The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-04-20
Lower Lafourche Items.
April 16, 1889.
Editor SENTINEL

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April is, 1889.
Allow me to preface my letter this
week in advocating the prOpriety of
extending n hearty welcome to the
members of the State Press that will
meet in convention in your town on
the 18th of May next. The meeting of
that convention, should be hailed with
Joy, by all those that have the welfare
of our parish at heart. Such gather
ings are always conducive of much
good, wherever they are held, and not
not only Lafourche parish, but the
whole of the Lafourche country, car
be greatly benefited by it. Many pa
rishes, are not enough known by the
outside world, and amongst them is
our own, and in my humble opinion,
no better medium Il be found to
have them known, than in the meet
ings of the members Of the State press.
Our salubrious and delightful climate;
the fertility Of our soil, the hospitality
Of our citizens, IL magnificent sugar
plantations, our rice, potatoes and on
ions fields, etc, etc. will be seen by
them, and returning home they cannot
fail to tell the readers of their respect
i've papers, what they have seen while
amongst us, thereby presenting to the
world our parish in it's true light.
Therefore l think that it behooves
us as citizens of LafOurche parish, to
extend o hearty welcome. to those that
will honor us with their presence on
that occasion, and T. for one say to
them" Welcome" and in doing 50, let
me hope that l only voice the senti-
ments Of every citizen Of Lafourche pa
IRISH.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Mr.. Lucien Uz6 to Miss Seyerine Ba-
bin, the lovely daughter of Mr.. D. Ba-
bin, road Inspector of the Fourth Dis.
trict. The ceremony will be celebra.
| ted on Tuesday, the 3Oth Of this month,
at st. Sauveur's Church, L%ockport.
Last Saturday, much to the relief O
our planters who were beginning tt
fear the effect of too much dry wealth.
er, a good rain fell. This rain vii
prove very beneficial to the crops il
: general, as it enables the planters t.
p work them with facility, which wa
8 greatly needed, the ground havin,
= been left in very bad condition, by tn
Q late heavy and constant rains.
It is my painful duty to have t
e chronicle the death of Mrs. William
= w. Hunter, ST.. who died on Wednes
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. On tn
following Friday, her remains amids
y large coneourse of relatives an
friends, were consigned to their gray
4 in st. Sauyeur's Cemetery, Lockpor
TO the bercayed family the writer ter
: ders his heartfelt sympatbies, an
Is hopes that an all merciful God in hi
10 omnipotence will give them the neces
l. sary consolation in this hour of the
: afhiction. The deceased was, if "
" mistake not, a Miss Ronanet and W;
Y: we'll known i'll the upper part of tn
p parish, where she. formerly reside,
le Peace be to her ashes.
10 We have been informed that appl
cation has been made to the Post
authorities for the. establishment Of
T. postotfice ut f. H. Lacroix's store, wi
hcl Mr.. LacrOix as Postmaster As the
or is no postoiiice between LUckport, al
III. the Cutoff, Il distance of some
: miles, we hope that such Office W
scoa be established. L. Z. BEL
as Mr. John Howell, OF Donalsonvil,
has recently patented IA distributor
cotton seed meal and other. .fertilize,
W which bids fair to take the place
no those now in use.
so 1t is strong. simple, cheap and We
a., efficient i'll its operations. A SIM
examination of its merits is suffice
to bring about conviction, and
learn that he has already receiv
lin large orders for his machine
III sumption Pioneer.
ne The above named patentce is W
known in this Parish, where. he ]
been brought up and lived to witt
bis a year or two, and his many friel
NO here will rejoice at his success.
The SENTINEL wishes John unboul
ed success with his patent and tru
ON that he may he able to reap 81
pecuniary benefit from the sale the
of.