St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-08-13
Personal.

Senator Ward was in town on Wed
nesday.
Mr. Placde Robin, of Leonvillc, wa:
in town on Thursday.
Miss Sadie Niblet, ofBreaux's Bridge
is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. P. J. Lefebore left on Monday
! to visit relatives near New Orleans.
Mr.. Bloom, of Thibodaux, is visit.
ing his cousinssdr. Alphonse: Levy.
Mr.. E. J. Conway, of Vile Plate, was
shaking hands with friends here on
Thursday. r.
I, Miss Emma Mccormick, a charming
little lady from Lake Charles, is Wis
iting friends In Bellevue.
| Mr. d. =. Clements, of Mamou, was
in town few days ago. He says the
rico crop out west is magnificent
Mrs. Geo. Sougeron, of New Orleans,
| who spent several weeks here on a
visit to relatives, left for home on Mon
day.
Miss Beatrice, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. ROOs, gave very pleasant
birthday party to her little friends on
last Sunday evening.
Master Goldman, the cleyer little son
of Mr.. j. Lassalle, entertained num-
Der of his friends on Thursday evening
in a very agreeable manner.
A note from Judge Estilette, who is
sojourDing at Sour Lake, Tex, conveys
the gratifying intelligence that a mark
ed improvement has already occurred
in his general health.
DR.. Theog. Chachele and wife, of Pla-
quemine Ridge, were driving around
town in the rain on Thursday. They
say they had hopes of visiting the ex
position in Chicago next year, but IN
less the roads between here and their
home improve wonderfully they will
have to forego the trip, for they will
not be able to get to town to take the
train.
Lake Charles Echo: The numerous
friends of Claud Mayo will be pleased
to learn that he has been appointed
Deputy United States Internal Revenue
Collector, and assigned to the tif th dis
trict, with headquarters at Opelousas.
During his four years. sOjOurn among
us, he made many warm, personal
friends-Who will miss him.
/, Alexandria Times: Hon. G. C. Duson
spent.last night in the city. He came
III oyerthe Morgan from Opelousas and
returned over the same road this morn
ing.-Miss Rosina Weinberg, the charm
ing young lady from Natchitoches, who
has been visiting friends here for sew
eral months, left on the Morgan road
this morning for Opelousas where she
will remain a week.-Mr. E. St. Elmo
Lewis, of Philadelphia, who has been
the guest of Mr.. j. T. Nixon, of the
Times, for several days, left on the
morning train for Washington, La,
where he is spending the summer.
Mr.. Laurent Dupr6 left last Thursday
to make a tour of this congressional
district in the interest of his candidacy
for a seat in the halls of national legis-
IatioD. An interesting talker, a fluent
and ready speaker, gifted with suave
manners and pleasant and prcpossesslng
ways, he is fully equipped for making
an active canvass in his own behalf,
having served long apprenticeship, IA
making them in behalf or others. be-
ing thoroughly familiar with the French
language-id fangue de Ses Gncehes-he
will be equally at home among the Gre
oles of Avoyelles and Pointe-Coupee as
with the Anglo-Saxons of Tangipahoa
and st. Tammany, and will doubtless
prove a formidable candidate before
the District Convention.
The following sojourners from Lou
isiana were at Sour Lake Hotel, Sour
Lake, Tex, on the 4th inst: r. t.
Clark, Crowley; Mrs. R. c. Webb,
Rayne Rodney r. Duson, Opelousas
j. F. Shoemaker, Crowley c. l.. Hayes,
Opelousas B. NJ. Lambert, Mrs. Rosa
Fontenot, Mrs. Fl. Alphren, Miss Helen
Taylor, Misses Mamie Duson and Lille
Clark, w. w. Duson, T. J. Toler and
wife, A. B. Lyons and wife, Sheriff E.
w. Lyons, w. M. Hassond, Gus. E..
Fontenot, Crowley Robert H. Firm
beg, Judge E. D. Estilette, G.. L. Dupree,
Jr., Jules Deballion, Opelousas; j: Nj.
Starks and family, Lake Charles; Mrs.
j. w. Broussard, Nathan Broussard, La
fayette; DIR. A. V. Clarke, G. w. Er,,
hardt, Washington D. Derouen and
wife, Jennings; Leo Judice, Scott