The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-28
PINEVILLE DOTS.

'iSie w h'o iaiii auu ietuiheu W IT,
his duties at the capital Sunday
morning.
Mrs. j. E. Walker, of Fnshville,
paid a flying visit to relatives last Fri
day, and took her departure for home
on Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. G.
A. Southwick and family of Alex
andria.
DR.. Perkins, of the Insane Asy-
lum at Jackson, La, with Mr.. A. Jar
as gnide and companion, paid a
to the grounds of the old State
Seminary mt day last week, and
upon their return "Gus" gave a brief
account of their trip, which was one Of
incident on incident, as you may call
it, for it seems that upon their arrival
at their destination "Gus" come to the
conclusion that it would be of no use
to hitch the animal he was driving, as
it was a mule perfectly gentle aud
would stand anywhere that he was
left, for he had seen it tried on several
occasions, and that mule was always
to be found when you returned for him.
Well, the mule was left to his qniet
meditations, while DR.. Perkins and
Mr.. Jarreau went to inspect the build
ings and other things Of note and
upon their return to where they had
left the mule and buggy they were as
tonished, for the mule and buggy had
vanished, so there was nothing left to
do but to hunt for the truant animal.
After walking about four miles
through the woods the Doctor and Mr..
Jarreau found their team upon the
brink of a chasm, and of course there
was great rejoicing among the gentle
pines of the forest, for the "lost had
been found" When they returned it
was so good joke that it had to be
told.
On last Wednesday night there
was one of the most enjoyable Socia-
bles given at the residence of Mrs.
Armstrong; in honor of the birthday
of her son, John, that has been given
in Pincville for many a long day.
At about s o'clock the brilliantly
lighted parlor was crowded with the
beauty and ~chivalry of Pineville, and
there in that throng the sorrows and
cares of life were forgotten, and how
could it be otherwise, for the gay
laughter of the fairest daughters of
Rapides and the sweet smiles that they
bestowed upon the stronger sex was
enough to drive dnll carr away. The
evening was spent in social conversa-
ton and various games, in which all
took a part. AT 10 O'Clock refresh
ments were served, to which full jus
tice was done, and many were tie
wishes for the future happiness and
long life of John, and that he would
live to see many more returns of the
occasion, and it was not until a late
hour that the merry makers began to
dispense with reluctant hearts. To
Mrs. Armstrong and her amiahle
daughter, Miss Adelia, this reporter OF
the DEMOCRAT returns his thanks for
courtesies extended, and trusts that
it will DOT be long before the doors Of
their hospitable home will be thrown
open again to allow the young folks
to pass such u pleasant evening as
they did on Wednesday night last.
While the people of Alexandria
are fighting the raging waters and do
ing their utmost to prevent it from in.
vading their city, we, of Pineville'
have not been so successful in keeping
it ont from some of our homes. There
has been a depth of six inches of wa.
ter in the store of Mr.. B. Turner, and
Mr.. Showles, the hotel keeper on
Front street, vacated his premises on
account of two feet of water in the
lower story of his dwelling. Mr.. Hen.
rv Irvine and family had to seek Other
quarters this last week, there being
five or six inches of water in the front
part of their residence, which is KEEP,
as a grocery by Mrs. Barber, and the
he'd room had the anne amount. From
the residence of Mr.. John Graham:
which is on the river above town, tc
the residence of Hon. Jos. Hoy, is one
sheet of water. The following are
the names of those who have been
surrounded by water: Messrs. B. Tur'
ner, G.. w. Bolton (%store), Henry lr,
vine, w. J. Showles, w. II. Chap
man, Mrs. Lewis, and the back part O
Steve Barrett's place, which also in
cludes the Baptist church, on the same
street. The back water from the lake
in the rear of Mr.. E j. Hardtner
flooded the street in front of his resi-
dence and that of Mrs. Armstrong, t.
the depth of one foot and a half
Mr.. Hardtner had to build a wall
from his store to his residence, an'
the water came within a few inches o
going into his store. At last, afte
waiting patiently, the back water ha
begun to fall, aud has receded severa
inches. Those of our friends in Alex
andria must not think that Pinevill
was completely overlooked, for sacf
was not the case. There is plenty o
high and dry land yet on our side 0
the river, and that which was unde
water was on account of there not be
ing any banks to protect Front street
Mr.. Mayo Keator, who has to