Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
VOL. XXI.
State GIeanings.
[CulIed from the La. Keview.1

Crowley Signal: This has been an
unusally good year for strawberries
and those who haye plants are living
high.
A Methodist Episcopal church was
organized at this place last Sunday.
Crowley now has three church organi-
cations. In addition to the above are
the NJ. E. church South, and the Bap-
tist societies.
A public sale of property will take
place in Crowley, May 18th.
The bell has been hung in the new
M. E. church in Crowley.
AvoYELLEs.
A plague in the shape of brown
bugs Oh the beetle order is abroad in
the parish of Avoyelles. These in
sects are more numerous this season
than any previous year, and do a
world of damage to young vegetation.
Marksville Review: Mr.. j. L. Nor
mand of the Hillside Nursery of this
place has about 10000 young trees on
hand which will be ready for market
in the early part of next fall. He
has besides, limited number of hardy
young orange trees, which he says,
will grow well in this parish.
ASSUMPTION.
Mr.. Jean Gentil has been appointed
commissioner to represent Louisiana
at the Paris Exposition.
The police jury of ASSUMPTION re-
solved, at late meeting, to do the
handsome thing by rendering an ex-
cursion to NapoleonvilIe to the Press
Association during its next meeting
at Thibodaux.
The corn crops near New River are
being very much damaged by worms.
The new brick pavement on Rail-
road Avenue in Donaldsonville is
progressing rapidly, and promises to
be substantial improvement.
Donaldsonville Chief: The new court
house, new sidewalk, new residences
and other works of public improve
msnt show that Donaldsonville is full
of enterprise.
BOSSIER.
On the occasion of a sale of town
lots at New Benton, situated l3 miles
north of Shreveport, on the Shreve-
port and Arkansas Railroad, 397 lots
were sold for a total sum of $5736.
A grand barbecue was given the
visitors.
Cotton is growing finely, and the
weather is excellent.
Several tracts of land will be sold
by the sheriff May 25th.
Plain Dealer (Plain Dealing): Mr..
A. j. Lester, of Lafayette county,
Ark, and family, moved into Plain
Dealing this week, which adds more
to the toyn and school.
The Pioneer high school, with Prof.
]. E. Johnston as principal, and Mrs.
NJ. F. Johnston and Mrs. Mamie c.
Meares as assistants, is receiving pu-
pills daily.
Hurrah for Plain Dealing! Only
eight months old and have got six
stores and railroad, and going to
have a canning factory in the fall. g.
The Shreveport Times is pleased
to note Mr.. George w. Bates, residing
near Haughton, was awarded the
prize of $50 offered by Bossier parish
for the best acre of cotton raised on
hill land in that parish in l888-625
pounds lint to the acre.
Improvements are still going on at
the A. M. and F. College in Arcadia.
The real estate business is flourish
ing in Arcadia.
Louisiana Advance: Nearly all of
our farmers have planted cotton. They
begin to realize that early planting is
the safest upon the average.
A new president of the faculty of
Mount Lebanon University has been
elected.
Shreveport Democrat: The great re-
Iigious revival going on in our city
the past week has drawn crowds of
people to the day and night meetings.
We hope Mr.. Pearsons work whlnlbe
crowned with good and lasting re-
suits.
Mr.. Charles Thurmond has returned