The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-05-24
Local News.

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The Fire-bOys made trial of their
steam engine Sunday last.
| -Messrs. C. A. Thomas and II. j. MOu-
ton left for Houston, Texas, Friday last
week.
The rain the fore part of this week
has been of considerable benefit to the
growing crops.
We are informed that several plan
ters throughout the parish are laying by
their corn crop.
Tho lottery company has donated
$3.50 to Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 to help
them pay for their steamer At meet
ing of the Company held Thursday even
ing they refused to accept the donation.
-Crayfish and fish are plentiful now
in the high water. aud seining parties
make daily visits to the high water.
Mr.. Frank Moss and Miss Aim ee
VOOrhies were married in Lafayette
Tuesday evening. We wish them happi-
ness and prosperity.
1T is great misfortune for the
young and middle aged to be gray. To
overcome this and appear young, use
Halls Hair Renewer, a reliable panacea.
Whenever one Of our politician
friends leaves for New Orleans or Baton
Rouge the quefry is whats up." They
seem to be hustling up pretty lively these
days.
Mr.. Albert Gabriel, teacher at the
public school at Isle Liable has last week
bought the sonnier plantation and pro-
poses to reside in that section perman-
emily.
Some of our town folks entertain the
idea Of buying steam launch to make
enjoying trips and excursions on the
Teche. This would be very pleasant. but
we fear too costly,
MFR. o. C. Mouton Of Lafayette is the
Candidate elected at the white primia-
ries in Lafayette parish last week for
Judge of the 25th, district at the election
to be held on the 21th inst.
The bayou and high water are fall
ing but too slow for the overfowed plan
ters who are anxiously waiting for the
water to 30 and give them a chance to
replant the crops they have lost.
The tariff bill passed In the House
Wednesday and the fate Of sugar is set
tied. the vote was a strict party one,
Mr.. Coleman of Louisiana being the only
Republican who voted against the bill.
We have been kept pretty busy on
job work this week and have turned out
some first class jobs and at prices exces-
sively low. Send in your jobs, we guar
antee satisfaction in workmanship and
price.
New iberia has a new paper, The
Iberia Democrat, it is a handsome eight
page four column paper, we'll printed
and filed with interesting matter. 1t is
as its name indicates. Democratic, but
beyond the control of any faction. 1t is
anti lottery.
The lottery company has again dom
ated $1,000 for the boring Of artesian
wells for the purpose of cleaning the
city. and $4,000 for erection of a public
bath-hoiise, which will! be much appre-
ciated by the poorer class of New Or
leans.
The cotton. corn and gardening over
flowed are total loss, but the cane i'm
some places, although seriously damag-
ed, much of it will be saved. One plan
ter informed us that he will save fifty
per cent of his cane which was under
water.
Ayers Pills are Invaluable for the
cure of Headache, Constipation, Stomach
and Liver troubles, and all arrangements
of the digestive and assimilative organs.
These Pills are sugarcOated, safe and
pleasant to take, always reliable and re-
tain their virtues in any climate.
MIR. E. A. Duchamp, president of the
police jury has again applied for ratiOns
for 5000 persons for fourteen days. If
the rati0ns are sent him he will order
some to Bayou Chene where it is greatly
needed. The suffering in the overflowed
section of this parish appears to be grea-
ter than was expected and requires more
ratiOns.
The Franklinton (La) New Era says:
The negroes of North Carolina assembled
in convention at Greensboro recently and
by the adoption Of strong reso-
lutiOns that thew WOuld no lonOar CON.