mr..
" Wharton purchased II and the service It
performed prior to his ownership we know
naught, but we are satisfied that Il has
more than paid for itself and we are in
hopes we may live long enough to say
something Of the kind about It's more cost.
IN successor.
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Items From Colbourns' District

Miss Rosetta lIorsey, of Delaware, is
visiting Miss Clara Carmcan.
Mrs. Bruce Carmcan. who has I'ccn
quite III. Is slowly recovering
The dance given by Mr.. John West an
the 10th inst. did no, prove successful.
the weather was rather damp for the girls.
Try again. boys!
Our schools are now quite full. May
they continue 81.
Mr.. L. W. Dickerson, at colhournc. has
a full stock Of goods and phys highes,
prices Ia. produce. lie sells go0ds nj
Salisbury prices. Give him call
SMuT.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-21

There Is new shoe shop In town
next door to DIR. Dashiell's Office. where
workman from Baltimore Is employed
Work done promptly aud neatly q. low
prices.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-21
Tho Elantrio I.irht.

The following Is the rate charged for
the electric light. The candle-powcr Of
each light h 10. being more than that
given by others towns near by.
Commercial lighting. IS cents each per
month.
House Lighting
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-21

Mothers. II you want sn outfit for
your Boys, in cloihing. Shoes, Hats. &c,
and nice. Cheap Shoes for your Girls, 60
to I. n. Merri,l's. Pocomoke City.
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SNOW iIILI. MARKET.
Corrected weekly by RICHARDSON. sMIT
MOORE A co

VIZ welcome the Kent independent
anil The Westminster Advocate To our
exchange lis, this week
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-21

lNThe Laurel Del.) gazette says: IAN
amusing scene occurred at Kenncy's drug
store few days ago. The clerks Of that
establishment never miss chance 10 get
of joke on the unsuspccting. A very
eccentric gentleman went In there the
other day, and seeing glass Of water on
the counter he drank II. Immediately
after the clerk came out and exclaimed,
any gracious! who cmpticd that glass ?"
lie was told what had become of il, and
then turning to the gentleman he said,
seriously. Good Lord, man, that glass had
arsenic in IL! You had better pray, or do
something d. quickw The man became
frightened and his face turned rs white as
snow flakes. lie wanted TO know what
he must do. One suggested that he drink
warm water To make him vomit another
advised him to try the stomach pump, but
this was not available, and then the clerk,
waiting his turn, broke In with "Eat lot
ofdry flour, quick = Immediately Il boy
was despatched for the flour and he soon
returned with n pint cup full. The cccen.
trio gentleman grabbed il and commenced
ramming il down his throat. II was u
tough job. hut IL went down all the same
Then the clerk prescribed three raw eggs.
and these, too, were swallowed. Then he
gave Him scitlliiz powder, and washed
all down with dose Of salts. The fright.
cncd gentleman had u whole drug store in
him, when the clerk relieved him 81 all
further approximations by informing him
that The glass of arsenic was found, and
VIVA, he had drank was simply glass of
pure water The Giraffe gentleman lril
the store in disgust. but warned the clerk
that he had better get his funeral cloths.
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House Lighting
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-21

Bessie Siansiicld. pretty nineteen
year.old teacher. living three miles dis
tant from Aberdeen. Dakota, lch school
during the storm To ga to farmers house
thirty yards distant. Her dead body was
found nearly mile from the school house.
Four children froze 10 death In n school
house at Mellclie. The teacher lcit them
to &c, assistance and her body has not ye,
been found. Miss S,enbiernor, another
teacher, twelve miles northeast Of Aber-
deem, was out all night In the blizzard
When found In the morning she was dy-
Ing.
The revised list of blizzard fatalities
shows o. dead in Dakota, ie In Minneso-
Ia, q In Iowa. IL In Nebraska aud In
Montana; total. 1875. BESIDES 81 are re
ported missing.
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Don't Experiment.

You cannot afford to waste time i'll
experimenting when your lungs are in
danger. Consumption always seems;
at first, only a cold. Do not permit
any dealer to impose upon you with
sone cheap imitation Of Dr.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, but be SUI you get
the genuine. Because he can make
more profit he may tell you he has
something just as good, or just the
same. Don't be deceived, but insist
npon getting Dr.. Kings New Discov-
cry, which is guaranteed to give relief
in all Throat. Lungand Chest affections.
Trial bottles free at ThibodauN Drug
Store. Large Bottles 81
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-06-16
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Trcat;etI Judicial District.

