The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1896-09-05
Personal.

-Adolph Lastrapes, Esq, was in town
Monday.
DIR. Theogene Chacllelt visited Ope-
lonsas last Tuesday,
Mr.. G. w. Havara was in attendance
at Court last Tuesday.
DR.. Robt NJ Littell, of New Orleans,
was in Opelousas this week
Peter Casse left on Tuesday to accept
a position as cotton buyer at Lafayette.
MIR. John N. Ogden returned last
Thursday evening very much benefited
in health.
Mr.. B. +. Per!ey, the popular veteran
machInlst, paid lis Il pleasant call on
Monday.
Major Frank Wharton, of CIlicot, was
among the many visitors to town this
week.
Durrl Miller Il prosperous farmer of
the Eunlce ncighboil.onh, attended
court Tuesday.
Miss Kceno Corkery arrived here
Sunday, to resume her duties az Court
StenOgrapher.
| Rev. Mr.. Johns. of PIaquemine, La,
! spent several days in OpeIOnsas this
| week visiting relatives.
Mr.. Gussie Kennedy made Il trip to
| Arnaudville on Saturday, returning
home the following day.
| Messrs. j. X. and Alexis Sandoz left
last Sunday for New Orleans to lay in a
fresh supply of fall goods.
Miss Lydia st. Gaudin, one of our
i
| flying visit to Lafayette Sunday.
| Mr.. Frank E. Bailey has accepted
situation as weigher at the oil mill. TAX
ing charge of the post last Monday.
Rev. w. j. Agnew, late pastor of the
Presbyterian church ut this place, left
for Poyette, Wisconsin, last Monday.
George Bourdicr, the efficient fore
man of the st. Landry Clarion, is on a
visit t. his Old home in Rayne this
week.
Miss Meta Duson returned to her
home 90 Monday. after Il very pleasant
visit to the Misses Fannie and Lucille
Dnpre.
Mr.. L. Hardeman Lewis, the veteran
typo, has been "hniling down. Mr.
BOurttlers cases in the Clarion office
this week.
Miss Ef1ie Singleton returned to her
Lafayette home Monday after ten
days visit in oar town as the guest Of
Mrs A. c. Kennedy.
Mr.. Wa. j. Engrs, REPRESENTING the
Music House Of Phlsip Wericln OF New
Orleans, was circulating ainota Opelou-
sas friends this week.
Mr. Jean Nigneaux, one Of LaI.yette's
most popular and progressive 'GitlZtns,
was on il flying visit to Opelousas Mon
day, greeting bis many friends lepp.
Misses Mathilde and Alice Lah1 Che Of
OpelOusas are visitors to t--n, the
guests OF their relatives, Mrs. E. Soulier
and famiIy.-New Iberia Enterprise.
Mrs. DR.. L. Hadden left last Monday
for a visit to Mamou. She was accom-
panied by Miss Eta Truman, who spent
several days in Opelousas and Bellevue.
Miss Pearl Harmanson returned home
last Monday from a visit to friends and
relatives in Shreveport. Miss Pearl at
tended the Chautanqua regularly and
secured certificate to that effect.
Our efficient Western Union Tele-
graph operator, Miss Matte Curtis, after
her home at Columbus, Miss, returned
to her post of duty on Wednesday.
Mr.. Il. B. Hopkins, the druggist who
has been in charge of HOuston's phar-
macy, left, accompanied by his amiable
wife, for Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday,
where he bas accepted a situation.
Mrs. P. II. LeSuenr, accompanied by
her amiabIe and attractive daughter
Miss Evelyn Summers, left for Baton
Rouge on NJ onday last where they will
make their future home. We regret to
see them leave our community in which
| they have many warm friends.
Our yonng friend Jack Mnres return
| ed from Il very pleasant visit to Miss
issippi last Wednesday. The town
| boys we've very mucii concerned about
| Jack, as they firmly believed that he
had committed matIimOny, but their
apprehensions were srOundIess.
Mr.. Cbas. T. Bienvenne of Lafayette,
an experienced druggist, has taken
charge of Houston's Drugstore. Mr..
BienveDue worked for number of
years at Moss Bros. drugstore at Lafa-
| yette, and also in a leading drugstore
at Baton Rouge.
On last Tuesday Mr.. Joseph Bloch's
family left for New Orleans. where they
will take up their permanent residence.
The COURIER extends to Mr.. B. and
family it's very best wishes for their sue
cess and happiness. The departure of
this family will create II void in our
community that will not he easily filed.
Our young friend Jimmie Shute left
last week to visit friends in Ohio and
Kentucky, thence to Louisville to take
a course in Mechanical and Engineer
ing College. Jimmie is among our
brightest and well behaved young men,
and we wish him all success, and are
confident that he will render a good ac-
count Of himself
! Several Democratic meetings have
been held throughout the state request
ing Mr.. Don Caffery to resign his seat in
the Senate. but instead Of doing so he
cody proceeds to take the initiative in
| getting up a mass meeting of sol disant
Democrats (gold bugs, of course) for the
purpose Of selecting delegates to the
National Gold Bug Democratic (g) Con-
ventiou to be held shortly at IndiaDapo-
| lis, Ind, to nominate candidates for
President aud Vice President. When
ever the writer Of these lines recalls the
| fact tLat he voted to send Don Gallery
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