The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-06-28

LoCKPoRT, La, June 25th, 80.

a trend as pOOr Mr.. IheOpllIe DucOS.
This most regretted gentleman died on
the 10th inst, in his residence at the
Cutoff, at the age of 81 years. and
was buried here in the st. Sauveur
cemetery. Quite Il large of
people attended the funeral, all friends
aud sympatlisers with its young family.
10 mouru his untimely loss there re-
mains a bereavcd wife with three little
sons, the oldest only Z years old. The
whole community is condoling with
them.
Last week his succession was opened
and the outlook is better even than
was anticipated by his friends. AL
though no official statement has vet
been filed. We understand. under what
is good authority, that the assets Of
Ducos Bros are ut least / 0.300.00 over
and above all liabilities. Our deceased
friend held a half interest in same.
and we hear that the firm business will
contimIe as heretofore under the able
management of Mr.. Ellie Ducos.
We have been requested to give the
waHmeSt thanks If our population to
all those, who, by their presence and
participation, contributed to the sue
cess of the Lockport Public School
Fair. Among such Il host of friends
who - literally came to help us, we
dane not particularise any one, us all
proved equally generous. Thanks TO
all. especially to the ThibodauX dele
CATION.
The net proceeds according to the
| mana ONO nu1n,ittAn' rnhnyt on,nInf
to S41S. This, we are sorry to say.
will not enable the board to carry out
its purpose Of securing another aSsis-
taDt. such as is greatly needed, owing
to the large number OF pupils.
This reminds rs that the Public
School Association here. has inquired
again and again from the State School
Superintendent, "a vacant office, just
now, by the way. but what does our
governor are about it?) about the
Peabody school fund, to which they
are entitled, all 81 far without any re-
suit noW, would it be presuming too
much, to ask II parish school board
to take the matter in hand, and see
that justice is done to Lockport, and
if Latourche gets some of said fund
that it should be IMPARTIALLY dis
trlbuted?
Riding down the bayou last week.
We took advantage of the occasion to
inspect the crops along our way. Our
Impression is that T. Foret, Esq. Of
Lndiyine plantation, and d. HaraEg,
Esq, Clloctaw plantation, have the
finest and largest crops below Lock
port.
People here are closely and earnestly
watching the proceedings of our Legis-
l%ature, in regard to the Lottery bnsi-
ness. Their unanimous wish is to see
the charter renewed, We're it only on
account of the benefit derived there
from by the public schools. You can
have no idea of the indignation and
eXecratlon raised by some of the ants:
Of course such men have no interest in
the public welfare; their children do
not go to public schools, and the poor
white trash is just good enough to vote
for them, but not good enough to be
educated. By all means we will try
and educate said poor white trash at
least that much that such MIsrepresen-
tatives shall not be sent again to make
laws for us.
Our village is graced with the pres,
ence OF Miss Felicie and Mary Boarg,
the charming daughters of the genial
captain Prudent Bourg. and their love
ly friend, Miss Mary Breaux. These
three young ladies are spending with
us their vacation time, having attend
pI tho lnSt S,.a;- &c NJ. ~
Nelson's seminary in Shreveport.
From conversations we had with them
we imagine their studies to have been
OF the lest, and our friend Cap. B0urg
Is quite emphatic in his praises of the
school
Lockport and the neighDorhood is
to suffer an irremediable loss by the
removal of Dir. Jno. s. Thibaut to his
former home, Dmpaldsonville. Vile
Our best wishes accompany him in his
new venture, we regret that circum-
stances should have induced him to
take such IL step, and we will sadly
miss his cheerful companionship, and
his capacities in his art.
Rev. Father Letilly spares no pains
in his preparations to make the fair in
aid of his church both attractive and
pleasant to all. We have no doubt
that those who will attend will have
Il most enjoyable time.
We are trying to get a petition to
the Hon. the postmaster general, and
great dry goods man, Wanamaker, to
have a mail agent appointed between
here and Il,ibodaux, to make il weekly