St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-06-18
SOCIETY AND PERSONAL.

Master Theo. Littell has returned
from Tulane University, New Orleans,
| to spend his vacation.
Hon. D. P. Lafeur, of Chataignier,
was in town on Monday on business
visit.
Mr.. i. j. Dossman, a member of the
Police Jury, was in town on Monday,
attending meeting of that body.
Mr.. Robert Tate, Justice of the Peace
of the 18th ward, made business trip
to town on Monday.
Mr.. Geo. D. Wright, of Crowley,
spent few days in town this week, at
tending the U. S. District Court in
the capacity Of a witness.
Capt. Sam. Haas, Of Bayou Chicot,
was in town on Monday, attending the
meeting of the Police Jury, of which
he is member.
Mr.. E. w. Reynolds and family, who
have resided here for number OF
years, left last Friday for New Orleans,
where they will reside in future. The
winsome Miss Irene will, no doubt, be
sadly missed by her many friends, but
more particularly by one young gent
leman of our acquaintance.
Hon. A. B. Irion, of Avoyelles par
ish, spent a fewdays in town this week.
Quite number of our citizens left
for Crowley on Tuesday, having been
summoned as witnesses in the case OF
the State VS.. Fisher, for the killing OF
Coneau, the trial of which had been
fixed for Wednesday.
Mr.. S. L. Cary, the editor of the Jen-
nings Reporter, was in town on We'd
nesday, and gave our office a pleasant
and appreciated call.
Mr.. Y. Huber, Of Jennings, was IN
Opelousas on Wednesday last, and gave
the CLARION an appreciated call.
Mr.. q. 7. Cary, of Plaquemine Ridge,
while in town last Wednesday, did not
neglect to call around and see us.
Mr.. Robert Chachere returned on
Tuesday evening from Broussardville,
where he had been summoned on Fri
day last week by the sudden and seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. Chaehere who is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. DR.. Latiolais, at
that place. We are pleased to learn
that she is out of danger and rapidly
recovering.
G. Mayo, of Lake Charles, and A. M.
Gauthier and DIR. E. NJ. Burke, of Jen-
nings, visited our town Monday last,
Miss Sadie o. Neblett, of Breaux
Bridge, who had been visiting at Ope-
lousas, returned home last Wednesday,
accompanied by Miss Helen l. Jackson.
Mr.. Frank GuiIbeau, of Breaux
| Bridge, was here this week, the guest
of Mr. Johnnie Lewis.
| Misses Dolly Belle and Mildred Splane
of Moundville, are visiting Mrs. DR..
Bercier.
| Miss Jewell Taylor, Of simmsport, is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Louis Goldstein, Of New Orle-
ans, accompanied by her sisters, Misses
Mary and Jeanette Roos, is visiting
her father, Mr.. d. Roos.
Mrs. A. B. Irion, of Eola, is visiting
DIR. V. K. Irion.
Mrs. G. III. Bradley and daughter,
Genia, of Lafayette, are visiting rela-
tives in Opelousas.
Mr.. A. G. Andrus, of Opelousas, who
has been attending session OF the
Alexandra business college, expects to
leave to-day for home.- Town Talk.
Mr.. J. J. Lewis, who has been so
journing in Faquetaique, was in town
| this week.
Mathilde Bryant, widow Of the late
Gen. Alcibiade Deblanc, Of ST. Martin
vile, is dead, aged 70 years.
ALEXANDRIA, La, June 14th 1892.
Editor CLARIoN.-Haying received
news on the 9Th inst, that this place
would be oyerfoWed, I left Garland for
/ home, and found the water running
over the levees in places and rising
from four to six inches in twenty-foul
/ hours. There has been as high as two
i hundred men working at times on the
! levees, and heavy guard at night
The water stopped running on Sunday
and at daylight this morning it wa:
found to be slightly on the decline
From here up to Boyce, is all under
| water on both sides of the river. Be
low, eight or ten miles, there are break:
and the water has backed up to The
rear of the town and / was told thai
i nearly all the land is covered down a:
far as Echo landing. There will bt
some distress among the people who
had nothing but their little crops.
/ I expect to leave here for Opelousa.
as soon as the water falls so as to make
it safe to leave my family. Respect
/ / falllys fully B p -PERLEY.
4 He was Mean.
A good looking, well to-do and pop
ular young bachelor of a neighborins
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