Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-08-17

The Trinity Herald calls the atten-
ion OF the people of that place to the
fact that they are sadly in need OF
irst-class school. As it is now, the
children have to cross the river to
attend.
DE SOTO.
At their next meeting the police
;urv will revise the assessment roll OF |
the parish. They will also consider
proposit;ons to build vault for the |
court house.
EAST FELICIANA.
A number Of hands, horses, mules,
etc, have arrived to 90 to work IN
earnest to put the C. & P. H. line in
frst-class order.
Town property is in active demand
and the town is still booming.
Wilson Sun: The present outlook
for the corn and cotton crop in this
parish is fine, barring accident, it Is
safe to say that the production in
East Feliciana will exceed that OF any
year in the past decade.
EAST CARROLL
Carroll Banner: Facts show that
those portions Of our State which
have recently been so greatly devei-
oped by an influx of new people are
those which have the best educational
facilities. the most school houses, and
more money to carry on the schools.
Every day shows a stronger feeling OF
interest in this question all over the
State, and East Crrroll should not be
behind the times.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
Baton Rouge Advocate: M. r.Timothy
Duggan, one of our live merchants,
has laid upon our table an eggplant
measuring q inches in circumference
and weighing 81 pounds.
The Mississippi Valley is going tC
build culverts over Monticeno Bayou
and over Coles Creek just above Clos
ter. The culvert over Monticeno vii
have a twelve-foot opening, whlci
will give ample room for drainage
The company is in correspondence
with local engineer with the view
of securing his services in building it
The Baton Rouge Truth states ths
, the new passenger depot of the Mis-
sissppi Valley road is a certainty.
Tie first crop of caterpillars hav
made their appearance in East Bato
Rouge. They are not very numerou
and the farmers expect very ittl
danger from them.
IBERIA.
New Iberia Enterprise: Mr.. Zephy
r Dubois, gardener and fruit grove
h presented US last Monday with a bea'
8 tiful cluster of twelve peaches, all G
+ the same limb. They were Of med
i um size, lucious and sound.
k IDEEvILLE.
T, South: The White Castle Lumb
Is and Shingle Co. have already receive
twenty-five car loads of rails for the
track. They will soon erect a frs
class saw and shingle mill along si'
of the T. & P. railroad on their prem
ses. The plant will be one of the be
- in the State.
- The police jury of 1berville h
=. contracted for a fre-proof vault
the court house.
N JACKSON.
ID The court house will be thorough
t. repaired and painted at an early da
LAToURcBE..
The young men of Thibodaux ha
organized rowing club.
=, The wet weather of the past FIVE
six weeks saved the rice crop fr
y almost total failure 1t is now
" timated that an average crop will
made.
Thibodaux Sentinel: We have ne
at heard Of SO many mules succumb
eta to the heat as during the pres
alf heated term. Almost every plan
ton around Thibodaux has suffe
The some loss in this respect.
GIG Ruston Caligraph: Crop rep'
:. continue to be highly favorable,
AS the day is rapidly nearing when
us' will be assured of fine yield of /
corn and cotton. The corn croT
eSn already safe, and viii be most
'To digious one, if reports be true.
LAFAYETTE.
,nts
The Lafayette Advertiser says
the farmers throughout the parish