The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-09-05
Local News.

-Advestise in the MESSENGER il you
want quick sale for your goods.
Mr.. Ernest Robicheaux has conf
menced cutting his rice this week.
Mrs. ThOs. +. Bates, of MuskegOn
Mich, is here on a visit to her family
and friends.
Paintings Of Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart and st. Joseph with gilded frames
at 30 cents. at T. j. Labbe's.
Mrs. Annette Mardis Is visiting her
many friends in st. Martinville. Mrs.
Mardis is always welcome guest.
Under all circumstances, under all
conditions, and all influences, Bradycro.
tine will promptly cure all headaches.
We had much needed rain Tues
day night. which did an immense good
to all the crops. and filled the cisterns
which had dried up.
Our Merchants have received large
stocks of fall goods. Now. what is need
ed to make their business boom, is a big
display advertisement in the MESSENGER.
1t appears that some Of our farmer
friends Of North Louisiana are opposed
to the Lafayette compromise, and insist
that state ticket be put out on the
Ocala platform.
We received the sad news Thursday
morning Of the death of little Evange-
line. the youngest child of our friend,
Carlos Greig, at Washington. La. We
sympathize with the parents.
Mr.. Chas. DOer, brakeman on the
branch train left for Des Allemands
Tusday to take the night job at that
station. Mr.. Michel Deblanc replaces
him on this branch train.
The north winds we have teen hav-
ing for the last few days have had good
effect on the old cotton. in making it
open rapidly. but it has had bad effect
on the young cotton and on the cane,
checking vegetation.
We have not yet heard Of any MUS
cadine party. What's the matter boys?
II you want first class job print
ing the MESSENGER Office is the place to
get it. Send in your orders now and bp
ready for the rush of business which is
coming.
Several Of the country papers have
come out with s. ID. McEnery az their
choice for Governor. This is certainly a
good support and may induce him to
abandon his seat on the Supreme bench
to become a candidate, and perhaps get
defeated.
Sheriff Gardemal is seriously at
work trying to get some trace of Paul
Cormier who has disappeared since the
Robertson murder, and against whom
there are strong suspicious. II there is
any way or possibility Of capturing Cor
mier, the efforts Of the officers will not
be in vain.
The lottery barbecue given at La
fayette last Sunday was a grand success,
it is claimed that fully two thousand
people were present and splendid speech
es were made by distinguished orators.
This is quite a grand success in a parish
which is claimed to be almost solid for
the ants.
The local politicians who have been
trying to make meetings in the differ
ent parts of the parish the past few days
have met with greater discontinue than
success, and We expect their last efforts
will persuade them to take rest until
their ill-luck has disappeared. Our peO-
pie are getting to be enlightened and
are not SO easily duped now.
Several of the cotton planters are
awaiting the opening of the local cotton
market to bring in their cotton, but a.
yet, no buyers have put price upon thu
staple. 1t is believed however, that thu
market will open soon. but the pric'
will be very low. probably $1S or $l9 pc
thousand pounds in the seed, which il
excessively low. but considered fair TO
the present price Of cotton.
j. O. Hebert & Bro. the leaders o
low prices have received this week al
immense stock of Dry Goods, Notions
Hats, Clothing etc. Their goods hav
been carefully selected and are the lates
fashions. II you wish to see an elegan
stock, call and see, whether you inten,
to buy or not, they want to satisfy yo1
that they have the goods you want, and a
prices within the reach of all.