The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-31

the sapis for nextweek:
we have just received new line o
5 Cnmbination Suitipgs and other new
style Dress Goods. I. BAER & BRO.
Cards are out announcing the nup
.ialssof Mr.. Hip Marks and Miss Ross
Gerson at Temple Sinai on April sth
, The Lorraine Broom Brigade is pro
eressing rapidly in the "march" and
manual of arms and will soon be ready
fQr Pnblic inspection.
1 Vote the five mill tax to the Hous'
tom Central Arkansas and Northern
Railroad. II the road is not built you
5 Win not have the tax to pay and if it
: Is. built you will be all the gamer.
= The contract for building the Metho-
dist parsonage has been given TO Mr..
.J.W. Wright. 1t viii! front OH Wood
street, adjoining the Baptist parsonage.
The. structure will cost $1,000 and be
quite neat and comfortable residence.
!; The building committee is soliciting
subscriptions and work viii! begin at
once.
The notice posted in Ward s, headed
-i.fafr warning to ring bosses," for
which an attempt has been made to
hold the anti.riug responsible, is the
most ridiculous thing of the campaign.
No one but child, or at best an irres-
possible wag would have done such a
thing and certainly no ring boss or
anybody else would be scared by it.
The Pelican Rifles will give n grand
ball and supper on April 9Th for the
purpose OF raising funds to properly
uniform and equip this company. The
ladies of Monroe have been interested
In the enterprise and that fact assures
she success Of the undertaking-that is
so far as the ball and supper are con-
cerned. But we are most solicitous
about the financial result and hope to
see the affair most literally patronizad.
1.-THE people of Monroe will only help
the Pelicans along as they should we
will soon have the crack militay COM
paDy of the State,
Ouachita Fire Company held its an
null election of officers last Tuesday
night at Keller's Hall, the following
named gentlemen being elected to serve
for the ensuing year
President, D. G.. Trousdale; Vice
President, Chas. Schujzs Secretary,
J. NJ. Keller; Treasurer, g. u. Heb
eler Foreman, A. j. Herring; First
Assistant, VIM. Whitfield Second AS
sistant, Ike Kuhn. Messrs. Shoe
maker aud A. w. Keller were re-elect-
ed engineer and assistant engineer
respectively.
A finance committee was appointed
composed of Messrs. Frank Moore,
Engine Roleigh and Marcus Kern.
Hon. Justus II. Rathboue, founder
OF the order of knights of Pythias,
lsctured 10 large and appreciative au-
dience at Temple Sinai last Thursday
evening, being introduced by the
Chancellor Commander of Stonewall
Lodge No. S, Mr.. NJ. J. Duty. In his
explanation of the purposes, objects
aud workings of Pythianism he held
his audience spe!I-boupd, giving a full
and complete outline of the charities
and benevolence of the order. He also
gave comprehensive resume of the
history of the order from the day OF
its foundation by himself at Washing
ton City, February 10Th, 1864, with
five charter members, down to the
present time. The order now contains
225, 1000 members and has paid over
a SOC, O00i in benefits to widows and
orphans of deceased Pythians. One of
the greatest benevolent features of the
order is that it now has large num-
Der Of orphans of deceased knights
whom # is rearing and educating.
Mr. .Rathbone spoke about one hour
and thirty minutes, carrying his audi
ence with him during the whole time.
At the close of the lecture the knights
retired to their hall W here they received
a visit from Mr.. Rathbone.
The distinguished Knight left for