The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-01
Local News.

Mrs. A. Gernaud and her daughte
Miss Aimee, returned from BILOXI
Miss.
The weather has been exceedingl
warm this week, and the common ex
preston was "ain't it hot?"
is it not curious how some peOpl
are ticklish, when you touch them in
certain spot, especially the politicians?
1T is estimated that from 10 to Il
million dollars will be required to pa,
the sugar bounty for the coming crop.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs
John Salles, Jr., died Monday night, O
an attack of Group. We sympathiz'
with the parents.
Politics is getting to I've pretty lively
in this parish, but the interest is com
fined to local affairs. Our politicians
are actively at work, and the cOmbina-
tiOns will he numerous.
is 1t sensible? Is it reasonable? Is
1t economy, to suffer yourself and worry
others with headache when BradycrO-
tine will relieve you in fifteen minutes.
1t costs only fifty cents bottle.
Politicians, as rule, never refer
back to their past. they always speak of
the grand and glorious victory ahead of
them and what they will do when i'm
power same old thing-all for No 1.
The bridge across the Teche was
consolidated this week, at the expense Of
Mr. j. B, Levert, for passing his heavy
machinery in safety. This new mill of
Mr.. Levert, il we believe. the heaviest
and biggest sugar mill ever erected in
this parish.
"A statement prepared at the post
office department SHOWS that the number
of post Offices in the country on June 81,
1891, was 64.3ll. as follows: First class
llG. second class $50, third class 227G,
fourth class 6l.449. This is an increase
of 2ID offices during the year.
1t is with regreat we announce that
Mr.. and Mrs, Lionel B:envenu have left
for New Orleans, to reside permanently.
Lionel, having lost his position with
Holloway and Gardes, secured employ
ment with the firm of Stauffpr, Eshle.
man & Co.. and will hereafter travel in
Mississippi.
We enjoyed the pleasure this week
of an agreeable visit from our good
friend. Carlos Greig. editor of the Wash.
ington Advocate. Mr.. Greig came here
with his Family. He returned to WASH
ington, Monday, but his family will pass
some time here with relatives and friend.
We fear the cotton crop will have too
much rain now. Fair weather is needed
as the cotton is in bloom and load
ed with young balls. and some of it abont
to open. A few open balls were brought
to this uf!ice this week coming from the
EAST side of the bayou. The fleece ap-
peared to us to be long and fine quail
ty. but too much rain at this time would
injure that crop. The cane crop, how
ever. is in good condition, having been
laid by under favorable condition, can
stand any amount Of rain.
An accident happened to Mr.. f. A.
Duchamp president of the police jury of
st. Martin parish, and prominent
planter, Tuesday morning, and had one
Of his legs broken a little below the
knee. Mr.. Duchamp was in the woods
the choppiDg Of wood for
his sugar grinding, and as the wood is
was in fiat boat. and tree
fell on it with the result as stated above.
We hope Mr.. Dnchamp will recover in
TIME to attend to his sugar grinding.
Sunday last our Anti ti-Lottery friends
held private conference in this town,
and after celebrating and carefully
the situation, decided 1t was
too early to inaugurate the campaign.
Those who were present are not politi-
clans. but simply citizens who have only
,ne view, that Of defeating the lottery
Although they thought it
TOO early to open the campaign they de.
,ided to publish an Anti-Lottery paper,
The first issue of which appeared We'd
nesday. The new paper is called The
Visitor and is edited by Chas. A. Thomas,
ESQ.,, an experienced journalist, and the
Initial number is fair sample of what
1t will be. The paper is filled up with
anti lottery matter, and some of the ar.