St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-03

fence around the jail? One is badly
needed there.
Mildling cotton sold in New Orleans
last Wednesday at : 7l1G c., and Rough
rice at $3.50 to So 25 per sack.
The Opelousas Social Club will give a
grand fancy dress and masquerade ball
at their hall on Tuesday, Feb. 9Th. DO
not miss it.
DR.. Duson, specialist, Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat. Hours from 10 a. IN. to IL
IN. Office with DR.. I. Z. Shutc, Landry
street, between Court and Main, Opel
ousas La.
just received, at Jacobs news stand,
500 copies of standard cloth bound
books, comprising the best Won ks OF fic-
tioD, at only 25 cents per vO,ume-for-
mer price so cents.
We have received the interesting aud
instructive address of Col. VIM. Preston
johnson, delivered before the Louisiana
Public School Teachers Association, at
New Iberia, on the 2Sth of December,
1893.
Boys, make your agemeDts for the
grand social event of the season. 1t
comes off ou Mardi-Gras night, Feb. 6,
at the hall Of the Opelousas Social Club.
Admission for gentlemen, 50 cents.
Ladies free.
DR.. w. NJ. Thompson keeps drugs,
patent medicines, fancy articles, school
supplies, stationery, Blank Bro candies,
pitkins' celebrated paints, oils, varnish-
es, and everyt thing kept in a first class
drugstore.
J. B. Saud0z has beautiful assert
ment of vehicles of all kinds and at
prices to sur every purse. Get one AS
holiday p 'sent, and you will have
something useful, durable aud orna-
mental.
j. Il. Stewart wants two thousand
bushels of corn. He carries full stock
of lumber, four grades of shingles, coal
and painters supplies, and deties com
petition. j. L. STEWAET'
OpclOusas, Oct. %, 1898. jGl
The sugar bounty has been stricken
from the Wilson bill and all sugars put
upon tho free list, but the producers
have. some hope for a duty of or II
cents per pound when the bill reaches
the senate. If they get they will be
lucky.
Do not fail to attend the entertain |
ment tonight, for the benefit OF the
Catholic Convent, at Perrodin's Hall. |
1t is given for most laudable purpose
aud deserves the assistance OF every |
person in the community, no matter
what his or her religious faith may be.
Don't put of insu,ing your property
because times are hard. Fires come
when least expected. 1t is best to al
ways he prepared. Ii you want to talk
insurance call on Lewis & Lacombe.
They can tell you all about 1t. Office I'D
LAWYERS row on Landry street.
Mai. Jas. ID. Houston, a popular cit'-
zen Of New Orleans, who for several
years welded great political influence
in this State, died on Jan. 30, aged 46
wears. He was a relative OF our fellow
townsman Mr.. C. N. Ealer, and had
hosts of friends throughout the State.
A sugar mill but little used and id
oerfect order can be had at bargain on
application to Pierre Felicien Simon, at
Wallace P. o., parish of st. John. The
cylinder is II inches in diameter with
IL stroke, the hy-wheel 14t feet in diam
eter: there are kettles and 2 boilers
In writing mention this paper.
Mr.. Robt. Chachere's new residence,
near our office, is already assuming def
mite proportions and will doubtless be
very handsome and commodious struc-
ture. Contractor Pulford has had..eight
or ten workmen engaged on it this week,
and tue Fact that be is experimenting
the work in person is an assurance that
it will I've done in frst-class style.
CHEAP GoODs.-For dry goods, boots,
shoes, hats, clothing, wagons, farming
implements, saddlery, furniture, wall
paper, &C., at panic prices go to Bloch's.
He needs money right away and has
made such reductions in the prices of
his goods as to bring it in his Golfers
forthwith. IL you would avail yourself
of the opportunity to buy cheap, call oD
thsIim thim at once: ---.-------- +
ticle sira!:s s9enham. commanding the
Jszes.5.,- ct in Brazilian waters fired
!, =. surgent man-ot-war Aqulda-
s,san ON Tuesday because of it's interfer- ;
.,nc,. with American merchantmen. A
shot from the Detroit which struck the
rebel in tender spot made him ask for
quarter. Benham's course is approved
at Washington aud throughout the
country. The outlook is for an early
suppression of the rebellion.
If our friends will kindly assist us we
will make the DEMOCRAT more usetut
and interesting than ever this year.
Send us all the items Of interest you
may get hold of, and let each of our
readers send US a new subscriber and
do what he can to get us judicial adver-
tisements. Then, if our merchants aud