The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-09-28

Our young people greatly enJoytu thc
picnic given on the plantation Of Mr. .
Adolphe Cormier last Sunday. The ;
guests were bent Oh pleasure and had .
full measure. They returned in the eve /
ming with a sweet smile on their lips, I
which il an indication of huge time.
Ayers Hair Vigor promotes the growth
and improves the beauty Of the HAIR.
This pr paratiJn stimulates The roots OF
the hair. cleansas the scalp, prevents the
accumulation OF dandruff, and restores
TO faded and gray hair its original color.
4 door vas cut in the front wall of the
upper story of the court house. to facili-
tate TIE Sheriff in calling the names OF
Jurors and witnesses whiCh he can now
do without coming down the stairs.
This is a needed improvement. Now
coat of paint inside and outside and a
fence around the building are wanting.
Mrs. Jeremiah fitzgerald who was 4
resident of It. Martinville for nearly ~
wears. but who L year or two ago moved
/ 10 Houston. Texas. where her husband
| and sons have secured employment, died
/ in that city at ) 10 o'clock in the morn
ing Thursday. Her remains were
brought here Friday. arriving on the
morning train, and inferred in the catho-
lie cemetery. We extend our sympa-
thies to the family.
4 game of base ball was played here
SUNDAY between :he Breaux Bridge Cluo
and the Club of this town, whirh result
ted in the victory of st. Martinsvillc, by
a score of II to points. The game was
unite interesting and was witnessed by
number of our people, among whom Vas
quite large representation of young Ia
dies who. we have no doubt, gave our
bows courage and made them win the
game.
Some of our planters care very little
about the public roads and always avail
of rainy Gather to do their heavy haul
ling. This week when the roads were
wet we noticed procession OF several
large carts loaded with brick passing on
Main street which has just been repaired
|, at a heavy expense to the corporation.
The town council should protect lis
streets against those disinterested plan
tiers and forbid the unnecessary passage
of heavy loaded wagons on Aain street
in rainy or wet weather.
There has been robbery committed
on the State Treasury which amounts 10
about $4,000 by the fraudulent payment
of coupons of illegal bonds. Who is res
ponsibe or who is guilty of this robbery
remains to be seen. EX-Treasurcr Burke
in whose hands these coupons were, whC
!. in London now has cabled that he VII
leave on the first steamer for New Or
, leans. Ii is expected that he Will TN o"
some light on the robbery and explaii
: how these coupons which should have
been DESTROYED are out in the hands ol
innocent persons and are being paid Dy
:. the State.
Il The City Item says: Seed colt Oh
d thieves are not quite so ruinouS to IN
C planters as the army worms; but the.
+ are a serious evil in the parishes.
We believe our contemporary Is Sc
riously mistaken, the planters do no
complain of the seed cotton thieves, a
they sell and weigh their own COT
ton and get their money 10
il ana at the plice it is sold; bu
: they seriously complain of the comni'
J. sion merchants of New Orleans who al
d ways self their cotton and other pro
y duets below the quotations with n los
1t in the weight Of from to 10 pounds pc
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