It IS or.lered4hat the terms Of court as al.
ias3}r cSfanli~ard IN this district he con-
timed. and that Judge Taylor Beattie Will
!aitl The term of cuuit as already liked ard
established for him to preside over, ana that
Judge Waiter Guion will hold the terms OF
court heretofore presided over by Judge hnoc
bloch; except, however, that the term OF
court 10 be held in the parish OF Assumption
on the first Monday of March of each year
will be presided over by Judge GnIon, ana
the term OF court to be held IN the salne par
ish on the first Monday of May OF each year
will be presided over by Judge Beattie.
1t is further ordered that the judges may
interchange, or serve one for the other, when
ever they mag so decide, in accordance with
the rules actually established.
1t is further ordered that the Jury Com
missioners il tho parish of Assumption sh all
be the following named persons:
W. L. Himel. Leon Lemual, Frank Berse-
roI aad joseph 4. Dalteres.
Aud the Jury Commissioners III the parish
of Lrlourche shall he:
Hudson W. Tabor, Cleophas Lagarde, En-
est Roger and Oscar Lepine.
Let this order be spread upon the minutes
CT the court in the parish OF l-aioarche and a
duly certified copy thereof furnished by the
clerk III the district court for the parish OF
! Lsfourcle. tc De made out and forwarded to
the clerk of the district eonrt OF Assumption,
WHO viii likewise spread the same upon the
| mipute book Of the court.
Let this order be published i'll accordance
with Law.
Done in chambers this Sth day Of June
1883.
fsisned) TAYLOR BEATflE.
WALTER GUIUN,
Judges Twentieth District.
Filed June 8, 1885.
toisnedj j. W. hNobLOCH.
Clerk.
(~~jA true copy; Test Clerks Office
ITS. tParisl of Latourche. fhibodaux. La.
~1Juue =. 1855. j. W. ANOBLOCH,
Clerk 10Th Jud. Dist. Court
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R. Il. Mcbride is now displaying the
finest and best assorted lot of crockery
an,l tableware ever exhibited in Thibo-
daux. He has a sample of the porce-
laiue ware manufactured in New Or
leans. almost equal in beauty and fin
ish to the French china, and which can
he sold at half the price of the latter.
He has an assortment of seml-potcs-
laine. white granite, iron stone and
common ware. Also, all kinds OF house
furnishing goods, stoves. fire CRATES,
cutlery, glassware, lamps, ice cream
~ffeezers and water coolers
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PERSONALS.

Mr.. Alcide Chauvin, of Raceland,
was in our town a few days ago, look
ing the picture of health.
Judge Alfred Engerran, our new
justice of the peace, has been doing a
good business since he qualified.
We had the pleasure of meeting this
wceI, Mr. W. c. Lorraine, the efficient
teacher of the consolidated Pierce II
Lefort schools. He reports that the
people are well satisfied with the con
solidation, which gives their children
the benefit Of tuition for eight OF nine
months of the year.
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The Garlic Editor.

W. have heard of the horse editor,
the sporting editor, the agricultural
editor and the snake editor, but it re-
NAMED for the Donaldsonville Chief
to discover the garlic editor. This it
has done in Judge H. H. Carver, the
veteran newspaper MAI OF Assump-
ton. He is at present engaged as
sub-editor Oh the Chief and when Tom
Cook endeayored last week to poison
the big ugh, ugh Qndian) Of the estab-
lishment by leaving a piece Of Diego
garlic in the sanctum, the Judge inno-
Gently came along and ate a piece
"just to see how strong it was" and III
consequence he came pretty a
"climbing up the golden stairs The
boys play these kind Of jokes on the
Judge at every opportunity, knowing
how good naturally he takes them and
how heartily he joins in the laugh af-
forwards. Sometime ago he told Il sto-
ry about a flag which was always
hOisted in a certain town after the fire
men had succeeded in suppressing Il
fire, and ever since the boys have
called him .'lct her float" So he as
sured us that he will let all the garlic
in Christendom float around before he
tackles it again.-Iberville South.
We are surprised to learn that our
good and genial old friend, the Judge,
should have lived a long and useful
life, characterized with varied expe-
r%ience, without having tested ere this
the strength" Of the garlic. His in
fantile days must have been remarka-
bly, exempt from worm troubles, since
he did not then form the acquaintance
Of the "strong vegetable" which reign
ed supreme in those days as a vermi.
fuge.
The boys in the chief Office are tt
be severely censured for playing suci
practical jokes on Il good natulet
friend and unless they restrain theil
natural bent for this SOFT of wicked
ness, they will stand Il poor chance
indeed, of climbing up the COLDER
stairs" up which they came ST nea
sending the good judge on his way re
joicing
Truly, there is always somethin:
going wrong i'll the CHIEF Office sine
its office rag-beg pardon, towel-per
formed that wonderful evolution.
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Our New Exchanges.

