St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
VAUDEVILLE ITEMS.
DAxDEvILLE. May 81. 1888.
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NAxDkvILLE. May 81. 1893.
EDSroR 81. TAnHAxY FARMER:
This day May vauishes away. to
allow sunny June to show it's pro-
clivitiss. Usually the mouth Of
May has been Aowsry one. but
this year. (m.ybs on account Of
lsap-year.) it le*ped back and took
the place Of stormy March. Last
Thursday and Friday We had two
Of the most terrific thunder storms.
accompanied BY rain aud . North
westcr Of at least 50 miles an hour.
II May thought Of favoring the
young ladies. it made. . big mis-
take. for they had to keep indoors
for several days. There was no
LAS" Ding them. Yesterday rain
again.
Last Sunday our town was crowd
ell with visitors. brought over by
the ever popular STEAMER New Ca
meliA.
The hotels were we'll pstronized.
At Crescent Hall the following
were registered: Geo. Sands. h
W. Makes aud wife. nurse aud two
children. and Horace Tyler.
At Colonies. Nessrs. Geo. Nal
lard. Dsssou.'es 4. Page. from
Paris. snd Isspsro. Theard aud
Barnett, Of New Orleans.
Al Frsppart's. Messrs Frost and
wife. Geo. II. Lord, Mrs. Bette
Courbier. J. Afiluck aud wife. Mrs.
Palms. A. 4. Tsunyson. and tina,
ever popula, drummer Of the houss
Of e J. Hart l. Co.. w. .. Pom.
made.
The excursion of the New Ca
,nslis WAS we'll patrOnize.l last sun.
day. but ON Wednesday it wn~
rather slim.
The popular proprietor Of Paals
Exchange has had his break. water
completed. which is n very sub
staat,al Ocs aud an ornament Ia
his beautiful mansion. His CON-
tractor 10 now at leisure aud ready
for = usw j'b. big john" is tie
vns to drive the poets.
Nr. g. w. Hutchison bad an ar
tssiau we'll driven 1t his residences
on Gerard street. Our energetic
young mechanic Eugene A"ynier.
had tue contract. anil II l5l feet Le
foand a flow Of four GALLONS u the
minute. He leaves tomorrow i"l
Bayou Lacomb to drive two wells
there. Success tO our native boru.
Our Mayor. and what 10 calls.l
the City Council. are yet resting
upon their "idlensss.' for our front
street is an eys-sors to visitors. w.
are positively Informed that with
the exception Of two license pay
err, all the revenue has bs~n collect
Ell. aud spent :or making bitches Il"
tLa back pant of the town. u hell
certain ''click" Of "poor- litiriaus, "
for our present mayor il u can.li-
date for reelection.
It is on, painful duty to chronicle
the death Of Que Of our most &C.
teemsd lady residents. the vito Of
uur venerable citizen. Mr.. JOS
Chardon. Mrs. Marguerite Char
don died at the ripe nys Of u years
She was native Of I.afonrcl,s. La.
and a resident Of Vaudeville for
the past IS years. Her funeral took
place yesterday. The remains were
accompanied to their last resting
ylsce by the whole population oi
our town. both white sn.l colOred.
We extend onr sincere sympathy to
the beresve,l husband, Who haa lost
u companion Of IS years ws.llock.
There is mach complaint about
the bad condition Of the bridges on
the Covington and Vaudeville road.
Yesterday evening a party return
ing from your town had to dis.
mount, aud the driver had to lead
his horse over the Abitx bridge
which 10 on slant al, informed
Of about As degrees. Tie driver
mag had its foot badly bruised. ON
honorable member Of the POlics
Jury should eee to the improve.
,neut Of our roaGs and bridges. ca
pecislly vt this season Of the year
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