St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-08
VAUDEVILLE ITExa

VAUDEVILLE lTEleR
NAnDsv,IL. Jas 6. 1859.
Eorrcs 50. TAMnAnY PAaHsa:
Our eommnsity 10 sl;ll ss6srins
from the drouth. Luckily ~ hav.
. e~lightlul southeast wind which
rrisssbss the stmospbsrs during
the day. and at night and early
morn " have . cooling north wind
Although su6sr;ny iron th4
"noa-rain." oar vegetable gasdsss
are ovss-stooked. L 70 The sane
With the 6nay tribs. and er.'akers.
rcd deb cad herd asd solt shsll
essbs ars beggisg ground ths
streets.
TIE sxeurs;oes of The New O..
mslis On lsss Sun.lsy and Wsdnss-
day we're . perfect saeessa The
"BilIstis" picnic at The Crsseso,
hall was veil attended, cad they
sejoysd themselves to their hearts
content The spae,nus hall whsrs
the table was sst was Q poeIoct
msstsr-pisos. TIE moss and Aswsr
decorations coalA not have besn
surpassed il put up By ~ artist.
and The whole Of il Was dso.,rstsd
~ the nimbls fingers Of that tasss-
ful xiss Eagssis Aagaisr. Of The
Crssosot. Tue nsatusss and tases
che displayed on this ossasioa vos
The ad@isation and praise Of I'll The
participants.
This week several mansions have
been rented. and ere long our town
will b IN fall bloom.
The stores and buteeees ere Ill
very busy. and our bakers cannot
complain.
That ever vide awake Alphoass.
| Of Dsprs Bros.. has taken time BY
The tossloek and imported . new
fashioned bet. which 10 called the
''L~kssids bel" and in . couple OF
tlsys had Ill Of them cold 70 the
young gsnts Of The town. Il l. a
very nsat light asd comfortable
upper ''eoavrs chef Of linen. and
quite The 60 in our village.
We paid . visit 70 father e.
Avsilhs's vineyard. and ~ prsdiet
Tor him . very rsmussrativs har.
vest. He has esetainly the finest
grapes ever grown in our parish.
Vaudeville 10 recognised By the
ohcials 81 The signal Service -
One OF sbs most healthy towns in
the State. All those Who have besn
''oning bsss ios the pest forty or
6tey years. and those who are still
coming. ass delighted with oar
village aud ito snrroan.lisgs; no.
whore can b found % many bssa.
tiful m.gaol,s trsss and suormous
oaks; nowhere can b found . bet.
Ter l'athipg place. whore there 10
cold bottom. no mud. and whore
ose can get deep water q their
pleasure without danger. Still our
town - no more advanced now
than forty or City years ago. Why
10 thiss Simply the high rates Of
paasags and freight. At 6rst Mr
Frixsrio charged q for passage
aud eaormoas rates Tor freight:
thsu came ~. SosiA. Who rsduoe.t
il 70 &: - and little lsss On freight:
then tho present owner Of tbs New
Osmelia and Hsroise Who reduced
It II 81. stia il i too high yst 20
oordinv 70 the ti.asa Covinxtou.
the capital Of the pasish. sor year.
asked for cheap passage and
freight. aad - they could not OBJ
tain il wha: did they doi They
worked until they nov have . rail.
road. . daily mail. ana cheap pes
sags aud freight. and are prosper.
ing. Why should our tovs not d.,
the samsf We ere tired q beg.
sing for eLsspsr r.tsa A sewing
maelsiss Sor which 40 osnts freight
was paid from Cincinmai to Nsv
OsSseaa cose % eross The Lake Is
osess; two boxes Of liqsoe irew Ito
ssass plaas which cost Tor ftsieht
and drsyags d ~. wsss CHARGED
u q - cso0 the Lake. ~ milssI
Is y ti.ss that Sar people shosld
opsa their tyss and march forward
With the daily progrssa Their.
- Hessra Poitsvsnt 1 Fsvrs. who
- Ill probability would build ~ q
brassh Of their road il our mer.
chants and property osssss would
call . meeting and come 20 some
agreement There u allen III.
0lyns. President u The Norsheasl.
ssn koad. Who perhaps. IL 40 Offer
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