The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-07
Local Lights.

Is. Audlbert Is in love with the "Bell,
of Anderson.
Will the McEnery people be surprised
to hear of that McEnery bolt at Batol
Rouge on Tuesday?
The McEnery hOOdlums have carried
out part of their programme in assassi.
mating Pat Mealy.
Joseph Delacroix, and old coloied MAJ
had his leg broken by his horse WHIT
fell on him, near town last Saturday.
The little two or three year old girl o.
Norbert NabOnne, a colored man, while
playing on the gallery with the othel
children, slipped, fell, and broke her left
thigh.
The Steamer Danton struck against
the bridge at the st. John plantation,
and knocked offpart of her pilot house.
The Republican of this parish will hold
an election o-morrow, to elect new pa
rish Executive Committee.
Our thanks are due to the good Sis
ters of Mercy for favors shown the Mes
senger on New Years morning. Again
thanks to the good Sisters.
MIR. N. w. Goodale, the courteous ira
Yelling correspondent of the New Iberia
Enterprise, paid the Messenger an ap-
preciated visit this week.
The Times Democrat was not received
here last Sunday and the poor McEnery
people felt bad, as they did not like the
good news of the Pic.
Henry Harris, convicted at the last
term Of court, and sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary for cutting less than
mayhem, and Kirby Smith alias Salomon
Riley, one Of the Bayou Boutte war par
Elephants who was in Jail ever since,
made good their escape Friday night by
cutting the ceiling of their cells.
Printers ink will not bring business
some say; but A. Liable & Son used it
judiciously and by 10 o'clock New
Years morning had sold their entire
stock Of holiday goods, bonbons, extracts
and dne soaps.
Their business was immense the past
week, and they will this coming week
replete their stock with new goods.
Several persons in Arkansas. who have
a view of immigrating in this section of
the State requested US to send sol me sam
pie copies of the Messenger, as they de-
sired papers especially ofthe Teche ,oun-
try. Would it not be a wise plan for
the land owners who want to sell their
lands to advertise those lands and also
their terms?
D@The drawing of the TOmbola for
Diamond Studs which was to take place
on last Sunday will positively be made
on next Sunday, the Sth. of January at
ten O'Clock A. NJ. at Duchamp's Hall.
Tickets may be bought even after the
has commenced. The public
and interested parties are invited to at
tend.
We call the attention Of the gentlemen
Of this town and parish to the card, in
this issue, of Fathers Langlois and Healy.
The object of this meeting is to con-
suit with the people as to the possibility
Of Organizinga committee for The pur-
pose of raising the funds necessary to
erect monument to the late Father
Jan.
Every citizen of this parish, especially
Df this town should give all the help and
assistance they possibly can. as the mo-
nument is intended to be placed in front
Of the church, which will add greatly to
the beauty Of this square which will soon
be fenced in and transformed in a beau
tiful flower garden with iron benches,
music pavilion and springs. This pro-
mises to be great comfort orthose who
attend church in the hot summer days,
and delightful promenade for the peo-
pie ofthis community, and for the stran-
gers.
By all means, let us move and make
this success, and at once.
The Rev. Fathers will also, if possible
lodge of the Catholic Knights
Of America. We do not know the OBJ
ject of that organization, but we believe
it is similar to the Knights of Honor, in
sures its members for $4,000, and is adj
mitted by the church.
Full and comnlofo mn rf;crla Ia 70 xr,ill hn