The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-15
Local News.

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above low water.
Miss Louise Eastin is on a visit in
Lafayette.
Sheriff Gardemal made trip to the
city this week on business.
Mrs. Louis Gardemai, Of BrOussard-
vile, visited her uncle, Mr.. B. Audibert
this week.
Hon. Andrew Price has our thanks
t for the documents sent TO the Messenger
this week.
The heavy rains of this week cause
great apprehension to the people IN the
low lands, as it feared they will cause
the levees to break.
DIR. Chris. B. Sanders has been COM
missiOned local medical examiner for
the Knights of Honor lodge of this place.
DO not forget to send your jobs to
the Messenger Office if you want first
class work at reasonable prices.
The lumber for the public school
building is being hauled on the spot.
and work will soon commence.
The rumor this week is that Father
Parmentier, formerly vicar at New
Iberia, will be appointed assistant prist
here.
We request the attention of orr
readers to the display advertisement Of
Mr.. Chas Even, the popular young drug
gist.
A serious break occurred in the Mis-
sissippl leyee above Arkansas City. Ark,
which will cause very serious damage to
that neighbOrhood.
The proceedings of the Police Jury
published in our issue of Saturday last
should read Regular Meeting held March
Sd instead of March I'd.
Grand Chaplain Henry Walters of
the knights of Honor, left for New Or
leans Monday to attend the session of the
Grand Lodge which met Tuesday.
Armand Angel had a preliminary
examination Saturday last for the kill.
ing of Dominique Leblanc, and was re-
leased on one thousand dollars bond.
The board of Levee Commissioners
for the fourth district which met in ses-
sion last week, has fixed the levee tax IN
that district at 8 mills OH the dollar.
Mr.. W R. BOunafon was in town
this week. He supplied our merchants
with fine good in his line, and also re-
newed his subscription to the Messenger.
All humOrs of the scalp, letter sores,
and dandruff cured. and falling hair
checked; hence, badness prevented by
using Halls Vegetable SicIlian Hair Re-
newer.
"A fast run was made on the New
York division of the Reading Railroad
Monday, from Reading to New York. a
distance of so miles, was made in So
minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. OnesiphOre Wiltz had
the misfortune to lose Monday morning,
their infant girl, Isabelle, aged two
months. We tender our sympathies to
the bereaved parents.
The exercises for the children who
are preparing to make their first COM
munion are held twice week at the
Catholic church, in tie morning, and are
attended by quite large number OF
children.
The fire boys made another trial of
their steamer Sunday, and everything
worked satisfactorily. With few more
trials they will be ready for duty, and
will be able to fight the destructive ele-
ment with advantage.
Mr.. J. o. Halphen. Jr., is the lucky
and happy holder of one twentieth of
ticket No 1854 drawing the fourth cap
ital prize Of $4,000, at the drawing of
the Louisiana State Lottery held Tues
day the llth inst. We congratulate MIR.
Halphen OH his good luck.
The Catholic congregation Of this
parish are very disappointed to learn
that the mission that was announced for
the latter part of lent will not take, on
account of unforeseen circumstances,
which make it impossible.
BY a recent decision Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, state has