The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-11
Local News.

The Round boats are having heavy
freights lately.
There are at present very few dwell
ings to rent in this town.
Wire door mats at T. ]. LabbeS get
one, and make your wife happy.
Lewis Gary and Laitre, two colored
men were put in the town lock up for
lighting on the streets.
A chimney FIRE caused an alarm to
be sounded at about half past seven
o'clock Monday morning.
Mr.. Felix Bienvenu returned home
Sunday last, after spending a month at
the Crescent City and at Bay st. Louis.
We are told that all the cotton that
was out Of the ground was entirely kill
ell by the freeze Of Sunday and Monday.
The measles are prevalent to a great
extent in town. especially among the
children. large number Of them are
down with the disease.
1t now remains to be seen if the new
council will run the affairs Of the town,
or IL they will he run to please certain
individuals as did the old council.
--Mpssrs. Chas. Even and T. ]. Liable,
druggists Of this place. left Tuesday for
Lafayette, to attend the meeting Of the
Attakapas Pharmaceutical Association.
| Liable has an assortment OF "wire
door mats" which are the best; II you
want to keep yeur house clean. buy one
al once. They are worth double the
price asked for them.
Mr.. Louis ]. VOORHEES, has been no
minated Reporter Of Lodge 1923 Knights
of Honor, Of this town in the place OF
Mr.. Henry Walters who resigned. owing
to his change of residence.
Those Of our politicians who think
they own the town and parish will now
wonder at the opposition they have crea'
ted against them, by their posing as
bosses, and commanding the voters.
| The planters from all sections OF tht
parish are in need Of rain, and unless
they get 1t soon. their planted crop vii
suffer considerably, and that not ye
planted will be retarded in consequence
There was quite heavy frost Sun
lay and Monday morning last. and Sc
yeral persons say there was ligh
, freeze. This cool weather has had
very injurious effect on the tende
plants, and retards the crops in general
Judge Mouton Is having erected al
elegant fence around his front yard
which adds greatly to the appearance
that part of town. A few more improve
ments and little use Of white was
would have the effect Of improving an
ameliorating the look Of the town.
l The sale Of the pews In the CathOli
church, which took place in Lafayett
Sunday last amounted to $22O4! 90 whic
Is about $50 per seat, quite different
with the price of seat in our churcl
which Is only $2, and yet. some of OF
people Hnd it quite high at that price.
The stronghold Of our politicians
l. lush here in the first ward and in tow
and their chances Of getting Offices
the next election, fades away before II
popular will, as the light colOred fiowe
give out their faint tints at the appea
ance OF the morning suns rays.
y -Rumors are rife that several persol
were bribed at the last municipal ele
e. tion. how true those rum0rs are. we CT
not say, but we have the names OF tho
who are said to have bribed and tho
- who we're bribed, and we are investiga
ing the matter, and as soon as we ha
secured enough evidence to secure th'
conviction, we will lay the matter bcfo
the grand jury.
The last municipal election b
clearly shown that our people will I
foolishly follow the politicians, year