The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-07-09
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OLD

An old local newspaper naturally
possesses more than a passing inter
est, for it is a repository Of facts form
lnglinks in the history of the past. Its
columns record the doings of those
who preceded us Oh the stage of life
aud usefulness, whose names have be-
come familiar to IS through tradition
and through tlleir descendants still
living among US, and to read of their
past, ls like entertaining ourselves
about odd friends who have long been
lost to sight. Even theakeltsements
of such an old paIerare ID ested with
a peculiar interest, for they acqlaint
us with the wants and desires, the
hopes and aspirations,of our predeces-
sors, and give us an insight into then
modes of life. They teach us who
were the live and enterprisins men of
the past incur locality, those to whose
indonlitable pluck and energy we owe
much OF our present comforts and.
cOnveLiences. =
Such were thes REFLECTIONS which.
spring up naturally on perusing an old
copy of the T~hibodaux Minerva, OF
date Nov. II, 1858, new in the posses
sion OF the writer. In appearance it is
a plain country sheet, of two pagesi
six columns wide; it announces that it
Is printed by White & Anderson, at
50 a year, in advance, and was in its
eighth volume.
Let us glance over the columns of
this musty sheet, now yellow with age,
and Jot down notes here and there
and make comments, as we go along,
for the benefit of indulgent readers
The first page is wholly taken with
advertisements, first among which are
the official proceedings of the Police
Jury of Terrebonne parish, published
Ill the English and French languages.
We learn from these proceedings
that the following named persons
composed the Police Jury OF Terrebon-
he, viz, II. c. ThIbodaux, President,
aud j. J. Hanna, Alex. Lirette, Joseph
Aycock, w. A. Bisland, Casimire
Tremculet. Francois Picou, z. Welsh,
I'D. UnderteId, j. l.. Carothers, r. d.
Jordan, Onezime Aycock and r. E.
Butler, and f. Gagne. clerk. The APP
pointment of Captains of patrol i'll the
various wards formed quite an item in
the labors of the Jury witch suggests
the existence of a condition of life
which has happily since passed away.
Mr., VIM j. Minor was accorded the
right to build O substantial bridge
across the Bayou Black aud an ap-
preparation of two hundred dollars
made Tor the pnrpose of "%enlarging the
I! Canal connecting the bayous Littl
Gallon and La Cache, so as to enable
Hat boats to navigate between the
Bayous Little Gallon and Terrebonne.'
This appropriation was made, however,
on condition that "a like sum be raised,
for the same purpose, by private sub
scription. A resolution was adopted
to publish the proceeding Of the Police
jury in the Minerva, for the term OF
one year for $3.50; from which cireum-
stance 1t may be inferred that no
newspaper was then published in oul
sister parish.
Passing down the line, we afpd tina
the lightning rod was then id vogue,
and a vague suspicion forces itself DIP.
I'LL NiO hhAho Cio Jul plCuCCcSSOtS. IOO
must have suffered all the torture and
annoyance Of the lightning rod agents
pertinacity. Our now venerable
p~arishioner, Mr.. John Larlin, wal
guilty in the days of his ypung man.
hood Of engaging in the lightning rod
business and made it known to the
public that he was prepared t o ..fur.
nlsii and put up amy variety o
Lightning Conductors" in the mos
approved style and workman-like
manner"
There was no lack of interest in ed
Hcatlonal matters, if advertisement
relative thereto may be taken as a cri.
terlon. Mr.. l.. de Aepoly announce
that he will open a night class to ..im
part a knowledge of the French an,
Spanish languages and Literature,
aud refers to the Rt. Rev. L. Polk, D
D., vino afterwards distinguished him
self on the battlefield, fighting for til,
cause Of his country ; AID Louis Bush
President of the Guioa Academy, ad
vertises for a competent teacher, t,
whom "a liberal salary will be given
to take charge of the Guion Academy