The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-29
Local News.

Funny! Funny! Funny! was is not
Mr.. Numa Landryi Of Cypess Island
was buried here Monday.
The new race track of Breaux Bridge
will be inaugurated tomorrow.
Miss Laurence Bienvenu returned
from visit to New Orleans Saturday
last.
Laredo Texas is experiencing a water
famine, and the loss in stock is said to
be great:
Mr.. George Eastin left for Wslch
Monday, where he is employed in The
Crescent effice.
Mr.. +. Rousseau is having the lunl-
Der hauled on his property north of towt
to put up brick yard.
Work has commenced on the public
school building. Mr.. V. Fleming has
charge of the construction.
The Indian known throughout the
state of California as Old Gabriel, died at
Salinas, CAL, last week aged Isl years.
Bear in mind that on Saturday and
Sunday the 18th and 18th, of April, the
grand entertainment Of the Firemen
will take place.
The itching of the scalp, falling Of
the hair, resulting in badness, are often
caused 10y dandruff, which may be cured
by using Halls Hair Reviewer.
"A negro boy aged about 10 years
while fishing at the batou appOsit Dh-
champs ware house Saturday evening
last, fell in the bayou and was drowned
We are told that the few remaining
regulators made an effort this week to
recruit the members who were disgusted
with the organization and quit, but We
do not believe that they met with any
great success. Poor thing, it dies hard,
but die it has to.
All the elements which nature re-
quire'', to make the hair beautiful and
are supplied I'm Ayers Hair
IigOr. This preparation keeps the scalp
free from dandruff, prevents the hair
from becoming dry and harsh, and makes
it flexible and glossy.
The high water in this parish this
spring, at its highest point, was feet l |
inches lower than 1884 and 8 feet 5 inches |
owcr than 1882, A crevasse in MOrgan-
"a or any of the POinte COupee leyees
would have cansed the water to reach a
point even higher than 1882.
The people of st. Mary. Iberia, st.
Martin, st. Landry, and on the west bank
# the LafOurche, were much agitated
he early part of this week by the dan
,erOus condition Of MOrganza. but
prompt work was done and ii now ap-
,ears that the immence crevasse at Pc
an Grove, North Louisiana, which Is over
1000 feet wide, is letting off SO much
water that it relieves the country below.
The crevasse at Nita plantation, st.
ames,is injuring dozen sugar plan
ers.-Sugar Bowl.
Some one was burning tall grasses
N the yard Of Judge J. o. Halphen Mon
lay at about eleven o'clock when the
hicken coop took FIRE and burned to the
,rOund. The fire boys in this case have
made serious mistake which will pro-
ably happen again with serious result.
1t the alarm they made rush for the
team engine and left the hand engine
ehind; the fire being too far for the
teamer to be Of any use, there being on
y well and cistern water, and the hand
ngine which could only be of service
vas in the engine house and the build
ng was burning. The first thing that
hOuld be done in case of any fire is to
rOceed to the fire with the hand engines
nd check it as much as it is possible
ntil the steam engine can be made to
lay stream Of water on the fire. 1t is
Ot to be supposed that the steamer will
Yer be in time to save any small build
ngs from burning, but it will prevent
ther adjoining buildings from burning.
he fire must always and in all cases bu
ought with the hand engines, and We
rust that Fire Co. No 1 will consider