The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-22
Local News.

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AS usual, only few markers were
seen on our streets Mardi Gras.
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year.
Mr.. J. B. Ferran, the popular grocer
of Main street, sells the best goods fox
the lowest mcney.
Tom James, a Dallas, boxer was
killed in prize fight in that city by
Louis Bezinah
Any one who could supply this town
with fish during lent would make a pro-
ftable business.
The material for the steel cages
which are to be erected in our parish Jail
is at the Railroad depot.
The town council has made needed
repairs at the end of the sewers near the
bridge and near the city hall.
Mr.. T. j. Liable, the popular druggist
proposes to open an elegant Soda stand
as an adjunct to this drugstore.
There will he prayer at the Catholic
church on Wednesdays. Fridays, and
Sundays during the lenten season.
Our swampers this year will have a
larger float than for a number OF years
and very large timber too.
Mr.. Oscar L. Alpha. formerly. editor
and proprietor of the st. Mary Herald
has last week bought the Rayne Sentinel.
The number of our people who at
tended the carnival at New Orleans this
year was not a. large as in former years.
Mr.. F. F. Palms. wealthy citizen of
Detroit, Mich, is spending a few days in
town. the guest of the family of Mr.. S. V.
Martin,
Those of our people who attended
the Carnival in New Orleans have re-
turned highly pleased but with lighter
pockets.
The high water news are very en-
cOuraging, at this writing, the rivers are
falling and all the levees are rerorted in
good condition.
The colOred people of this town gave
grand entertainment and ball at the
True Friends hall on Monday night. 1t
was a grand success.
We underctand that il the lawyers
ask for it. Judge MOutOn will order the
drawing of special jury of five for the
next civil term of court.
You need not send to New Orleans or
elsewhere for your printing, we can give
you as good work and at as low prices.
PatrOnize home industries.
The boys from this place who are
implicated in the Lafayette election case,
are all in that town for their trial which
was to take place yesterday.
The people of Breaux Bridge intend
to give in July next, an excursion from
New Orleans to Galveston. We hope
they will succeed in this enterprise.
Presto! Changel Gray and faded
boards made to assume their original CO.
lor by applying Buckinghsm's Dye for
the Whiskers. 1t never fails to satisfy.
An election will be held in this town
on Monday the 5th of April next to elect
five trustees to manage the affairs Of
this corporation for a term of one year.
The Governor of Iowa in his message
last week urges the adoption of the Aus
tralian ballot system and that women be
permitted to vote at municipal elections.
The police jury should have included
in the budget an appropriation for the
painting of the outside of the Court
House and for the building of a fence
around said building.
We need in this town, a bank. a
building association and good race
course. We have no doubt that all Of the
above mentioned enterprises would pay
handsome returns for the money invested.
The cotton seed meal is being very
extensively used by the sugar planter.
A few years ago nothing was known
of the value Of this meal as a fertilizer,
but to-day our mills can hardly supply
the demand.
The TOurO block, one of the hand
soonest buildiuks on Canal street, in the
business centre, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday morning. The loss in stock
and property is estimated at half a mil
lion dollars. =