The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-23
Local News.


terday throughout the parish.
The town has been quite lively this
week, and business seemed to be little
more active than usual.
Lake Charles will. in few days, be
lighted by electricity. She is likely to
have line Of street cars.
Only a headache cure. The only
headache cure, but the infallible head
ache cure is BradycrOtine.
The Ladies Of Progress, a colOred
benevolent association OF this town at
tended mass in a body Monday morning.
MIR. Z. A. Duchamp. president OF the
police Jury, attended the Trans-Missis-
sippi convention which met at Denver
Colo. this week.
Felix voorhies, Esq. went to Shire
vepOrt this week as a delegate Of Cen
tennial Lodge Knights of Pythias. at
the state convention which met in that
city.
The Louisiana Press Association
meets at Ruston Monday next, and
large attendance is expected. We be-
lieve this is the first meeting in north
Louisiana.
Mr.. Edward Sillan died suddenly at
his residence at one o'clock Thursday
morning. aged 62 years. He was buried
at six o'clock the same evening from the
Catholic church.
Mr.. Stanislas Dabadie, who smokes
Sarrazin's King Bee tobacco, found in a
package this week ticket emitting
him to a gold watch. He bought the to-
bacco from B. Audibert.
-Opelousas will also soon be lighted
with so lamps. If our town council
want to distinguish itself, it can better
do 80 by erecting streets lamps which
would be great comfort to our citizens,
and be little more moderate in the sa-
laries of its officers.
The conduct of Police Officer VOor-
hips for beating the two negroes Sunday
night last, and using the language he is
accused Of in presence of ladies, should
be investigated by the board of trustees.
and if guilty of such charges as have
been current on our streets, he should be-
suspended.
Work was commenced M"nday on
the buildings of Mr.. NJ. L. Broussard's
ShingIe Mill. Mr.. Pierre Nectoux has
the contract for the erection of the
buildings. As soon Ms the buildings are
ready, the Machinery will be shipped
from the factory. The mill will proba-
bly, be in operation in less than two
months.
We inadvertently failed TO mention
in our last issue, the marriage of Miss
Lorena Simon, of this place and Mr.
Thomas F. Bates, of MuskegOn, Mich.
which event occurred at New Orleans, on
Tuesday the l4th inst. After the mar
riape MIR. and Mrs. Bates left for theil
. home in Michigan.
We are informed that Mr.. Ozems
!, RObichaux, who has undertaken ric'
crop on the Sproule place, near town
had to erect another pump near the pu
blic road in order to food his rice; i
appears that the level from the road t
the bayou is not sufficient to force tn
water throughout the field, and he wa
compelled to deepen the canal from tn
bayou to the road, gil this canal witt
10 water by pump located on the bayO'
bank, and the pump near the road viii
pump the water from this canal to tn
field. This arrangement will increas
his expenses considerably, but we hop
i he will succeed and save the large Gro
Il he has undertaken.
This town needs no sensation,
has had too much of that OF late, wha
= we want for its development and pro-
: perity, is peace. quietness and protection
Until we have that we shall remain |
our present state of inactivity, and Sc
our business driven away from u.s. g
ing to our neighbors. Can our either
who are interested in this town, VIII
have all their earthly possessions i
this town, who cannot possibly leave an
90 elsewhere remain inactive and 81
their bright and hopeful prospects val
ished before them like phantom In II
darkness, shall be ind0lent and wral