The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
Personal.

| mayor DusOn, or Eunlce, spent sever
al days here this week.
Dr. L. Chachere Of Piaduemine Ridge
was pleasant caller at our office Thurs
day. .
Prof. Eli Mcdaniel, of Lafayette, was
shaking hands with old friends here or
Wednesday.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs. Jno
T.. King, who has been quite ill, is now
much better
M. G., Wilkins, the tall straw berry
blod>fot 4 Plaquemine Ridge, paid us an
agreeable visit Wednesday,
CapGW. Burton, of Melville, was at
tending Court here on Wednesday,. He
ie1t osthe evening train for home.
L. Anderson jackson, one of our best
and !hrightest young men, left on Satur-
uay TO accept position rendered him
In New Orleans.
Mrs. Lindsey d. Beale, of Baton
Rouge, accompanied by two of her chill
dren, are visiting relatives here. They
are the guests of DR.. V. X. IrioD.
Alvin y. Price, one of the COURIER's
boys and one OF the best in community,
has been i'll Lake Charles all the week,
attending the State Sunday School Con-
ventiOn.
Maj. E. |. Kursheedt, of New Orleans,
spent several days here this week as the
guest OF our esteemed friend Mr.. Jos.
Bloch, and on Monday favored us with
d brief Call.
Julien Claude, one Of Washington's
newly elected cOuncilmen, was on our
streets last Wednesday, receiving the
congratulations of his friends on his
exceptional popularity.
Mrs. Birdie Fl. Reynolds returned on
last Monday and resumed her duties as
teacher in the High School-anu Presi.
dent of the Young Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Dr.. r. Nj. Littell, of OpeIousas, was
chosen President Of the State Medical
Society at Its session held this week in
New Orleans. Opelousas feels honored
OF her most worthy sons, and we beg to
offer our heartiest congratulations.
Rev. A. Dubourg. now in charge of
the Catholic Church at Thibodaux, paid
Opelousas visit this week. The rev.
ereDd gentleman made many friends
here during his five years. sojourn
among us, and his sudden transfer to
another and mayhap more inviting por-
ton of the Masters vineyard is general
ly regretted.
Besides the CoUR1EK's delegation to
the Press Convention in DoDaldsonvilIe
last week, st. Landry was represented on
that Interesting occasion by two OF it's
fairest flowers. daughters of Mrs. H.
Bernard, OF Arnaudville, who though
to other soils still fondly
claim the old Empire Parish AS their
true "home.' One is the wife OF Mar
tlal Billaud, Jr.. prominent young mer
chant and planter of Lafayette, who ac-
her on he trip, and the other
is Mrs. Richard, wife of one Of the lead
ing physicians of Donaldsonvil!e. Mr..
and Mrs. Billaud were accompanied by
Edward Estorge, former St. Landry
boy, partner of Mr.. Billaud In flour
ishing mercantile business. They all
in the festivities and SEEM
ed to have royal good time.
DR.. Alfred w. Perry. formerly of New
Orleans, now of San Francisco, was the
guest few days last week of his old
,lassmate, DR.. Tbeogene Chachere, of
and in company with that
gentleman on Friday gave our office
call. We regret exceedingly that we
we're not in. DR.. Perry was professor
If chemistry and demonstrator Of
anaGs in the old New Orleans School
)f Medicine many years ago, and was
also chemist of the State Board of
Health and quarantine physician at the
quarantine station below
New Orleans. The Dr.'s aged father
,esides in New Orleans, aud after pay
ng his venerable progenitor visit he
stopped here to call on his old class
nate, whom he had not seen for 90
1ears, and who was delighted to grasp
lis band and recall with him the |
pleasant "reminiscences of the golden
lays of their youth. DR.. Perry was
highly pleased with this part of Louisi-
ina, saying it was unsurpassed by any |
ection he had ever visited !; and this |
is surely high compliment,
coming from a man who has travelled |
as he has.