Richland beacon., 1889-04-20

and making full time: the saw mill:
< each cutting from 10000 to $4,000
= feet per day, and the shingle mill,
turning out 10000 shingles per dav.
This alone would make business
: enough to satisfy people who were
4. not Unsuitable, but Lake Charles pro-
l poser to 20 ahead.
The sheriff offers for sale. Nav 4th.
a tract of land containing 4S0 acres.
CLAIBORNE.
Louisiana Journal: Something has
been done towards cleaning up the
town of Homer, but much more re-
mains to be done.
All indications point to an abundant
harvest in Claiborne.
CONCORDA.
The burnt district in Vidalia, Is
being rapidly rebuilt
Corn Is showing up finely.
The lot around the Catholic church
is to be enclosed by an ornamental
fence.
The representative of the Corbin
Banking Co, of New York, at Match
ez, has $4,000 to loan on plantation
mortgages.
Nidalia Sentinel: Captain James
W. Lambert, of the Natchez Demo
crat, has returned from trip to
Chicago, where he met some of the
gentlemen connected with the svndi-
cate which is to build the New Or
leans, Natchez and Fort Scott rail
road. He said that they talked in
earnest about the enterprise, and
gave him to understand that it is
their purpose to construct the road.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
Rev. DR.. Penick, of Shreveport, is
20 deliver, June 80, the commence
ment sermon at the Louisiana State
University and A. and NJ. College.
The State Treasurer is paving ju-
dicial expense fund for February,
1887.
The Capital City oil works will
erect a gin capable of turning out
thirty bales of cotton per day. 1t
will also put mp fertilizer mixer.
a new bank has been organized in
Baton Rouge, with a capital stock CT
$4,000. The bank will begin busi-
ness on June lst.
Baton Rouge Truth In spite of the
wet spring We learn from farmers in
various sections of the parish that
planting has progressed rapidly dur
ing the fine weather of the past two
or three weeks.
The formers Club of East and West
Baton Rouge held IT'S annual meeting
in Baton Rouge Twenty members
answered to their names. Stockrais-
ing, and important agricultural ques-
tions We're discussed.
EAST FEiLCIANA.
The Methodist church in Wilson, is
being improved, and a handsome
brick walk is being placed from the
entrance to the street.
Wilson Sun: The public school at
this place opened on Monday last,
with Miss Dairy Dawson, of jackson,
as teacher.
The Wilson SUN thinks that the
dollar tax on each family who sends
children to school is not very good :
law applied to country schools.
Clinton Patriot Democrat: The East !,
Feliciana Medical Association had a
Meeting here on last Tuesday.
April came in with seasonable
showers which were favorable for f
gardens and crops. 4
A large herd, consisting of several \
heads Of cattle, passed
through our town on last Thursday 7
morning, being driven by their own 6
RS from West Feliciana to Washing a
on parish where they will be pastured Ii
Turing the summer. ;,
May 4, the sheriff will sell tract
# land OF &C acres with improve
nents. p
EAST CARROLL.
Carroll Banner: MrBolivar Thomr- ..
on has made a thorough inspection .
t the levees in East Carroll, and re- Fl
orts the work in splendid condition.
Meningitis is prevailing to an p
farming extent throughout the L
ountry. )
Franklin has an auxiliary immi- al
ration association.
May 4th, the sheriff will sell the o
hop place, containing one-quarter I, I,
ection of land.
IBERvrLLR.
The Iberrille Guards have selected y:
ne alligator as the emblem of their
til
Plaquemines is at present the field sa
operations of two patent nostrums u q
,oupes which Ere into each other Of A'