The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-02-09
Local Lights.


We acknowledge receipt of a compli
mentary ticket to attend a grand bal
and supper, at Faulk's Hall Lafayette.
The Police Jury and Town Council
70 met Monday last, read proceedings il
10 another column.
0 MIR. F. M. Welch, the enterprising rea
y y estate agent is now permanently To-
q Gated in St. Martinsville.
p The district court cOnvcnd here Mon
h day. The grand Jury was impaneled
with Mr.. A. r. French, Foreman. The
criminal docket is very serious. Cases
p are fixed for the whole month.
A Amotion was made by the lawyers to
quash the jury on some ground of ire
gularity, but Judge Mouton overruled
the motion.
A large number Of western people
were in town this week looking for
lands, with the intention of locating in
st. Martin parish, and they seem to have
been favorably impressed with the ma
tural resources of this parish.
We are Informed that the firemen pro-
pose to celebrate the 4th. of March in
grand style this year. They will have
an entirely new uniform for this grand
occasion. Why not organize the brass
band to participate in the celebration.
What say you boys?
T.. |. \. c. is not a cure-all, but a
quarter of century of constant use has
demonstrated beyond question that Tan
ner's Infallible Neuralgia Cure is the
only known infallible cure for all kinds
OF neuralgia and for nevons headache. |
81 cents per box. Manufactured by
Rangum Root Medicine Co., Nashville.
Tenn. Sold by all Druggists.
Pinaudville was brightly Illuminated
this week by the lamps placed before
the store of that enterprising merchant
Z. Harrison, and in front of the new es-
tablishment of our young friend f. n.
Resweber. This shows the enterprise OF
our friends of the east side of the BAYOU
and it is to the credit, particularly, of
MIR. Resweber who is young man Just
starting in business. With such enter
prise and energy as displayed Mr.. Res
weber he is bound to succeed in his bus
iness venture.
Now we would like to see a lamp in
front of the store of Mr.. Jules Resweber
and one in front of the establishment of
that "old stump" Emile Landry. Per-
haps when Pinaudville will be brilliantly
lighted by its business people, those of !
the west side Of the bayou will awake c
and do as those of the other side.
When you feel depressed don't dose I
yourself with mean bitters. Hodges i
Sarsaparilla renovates and invigorates n
he system. and cures all diseases arising .
rom an impure state of the blood. 81 il
,er bottle, six bottles for S.. Manufac- u
ured by Rangam Root Medicine Co., a
Tenn. For sale by all Drug s
fists. D
While large number of workmen
we're working on scaffold in the new
catholic Church at Ne W Iberia, Monday
vening the scaffold which was 26 #. a. 7
'ove the floor of the church gave way and
the workmen to the ground
eriously woundiEg many of them. The
are as follows: Father Par
nantier who was on the scaffold wit >
essing the progress of the work, left >
high broken; BatrOn Longlois, the boss !"
workman, aged about GO years, escaped
With but slight bruises; Pierre Jubin, c.
9th legs broken; John GOusOnlin, was u
urt in the back but not seriously: Chas. di
'latsmire, was badly bruised about the m
cad aud face; Joe Keller, leg badly ia
prained and other bruises; Joseph Con- C,
Ouln. was slightly wounded, and Mr.. F
'reen the painter from New Orleans re-
eived a slight bruise in the face above G.,
ne eye. At the last information they =,
'ere all doing as well as could be expec-
ID.
The Literary and Gymastic club of y
reaux Bridge gives on Saturday the u u
Bird. inst, in their new hall at Breaux II
ridge, a grand fancy dress, and masked Vi
all, and tombOla of 100 prizes. :,
RSsHnReer ALWAYS ON ice af 2 Andi | m