The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
Personal.

q. III. Terwilliger returned from Pass
Christian last week.
Senator NJ. X. Wilson, of Bellevue
was in town this week.
The Editor of the COURIER visited
Lafayette last Monday.
Miss Lncy Moore, Of Plaqueinine
Ridge, visited town this week
Our friend Mentor Andlns, Of Sunset
was in town on last Wednesday.
Joseph Dubonrdieu, OF Port Baue,
visited town on Tuesday.
John Bergin. of Crowley, was visiting
friends near Opelonsas this week.
Mr.. OZeme Fnntrnot, of Old Grand
Prairie. was in Attendance on the Police
Jury this week
Mrs. Z. w. Sy|veStre and daughter Of
Palmetto visited Optlousas this week
the guests Of Mrs. l.. Z Littell
Leon S. Haas, one nf Capt. San, Haas
promising sons. spent sevtIal days IN
town this week, anti was ii pheasant
caller at our office.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. .Threlhked attend
ed the Christian Endeavor Convention
at jennings. which met on Saturday
and Sunday last.
Judge Gi'he,t L, Dnpre is spending
Wells, Miss. The Judge is ompanied
by his little son Gilbert.
Mr.. Forest Braud, one of Donahson-
vilie's promising young men, lett for
home last Monday, after an agreeable
visit of several days in Opelousas.
Misses Fannie aud Lucille Duple left
for Crowley last Monday where they
will be the guests of Hon. C.. C.. Duson's 8
family. They were accompanied by
tl,cir mother, MIS-. G. J.. Dupie, rs far
as Lafayette.
Miss Eta Truman. Il bright and VI
vacions daughter of representative w.
some time very pleasantly with lela-
tives in OpeIousas and Bellevue, return
ed home the first of the week.
Mrs. 4. Hackl and children returned
last Tuesday from Tennessee, where
they had gone to visit MI. HackI. We
are pleased to learn that Mr.. III. is very
much improved, with strong hopes Of
his recovery in the near future.
The charming Miss Leah Brand, Of
DonallsDncillr, who has been spending
several weeks most pleasantly with
friends in Opelnnsas. returned home
last Monday to the regret Of II large
circle of friends and acunaintancrs.
She was accompanied as far as Lafa-
yette 10y Miss ESte!lr Sandnz and other
friends.
Onr worthy young friend Eugene
Bloch. left for New Orleans last We'd
Eesday, where he will I,encefpLth reside.
Mr.. Bloch is a native of Opef0Nkas, has
always resided here; and by his inform
good conduct, courtesy, and Dlct at
tention to business has established an
enviable reputation. We know of no
young man of this community who
stands higher. either socially gE in a
business way than the suhjectcF these
lines. We wish our young friend all
sorts Of good things prosperity. hap
piness, and above all. we wish him the
success he SO richly deserves.
When Gov. Morton, of New York,
opens the great electrical exposition in
the metropolis on Monday he will touch
the golden telegraph key with which
President Cleveland opened the Worlds
Fair at Chicago. When lie closes the
circuit through the key to the power
plant, instead of signaling merely from
floor to floor of the building, IL circnit
1t will pass through New Orleans, San
Francisco, Winnipeg, Chicago and Hal
flax before it goes back again to New
York, and it is planned to have can
non discharged in each of these cities,
the event. The Governor
will touch also the key that will take the
electric power of Niagara Falls to New
ok. the longest transmission OF high
power ever made. This same current
from Niagara will send ii message from
ChauDcey Nj. DepeW around the world,
will light the Statue of Liberty on Bed
lOe's Island, illuminate the huoys in
Gedney's Channel and fash light signals
from Fire Island to Barnegat.
1t wOnia seem as though Senator CAT
frey had already not done enough to
set all true democrats against him but
he now declares that he will not sup
port the nominees Of the party. Men Of
his stamp are Il disgrace to any party
and the democratic party should indeed
he thankful that he has ut last shown
himself no in his true colors aud can
"t1I HlloIu W ttpeit tI1t otu SAW,
Good riddance to bad rubbish. Lake
Charles Echo.
The fact that William J. Bryan re-
ceived only $50 week for his editorial
work does not argue against his ability.
There is many a man in the United
States to-day working for $50 a week
who would make a good president.-Au-
gusta Chronicle, Dem.
Printers in need of il good newspaper
press can get one at a bargain by ap-
plying at this office soon. R. Hoe &
Co. make; will print an S-column folio;
is in fine condition; can be seen iu oper-
alton; and will be sold at half original
cost.
D Delinquent subscribers and others
indebted to us are again earnestly re-
qnested to come forward and settle.
We are reluctant to employ harsh meas
ures to collect our dues, but must do so
it this appeal is UNDECIDED.
-&N1~
Gustave Ballin, or DR.. Davidson, as
he was sometimes called was indicted
by the Grand Jury of Lafayette parish,
for the murder of Martin Begnaud, of
Scott, five miles west OF LAFAYETTE, on