St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-30

MApssossu1x Aug. IS. 1880
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XAo1soovIl1& Aug. ~. los''
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I saw In your last issue . com
munication from Madisonville
knowing that you are always will.
ing to publish in your estimable pa.
per anything pertaining to the at.
fractions OF our beautiful little
town, will follow IN the course 81
"A Reader and give You The
news. which is 'good. better, best. .
In fact, everybody b sstis6ed. The
farmers are IN glee. Everyone you
meet has got s:the best CROP .
Even your humble servant pretends
that such b the case With his crop.
Rice cutting IL the order Of the
day. I have heard Of several
planters Who have been cutting
since the 4th inst. There = no
chance for starvati0a. Everybody
who wants work can get Il.
Our stores are al doing well.
Those genia! gentlemen, Galatas 4
Son, are busy. They complain Of
. shard time"-hard work, ] mean.
But It can't be. otherwise, aimee
they treat their customers % coar.
teously. q
Benny Goldate b - busy ~ .
bee. On Sunday. ice cream b III
the 60.
Dendinger is also in the front
rank. HIS bakery l. smoking day
and night, and that means basi-
ness.
Our enterprising friend, Theo.
Jay. IL enlareing BE min. He b
putting up battery Of three boil
ers, to run q saw and shingle min.
Besides this be has . planning min,
run With its own engine and boiler.
Everything Is in perfect Order, un-i
der the control Of his popular -.
sistant, Jas. Davis. No chance 10
lic under the lumber pile when b
b around.
The eva" under the Command
81 Capt. Jay, and "Lillie," Capt.
Burns, are kept running, supplying
The mill With logs ltom here and
Blind River.
A delightful surprise party wss
given last night, at the residence Of
Mrs. Brady, BY the ''Rxcelsiof Let
1e-Go Pleasure Club. The aim
vas fun, and fun they had, both
voung and old. II We nay tie Club
gave the party, We would be wrong.
The young lady friends Of tie
members proved themselves equal
o the occasion, and showed their |
;alents and ability in getting up the |
,arty, especially Misses Mary Col
ner, Ella 1'hompson, Annie Per-
Tins and Lille Hsughan. About |
O'Clock sweet music awoke tie |
Of the besieged house,
md loud cheers and singing warn.
d them to dismiss al thodkhts oil
leep. In . few minutes IL doors
rere thrown open, and ~ pasjueI
nd large hall were eoegsoeslT
decorated With choice 1oWoGos and
'hile the dancing w1s nplng q
ONE Of the ladies dscoeabed ~
ables With 1ne cales, eand1no, !
lies, lemonade. soda. 49,. snd
Iainties Of al sorts. II w. . beau-
lful sight. But alas! il dtdn't last
,ng. The fate Of the callss ~ toI
o more than please the eye The
uests were Misses Mary Coluse,
lily Hsuxhan, Emma Besling,
lila Thompson. Ella Cannon, OLA
lark, Alice Clark, Edith Jay,
Ora Juphman, Lucy Perkins,
larry BRADY, and Nrs. Heughan,
|stendorf and Brady, and Messss.
Willie Wallace, walter HeuGhan,
'ddie Heughan. Lee Morgan, 1ales
'rady, (the officers Of the Club, d
nd Chas. Cannon, W. T. Jay and
ddie Brady. I must not forget
II. Harry Seymour, Who rendered |
IL artistic services to the Club.
About 4 a. y. the party dispers-
]. happy and satisfied with their
Fening's enjoyment.
Ynura. Off. Evrrs snoD