Richland beacon., 1889-03-20

TYPE, etc.
| Work on the n. O.. N. & F. S Z
r. has at last commenced in earnest
from our front gallery. in our new
Office in the brick building. we car
see q number Of men at work telling
trees and grading along the rive,
front below Natchez commencing al
the quarantine station.
cADpo.
The Shreveport Times publishes a
petition, signed by a long list OF
signers and addressed to the Mayor
and Councilmen praying that the
sidewalks be reduced to a minimum,
width OF ten feet throughout the city
except on Texas The sidewalk or
dinance as it now stands gives width
of thirteen feet.
CLAIBORNE.
Louisiana Weekly Journal (Homer):
The farmers are moving of smoothly
III their planting operations.
The merchants of Homer are doing
a much larger business this year than
last, and they did a big business last
year.
The louisiana Weekly Journal pub
fishes the following items from it's
parish correspondents;
From Lisbon: Our farmers are busy
preparing and planting. We hear Of
some who are about done planting
corn.
From Ward 6: Mr.. Fortson, an
energetic and accomplished young
man, has charge Of the school at
Aycock.
The weather is too cool for the
farmers to plant corn, though some of
them are planting. The gardens are
very backward.
EAST CARROLL.
Carroll Democrat Lake Providence): J:
The Improvement Of the sidewalks
and streets in town continues to be
carried on vigorously.
Carroll Banner Lake Providence):
The boys in town while rambling On
the banks of Grants canal came across
a large bomb shell, which was thrown
from a gunboat in 1864.
EAST FELlCIANA.
For weeks past Clinton has been
discussing at public meetings the per-
picking problem OF how to improve
and maintain our communication with
the markets in which we sell and buy
The question seems to revolve upon
the proposition of obtaining better
railroad connection with the Clinton
back country.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
The Burton Lumber Co. have char
tered the extension of their railroad
from Walkers Swamp, where they
have their lumber camp, under the
name of the Baton Rouge, Pontcha-
toula and Mobile railroad.
Mr.. Thomas Drementy, of New AL
bany, Indiana, has been appointed to
take charge Of the National Cemetery
at Baton Rouce, vice-Sergeant j. +.
Carl, deceased
The Baton Rouge Advocate says of
the descriptive pamphlet Of Baton
Rouge:
Mr. J. II. Gilliland has closed the
contract between L. A. Brandao and
the police jury and city council. The
work Of getting out the pamphlet
will hegin Immediately, and as the
descriptive part of the work has been
put in the hands of competent wri-
ters, it will prove volume of hstori
cal interest to everybody interested
in Baton Rouge.
The sheriff will sell, March 80, a
tract OF land containing l76S acres.
IBERvIrLE.
Our Home Journal (Plaquemine):
We boarded the east bound train on
the Texas and Pacific road last Tues
day morning, for New Orleans. All
along planters were busy turning up
the soil, digging out drains, and other
wise preparing the land for the CON-
ing seasons crop.
JEFFERSON
The Gretna Courier says it is def
nitely settled that Gov. Warmoth'
projected Grand Isle railroad will
pass through Eighth street i'll that
town.
The same paper, announcing the
fact that the police jury of East Baton
Rouge has appropriated $500 for the
of the Confederate Sol |
iiers Home, asks: What will our
Jury do?''
JACKSON
Jackson Patriot vernon: Mr.. !
Boiling Hamilton, OF this parish, has
invented Il very ingenious method of
turning grind rock easily and rapid-