The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-08-05
Personal.


mine Ridge, was in town this week.
Mrs. j. P. Saizan has returned from
visit to Cooper's Wells.
Mrs A. D. Hawkins of Waxia was
on visit to friends in town this week
w. II. Parrot, ESQ, was calling on
his numerous friends in town Tuesday
Messrs Ant. Dietlein and Robt. Firm
berg left last Wednesday for Cooper's
Wells.
Messrs. Sidney Hebrard and Eugene
Bloch returned from their trip to the
Worlds Fair last Wednesday.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. d.
2. Saizan, who has been critically ill
for several days, is gradually improv-
ing.
DR.. Jas. o. Ray has returned from
a short vacation spent at Bell Cheny
Springs.
Mr. A. ID. Leblanc and family are
visiting relatives and friends in Rayne
this week.
Mr.. Garland Dupr6 made trip to
the Crescent City last week, returning
home on Wednesday of this week.
Miss Alice Trainor, of Washington,
visited Miss Nina Bodemuller of our
town this week.
Mr.. - Major of Point Coupe6,
a brother of our townsman l.. V. Ma
jor, is on a visit here.
Among the visitors from Washington
this week, we note Messrs. Julien
Claude, T. C. Gibbens, j. P. Russell
and G.. W. Curtis.
We mourn the departure of our
friend Henry Irion, who left on Friday
for recuperating trip to Turkey Creek.
Mr.. C. M. C. Pulliam and lady de-
parted last Wednesday for trip through
the West including the Worlds Fair
Mr.. Clayton Duson, after an absence
of several weeks visiting at Lake Ar
thur and Crowley, returned home on
Sunday last.
! Mr.. Louis Desmarais, late of New
Orleans, will again take up his resi-!
dence in Opelousas, and is making
preparations to remove his family here.
S. Jos. Wilson, Esq, returned from
Darbonne last Tuesday evening and
reports having had pleasant time.
Miss Eva Lawther, of Barbreck, is
in our midst the guest of Miss Gussie
Lastrapes.
Miss Lily Harris returned home last
! Tuesday, after pleasant stay of sew
eral weeks at Long Beach, Miss.
Miss Augusta Lastrapes, after a
delightful time spent with relatives and
friends, at Eola, returned home on
Tuesday.
Mr.. VIM. Lightly of Lake Charles,
formerly of Opelousas, was on short
| visit here this week, and gave the
COURIER friendly call.
Mr.. Andre Halphen who has been
employed in New Orleans for several
months past, is here on a short visit
to relatives and friends.
Miss Helen Taylor returned from
Opelousas Saturday. She was accom-
panied by her cousin, Miss Annie
Andrus, who will spend some time
visiting Crowley friends. = Crowley
Signal.
Mrs. M. M. Hayes, of the Opelousas
Female Institute, spent Thursday night
in Crowley, en- route for pleasure trip
to Lake Arthur.-CroWley Signal.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Veazie and Misses
Gabrielle Hebrard and Julie Bloch
returned last Tuesday from their visit
to the Worlds Fair.
The departures from Opelousas this
week for the Worlds Fair include
Messrs. Laurent Dupre, Arthur Dejean,
J. J. Perrodin, Allen Delarne and DR..
j. Fl. Parker
E. M. Boagni, Esq, left last Wednes-
day for short sojourn at Coopers'
Wells to recuperate his health. from
whence he goes to the Worlds Fair.
BridgeviIle welcomes with pleasure
the accession, as permanent resident,
of that genial and enterprising gentle
man, T. j. Thompson, Esq, who has
Gently occupied by NJ. Halphen, Esq.
A letter from j. F. Armentrout, the
future superintendent of Mrs. Hayes
Female Institute, dated Annex, Va,
29th July, announces the fact that he
was married on the 10Th of July, and
that he and bis bride will arrive in
Opelousas on the 22d or 23d of August.
He will reside at the Institute, where
with his bride be will be pleased to
welcome acquaintances, and friends
who may be pleased to call upon them.
Will the next session of the General AS
sembly give remedy to our iniquitous elec-
tion law 2-Shreveport Progress.
An election law which confers carte
blanche upon the Governor, either to
perpetuate himsefi in power or to dictate
his successor, is not susceptible of i'm
provement. 1t is safe to assume, that
any remedial legislation which may be
inaugurated for this purpose, at the
approaching session of the Legislature.
will either be strangled to death in
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