The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-05-04
Personal.
Miss Alice Labyche spent Il few days
In New Iberia this week.

Miss Alice Labyche spent Il few days
IN New Iberia this week.
Miss Bella ChHry, of New Orleans,
spent several days in town during the
past week.
Misses Marie and Lila Simon return
ed home on Thursday from pleasure
trip to st. Martinsville.
Miss Rose Perrodin returned on We'd
nesday evening from IA pleasant visit OF
several days among friends at st. Mar
tinsyna.
That charming and vivacious lady,
Mrs. w. A. Flynn, of Washington, ac-
companied by a most agreeable com
panion, Mrs. +. Latreyte, of Opelousas,
paid as a very pleasant visit on
Thursday.
Miss Laurancc Mouton, the accom-
plished daughter of Judge JAS. E. Mou
ton of st. MartinsvilIe, and James 81
mon, Esq, Il popular young lawyer oil
day, the 30th ult.
Mr.. J. Y. Milton, of Big Care, drop
ped in to- see us on Wednesday. He
reports crops in his neighborhood as
very promising.
DIR. j. f. Hawkins, of Bayou Chico,
giaddened the hearts of his many
friends here last Thurs 'ay with the
light OF his genial smile.
Mr.. w. A. Flynn, a leading merchant
Of Washington, and one of the candi-
dates for Mayor at the election next
Monday, was in town on Wednesday
and favored rs with a call
Hon. III. L. Garland and wife depart
ed on Thursday morning for a five
months tour of the Old World, during
which they will of course visit that
great aggreg cation of wonderful uights,
the Paris Exposition. Their hosts
of friends will wish them pleasant
voyage across the briny deep and a
safe return
Among the brilliant throng snhO
graced the Social Club Hall with their
presence last Wednesday night, we no.
ticed E. o. Hardey and sister, Miss
Rosa, of Chataignier; Frank Hardey
of Lake Charles Miss Virginia Smith,
Of Grand Coteau; DR.. j. A. Haas, OF
Vile Plate Miss Hattie Haas, of Bayou
Chicot Misses Maud Winn aud Helen
Derbaune, of Washington; DR.. C. D.
Owens ssd b,..' Dave Haas of Ayoy-
elles, md Jno NJ. Ware of Bellevue.
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In the N o. Times-Democrat oil
April 26 aspearsob communication dated
OpeIousas, signed - A Friend of St
Landry and which the editor says is
from "a prominent merchant and pub
lie c-spirit6d citizen of this parish. The
writer gives brief account of the
shooting in colored mans house, near
Vile Plate, on the night of the 18th,
and, referring to the fact that in their
issues next following that date the
papers here had failed to mention the
matter, takes occasion to cast slurs up.
ON them, which, as far as we are con-
cerned, are uncalled for and altogether
uujustifiable.
The first information that reached Us
concerning the matter, while from a
source we considered entirely trust
worthy, was nevertheless exclusively
one sided, and as we were also assured
from the same source that tue matter
would be promptly aud vigorously
prosecuted and thoroughly sifted, and
the names Of none of the parties implI-
Gated were given us at the time, we
considered it best to await the result
of a more complete inquiry, especially
as other statements were also made by
our informants which We have the best
of reasons for supposing were not in
tended for publication.
With this preface, and the statement
that the scene of the outrage is situated
Is or 90 miles from here, we will now
proceed to pay our respects to the
''promiBent merchant" and the N. O.
| Times Democrat.
7 We have announced in our paper
that we would furnish stamps and sta
tioRery free to all who would send us
the news of their respective neighbor.
hoods: aud if the writer had promptly
sent us his letter, instead of sending il
to New Orleans (where he probably
sends his subscription, advertising and
Job work), the people of this parish
/ would have been informed of the oc-
curreHee much sooner and the lecture
which it contfins would have been
read by those to whom it was address
| ed But we presume that this prom.
inent merchant" belongs to that class
of ',pnbIic spirited citizens" who think
that while the local papeFIhas no claims
! to their consideration or support, it is
/ a legitimate target for their i'll llnatured
criticisms whenever, il their opinion
| it is not prompt enough in the dis
| charge Of the multitudinous "duties
| of sentinel, mentor and guide with
L which an eSactiug public have seen fiji
to invest it. He probably does moi
even subscribe for this paper; but even
! if he does not, he ought to know, if he
deyotes any attention to pnblic mat
ters, that our voice has always been
! raised in defence of law and order. and
/ that no longer than last fall, when ny.
dra- headed anarchy reared its hideous
] front iu our parish, we were prompt
/ aud emphatic in exposure and denun
citation, and, we ffatter ourselves, did
efficient service in that emergency. We
! heard no public eommendation from
him then. Meritorious service in the
past, if nothing else, should have
shielded us from his criticism now.
AS to the. Times-Democrat, which ap
parently is catching up with avidity
and parades before its thousands o
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