The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-02

Personal.

E. w. Lyons, Acadia's wide awake
and popular sheriff, was here Thursday
Miss Lily Smitli, of Thibodaux, is on
a visit to friends and relatives here.
Mr.. Jno. Darby, of Sunset. was in
town on Sunday.
DR.. w. M. Thompson and family Wis
tied Grand Coteau on Thursday.
President MCGEE, of the Police Jury,
who was quite ill last week, was said to
be improving at last accounts.
Miss Lilly Swayze, of our town, who
has been teaching school in C~hataiRnier,
has returned home for a vacation.
T. S. Adams. Jr., and Miss Helen
Wilkins were onba drive here from
Washington last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Aubin Bourg, of Houma, spent
this week in Opelousas as the guest of
her brother, c. w. DuRoy, Esq.
Mr.. Louis Andrus, of Eunice, visited
home and friends here this week. He
reports his rice crop in fine condition.
Our old neighbor C. N. Ealer, Esq,
returned from his trip to the DarbOnne
last Monday, much improved 10y his
short vacation.
Mr.. A. BonEecaze, the old and reliable
shoe merchant of New Orleans, spent
several days in town his week, the
guest of J.. X. Sandoz, Esq. '
NJ. L. Swords, Esq, returned from
Baton Rouge on Sunday last; We are
pleased to note that his health is much
improved.
Misses Jeanette and Mary Roos, who
have been attending school in New Or
leans, are spending their vacation with
relatives here.
Thos. FL. Lewis, Esq, went to Alex
andria on Wednesday evening to hear
Rev. Sam Jones' lecture and then pro-
ceeded to Baton Rouge.
Miss Viola Gauche and Mrs. Blanks,
of New Orleans, who have been spend
ing some time here, returned home on
Tuesday, much to the regret of some of
their newly made friends.
Hon. G.. L. Dupr6 left for Baton
Rouge on Thursday morning to present
to the legislature the protest of our bar
against the proposed abolition of the
country terms of the Supreme Court.
Superintendent w. S. Frazee has been
at Natchitoches all the week in attend
ance on the State Convention of Parish
Superiutendents Of Public Schools, of
which he was elected President. St.
Landry should feel proud of the honor
paid to her promising son.
Contractor C. D. Stewart was in town
Thursday and reports that he will so2n
complete his labors at Marksville. He
is now figuring on the contract for the
public building at Alexandria. Charley
is a hustler and if he don't " get there"
it will not be because he don't try.
Rev. E. T. benson, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hayes
and Nettie White left on Tuesdays
noon train for Abbeville, remaining
that night in New Iberia to attend the
lecture delivered there by Sam Jones.
From Abbeville Miss Hosbrook will
leave for her home in Cincinnati, O.;
and Misses Leola and Nettie White for
Delhi.
On Monday night the following young
ladies and gentlemen enjoyed Q hay
ride to Woodwork springs: Misses
White, of Delhi, Inez Broussard, of st.
M%artinville, Ada, Mabel and Gertle
Sandoz, and Messrs. Ollie Thompson,
Frank Dietlein, Henry Pavy, Mason
Mcbride, Jimmie Shute and Stuart and
Gordon Sandoz.
Both the editors of this paper, with
several members of their families, took
in the excursion to Thibodaux last Sun
day and we're delightfully."- entertained
at the hospitable home of Bro. A. JOLIET,
of the Thibodanx Sentinel, who, assist
ed by his venerable father, charming
wife and bright little children, made
things so pleasant for us all that we
were 10th to see the hour for departure
draw nigh. Their many kind attentions
will long be treasured in our memory.
St. Landry was we'll represented at
the fifteenth annual session of the Lou.
isiana State Medical Society held in
New Orleans this week. At the open
ing session sixty members were in at
tendance. among whom were DR.; w.
W. LESLEY, Carencro, DR.. W. D. Haas,
Haasville, DR.. A. j. Bloch. New Orleans,
DR.. T. T. TarltoD, Grand Coteau. DR..
F. j. Mayer. Quarantine, DR.. j. A.
Haas, Willie Plate, DR.. r. M. Littell,
Opelousas and DR.. G.. r. Tolson, Mel
vile; and the following we're among
the new members admitted: DR.. r. G.
Webb, Rayne. DR.. w. H. Ray, Chatai-
gnier, DR.. j. H. Parker and DR.. r. T.
Marshall, Vile Plate, DR.. V. C. Rey-
nolds, Big Cane, and DR.. R. E. Oden,
Bayou Current.