Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-04-13
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house COMMITTEE.
The editor Of tie Pl.qnernines
Protector has received a loi of new
,otatoes grown BY a planter Of Poin;r-
: ala Hach They We're O: good ..zn
sound and sweet. TIE grower vii!
! ship his first lot this week.
The recen, cold wini-storn did no
damage 20 tn. olnngc trees and vsge-
tables Of Pla4reminas parish.
Piaquemines Protector (Pointe-a-
Ia-Hachel: Mr. Caspard Hlngle, of
BAYOU I.amoupue, planted on the %
OF March fifteen acres of rice. The
rice just bursting is doing well and
the foJgy weather that sets in will
help it considerably.
The work at The new quarantine is
progressing rapidly and all the build
ings. wharves AMI ft,nigat:uH appara-
tus will certainly be ready for the
season.
r'I'TE Co;PFE
Pointe Coupee Banner New Roads,:
The Mississippi river is fAs: falling
and none need fear an overflow this
year.
The cotton planters have taken
advantage Of the fine weather of the
past weeks AMI are rapidly getting
their cotton planted.
Weekly Town Tall; (Alexandria)
We feasted on radishes as an appetise,
last Sunday, the first we have seer
this spring They were not grown in
a hot house either
Why don't some of our energetic
citizens put up sash, door and blind
factory at this place? 1t seems to II,
that money so invested would pay 6
good dividend. A stock conpan,
might be formed with enough capita
to manufacture furniture as well a
sash, doors and blinds
Louisiana Democrat (A!exaniria)
The Teachers Inat.t1;e. held a
Chencvville. in this PARISH, on Frida,
last, was well attended.
The st Mary Herald: BeIlcvie0
sugar house will aoon he in shape.
Mechanical pursuits in St Mary
are numerous Not carpenter o
any other mechanic who wants t
work is idle.
April 9th the sheriff will sell I
sugar plantation OF 3i5 arpents
situated opposite The town OF Frank
lin.
Cane planting is about finished.
Freights are way down.
Large sales OF sugar were made
last week. from Baldwin, at I cent
Ter pound.
TT. MASrIy
? Messenger (St Martinville): TIL
town council has force of men work
ing our dltche. and streets.
1t may look strange to onr peop!
: to note the fac: that some Of OH
planters sent to New Orleans for hay
when millions Of bales conld be mad
by them if they would only take tn
trouble Of emitting it.
Y St. Martin Reveille (St. t.Marsiasvill'
The town market i;onse, will soon b
f repaired.
i As we passed by the Keyston
plantation, we noticed field Of lux
nriant oats. IL seems to US tina
, planters cayht to give more attentiO
|. to this most excellent article of an
6 nal food, which is cheaper to rails
than to buy from our heighbors Of u
Western states.
ST L,NtrsY.
IL On a recent trial, The Steam engir
y of Opelousas Fire Go. No. /, was foun
K
&c to be in good working order.
/. A plantation OF 975 arrents will
ii sold by the sheriff. April 90.
rrhRrE''NNE
n Houma Courier: The town count
d is to be complimented for the improv
ID ments lately made BY it.
u The seed cane is much hotter tn,
a was generally expected. and dnril
the last week much hesd;Sav has be,
al made on the plantations, many havil
D. finished planting :.
l. The police iurv donated 800
" Houma Fire Co. No to- enable it
meet the pavment on their M
ar steamer That bo;lv also gave I
n, Soldiers Home in New Orleans s.
~
r,NGrY,Hoi
be Ami'e City Independent: 4 lar
r. quantity of fertilizer has been haul
r. r. ont from this depot ty the farme
Crops ought TO be good.
a strawberry grower requests us
Il; state that pickers are plentiful a
in Will pick at the use.sl price.
hc TIE rspaiys t6'ihe court house W