From far off Colorado comes to us
the modest Lake City Sentinel with Il
timid request to exchange. Certainly,
Bro. Dacons, and with pleasure.
The Sentinel is a new weekly sheet.
succeeding to the Si1rer World. fer
mer publication of Lake City. Us
Editor seems to take a serious view OF
the journalistic life, if We may judge
by these few remarks contained In his
salutatOry, to wit:
eve have; locally speaking. already
secured advertising to partially meet
the running expenses of this office, and
shall endeavor to meet the other half
through the mediumship Of early and
late working hours, between which
will be sandwiched an unlimited
amount of grease. We have had to
work hard all our life, and expect to
continue in the same old way, aided
with plenty of pepper and salt for
seasoning, and not much pie"
The Sentinel has an official directory
from which we gather the startling i'll
formation that Hinsdale county has q
Hogg for district attorney and Lake
City a Slough for a trustee. but it is
not stated whether its Slough has any
connection with the Slough OF Des-
pond" nor are we told whether the
HOgg ever wallows in the Slough to
cool off the summer heat.
Hinsdale county is Il mining place
and presumably rich, but the ubiqui-
teus delinquent taxpayer ems to
thrive as well there as in poorer Re
gions, judging from the full page add
vertisement of delinquent tax list
The second number Of Or Home
Journal, a new weekly journal publish
ell in Plaquemine. parish OF Iberville,
dropped into Il sanctum this week IL
form our acquaintance and TO join oul
interesting coterie of exchanges. 1t is
owned and edited by Walter Il. Bryan
and, Judged by the number before us
| bids fair to succeed. We suggest.
however, to u young confrere that ;
| little less love matter and the absence
of such sentimental stuff as "who i
she :" in the juvenile corner, woul,
greatly improve his journal.
We welcome Our Home Journal t,
our exchange table and wish it success
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-06-16

A regular meeting of Thibodaux Fire
Go. No. l was held last Monday night,
ut which Messrs. S. I. GrisamOre. c.
A. Lagarde and j. NJ. Guarlia were re-
elected members of the Firemen's Hall
committee for the ensuing year. Five
good, substantial names We're added TO
the roll OF members.
1t being the twenty-ninth anniver-
sary of the company, the members.
after the business OF the meeting was
concluded, visited the famous soda
tount of Jos. 7. ThibodeauN and drank
success and prosperity to the company
for the mex twenty-nine years.
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YAXSALES.
The state. Of Louisiana rs. Detn
queat Tor Debtors.
Parish Of Lafourche.

