The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-06-28

ana paid us an agreeable and appreciat
ed visit.
--NatchtOches has petitiOned the LOT
terry company for $4,000 to buildan IrOI
bridge over Cane river.
We had pleasant visit this wee,
from our friend Leopold Simon who il
here on short visit to his family.
The Hook and Ladder boys will soor
have complete uniform and will make
handsome show when they parade.
The excursion given by the Fire Co
No. ], OF New Iberia on the 18th inst. tC
Alexandria cleared the sum of s667-as.
The Engine house near the oil mill
which is being built by Mr.. +. Rousseau.
will soon be finished and ready to re-
ceive the engine.
Premature gray whiskefs shU,lld he
colored to prevent The appearance of age
and Buckingham's Dye is by far the best
preparation To dot
We acknowledge receipt of an inyi-
tatiOn to attend the second commence.
merit of the New Iberia High School.
which took place yesterday, with eoripli
ments of our young friend, Jerome Mou-
ton.
The ways anl means committee of
the House reported favorably a bill to
increase the license to sell liquors from
$50 to $500. If this bill becomes a law
the small liquor dealers will Jump sky
high.
The exhibition of the st. joseph
school, for the cOlored children. took
'lace at the school mouse Monday and
vas largely attended. The progress
made by the children of that school is
cry encouraging.
"A new paper has been started at New
loads, PoiEte Coupee parish. 1.-THE
'ointe COupee Democrat" is the rame of
he new paper, il is nice, well edited
nd neatly printed paper and fators the
'ttery amendment.
The residence Of Or. A. r. Holcombe.
Jacksou, Est Fellciana parish was
red into The Il ght after the election in
nat parish. Dr.. HOlccmbe is the trea-
irer of the Insane Asylum and a pro-
Ounced anti-lottery man. +,
Mr.. Armand II. Delavallade and wife r
New Orleans are on visit here. the
tests Of the family of Mr.. F. Rousseau. a
r. Delavallade is the junior member of s
70 commission firm of Rousseau, Latour
Co., and one of The stock holders of the
Martin Oil Works.
Rev. Father Claude Jaequet of New =.
eria, died on Friday the Goth inst, at u
50 in the evening, at the age OF So !,
ars. He was native La Pecairdiere, !;
sre, France. His remains were buried a,
four o'clock Sunday evening in the ir
nctuary Of his church. ~
When the blood is loaded with i'm b'
rites, the whole system becomes dis B
Tered. This condition of things carnOt I'll
Il long without serious results. In al
n eases, a powerful Alternative is need al
such as Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t never tn
Is, and has ne equal. si
Another evidence of the mildness of g. g,
winter, is June cotton. On last =.
esday, Mr.. A. NJ BrOussard brought to ~,
Sanctum cOtton-bOll, fully matur- ~, m
ard ready to open, raised Oh the farm 49,
Nr. ROdolphe Guidry, about two miles -; ~
N town. MIR. Gaidry has about ten o.
es of cotton that far advanced, which '
| be good for picking the latter part
this month. That surely takes the
e. shop and all.-Abbeville Meridio-
stl
MIR Charles Macready, a gentleman ws
wealth and prominence of New Or ste
rs died Friday of last week after Or
Il illness. Mr.. Macready was known, pa
many Of our people. being the
ther-in-law of Mother Mary of Mercy st;
he convent here. and having visited tol
town every year since the establish Jo
1t of the convent. Ar
r. Macready was a very charitable fol-
A and contributed largely TO the sup boz
Of the charitable institutions Of Pr
I Orleans. ,b