The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-02-25
Local Lights.

Candidate balls were in order this
week.
We printed fifteen thousand tickets
this week.
The peach and plum trees are in full
bloom.
A disagreable drizzling rain fell all day
monday.
Some of the excursionists returned
home .'dead broke"
We will receive contribution for the
Father Jan monument at this office.
Evening services will be held at the
church Oh Wednesdays and Fridays du-
ring lent.
The Democratic primaries take place
Thursday, let the voters make note of
that.
Our streets which were drying up nice
ly, were again rendered by the rain Mon
day, mass of sticking mud.
Would have known of DR.. DromgoOle's
English Female Bitters years ago; after
ten years of torture with a terrible female
disease, a few bottles cured me.
Letter from patient.
Mr.. Edgar Richard Of Breaux Bridge,
was appointed clerk Of Registration, by
Gov. McEnery, last week.
We publish elsewhere the amount of
cash collected up to date for the monu-
ment of father Jan.
Mr.. Mathurin Lepiniec Of this place
and Miss Elise Jean Marie of New Iberia
were married at that place last week.
We announce to the democratic voters
of this, the first ward, that Mr. E. A. Du-
is candidate for Police Juror.
Our Washington letter has been crow
ded out this and last issue, but will ap-
champ pear in our next.
A temporary organization of the Ca
tholic Knights of America was effected
the past week, and an application sent
for charter.
Mr.. j. II. Carter, formerly of this par
ish now of st. Mary, and Miss Cora Zeh-
ner of St. Martin parish, were married
| at the residence of the brides parents
last week.
Nothing equals DIR Dromgoole's English
Female Bitters for the cure of all female
complaints irregularities. such as leucOr-
rhea or whites prOlapsis, green sickness,
monthly suppressions or excess, Mysteries
nervous debility, etc.
The Democratic Parish Executive
Committee meets here on Saturday the
3rd. of April to proclaim the result Of
the primary elections which will be held
Thursday.
We will shortly begin to display wealth
er and temperature flags on the staff In
front of our Office daily.
The weather indications will be tele-
graphed here from the headquarters In
New Orleans. We will publish the code
of signals at the proper time.
The ladies met at the College Hall
Sunday last, and Organizeda Committee,
to raise funds for the Father Jan mOnu-
ment.
The life size statue of Father Jan will
be here in about three months; those
who wish and those whose duty is to
contribute, should come forward and
do so at once. We would also suggest
that some theatrical pieces be studied so
as to give grand performance and ba-
Ear on Easter Sunday, for the benefit Of
the monument.
The Parish Executive Committee bad
full power to compel the candidates fol
District Judge and District Attorney tc
submit their names to the Democratic
voters at the primaries of Thursday next
This parish has just as much right to or
: der primaries as the parish of Iberia tt
: order conventions or primaries.
The candidates of the District arr
compelled to pass before these primarie
to have the pledged support Of the de-
n.ocrats Of this parish, and if the parisl
of Iberia calls a convention, then thi
parish will send delegation to repre-
sent the candidates who will be electet
BY the democratic voters of this parish
If instead of conventions, primaries ar
!, ordered by the parish of Iberia, the sam
4 candidates will have to go before the vo