BY vlriite Of the authority vested III me by
the constitution and laws OF the State OF Lou
isiana, l will sell. ut the principal front door
OF lie courthouse in which the Civil District
Court oi said parish is held, within the legal
hours for judicial sales, beginning at Ii
o'clock a. III. on
SATURDAY, THE 7th DAY OF JULY, 1883.
and continuing on each succeeding day, until
said sales are completed, all immovable pro-
perty on which taxes are now due to the
State of Louisiana ard parish OF Lafonrche,
to enforce collection Of the taxes assessed III
the year 1883. at the rate OF one per cent. per
month until paid, and all costs. =.
The nalne Of said delinquent taxpayers.
the aplennt OF taxes due by each on the as
sessuent oil said year and the imMoTable pro-
perry assessed 70 each to be offered tor sale,
are ;s follows, to-wlt:
, FELIX, ETIENN1. A certain tract of
land in Baton Pilon, containing about
y acres. .--.......... ........--..S~~ ~
HURLEY. II 4 FREEMAN. Ono
half lot in square No. Al. on Church St 527
MARTY. ELIZA Miss. Est. A certain
tract of land on lett bank of bayou La
fourche, bounded above by lands Of y.
Dupuy Il Co. and below by lands OF Airs.
A. foise and Love Ridge, containing 40
ODD FELLOWS, G. L. O.. One lot and
hrlttttng III - ubi wv" 80
lands oil J. Coleman and Church St.. s %
SAGET. JULIEN, Est. A certain tract
ot land adjacent to town, bounded by
lanas oil y. Conian and JOIN Taylor,
containing about , acres ------------ . 50
TAYLOR, NELSON. One lot and build
ins in Lonsueviiie. between Rarataria =.
street aud lands of Lagarde and Bourg b al
Another lot in square No. 4. between
LaIearche anu BaiatarIa Streets. W
Another lot, bounded by Barataria Ca
1Ial, Foret aud Long aud Penouilh..- | 70
WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER. One lot and
building in square No. 4. Longuevills,
bounded by Laiourclie and BaratarIa
streets II
On said ayI will sell such portions OF Said
property as each debtor will point out. and III
ease ti,. debtor will not point out sufficient
property, / will at once and without turtEe,
delay. sell the least quantity OF said property
of any debtor, which any bidder will buy iol
the amount Of the taxes, interests anu cost:
due by SAID debtor.
The sale will DC without appraise,mens, fol-
cash, in legal tender money of the Unitet
states. ana the property sold shall be ru
.ieemalYlc at any time Ter the space OF on
wear, by payin. the price gwen. with twent,
per ceat. and cost, and penalty added.
- P. f. LOIsIO.
Sheriff, Parish OF Lafourche.
Thihodaux, La, Jnne 10, 1885,.
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The session OF the public schools of
the parish has been five months this
year. instead of four and Il half months
as it was last year. If the number of
schools was not SO large, OIL if the
school fund was greater, the session
could be extended to eight or niue
months. As it is the School Board is
doing the post it can with the limited
amount at its disposal.
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Our esteemed tellow-citizen, IL. n.
Coulon. ESQ.,. has opened 4 notarlal
Office on Market street, adjoining l..
p. Caillouet'S law Office, for the ran
sactlon Of business in his line. Ills
many friends and clients VIII ever
tind him there ready to attend to their
wants. and always willing to acconmo-
date and nblige. Mr.. Coulon's past
experience IN the Recorders office emil
nently fits linn for his new position
and we trust our readers will %patrenize
Aliaf its TT deserves.
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Another effort is being made to res
cue the coal suxk at our railroad
landing. This time it is proving sue
e~essful. The coal is scooped up with
the grapples of II dredgeboat and
transferred into another fatboat. The
work progresses well and proves quite
attractive 10 orr curiosity seekers.
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If the present Town Council wishes
10 leave Il name and IL memory that
will live il song and history, it will
have the ~hahquettes on St. Bridglt,
Thibodaux and other streets repaired,
and have that abominable nuisance
on the corner of st. Philip and I1libo-
dauX streets removed.
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Mr.. John W. Trotter's new building
adjoining our sanctum is approaching
completion. The work was, however,
temporarily suspended this week, ow-
ing to the failure of the skaters to put
in il timely appearance.
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Oar JOB office is still receiving
numerous orders and is filling them
rapidly and TO the satisfaction of our
patrons. We invite IL personal i'll
spection of our splendid outfit for ex-
ecuting all kinds of job work i'll our
line of business.
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Excelsior Lodge No 81, |. O. o. F.,
had a pleasant meeting last Saturday
night and conferred the degree OF love
Oh two worthy members. This Lodge,
now in its 35tll year, has added seven
new names to its roll since january l,
1888.
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The Irish potato crop has been a
failure to n very considerable extent.
While some farmers have been fortu-
nate enough to receive good prices for
their crops. others are making little
more than their expenses. This crop
the present season seems TO nave been
affected with some sort OF disease,
which made transportation of 1t to
market difficult and hazardous.
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The fines; millinery goods are to be
found ut the establishment OF Mr.. l..
2. Gaudt. oA st. Philip street, near
the post office. Give him a call before
purchasing elsewhere.
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The waters OF the Lafourchc rose
~several inches. necessitatins, We have
been informed. the raising of a tempo
,ary leyep ut the crcVasse to prevent
the water from running over.
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Every mechanic and laborer in town
is busy, whilst new demands for their
skill and labor are made daily.
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The WI. palutll has been laid up
fer souc days undergoing repairs that
will render her more Staunch and swift
in the future.
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Mr. Leon Guedry, a worthy inhabl-
tant OF Chackbay settlement, was
stricken down last Monday by an apo
plectic stroke while at work i'll his
field. He was picked up by his neigh
bors and carried into his house, where
DIR. Fleetwood was summoned to his
aid. At the latest account he had raj
lied somewhat. though his right side
is still paralized. Mr.. Guedry is u
man of large family, having Il wife and
many Young children dependent upon
him, and we trust Providence will
vopchsafe ham a speedy recovery.
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DIED-In New Orleans, ut s o'clock
Friday night, June s., 1888, Joseph
H. johnson, aged 80 years, a native
of Thibodaux and a resident of New
Orleans for the past twenty-three
years.
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LOCAL NEWS.

W. had an all day rain in town last
Thursday.
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A fine assortment of sadGlery, har-
ness and plantation gear at =. L..
Rraud'< store. corner Main and Green
streets.
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Fam.a- posters about the town an
uouncc several games Of baseball for
tomorrow in which orr boys are to
narticipatc. Coed luck to them.
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Mrs. Sheridan, the aged mother OF
Gen. Sheridan, lately departed this lie
after a long illness.