The Lake Charles echo., 1894-02-16
Phoenix Hook and Iaddcr u.


Phoenix Hook and I.addcr %.
Il AT regular meeting Of this company
held at Phoenix Han. on Feb. 5.h, the
following officers were elected for the
year 1885,
~ K. swift, president; i, Chayanne,
foreman; s. E. Spence, Isl assis'ans H.
sehindler, 2ad assislen'; l.. Crager, sec
fe'aryj B. Costello, assistant secretary;
Leon Deyers, treasurer; John o'Donnell
steward; D. R. swifr, L. Crager and Leon
5 Devers, trustees.
$ Ep1roR Ecuo: For your information i
will state that an election was held al
PheniN hall some time last year q have
G forgotten the date1 by delegates from all
= The iire companies in Lake Charles mt
, which meeting Mr.. Il. j. Gum was duly
elected chief of fire department and Mr..
David Reims was elected assistant chief
presume bo'h gentlemen have qualified
and are now aching in that capacity
Please make the correction In the ECHO
a and oblige. Respectfully
L. CRAGER, Sec'y
Phoenix Hook e. Ladder Co
: Lake Charles, Feb'y Oh, 1885,
D An examination Of the record shows
] that chief was elected some Time last
g fall, but we do not think the fact was
ever published. If it was 1t failed TO
meet our ee.-Editor.
A notable wedding in the circles Of the
. beautiful inland town of Lake Arthur
T occurred on Wednesday night, February
8th, in the Methodist Church, when Mr..
, Harry Z. segrist and Miss Minnie Young
were united in marriage by Rev. G. w.
Lyman Of this city. Mr.. Segrist is
prominent business man In the eommnn-
ity with large interests, while the bride
is daughter of @. Young, Esq, of New
Iberia, ofan old and highly esteemed
family. The bride was married ina very
handsome silk reception gown, trimmed
with natural orange blossoms. and looked
very sweet and charming. After the
| ceremony the party returned to the
brides home, where an elaborate supper
was spread. The presents were many
and some of them very handsome, show
ing that the parties had many warm
friends. Mr.. and Mrs segrist will make
Lake Arthur their home.
Mr.. J. +. Denney, living near Guidry
station, or Serpent p. o., was in town
few days ago and reported a rather fay
orable condition of affairs In his neigh
bOrhOod. He says that notwithstanding
the low price that has prevailed for two
years past the rice acreage viii be
increased the coming season and the
ground is rapidly being prepared for
planting. He also says that If a side
track was put ia at Guidry station, there
would be large amount ofcane planted,
A side-traek would have been obtained
before now, but for the parsimony of one
man who refused to give two or three
acres Of land for the purpose. Mr.. Den
ney is one Of the most intelligent farmers
Of this parish aud has promised to be our
correspondent from his neighborhood
Again we ask the pastors of the various
churches and the secretaries of the YaFi-
Gus benevolent and secret societies, fire
, companies and others to assist as in
correcting our official directory. Don't
, state the changes that should be made
but write out the whole matter as you
wish II TO appear. Send us correct
list of your officers, times of meeting etc,
and the same shall have prompt atten-
, ton. A place in the directory costs
: nothing, 5ut we can'tbe expected to keep
! up with the changes necessary, unless
= our attention is called to the same
One Of our most prominent society
ladies met with an accident some nights
ago that only Ny the merest chance was
j not much more serious, and might have
disabled her for life and involved the city
4 in damages to the extent of thousands of
] dollars, She stepped in one of the holes
J that are 80 numerous at our street cross
! ings and sprained the ankle joint. This,
although painful is not as serious as a
fracture would have been. The city
council should see that pedestriaBism at
night is made less perilous than at pre-
sent, or the city may have a large bill Of
damages to pay.
, We ,vers visited Ly cornmitteo of
ladies Of the N. y. Church, south, last
week just after we had gone to press.
Had they come little sooner we would
: have been happy to have published their
. notice of a High Tea at the residence OF
4 Mr.. ID. NJ. Foster, Oh Lawrence street, on
: ThGrsday from 1 to5p. %. The ladies
a Of tbis church meyer do anything by