The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-13


ECHoEs.
See merchant tailor's new advertise
ment in another column.
Dr. Smith and family have retained
from Colorado where they have been
for several months. They will remain
il Lake Charles during the SIMMER.
MnguoIias are IN bloom and the woods
along The banks 81 the Calcasieu look
like a vast cotton field. 20 numerous are
these beautiful and aweet.scented bios.
SONS.
The sseam ferry Hazel i laid Up
again this week. putting in q mud
drum. The Ramos with = barge, in the
meantime. is transporting the travelling
public.
Our saw mills and shingte mills are
en- running on full time. Mil men say
that the demand for lumber and
shingles Is good enough but prices are
ruling low.
We are sorry to learn that DR.. Ander-
sons father is very SIGH At hishome, in
Mississippi. The doctor informs as be
is expecting call to the bedside Of his
father at any time
Mrs.. Capt. j. w. Bryan left last
Tuesday for Waco, Texas, accompanied
by her three youngest children, on
visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. 9. r.
Kyger. Of that city.
Mr. Fred Dossat, the courteous ez-
press agent Of our city, has been as
happy as If be had stuck nail in bis
foot ever since be received that fine
pair o. dapPle gray horses.
Dewberries are ripe, and the two other
essentials = snakes and mosquitoes =
which 60 to make the picking Of these
berries Lively and exciting, are also rip.
ening and becoming plentifuI.
Work on The new brick store Of
Hfessrs. Murray Brooks hes been COM
meneed and when finished. another
ornament win have been added to Ryan
street 10 give It grace and dignity.
We learn that 81. B. Milligan, the
irrepressible grocer has sold out his
business, and that DO win start q whole,
sale establishment here in Lake Charles,
10 The very near future, II "get up
and get there Eli, /" count for anything
Miiligan will succeed.
A pleasure party were taking q sail
upon the lake last Saturday and had .
narrow escape from drowning. The
small vessel eapsized and precipitated
its passengers into the water, bnt fortu-
nately they all escaped With nothing
more serious than thorough wettipg.
Miss BAie Patty, Of Orange. Texas,
after few weeks visiting her relative,
Mrs. #. n. George, took her departure
Tor home on Wednesday. We hope her
visit was such q pleasant one that 1t
will not be long before our society circle
will be again gFReed with her charming
presence,
The moonlight excursion last week,
for the bededt Of the Methodist church
ct Wsstlake, was 9 grand success fDan-
cially, recreatiyely, musieally and
otherwise, A more propifious night
could not have been selected, and Is
dr. ". 3. Norris was the moving
spirit Of tbe occasion il could not be
otherwise than spceeas,
Captain HirsobbeEger and Captaip
Murray, local inspectors Of steam
yessels, are over this week looking
after the different steamers. whose
annual turn tor inspection have come
around, While On The subject Of steam
vessels We would incidentally remark
that We have twelve steam vessels ply
ing on the Calcasiep river.
Master Alton Eoster, son ~ our pop
Hlar postmaster, gave 4 birthday party
his ffteenth-last Wednesday even
ing, Of which about seventy i've d bis
young friends and associates we're gath,
cred. All expressed themselves greatly
pleased with Tie evenings entertain.
ment, aud left wishing Alton many re-
turns IF The hapPy occasion.
4 Zoe Gorham, the little four yeal
| Old daughter 81 Capt. Gorham, had The
misfortune To break one Of her limbs
last Saturday. u seems that she wa
swinging On splipg-board when th'
board slipped, throwing her 10 tbt
ground and fractpring the limb jus
shove the ankle. The EeHo extend
sympathy 70 the little spHerer
Limited eorportions are getting 4
10 quite popular Last week Perkin
q Miller organized eEhe Perkins,
. Miller LHmber Company, Limited,
/; wiah 4 capitel ef three hundred thou
send dollars. This week 7. y. Wi
Hams organized The Lake Charlie
Opera House Company LIMITED Wit
. capital Of ten thousand dollers.
On Last Monday it Fained almost q
!. EinK. and il 1 he forenoon quite Win