The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-07-08

ECHOES.
MuzzIe your dog.
DR.. A. N. Pierce, homeopathic.
The police jury are sitting this week
as a board Of reviewers.
The foot race to take place on the
18th inst, will be an exciting one.
Jim Bryan was the only person We
heard ''burrah for the Fourth Of July"
The most of the stores in our city
closed on the 4th, the day we celebrate.
The Fourth of July passed off in
Lake Charles without a frecracker,
much less a cannon, being fred of.
District court adjourned yesterday.
having been continuously in session
ever since Judge Fournet qualified and
took the bench on the 23rd day of May
last.
Lumber and bricks are on the lot on
the northeast corner from Mr.. W. E.
Ramsey's residence, and the work of
building a neat residence will soon be
commenced.
The excursion on the K. c., W. & G..
Railway on the 4th, was we'll attended,
but was divided up, some stopping at
Kinder station to picnic, while the bal
ance went to Alexandria. All report
having had a nice time.
The new buildings of the Mt. Hope
saw mill are now completed and the
machinery is being put in place. 1t is
expected that the mill will be in work.
ing order and commence operations on
or about the 1st of August.
Mr.. g. Bunker has just received 8
consignment of honey only one week
out of the hive, fresh from the apiary
of J. W. EckmaD, Richmond, Texas,
and guaranteed pure. Try it and you
will find it the best you ever ate.
The M. E. Church, South. of West
lake, will give a concert tomorrow
night Saturday for the benefit of that
church. Great preparations have been
given the entertainment, and a grand
affair may be expected. Everybody
and bis wife or best girl are cordially
invited to be present.
Judge Fournet has appointed Messrs
John G. Gray, J. A. Landry, ]. N.
Prater. aud Deliuo Derouen, as jury
commissioners for Calcasieu parish.
They have all qualified, and they met
at the clerks office with Clerk Welsh
last Tuesday, and drew four weeks
| jury for the September term Of court.
Look out for the grand supper given
by the ladies, for the benefit Of Phoenix
Hook and Ladder Co. No. /. We IN
derstand the boys will give big ball
the same night. As this is a very
worthy object no doubt it will be liber,
ally patronized. The date will be an
nounced later.
SO poverty looking did Mr.. a. M
Mayo look as be trudged along to the
poverty party last Friday night, push
ing a baby buggy, that lady friend
remarked that "Mr. Mayo ought to be
ashamed to allow such specimen Of
humanity to accompany his wife
through the streets, even if it was
little dark"
At the succession sale of property
belonging to the SUGGESTIONS of James
F. Gray and wife. which was com
menced last Saturday and continued
on Tuesday. the property, real and
movable, sold for very good figures
The cattle averaging over eleven dollars
per head; the half square of ground on
Ryan street, realizing over three thou
aand dollars.
The family of Mr.. W. Il. AlbertsoD
the genial manager Of Mr.. G. Bunker't
store, arrived on Thursday Of last week
to make their home in our city. They
are now comfortably dOmieiled in th'
residence next to the Baptist churee OF
Ryan street, recently purchased by Mr.
Albertson from Mr.. j. i. Williams
This is certainly an acquisition to LAX
Charles society,
We are pleased to note the near com
pletion, of the building for the WOO
working factory of Mr.. W. M. Thomp
kins, on Ryan street, near Pithon cou
lee. Mr.. Thompkins has given eVi
, denee of what kind Of work he can turl
out, and We learn that be intends wheI
/. installed in his new shop to mannfaC
! ture furniture. or anything else that
. needed that can be made out Of wood
The suit of D. J. Reid ct al vs.. Tha
. Mayo ct al, commonly known as th
] Echo suit, has been decided, and as "
predicted. it would be q cold day i
July when he won it, sure enoug
/ it was tolerably warm morning i