Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-06-22


days pumps will no lonscr be nece =
sary, at least for the month of June.
PoINTE COUPE
At recent meeting cf he police
jury liberal appropriations were made
for bridge building ia tie parish.
Banner: Mr.. A. Lind~lrv exhibited
to US or Thursday cotton Stalk which
was fully 8! feet long and which was
covered with blooms. Mr.. Lindsey
has a field of so acres of j'izt such
cotton.
Judge Gervais Baillio one OF the
oldest and most highly esteemed c;ti-
zens Of Rapides died on June lst.
Alexandria Town Talk: Mr.. f. A.
Dickson, proprietor Of the Alexandria
Ice Factory, informs us that he is con-
stantly receiving letters from parties
in the North asking for information
about Alexandria and central Louisi-
ana.
RED RIVER
The Clear Spring school in ward
three has an attendance of 80 pupils,
and is in fourishing condition. The
Coushatta Citizen notes with pride
the increasing interest and improve
ment in educational matters throunh-
out the parish.
Coushatta Citizen: The corn crop is
good-cold weather not affecting it
with one more rain a heavy yield will
be the result.
ST. MARY.
A barrel factory and steam laundry
are two Of the proposed enterprises in
the early future of Franklin.
st. Mary Banner: Immense pur-
chases of swamp lands have recently
been made by various parties in the
parish. 1t is reported that the firm
OF Pharr g. Williams alone has bought
10000 acres, and that other parties
from Patterson have purchased lO,-
600 acres.
There is quite a boom in swamp
lands, and every swamper is seeking
to invest in them.
ST. BERNARD.
A fair will take place in st. Bernard
on October 10th, the proceeds to be
used in establishing parochlal school
for children.
The sheriff will sell the Philippe !
Villere plantation on July 9th.
lie Progress: The ST. Maurice Catho-
lie church is now being repaired.
The banquettes, in front of the |
Crescent City Slaughterhouse, are
being paved.
ST. MARTIN.
st. Martinsville Messenger: The
gentlemen of this town having in
charge the raising of funds for the
building and establishment of the
High School in our midst have thus
far met with a decided success, and
are very well satisfied with the pro-
gress made in so short a time. The
high school will soon be an accom-
plished fact.
ST. LANDRY.
Opelousas Courier: Prof. George
Farrar, e graduate of Yale College !
and teacher Of twenty years ex-
perience, is in Opelousas with view
of establishing boys high school if
he can only meet with proper en-
ST TAMMANY.
The St. Tammany Lodge of the
Knights of Honor was formed in Cow
ington last week.
st. Tammany Farmer (Coyineion):
Ernests big restaurant, near the depot,
is rapidly nearing completion.
A certain tract of lanG will be dis
posel Of at succession sale on June
10Th.
7AyGiPAHOa.
A school has been opened near
Shiloh church; with an attendance of
thirty-five pupils.
TE2REBoNNE
The sheriff will make large sales of
land on July 9Th.
Houina Courier: The dronth was
broken this week By fine shower,
and its effect will be extremely bene-
fetal 10 the crops.
TSNSlg.
Tensas Gazette: The Tensas anI
Madison Telegraph company has been
reor9anized with W. NJ. Davidson.
president and treasurer, asd Hugh