The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-21
Local News.

Mr.. Felix Bienvenu left OIL the round
boat for New Orleans Tuesday morning.
Our public roads and streets in town
will have to be thoroughly worked after
this wet spell Of weather.
The Steamer Octavia has gone to
Algiers for repairs, and during that time
the Saccharine will do the Fausse POinte
trade.
You can get $50 No 6 white envelopes
neatly packed i'm box with your bnsi-
ness card printed OH for only one dollar
at this Office.
The Steamer Experiment is avail
ing of the high water in the bayou to get
good share Of freight on the upper
part of the bayou and bring large car
goes every trip.
Mr.. Christ. Fitzgerald and her sister,
Miss Agnes Fitzgeald, of Houston, Texas,
after spending few days in New Or
leans, stopped here Monday to pay visit
to their father.
The water in the swamps is high
enough to allow the floating of logs, and
is still rising, the rivers are also very
high, and those who seems to be posted
on the situation, predict high water
again this spring, and early too.
The trial of the 10 Italian accused
of the murder of Chief of Police Dave G..
Hennessy, was began Monday, and will
last several days. The state has 81 wit
nesses and the defense 22S witnesses,
therefore, the reader can have an idea of
what the trial will be.
Tho water tis now pretty high at
Cypress Island, the bayou IermilliOn
which is also high, is giving part OF Its
surplus water to that basin, helped by
the rains, have caused that section of
low country to fill, and cause some un-
easiness to the inhabitants. 1t is to be
hoped, however, that the rains will not
continue any longer, and the water will
soon retire in the swamps.
The Messenger came in existanct
like child, itcrawled the first year, il
began to sit and looked as if there wa:
life in it the second year, the third veal
it began to stand Oh its feet making
few steps for word. in the fOuth year i
began to run about like little man
and in its fifth year was full fiedget
Messenger boy going on its errand il
every corner of these great United States
growing in popularity with its years.
Mr.. Eugene Bertrand has made
nice bridge and wooden walk at the gat
near his market. his good exampl
should be followed by others, or it woul
perhaps be well that the town cOunci
pass an ordinance to compel proprietor
to build such wooden banquettes wher
, carts and other vehicles are to pass o
the side walks. They should also pas
, an ordinance TO compel propreitors to {
{ least fill the mud holes Oh their sid
: walks with sand q dirt, if not wit
l planks or bricks.
4 The citizens of Franklin, La, ha,
e applied at the treasury department
t Washington, for authority to organize
d national bank. There are very fe
o towns Of any importance in the stat
= which have not one or more banks. an
those that have nOtare taking steps
I estaSo1rh. such in their midst, it is
Z gu< 6pr the transaction of bus
. (cilitales the whole commit
q heir money transactions. v
G. 80 IKE to see some of the leadlr
fess people of this town take tn
rtter in hand. as we know If they d
}D6ey will succeed. as if they cannot
lido not wish to take all the stock. tn
Z can get outside capital as we'll as did {
other towns. Let them call meeting
~ that effect and see what can be done
the way of establishing national bal
y, ~ in St. Martinville.
IS, Johnstown, Pa. is again under wal
N and the city will suffer great damag
Id several bridges and houses have be
r. carried away by the rushing waters;