The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-24

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/ six weeks.
Judge Barkstlale daished HIS ter
/ court in Union aud returod homo lest
i urday evening. ~ 81 vs.
Postmaster Colvin has gone of ON . a
/ to Claiborne parish. Mr.. Ed Russ iASd
charging the duties during Mr.. Colytu
/ absence. W. n
The coloretl people OF Raston and viel.
meeting for the past wesk or ten days-
Professor John 81. Davidson has rented y
residence in the southern suburb OF tow
and Will moYe down from Homer In lar
days.
Mrs. E. s. Pipes and family, formlys al
this parish. but now residents Of Kaufman,
Texas, are Waiting their old friends and
relatives In North Louisiana.
The building and loan association loaned
one months assessment of Its funds last
week. The premium at which 1t Was let
out was satisfactory to the board Of sttrec-
tors. ssss
Mr.. and Mrs: T. S. Sigh have gone ON q
y
few days with their numerous friends and
relatives. They will return the latter, part
of the week. $
The young men had their tournament
last Friday evening at the Gun Club
grounds in the western suburbs OF town.
There were tive riders, a. follows: A. M.
Morris, Newton Collie, Wnl. GahaGan,
Kenney Huey and john j.. Nelson, Jr.
The prize offered WINS eighteen dollars, and
was won by John J. Nelson, Jr.. The hav-
ing taken the largest mum ber of rings ia
the three runs. A very respectable num-
her of spectators were present, among tire
number dozen or more ladies.
HOMER.
Journal.
There are three murder cases now on
docket for trial at the approaching term of
court and one or two more in prospect.
District Court will convene next Monday.
There is a large criminal docket and the
session will likely last for aeYeral weeks.
A new woven wire fence has been placed
around our graveyard. Now that the
grounds are protected from ravages Of
stock, let our people so to work and beau
TRY the graveyard by planting eyergreens
ing the grounds. Our graveyard has boon
a reproach to the town but we hope such
will no longer he the case.
A movement in tho direction of organic
ing bank In Homer is ON foot this week,
and promises, we are glad to say. to soon
terminate in success. Already the larger
portions of the capital stock has been sub
few days. The people of Homer should
not let this opportunity of securing the
convenience of a bank in the town slip, and
we feel assured that they will not. II will
to our business men and the general pub
lie, and, we believe, u paying Investment
for the STOCKHOLDERS. Let tie enterprise
be pushed TO success by all means.
FARMERvILLE.
Gazette.
Postmaster I: Shuster was able 10 be at
his Office last Monday, after continued
confinement nj home OF aboat a month.
The inmates of the parish hotel now
number only four. Two OF these were
sent here from Morchonse parish TOR safe
keeping.
Quite large number of Farmerville peo-
pie attended The townsville camp meetina
last Sunday. They report an Unusually
large crowd present.
District Court adjourned last Saturday,
| after two weeks session. The Judge,
| lawyers, jurors and witnesses have returned
! to their respective homes.
Ofthe three prisoners who escaped from
| jail last week Frank Lowe. insane, and
Willie Gardner, convicted of petty lar
| ceny, were re-arrested. The charge against
Anthony was nolle pressed and hence lie
was not again wanted.
Sheriff B. F. Pleasant and Mr.. r. s. Ash
| craft left last Saturday for Baton Rouge,
Willie Gardner, both colored, who wilt be
given birth in the State peni.entiary, the
former for is years and the latter for 8
months.
the effect that a meeting of the Directors OF
the Little Rock & Alexandria railroad was
held last Saturday for tho purpose of be-
ginning active operations on this route.
Tf,nr NNy.f s- mn ouffN tod
only give it for what it is worth.
The merits of Cascarine arc proven by its
rapidly increasing sales and the popularity
II has tninad nS "a liver vpedicino