Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-11

! held in Homer, on May q, and con
} tinue five days,
Louisiana Journal (Homer): The
town council is taking steps to have a
new fence placed around the grave
yard, but not before it was needed.
Memorial Day was appropriately
observed at Athens.
CALDWELL.
| Caldwell Waterman: From ali
parts of the country we hear the en-
couraging news that our farmers are
well advanced with their crops and
an unusual effort is being made to
make better crops this year.
DE SOTO.
De Soto Democrat: The spring so
far has been the most favorable that
has been known for years, and the
crops ale well advanced, and in good
condition.
EAST CARROLL.
The Pythians of East Carroll are in
a prosperous condition, and constant
ly increasing their membership.
Carroll Democrat (LakeProvidence):
The public schools of the parish are
in prosperous condition.
EAST FELIcIaNA.
Patriot Democrat Clinton: Up to
the time of this writing, rain is badly
needed for the crops. Farm work is
progressing very favorably all over
the parish.
The editor of the Wilson Sun has
received a cabbage measuring 31}
inches in circumference and weighing
III pounds.
The crops near Olive Branch are
promising.
The Wilson Sun gives the follow
ing from Slaughter:
Railroad work is progressing rapid
ly. The material yard is in charge
of Mr. Kelly, citizen of Wilson. The
side tracts are filled with rails, ties,
timber and other material, and with
the force now at work, We hope soon
to have rail road connection with
Bayou Sara.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
The electric lights are at last in
operation in Baton Rouge, and are
pronounced a complete success.
Advocate Baton Rouge: II. L.
Williams has the honor of shipping
the first Irish potatoes of the season.
He shipped four barrels of Irish po-
tatoes to Memphis yesterday by the
Valley road.
Capital Item: The commissioners
appointed to equalize the assessments,
in the parishes OF East and West
Feliciana and East Baton Rouge, of
railroad property, met here last Tues
day and fixed the assessment OF the
Clinton and Port Hudson road at
$500 per mile. The West Feliciana
road was assessed at $4,000 per mild.
Western Union Telegraph property
has been assessed at 500 and tele-
phone property at $50 per mile:
Baton Rouge Truth: The electric
lights were tested last Wednesday
night very satisfactorily at the Gas
and Electric Light works. The lamps
about the city are being put up, and
within the next few days our city will
be lighted by electricity.
Teche Pilot (Jeanerette): We learn
that Mr.. Olivier will put up large
sugar mill shortly.
Also, that Mr.. Veazey will have a
grist mill at Olivier in operation soon.
IBERvILLE.
The Iberville South is in favor of
the town charter and chang
ing the name of Plaquemine to "Mer-
lam City"
Iberville South: A United States
1redge boat is on its way here from
Morgan City, and the work of dredg-
ing out the bayou Plaquemine will
soon begin.
jackson Patriot: Corn is being re-
planted and cotton seed are being
rapidly placed in the ground. Fruit
prospects are still very fine. The
health of our parish, so we learn, is
good. |,
JEFFERSON.
Gretna Courier: The building boom
which struck our town some months
'ince is still at its height, and the
,oise Of the carpenters hammer is now
quite a familiar sound. Il
LINCOLN. Ii
Ruston Caligraph: When completed
Ruston will have one of the incest