The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-12-21

| Iitit WdS d COllSOH vi TWO pdSSeu-
ger trains at Scott station on the South
ern Pacific road, Tuesday at half past
one o'clock in the evening. Both en-
gines were greatly damaged, and several
persons were slightly bruised. none
seriously wounded. The accident was
caused by defective air brakes which re-
fusei to work.
Indiana is suffering from a rabbit
plague, and the farmers are organizing
shooting parties to destroy these depreda-
tors upon their fruit trees and shrub
berry. Evidently the HoOsiers do not
know how to cook the tOOthsome little
white TAIL" or professional hunters
would soon reduce the supply in meeting
the demand. The authorities should
distribute a recipe for good ragOut.
-City Item.
There is post planted corner Main
and Port streets, and on top of that post
is a lamp. The lamp shines brightly
during the day when the sun strikes up
Oh it, but at night, it is so dark in that
neighbOrhOOd that the post stands as a
nOse-breaker but faithful friend to those
who indulge little too freely in ben
zine We say light that lamp if you
want to save the cost and damage of a
broken nose.
Neuralgic Persons
And those troubled with nervousness resulting
from care or overwOrk will be relieved by taking
BrOtOn's Iron Bifters. Genuine
has trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper.
The citizens of Breaux Bridge give
on Monday the 3lst of December, a grand
calico ball, for the benefit of the public
schools Of that place. We are pleased to
note the interest taken in the education
of the children of this parish since the
last few months. and every effort in that
direction should be met with the help
and assistance Of our citizens. Let all
Of the citizens of st. Martinville, who
can, attend the ball at Breaux Bridge on
the date mentioned above.
LADIES
Needing tonic, or children that want building
mp, should take
BROWNS IRON BlTTERS.
1t is pleasant to take cures Malaria, Indiges-
ton. and Biliousness. All dealers keepit.
A general fire alarm was sounded at
one o'clock Tuesday. and the dreadful cry
of fire! fire.! was heard in every direc-
tiOn and the citizens rushing forth
through the streets to the scene of the
fire. which according to the large VOL
ures Of smoke which rose in heavy
clouds, indicated that it was i'm the
lower part of the town, and the two en-
gines and the truck, where SOON on the
spot and ready for duty, but our snFDpen
we're somewhat disappointed VII thlt|
arrived to discover that Is Is
only field fire, which, hOwsyses ~ IN
gered many buildings just 66ross the
street, at the line of IL Sorposation.
The fence had taken fire, ~ syarks were
flying on adjoining bhilllnQ and it re-
quired the greatest yiGlienee TO prevent
a serious conflagrattea. Our citizens
to save the anybQ1lfinp in the field
began to fight ths bie hre that covered
several acres q Gsonnd with pieus,
sticks and Rra1eA0 and after hot and
hard fight. 81 ~ in putting out the
thIsatenipE lnlfs. A fire in that sec
|1pa of ~ t6tn, when there is not a
~ & vatog AVAILABLE, would have re-
n11e0 very seriously, and perhaps to the
Whole town, as the wind was blowing
from the southwest, and quite hard
How the fire originated is not known,
but it is believed to have been set by
some hunters.