The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-14
Local News.
Mr.. Clement st. Germain, of Lake
Arthur, has spent the week here.

gulations for the information of our
Catholic readers.
The auction sale of the property of
the succession of Pierre Thevenet takes
place on the II, inst.
Only few boy maskers were seen
in our streets Mardi Gras, otherwise the
towns was quiet and dull.
The Breaux Bridge UuiOn informs
us that flat boat tOwed by the steamer
DuriO sunk at grand point with 500
sacks of cotton seed.
The grippe which has prevailed here
for the last few weeks with very fatal
results, has about disappeared, and we
see fewer funerals now.
The weather again turned cold
Tuesday morning, which is much pre-
ferable than the rainy and damp wea-
ther of a past few weeks.
Those of our people who returned
from the Carnival are highly pleased.
they say the pageants were grander this
season than ever before.
Mr. A. V. Fleming represented the
Catholic knights Of America Of this
place at the State Council which met at
New Orleans Thursday last.
The Stowe Bros show which per-
formed here Sunday last was very poor
thing, it il true that the admission
was only % cents, but yet, at that price
ii was more than the show was worth;
it is the greatest humbug that visited
our town this season.
MIR. NJ. L. BrOussard have somewhat
altered the first plan Of his shingle mill
which will soon he in operation here, he
has decided TO add saw mill to make
only first class lumber, this addition will
necessitate the employment of more Ia
tOrers, which is the very thing this
town need.
This wet spell we are having is seri-
ously interfering the planting Of all
crops, the planters are anxiOusly wait
ing for the fair weather in order to be-
gin to plow their lands, which work
should be done i'm this month so as to
have it prepared TO plant their crops at
the proper time, but so wet and sOaky is
the ground that plowing is rendered
impossible.
We print to-day the second article OF
the series entitled "St. Martinville," this
article gives due credit to number OF
our citizens, and we believe with justice
too. This articles give our people al
idea of how oneneighbOrs and strangers
look on our town and the impression
that is made on the mind Of those wht
come here and have chance to enjoy
the frank and open hospitality of Ou
citizens
-,Ir.F. L. BOnis, brOther-in-law o
Mr.. Henry Bcslin. arrived here Tuesda.
with his bride, having been married il
New Orleans the same morning. Messr
Bonis and Beslin have recently bOugh
the Fournet plantation. better known a
the Race track" and will make tina
place their future home. We tender yO
and your bride, Fred, hearty welcome
and hope your success among US will b
equal to your happiness in your connu
bal life
We have interviewed some of on
' cane planters in regard to the seed cam
some claim their seed to be I'm perfec
condition. while others say they will b
/. able to plant about fifty per cent of wha
J. they intended, claiming that their see
r is much damaged by the.dry rot, but II
extent of the damage can only be esta
.. blish when the planting will cOmmenc
which Is retarded on account of the W,
Z weather. very few, if none at all ha'
been able thus far to prepare their lan'
for early planting.
The town council at its last meetin
? passed resolution giving the nOrthe1
portion of the market house to VOlunte
Fire Co. No. /, for the use Of the stea
engine, Now let the firemen attend
this at once; the market house will ne
some repairs before the engine can p
there, and this will necessitate some e.
penses, if they have not the means to
this they should devise some means
raise enough funds to do it. 1t is 4
eessary- however. that the steamer