The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-02-16
Raceland News.
RACELAND, La, Feb. IA, 1889
Editor SENTINEL:

2 for a small space, but what | am
going to write about somewhat per-
plexes me, as news in my vicinity is
as scarce as june bugs in midwinter,
and nowadays II has to tread very
stealthily around to catch on to what
is going on. Everything was going on
smoothly and our farmers were pro-
crossing rapidly in their fields up to
two weeks ago, and they would be
well advanced by this time had it not
been for the unwelceme interference
Of old Jupiter Pluvius, who got CON
trary, and the consequences are that
we are having very bad weather ever
since. Mud is in abundance here,
there and everywhere, and our fields
and everything in general present to
the eye somewhat of a graveyard APP
pearance. 1t was only last Friday
eve, with II brisk DOrther, that fair
! weather once more dawned upon us,
to Il great delight; but how long it
will stay so we cannot say.
Mr.. Philip Knobloch, who 10 now at
tending school in ThibOdaux, paid his
parents a flying visit last week. He is
looking fine ard says blowing is good
enough, but going to school is much
better.
Mr.. NJ. Robichaux arrived home some
time last week from the Barataria dis
trict on the river, where he has leased
the ''Ida" plantation. Mr.. r. intends
to put in about 700 acres in rice this
year, aud as the land is comparatively
new he expects a large yield to the
acre. He is i'll enterprising young
man and deserving Of success, and may
providence favor you, Melance.
MI. Telesphore Rodrigue, Of Donald
sonville, was the guest Of Mr.. Ernest
knobloch last week. Being Il hunter
of no mean ability, his visit was the
occasion of a grand hunt on our lake.
Ducks, poules dean, ETC., being scarce,
the hunters did not bag an overabun-
dance of game. The party was a merry
one, and good havanas, local tonic and
contributions tlolrished. The only
incident worthy of notice of this hunt,
which | cannot pass over in silence
and which caused quite 4 roar of mer-
riment, was the sudden precipitation
Of Mr.. Rodrigue into the lake, owing
to his rather vague idea of managing
!, Il rough little dugout. Ha, ha!
i, Widow Coignet, residing at Mr.. Eu-
writing, and there is scarcely any hope
of her recovery.
Misses Eulalie Bourgeois and l.. Lee
, fort. of Lafourcle Crossing, are the
guests of Mrs. A. TIeriot. Justly, Old
> boy, be very careful or else someone
will steal your little heart away.
l Last Sunday night an impromptu
2 sOiree dansante took place at the resi-
dcnee of Mrs. +. KnOblOch. 1t was given
in honor of Misses E. Bourgeois and L.
, Lefort by our young friend Justly Tie
riot. The night was particularly LII
viting and sweet nature herself lnlltd
us to loves pleasures. The following
beautiful and enchanting Young ladies
formed our interesting little gathering;
: Misses Aida Lepine, Eulalie BoGr-
geois, L. Lcfort, Molly Roberts, Cecile
Toups, Alacia Bcandoin, Victorine.
Augusta. Olympic and Edith Kuobloch
Euphemie Folse, Beulah Darden, 10
l. sephine and Mary Toups. The writer
thrust by the dart Of one of the fail
' cupids, would not be a fair judge as t.
: who was the prettiest; but suffice it t.
|, say that each one vas particularly tas'
cinating and seemed to vie with Tho
others in every respect. The gentle.
men present were Messrs. Justly The
u riot, T. Lalandc, Hilarion Lagarde
Etienne Hebert, Gustave KnoblOch
Alfred Tastet, Augustin and Rem
: Roussel, Philip and Arthur Folse, Clio
G Wis. Thomas and Charley Toups, Ern
+ est Diaz and N. z. Knobloch.
splendid string band was procured 70
- the occasion and our young folks spen
&c Il very pleasant evening and INDUCED
e in :the eight fantastic until the we
small hours of morn.
At last all our suppositions hav
g passed. faded and gone. The Cover
y nor has spoken, aud like Oedipus ,
IT old, has solved the perplexing riddl
of the Sphinx i'll disappointment {
Mr.. Prosper Toups as assessor of OF
> parish. Mr.. Toups is an able man an
, quite suitable for the position to wllic
ID he has been elevated by our Executive
\ We would like t. have a little more
say about the ~assessorship, but OF
time being limited we will not bar
-. ut present. l will now climb a pc
! and make my bow for this time. 4
III ever yours, "JOHN BILE"