The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-31
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

There is a matrimonial, wave sweep g
ing over the editorial sea. The fair 81
editress OF the Cafroi! Banner led of,
and now brother JOS. Csrew of the r
Teche Pilot has joined 10 the process
sion, and there is an anxious query in !
the minds of the fraternity, "whose {
turn next ?''-Batoa Rouge Truth.
Can't you answer that yourself,
Miss Addie? Tell as, who will 1T be {
-Ndtchitoches Enterprise.
If Miss Addie can't, why. we know
who can, and if she doesn', speak out
right away, we shall ask him.
We must beg to differ with cur
friends of tho Times and Democrat,
upon one point, the place from whence
the nrettiest GIL will come, if she
visits the Fair, will not be from
Shreveport or Alexandria hut from
old Natchitoches, the nu,her OF
\ parishes and OF she prettics. girls IN
the country.
sShe walks in beauty, like the night,
| OF cloudless chimes and starry skies,
! And all that's best OF dark and bright,
Meet in her aspect, and her eyes,
! This mellow'd to that tender light.
i Which haven to gaudy ddy denies"
Monroe is not Dragging about he:
pretty girls, but she has then, in abur-
dance, and they will be at the fair TOO.
, BienviIla New Era; A serious ac-
cident occurred Monday evening at j.
B. Aubrey's saw n,ill, two miles east
. of Athens. While a man with a hoe
: was drawing accumulated sawdust OF
g the ground rear the cav, the hoe be-
i. coming entangled with The saw was
n hurled. in the face Of Mr.. Culver, the
!, sawyer. iptic!ing injuries the. may
= result fatally. G:,e unfortunate man
q has wife and several children. :.
. Improvements are going on in Gibbs
. land very favorabiy, and the prospects
IT of the town are more promising than
n they ever were before. II is bound to
90 become good wholesale point and
town will soou need badly is q bank
y market. Who vii! start this Sutcr
in prise?
id Farmcrville Gazatte: Editor Drew
is of the Arcadia Advance, got himsel
:, into hot water with the State Pres
Association by bidding to perform tn
public printing Of BieEviIle parish TO
the Insignificant sum OF $l3. Ih
t. members OF the Association, IN accor
of dance with a resolution passed at
recent meeting, were about TO drop tn
"e Advance from their exchange lis
10 when the matter was compromised b
es. Bro. Drew's acknowledgement of hi
lie error and the aunniment Of his cor
tract with the police jury.
=, The doom of Bob Wright, recent
~, convicted of murder III C!aiborr
aJ parish, is fixed for next Friday.
in Farnervile Gazette: We feel wa
of ranted in saying that the first railroa
he built through Farmeryjlie ard Unic
,us parish will be given the RICH: of wa.
,ce the town will vote five mill tax an
is the parish will exempt the road irol
taxation for q .ern OF years. Ism
ces this inducement enough fer coz,
ne- munity to offer, and especially
BILE country through which road wou
his pay so handsomely in receipts.
ngs Farmerville Home Advocate: NJ
de- 0. c.. Dawkins has on exhibition az q
the hotel a vine of Bermuda grass whi
on measures nearly ten feet in length al
age contains twcnty-eight well develop
Joints and button. Mr.. DAwki
Is ~
ave crop, and it is only another proof
the what excellent grass Will grow on C
sed lands when given fair chance.
,no Plain Dealer: The continued drcu
q has damaged the cotton crop very fnu
,yn by causing the shedding OF forms. G
~, con in this section is falling very f
rIs on account Of the pro!racted drcuih,
90 fact il is almost too late fer rain TO
,art any good.
his Haynesvi,Ia Star: Misses IL
per- Moss, Matte aud Moiiio Price return
ence from their visit i'll Morchouse par
too last Sunday, and reported pleas
and time, Il There was a i:ispt
3 of ton manifested on the part OF sol
through prejudice, to fasteu the G.
r at Of the killing of tho negro Todd, III
'lder one of our most prominent and respt
by ed citizens without a shadow Of {
It IL deuce.
,;sed END OF A LONG FAST.