The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-06-25


l am requested by Mr.. Jno. w.
Horn to report the first cotton
bloom for this section of country.
1t was grown on his place in the
hills, two miles north of this place,
and brought in ON the 9th.
Phil Jackson, colored man,
living on Hon. j. M. McCain's
place, four miles from here, while
at work in his crop ON the 10th
inst, heard a pig squealing near
by. Having his gun with him, he
went to see what was the matter,
and, to his establishment, found
very large wild cat, measuring five
feet and eight inches from tip of
hind feet to tip of fore feet. He
shot and killed it instantly.
Prof. A. b. Kelly's writing school
will close here next Friday, at
which time he will award gold
medal to the one who will have
made the greatest improvement.
Every one here recognizes him as
as a proficient teacher in the art of
penmanship.
The river came to a stand here
about noon June 9th, and began to
recede June 10th, since which
time it has fallen eleven inches.
/ am reliably informed that
house, with some articles of bedding
in it, and kitchen utensils, was
caught at Durand's landing one day
last week.
Upon the resignation of our old
and beloved teacher, Prof. Majors,
of the Montgomery High school,
the school board here have made
propositions to Prof. Harris, late of
Mt. Zion College, to take charge of
the school at this place, and the
same has been accepted. So this Sc
cures us another fine educator.
Montgomery is a good point to
build up fine school. In point of
health, fine and plenty of water,
fuel, accessibility, ETC., she can't be
excelled, and We can certainly boast
of as neat and commodious a school
building, as any country town any
where. We all here wish Colfsx
God speed in her undertaking in
this direction.
We are needing rain very much,
and corn is beginning to fail fast for
want of rain; cotton doing well.
The above dots should have ap-
peared in our issue of the 18th, but
could not well be handled for lack
of time. Our correspondent will
confer a favor by letting us hear
from him frequently.-ED.
Additional Montgomery Dots.
| Red River lacked 2 feet of being
as high here as in 1866. Are you
not mistaken in saying it was 2
inches higher at Colfax.
|. Ernest Grandchamp died on his
plantation, 5 miles below here last
week. Mr.. Grandchamp was born
in Natchitoches, and raised there.
When a boy he went to sea. Ship
ped as a cabin boy. was brought
from the Indies home by CONNIE
dore Decatur. He was a good citi-
zen and leaves a family.
Milton Rosteau, aged 10 years,
was drowned in Nantaches Lake
last Sunday evening. His death
was sad blow to his parents, and
was quite pathetic, he being very
bright and intelligent boy.
cit is indeed an i'll wind that
blows nobody good" So the over
flow of 1892 has been the making
of many low farms, raising then
much higher. There is a much
greater deposit than in 1866. Al
Planters landing and above there
| it is notable.
A woman floated down the river
several days since, supposed to have
drowned above.
. We have had only two mails from
Natchitoches in three weeks.
w. o. Harrison and son OSWALD
have returned from New Orleans.
Born, to Mrs. Edna Williams, I
girl.
4 Constable Horn went to Green
wood, La, and brought to Natchi