Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-25

tete-a-tetes, ana promenades upon
the well let walks, it will be charm
ing. If we could get the band to
practice out of doors or give a series
ofopen air concerts upon these grounds
we would have no need of West
End or city park, for the river breeze
is as refreshing as the lake breeze on
summer evenings.
EAST CARROLL.
A natural gas flow has been struck
recently on the Pecan Grove planta-
tion in the first ward.
A boom has commenced in Lake
Providence. Important real estate
investments are being made, and nu-
merous inquiries concerning land, etc,
are being received from all direc-
tions.
The East Carroll police jury is in
favor of good reads and substantial
bridges.
Carroll Democrat: Improvements in
and around town are being carried on.
The school fund apportionment for
East Carroll for the first quarter was
$433, 90.
The sheriff will sell certain tract
of land on June Sth.
Carroll Banner: The line of levees
are said to have never been in such
good condition, from the high lands
above Arkansas City to the Louisiana
line.
EAST FELICIANA.
The prohibition election will take
place in East Feliciana on June II.
The sheriff will sell certain large
tracts of improved land on June 18th.
Patriot Democrat: Track laying on
the branch railroad from Slaughter
to Bayou Sara has been going on
slowly during the past week. About
four miles had been laid on last Tues
day.
The sheriff will sell certain tracts
of land on May 18th.
Grant parish has a fundof $225O, &c
now on hand for school purposes.
Colfax Chronicle: At the sale of
lands last Saturday there was large
attendance and more interest mani
tested than we have ever known
Over twenty thousand acres were bid
in by various parties, about one-half
of this amount having been purchased
by VIM. L. Burton of New Orleans,
and Jake Ringgold ofCatahoula parish.
Iberville South: The police jury
has directed its president to call the
attention of the State board of en-
gineers to the breaks in the levees
along Lower Grand river and to i'm
press upon it the importance of clos
ing them.
The police jury met last Monday
and did the right thing by appropri-
ating one hundred dollars to open the
road from the Indian Village to the
lower limit in the parish along the
banks of Lower Grand river.
Rain is very badly needed now by
planters and every one else.
Iberia has received an apportion-
ment of $l032,5O from the school fund
revenues of 1889.
Teche Pilot 1t is the general opin-
ion that corn in our vicinity will not
attain usual height this year owing
to the drought and cool nights.
New Iberia Enterprise: Another
sale of $1,000 will be made on the 7th
of June by the Jenerette Building
Association.
The Moresi ice factory in Jeanerette
is running full time and making the
best quality of ice.
LINCOLN.
| Ruston Caligraph: Rev.. .A.Parker
of Baton Rouge, will preach the com
mencement sermon for Ruston Col.
lege this year, and Hon. A. E. Read
of the same place, will deliver the
annual address.
The weather has been unpleasantly
cool for the past ten days. in conse
!. quence of which the young cotton hal
been dying very rapidly.
The apportionment of the schoo
funds of the State of the revenues o
1888 for the first quarter Of 1889 re
Gently made gives Lincoln parish
! 1866, "a.
Il Mr.. L. ]. Bell has severed his edi
torial connection with the Farmer
Union.
A beef market is one of the pro
} jected enterprises in Simsboro.
LAFOURCHE
Several street lamps have beel
: erected in Lockport, the convent
! being painted, and other improve
! ments are going on.