The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-07-21
PERSONALS.

Miss Velma Roger, one of Latour.
che's lovely daughters. has been
spending q few days in Thibodaux,
visiting friends.
Miss Diana Sanders from the Teche
country, after spending some time on
Lafourche, the guest of her cousin,
Miss Chevie Sanders, returned home
on last Saturday.
Miss Ida and Melodia Bourg OF
Lockport, were the guests last week
of Misses Louise and Velma Roger OF
Greenwood.
Miss Rita Folse of Belle Rose, ia
visiting her sister, Mrs. Edgar Nor
want.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Foret and Miss
Ella Foret of Coulon Plantation left
on last Tuesday for Lockportto attend
the wedding Of Mr.. G. J. Toups and
Miss Felicie Bourg.
MI. and Mrs. Lee Foret of Coulon
plantation were most agreeably sur
prised on last Tuesday on their return
fIom a visit to find hanging in their
neat and cosey parlor, the enlarged
portraits of MIR. and Mrs. C.. j. Barker.
Mr.. James A. Ilsley of Lake Charles
came to Thibodaux last Sunday, on
a visit to his sister, Mrs. A. JOLIET, Jr.
He is now visiting friends in Houma
since last Tuesday.
Prof. E. Chol took to his bed on
Thursday of last week with fevers,
and kept it until last Monday. The
professor has been under the weather
for some time, and needs some rest.
We fear he o%verexerted himself during
the week the Peabody Institne was
held. A trip CT a few days over the
lakes would put him all right.
DR.. N. P. Knobloch, Lockport's
young practicing physician, visited
Thibodaux on business last Tuesday.
He reports every body well in and
around Lockport except our friend
Mr.. u. d. BarriOs, who is still suffer-
ing with bis attack Of rheumatism.
Mr.. SATURN SEWN, merchandising
some distance above Raceland, has
been suffering with rheumatism for
the last three weeks.
Miss Laura Bourg of Houma, is
spending some time in T%hibodaux, the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. j. j. Daigre.
Miss Bella, the young daughter of
our popular clerk of Court, Chas. J..
Barker, has had a severe attack of
sore throat and fever, the latter of
which she kept for so hours without
cessation ; when the family physician
was called in the temperature of the
fever was at 1902 and very likely,
said the doctor, had been as high as
1867. The fever has left, and the
child is perfectly we'll now.
Mr.. l.. j. Trosclair has returned
this week from Coopers Wells whittier
he had gone in search of health. He
is well satisfied with his trip, and re-
turns much improved.
Hon. L. A. Trosclair and NJ. De-
lanne. Latourche'stwO representatives,
have returned home during the latter
part of last week from their labors in
the Halls of Legislature at Baton
R0nge. They are now able to devote
their attention to their sugar planta-
tons.
Mr.. Joseph Tomassi and Lagarde
Guedry of Lower Lafourche, neal the
Cut OF, were visitors to our town on
last Thursday. Mr.. Tomassi is the
uncle OF our rcstaMrateMr John Tomas
81. and Mr., Lagarde Guedry, the father
Of Mrs. John Tomassi.
Mr.. W. c. Thomas, the efficient gen.
eral manager of Magnolia plantation,
was in Thibodaux on last Tuesday, at
tending to the loading of fat boat
lnmber on wagons, for the use of Mag
nolia. Mr.. Thomas reports that he
got through laying by cane since over
two weeks. NagpOlla has in cultiva-
ton $50 acres Of cane Of which $50 are
plant cane !; the balance, first and Sec
ond year stubbles.
Mr.. Richard Burton was a visitor to
Thibodaux on Saturday and Sunday.
He returned to his home on Sarpy, St.
Charles Parish on Sunday, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Burton who had been
spending some five weeks in Thibo-
daux, the gnest of her sisters, the two
Mrs. Curtis. Mrs. Jennie Curtis our
post-mistress and her lovely little
daughter Miss Carrie, accompanied
them also. Mrs. Curtis and daughter
will remain a fortnight at Sarpy, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Burton.
Through Capt. Joseph Tomassi, on
a visit here. we are informed that
Hon. Thos. d. Kent, the President of
our Police Jury. and Mr.. James Bearv.
our Sheriff. will shortly make a trip