St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-16
VAUDEVILLE ITEMS.

VAUDEVILLE ITEMS.
MAxDEvlLLR Feb. II, 1850.
EDrrCs 81. TA,nAHY FAanHa:
After . few days Of cold and sun.
shine. to-day We hsvs cloudy and
weather. st. Valentine was
determined 70 b cross 70 bis many
but nevertheless our
Postmistrsss 10 distributing bushels
Of drop letter..
DR.. Myers. Of your town. has
Leeu here for q few days. wish head
quarters ct Frappsrt's. and leaves
for Madisonvills this evening. He
has done q good deal OF ''tsething,"
and says be cannot complain.
Mr.. Bsllo Angaud aud lady are
registered ct Frappert'a
At the Crescent Hall, Mr.. Abry,
contractor. from New Orleans.
For the past month 10 have been
enjoying the company Of Mrs. Julia
Boyer and Mrs. Dyer. Of Moreau-
vile. Avoyelles parish. who are on
q visit to their mother, Mrs. F.
Colonies. Last Sunday Mrs. Boyer,
accompanied BY Mira Alvarez. her
sister. took the noble steamer New
Csmelia for . trip to Covington
On their return in the event ng. the
ladieP expressed themselves - be-
ing delighted with their days trav-
cling. especially with the manner
they were treated by the officers OF
the boat. aud the 6ne and sulnptu-
Gus dinner served to them by the
Mugnier Bros. The neatness Of
the restaurant. the slacrity and re-
fined department Of Gussie and
Eugene. they say cannot be sur
passed. At Covington they say
every one We'd with each other 70
welcome them. They wish to re-
tprn THINKS to Rev. Father Avsi'bs
aud Postmaster He ntx for their
kind attentions.
Our town 10 on Q boom. Every.
where You cah hear the noise Of the
carpenters hammer and saw. Sew.
eral new bath houses are being
built. DR.. Givsns' house 10 being
raised and thoroughly repaired.
The L.afferandry property. at the
corner Of Lake and LATTE streets.
which was occupied by Colonies. 10
in the hands Of workmen. cutting
ard trimming the trees and dsnol-
isLing the dse.yed galleries. pro-
paratOry 10 tho coming Of cum
tractor Abry. who will bs here next
Monday with all the necessary
bricks and tools to frat raise tue
STORY building and the saloon
adjoining. aud them to remove the
"Batcl,elsr's Hail. from the rear
and put it next 10 the poslofics.
fronting ON LATTE street. This
building 10 u feet by ~. with . 6
foot gallery front and rear. having
u rO0ms. It wall be used sxclu-
sively for bachelors. and will not
interfere with the main hotel and
the two family pavillions. The en-
tire premises win be newly paint
cd and papered. II IL the intsn-
ton Of Mr.. Lsderandry to make il
. No. l hotel. and it 10 for sale or
rent. He informs your correspond.
ent that he will rent it in prefer.
ence 70 . Northern. go-shead man.
at half price. rather than 70 lot any
old fogy get hold Of il and do no
benefit 70 the town Of Vaudeville.
Mr.. Zstarin. his sou.in-law. 10 biz
agent 1t this place and will super.
Intend the work.
We had the pleasure OF meeting
Col. johnson, who arrived on Tues
day last from Decatur. The Colonel
looks we'll and hearty. and enjoys
the bslmy breeze Of our Southern
Lake.
There 10 new industry. which.
Il we'll attended t. will pay any in
.iustrious perscn. Il IL Of canvass
ing for books. etc. One Of our ma
tivs-born yonng ladies. only fifteen
years old. has taken il into hes
head to try the experiment. Il ID
Miss Josephine Alpbouss. She haa
applied for the materials - start
on. aud assisted by Ler mother.
she will commence work on the Lei
day OF March. and "znarch" in q
well provided vehicle throughout
our parish Her par.phsrnalis
comes from the well.known house
Of B. F. johnson l. Co.. Of Rich.
mond. Va. We bsspeak for her q
kind reception from the citissns 81
our parish.
We have to chronicle tho death
Of Mrs Angela Colan. aged A
years. who died last Sunday. after
short illness.
Also. to-day. Noel Baptist died
aged 20 ysvrs. "Uncle Noel" wal
we'll known in the parish, having
been, in ante bsllwns days, . slave u
Mira J. B. M.ille. Of Covington.
TsAsER.
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