The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-12-15
Local Lights.

, week.
MIR. James Simon was in New Orleans
I this week on professional business.
The Sisters of Mercy will have til,
Christmas tree at the college hall as il
the preceding years.
The fat turkey is everywhere and 4,
general slaughter Iaay be expected OF
Christmas morn.
The noise of the tin trumpets and the
cracking of fire crackers indicate tha,
the holiday season is at hand, and that
the children are aware of 1t too.
The Breaux Bridge Union is little
hasty in hOisting at its head "Official
Journal of St. Martin Parish"
The Dramatic club of st. Martinsville
will give an entertainment on Saturday
the 9Th. day of January.
Father Langlois was summoned by te-
legraph this week to the bedside of Rev.
Forge pastorof Lafayette, Who is very
sick.
| The steamer Brazos crossed the bridge
Monday and went to the ST. John plan
tation where she took heavy load of
sugar.
Home testimonials are most reliable.
and if you will send your name and adj
dress We will send statements of numbers
of the best citizens of Nashville regar-
ding the wonderful cures effected by the
Ethiopian Pile Ointment. 1t never fails.
30 cents and 81 per bottle. Manufactured
by Rangum Root Medicine Co., Nashville,
Tenn. For sale by all Druggists.
Victor Rochon is also up to the time
and can furnish families with the very
best of fresh family groceries and low
prices too.
The Republican Senators are determi-
ned to pass their tariff bill as speedily
as possible. The Democrats do not offer
very formidable opposition.
The rain that fell all the night Satur-
day night has swelled the bayou consi-
derably, to the great satisfaction of the
planters above.
j. B. Ferran the popular grocer of |
main street is well supplied with staple
and fancy groceries aud fine liquors
call on him when you make your holiday
purchases.
Mr.. Columbus Harrison, the prosper
Gus merchant of the east side of the bay
on, bridge street, has just put in fine
stock of goods and those wishing the
best for the holiday can call on him.
The Union says DIR. FIR. Martin and
MesSrs. Jules 5. Broussard. Cyp. Melan-
con and .. Badon are making arrange
clents to establish a canning factory in
Breaux Bridge in short time.
The Christmas Tree given by the Sis
ters of Mercy will take place in College
Hall on the afternoon of Saturday %.
Sunday %, and Monday "a. Doors open
each day at Up. m. Tickets % and 80
cents. Every ticket draws prize.
Theo. J. Liable, our popular young
druggist returned from New Orleans
Monday. He has now in his drug store
he largest and finest stock of holiday
md fancy goods ever brought in this
town.
Mr.. J. A. Hitter is now working at the
new stage in Duchamp's hall. This
stage is being built by the Dramatic
Club of st. Martinsville. and when fin
shed, it will be one of the prettiest stages
n the state.
The gumbos given at the coffee hou-
'es once in while are quite successful
put would be much more a success if
hey were advertised i'm the Messenger.
There is nothing like advertising, try it
md be convinced.
We received this week the initial num-
,er of the Breaux Bridge Union, it is a
our page six column paper, well gotten
up, newsy and finely printed. 1t reflects
much credit upon the citizens of Breaux
Bridge and its promoters. We welcome
he new visitor and exchange with plea
sure.
st. Martin parish is now the happy
possessor of three papers, and if with all
his talking and putting influence she
cannot get big and genuine boom, it
will then be time for her people to emf
crate. But we are confident that the
h0on l. NOT unr,, for off onl ,.in -no,,