Richland beacon., 1889-06-01
State GIeanings.
Cnlled from the La. Review
AvOYELLES.

AvoYELLEs.
A Cottonport correspondent to the
Marksville Review says that seven
wokmen have reached that place from
Baton Rouge to erect fine residence
for DIR. Ducote; also that the public
school is hourishing.
The citizens of Marksville held a
meeting on the llth of May, and re-
quested the chairman to communicate
with Mr.. w. A. Wright, president of
the Hauston, Central Arkansas and
Northern railroad, to ascertain what
inducements Marksville could offer to
secure the locating of the line at that
town.
Barring the need of rain the Avov-
elles papers report the crops in good
condition.
Crowley Signal: Mr.. G. Miller will
open his famous summer resort at
Pointe-aux-Loups Springs, for busi-
ness about June 1st.
The third auction sale of town lots
will take place in Crowley, to-day,
Wednesday.
The early rice and cotton crops in
Prairie Hayes are suffering from dry
weather and insect invasions.
The Pickwick Rifle and Gun Club
has been organized in Donaldsonville.
Donaldsonville Chief: The work on
the new court house is progressing
steadily along, a numerous force of
carpenters. masons and laborers be-
ing actively employed in their diff
ferent vocations.
ASSUMPTION.
The Sheriff will make valuable land
sales on June lst.
BIENv1LLE.
The Arcadia Advocate acknowl-
edges receipt of a cucumber measur-
ing lO3 inches in circumference. It
also says:
The commencement exercises at the
two colleges of Arcadia will be splen-
did affairs this year, judging from the
present indications. The pupils are
hard to make the exercises
entertaining to visitors.
A Sabbath school has been organ
zed in Plain Dealing, with a large
attendance.
Caldwell Watchman: We made a
business trip twelve miles down the
liver this week, and we are pleased
% o'state that upon all the plantations
ire now growing magnificent young
rops of corn and cotton, and that
Everybody seems to be well advanced {
With their work.
CLAIBORNE.
Louisiana Journal: The oat crop {
'ill be short unless there is good {
ain soon.
The crops in every portion of the
arish are reported in excellent con-
ition, and promising for the season. "a
The Guardian announces that a
raining school for boys will be estab- v
shed in Homer at an early date d
Home Guardian: The gardens in r
lomer can't be excelled in this par +
h. DR.. Richardson has been using
cans from his garden for several
ays, and the corn in DR.. Turner's
arden is in full sils; while R. w.
ollier claims beets as large as a tea
ip. c
cALcAsrEu. P
Jennings Reporter: The lumber is
sing hauled on the grounds for the 9
|. E. Church. u
The American: InsCalcasieu parish "
any new towns have of late been "
i'd out. Jennings is one of them, o
nd IS almost entirely populated by S,
'estern people. - P
The much tai ing of railroad qHes- n
on being in fair way to be settled,
re police Jury have turned their at
ntion to providing suitable accomo-
ltions for the poor and INDECENT of Ct
e parish, and will erect on the poor
rm about two miles south of Lake ia
narles, three commodious buildings
divided with all necessary con- >,
.nlences. u
F. A. Sterns, recently of Boston, W
ass, is in the city putting up ma Il
inery in NJ. t. Jones saw mill. 1t
ten years since Mr.. Sterns first
Ated Lake Charles. He says it is a
ry enterprising town. in
CADDO. es