The weekly messenger., 1891-06-06
Local News.

/ Oui yu'tllSs lilthu AIttib itouSStau
/ is spending few days home.
A large number of children made
their first communion Thursday.
The nights and mornings are re-
markah!y ccol for this season, but the
sun during the middle of the day is very
ardent.
-"All my reports go with the modest
truth. No more nor clipped. but so."
Bradycrotine always cures all headaches
at all times.
New Orleans was visited by severe
conilag alton Friday night, last week.
ilore than twenty buildings were des-
trOyed. ana the loss estimated at $4,000.
Our Young friend, Gueriniere 3vous-
| SaTd, son Of Mayor BrOussard. who is EN-
p'oyed III New Orleans by the firm Of
Holloway & Garies, is in town visiting
his family and friends.
Rev. Father Laraquery, Of Mande
willie was here this week assisting Fa-
ther LaEglois in preparing the children
for their first communion. Father La
vaqUery paid us a visit which we appre-
Glazed very highly.
We are told that several families
from New Orleans will come here to
spend the summer, and enjoy our genial
climate. We are glad to welcome them
in our midst AMI will try to interest
! them while here.
BY reading a clirping we take from
the Iberia Democrat. one is left TO the
impress ion that the police OF that town
is not worthy of much respect. Mas
New IBERIA fallen into the hands and
cOniro! "f INSCRIPTIONS politicians.
The weather continues dry, the
planters are anxiously waiting for the
rain that comes not. The corn in some
''asfs j. good, but g nerally it is small;
The cotton is backward and does not
grow; blft tk~one, however, seems to be
doing we:E considering the drought.
The cotton plant is seriously needing
| rain.
Our people are realizing the fact
that the 3iEsSYEGEK office can turn out
printing Of any kind to compete with
New Orleans in price and workmanship,
and consequently keep us busy in oar
job department, tuning cut first class
work.
We WOuld like to see our town cGun-
eli initiate The action of neighL0rs and
give Us some street lamps, il would not
cost much 10 buy the lamps and when
erected their maintainance would only
entail Il small expense, which would add
to the look Of The town and give comfort
to these who have to be Oh our streets
after dark:
If our advertising patronage would
increase in proportion TO our sDtscrip-
tiGn list. We would soon be able to give
Il better paper than we are now giving
them. Cur subscription list is rcceiv
ing new names every week. but the ad-
vcrti,ing department is not progressing
as il should be. Merchants, awake TO
your interest and try the Messenger as
an advertising medium.
We fear that there is too much red
tape business in the sugar bounty for
the average farmer, and unless many of
them employ the service of some one
who is will informed OIL the subject,
they we'll receive 10 bounty. II is ne
cessary for the planter to make an esti-
mate Of his crop, furnish bond and make
application 10 the government in ad-
vance. And when these hate been pro-
perly filed with the government Offici-
clals. a good many other formalities
have to be complied with. which will
prove quite a nuisance TO the farmer.
The beautiful custom Of the Catho-
| lies in celebrating on the last day of
May, the feast of the Holy Virgin. was
Sunday last one of great splendOr and
brilliancy. 4 multitude of spleIdidly
dressed little cratures. clad in angelic
attires of white, emblem of innocence,
wearing upon their beautiful and lovely
little heads of curls, white wreaths of
beautiful flowers, and bouquets which
the boys held In their hands, made of
flowers of the most brilliant cOlOrs that
nature produces, marched triumphantly
to the grandly decorated chapel of Mary
and graciously deposited their little and
precious offerings to her feet. 1t was
indeed day of great pleasure and hap
| ninnSS to fham and also To the naranfs