The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-01-17
Local News.

river.
There was heavy white frost Tues
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Simon are in
New Orleans, and will remain there dur
ing the holidays.
After the heavy rains of the past
week, the weather was quite cold the
fOrepart of this week.
Some people seem TO he happy only
VIXEN filed with bad whisky. if they are
happy, they are certainly annoying to
others.
Mrs. W. Dwyer. an old and esteemed
lady, died at her residence in this parish
Tuesday the 13, inst. She was buried
from the Catholic church Wednesday
evening.
The money order business transact
ell at the post Office in this place for the
past week amounted TO S5.393.iO; can
many of the so called progressive towns
make as good a showing?
Mr.. Albert Rousseau, son of Mr.. +.
Rousseau. Of this town, who is now en-
ployed at New Orleans. in the house of
Rousseau, LatOur & Co., spent few days
i'm town this week.
Mr.. Felix Angel, formerly from
BreauX Bridge, has opened a saloon here
in the building near the Court House,
lately occupied by William Boucvalt.
We extend welcome to Mr.. Angel and
wish him success.
-Messrs. A. Lafieur and Vital Tuja
que, Of New Orleans. where here tor z
few days visiting friends ana doing a
little business at the same time. The
gentlemen seemed to have greatly en-
jOyed their visit to cur town.
Col. c. II. Parker, collector of the |
first district Of Orleans. turned to the
State Treasurer last week $268, ,S20, %
which is the largest amount ever paid |
in the treasury in one lump. This was
for the quarter ended December 81, 1890. |
Mrs. Erneste Liable. born Aminthe |
Doudreau, aged 46 years, died at the re-
sidence Of her husband on Monday the
-, inst, at ) O'clock in the evening. |
She was buried here Tuesday at 3 o'clock
p. m. We tender cur deep sympathies |
to the family in tlieir Fad bereavement.
Some of the sidewalks of this place |
are regular mud holes, and after such |
heavy rains as we experienced last week |
they become impossible, unless ore is
courageous enough TO trod knee-deep in
the mud. Our people should give lit
tie of their attention to this subject.
The residence of the Lawrence fam
ily, at Morgan City, La, was destroyed
by fire. Thursday morning. the sth. |
Col. W. T. Darlington, was at the time
the fire occurred, the only occupant of
the house, and was burned TO death.
After the fire his clarred remains were |
found in the ruins. 1t is supposed that |
when he awOke he was overcome hy the
smoke and FIRE and fell the Victim of the
destructive element.
The town council at its last meeting
has passed an ordinance levying a Ii
cense of 800 Oh all establishments sell
ing liquors, which makes the license for
selling liquors, state. corporation and
internal revenue, 1925. We predict that
MANY Of our merchants who served
drinks in connection with their esta-
bIishmrnts will have to discontinue that
practice. The few who will take the
license will 10 doubt be benefited by the
new law.
Mrs. Elizabeth johnson, an old and
respectable lady, mother OF Mr. John
Johnson, Justice of the Peace "f the
Third Ward, who resided with Mrs. NJ.
C. Robertson and her daughter, Miss
Belle, for a number of years, died at the
residence of that lady in this town, at 8
o'clock Friday evening, the 9 inst, at
the ripe old age of So years. She was
buried from the Episcopal church in
this place at o'clock in the evening
Saturday the 10 inst. Owing to the very
inclement weather, few Of her friends