The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-12-01

Literary ana GymnaStlc clu0, was a
grand and brilliant success. and speaks
well in favor of the charming daughters
of our sister town of Breaux Bridge.
Chairman Britain of the inaugural
committee, at Washington, has received
letter from Denver, Col, asking that
500 ladies of that city be allowed to
march i'm the parade on the 4th. of March.
Several committeeman favors the grant
ing of the request.
The beautiful and commodious resi-
dence of Mr.. Pierre Damare has received
this week the finishing touches of the
painter, MIR. Louis Fridley, aud is indeed
one of the attractions of that section of
the town.
BHrFor nice and cool beer, go at
B. Audiberts's.
The first issue of the paper which will
be publish at Breaux Bridge, this parish
will we are informed, make its appear
ance on Saturday the Sth. inst. We do
not know what will be the name of the
new candidate for public favors.
The Alexandria Town Talk says that
cotton sold in Alexandria brings 80 per
bale net. more than the same grade of
cotton sold in New Orleans. Experience
has shown to the planter in this section
that i, pays him better to sell his cotton
here in seed than to send it to the COM
mission merchant of New Orleans.
Mr.. Francois Roch. a native of Nor
mandy, France. died in this parish FRI
day of last week, and was buried from
the catholic church Saturday at twelve
O'Clock. Mr.. Roch was man well ad-
vanced in age, and was teaching i'm a
private school i'm the family of Mrs.
Aurelien Barras at the time of his death.
The drizzling rain that fell all Mon
day night and all day Tuesday was very
disa greeable, especially for those who
had to travel our bad and muddy side
walks. When will our citizens and the
town council see the Importance of
adopting some measures by which they
will be able to repair or rebuild our side
walks.
In our report of the reception rendered
Archbishop Janssens in our issue of last
Saturday we failed to mention the name
of Mr.. Valery Martin, as a member of
the committee delegated to meet the
the Archbishop at Cades. We beg the
gentlemen will excuse this omission
which was purely by inadvertance.
The press capacity of the Oil Mill in
this place has been largely increased the
past week. A hydrolic pump has been
added which permits the working of
both of the sixteen drawer presses
at time, affording gain of several
pressions an hour. The mill is being
now worked to its full capacity and is
running day and night.
Will we ever succeed to impress upon
the minds of Oui citizens and business
people the importance, and the benefit
to be derived from the road to the Lake?
We will keep blowing in their ears un-
til we have that road, and when we get
the road we will continue to blow until
we have established industries which |
will give employment to our town people
and boom our town.
A Agentleman in this town is willing to
start a canning factory in this place, if
some of our citizens will join him. 4
good canning factory capable of canning
$500 cans of vegetables or fruit, would
not cost Ioore than about 81 200 inclu-
ding machinery and buildings, and the
gentleman is willing to take from 500
to $500 worth of stock. Now suppose we
organize a stock company and put the
shares at $40 each. cannot the balance
of the money he raised here among our
business people?
We have made arrangements by which
we can furnish to the patrons of the
Messenger, for the small sum of Sl.S5,
the Messenger and the New York World
for one year, payable in advance. The
price of the two papers combined is not
as high as any ordinary country paper.
In the Messenger you get all the local
news that are worth knowing, and in the
New York World. of course you get the
news of the whole world and all as we