The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-09-06
Local News.


sewed button shoe, call at j. o. Hebert
Father HeaIey, of Lafayette. was il
town Tuesday and paid us an agreeable
visit.
The schools Of the Sisters of Mere,
were opened Monday with large atten
dance.
Mr.. H.VanderCruyssen, of the Breau1
Bridge Union, paid us an agreeable visit
Monday.
Get gallon of White Point, and
paint your parlOr for $l,2e, 7. j. Liable
sells it.
The nights and mornings this week
were quite cool, but during the day the
sun was very hot.
Our subscription list is on a boom
these days, many are the new names we
added to it, and still they come.
The Vigilant Hook and Ladder Co.
No. 1, attended mass at the Catholic
church in a body, Wednesday morning.
The criminal term of the district
court convened here Monday, and a large
number of people from the Country were
in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Adams, of New
Iberia spent two or three days in town
this week, their numerous friends were
pleased to meet them.
The American Eagle must be a gay
old bird-he is bald. Il you don't want
to be bald, use Halls Hair Rene&cr and
you won't be. Try it.
-AIessrs. John j. and 8. y. Burrin, of
this place, left last week for Texas, on a
tour. with a view of locating
i'll that stale. We wish them success.
The democratic convention to nomi-
nate delegates to the Lake Charles nomi
mating convention, TO select a candidate
for Representative for the Third Congress
sional District meets the 1ith.. inst.
Miss d. NJ. Windahl, a charming
young lady Of New Orleans, arrived here
Friday, last week, to spend few weeks
in our parish, with the family of Mr.. g.
". Bancker. Wo hope her sOjOurn in our
midst will he one Of pleasure.
We are teld that several persons, in
cluding the Brass Band from Breaux
Bridge, came here Sunday last to take
the excursion train going to Thibodeaux.
but they arrived Just few minutes after
The train had left, and were thereby dis
The only way to cure fever and ague
Is either to neutralize the poisons which:
cause the disease or to expel them from
the system. Ayers Ague Cure operate
in both ways. 1t isa warranted specific
Tor all forms Of malarial disorders, and
never fails to cure. Try it.
The grand jury is composed as fol-
ows: yalery Thibodeaux, Foreman,
Louis Greig, r. irwin, NJ. Mouton, Jules
Resweber, Alex. Davidson, Jules j. MOu-
on, Felix Angel, Aaolph ThibOdeaux,
Chas. Bienvenn, B. j. Coles, Francois
Ihretien, David Gagne, Jean Neveu and
TOussaint Narcis.
Our streets begin to show little ac
.iyity and business is taking lively
shape. Without accident, the crops in
general will be large, and our business
n consequence, will be accordingly largo
our merchants can lay in a
rood supply of fall goods. advertise in
,he Messenger, and do a lucrative bust
less.
The saw mill Of Messrs. Gueriniere
3rOussard & Co., sustained some injury
o its machinery last week that necesSita
led the stopping of the mill for few days
% make the repairs, the mill, however,
vas put in motion Tuesday morning.
Another addition was made to tile mill
N the shape of a planning machine.
This needed improvement is of great i'm
DOrtance to the mill.
The arrangements made by the man.
,gement of the excursion given from
Lafayette to Thibodeaux. last Sunday, by
which the train on this branch made
with the train at Cade, pro-
ved very successful although made late
the same week, fifty six persons from St.
went on the excursion. They
we're highly satisfied with the trip, and