St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-16
SECOND WARD ITEMS.

II SECOND WARD ITEMS.
TcnBEUucfA RIvER, /
Aug. Il, 1890. !
Ezrcs 81! TAnnAuY RAaxxa:
Mr.. All. Lacroix = making pre-
parations Tor Tie rebuilding Of Ben.
nets bridge. The work b to b.
Ign Tomorrow Wednesday,
i Mr.. A. ]. Core went 70 Ante
City last Monday 70 purchase q
0ullett cotton gin.
] Messrs. Alsok Rogers and Geo.
Koepp, Jr., returned from theis
trip 70 Baton Rouge Saturday.
Mt. Ben. Rogers took . flying
trip to The city last Saturday.
A basket picnic took place 1t
Stevens bridge, on the Bogue Fa-
h. last week. It WAS . quiet and
orderly affair. old and young en-
joying themselves to their hearts
content. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mn. N. Fendlason,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bernard, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben. Rogers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. ". Core, Mrs. Robert
Mckee, Nm. s. Burns, Mrs. C. n.
Anderson, Ns. n. Coyns, Milton
Core, Thos. Burns, Rea Mckee,
Jno. B. Fendlason, and Misses Ella
and Josie Burns, Eva Rogers, Lily
Lacroix. sallie Bernard, Marie
Gregoire, Marie Mason and Lisette
MoDtreuil, the latter two from New
Orleans, guests Of Mrs. Burus.
Some Of tn young bloods Of the
Second Ward have . high old time
occasionally. Boys, II You get
''three sheets in the wind'' in Gov.
ington and raise . racket, Marshal
Dulion takes care Of you before
some Of you get hurt, and provides
lodging for you also; but out here
in the piny woods there Il no guar
dian Of the peace to watch over you
and no other place to receive you
but the valley Of dry bones. Shun |
the whisky shop, boys. Its prox-I
unity Il rather too close. Young
men, generally the best Of friends,
repair to places Of that kind with .
view Of having . little fan and d.
but the end e usually .
drunken brswl and some one hurt.
Cheese Il, boys, and behave your.
selves in the future, or else your
parents shall be apprised Of your
doings.
Twas present some time ago 1t .
pertain church when . collection ,
vas made up among the members (
hereof to rsmunerats IL pastor for
ID services rendered during the
aapsed year. The congregation /
numbers nearly 100 members, and
he proceeds Of the collection I
mounted to tie paltzy sum Of tl7. .
Had . collection been made up for :
frolic, or something Il Tie hind, d
think the result woald have been =
a6erent. Such b The selAshuess '
4 human nature that anything that !.
ends 70 crafty our own ssasss o. i
Interest," b quickly responded 10, /
nd our hands give - much - they /
N afford to give; but let smother 3
sllov-being need our aid, require =
ur support, or merely ask for hi =
vt dues. and pretsxts upon pre-
nts are invented to thwart Tie b
~ good qualities We may yet pos :,
~. I an not merely speaking !.
bout one denomination only, but
! Of them-noe Of denominat3ous
one, but Of III the earnest work.
. also, in any cause whatsoever, m
orthy Of support by mankind. Z
l visited lately the residence Of b
1t genial gentlemen, Mr.. Milton -
arns. A cordial welcome WAS :.
Q order Of the day, illustrating IN
. proverbial Southern hospitality. Oh
I. Burns = one Of our progressive b
Fmers, keeping step with tho In =
and improvements IN ID
psrimentA and scientific farm-lSc
). His amiabls spouse - lady =
'ethsr in . boudoir Of The upper q
!" OF IN IN humble cottage, WAS - =.
hostssG. The Arst thing En-
4 caught our eye on arrival was Ell
swinging gate IN front Of the
N yard, denoting the mechanical On
] inventive genius Of mine host.
visit to the blacksmith and car.
'ter shops confirmed our opinion l
n ME