The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-03-24
PERSONAL.

Personal.
Mr.. Fl. q. White and family
visited Pollock last Saturday.
Prof. John Evans, Glenmora,
was in town last Saturday.
MIR. John Smith, of Elmer,
was in town last Saturday.
MIR. A. P. Roberts, of WEIGH
ton, was in town on Monday.
Mrs. Pleasauce Texada, of Ba.
you Rapides, is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L.. L. Hooe.
Mr.. P. FL. Philbrick, chief en-
gineer of the Watkins Road, was
in town last week.
Miss Ola Stewart, of Poland,
was visiting relatives in town last
Saturday.
s.-Miss Lydia Rosenberg, of New
Orleans, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Sam Rubin, of thi, city.
MIR. Henry Radcliffe, of Ope-
lousas, is visiting relatives in this
city.
-Rev. j. W. Gresham left for
New Orleans on Monday to visit
his parents.i
Mr.. John P. Hadnot, of Col
fax, Was in town last Friday, on
professional business.
MIR. L. G. Key, recently Of
Alexandria, but now a resident of
Monroe, was in town last week.
Mr.. John Andrews was in
town on Saturday last the guest of
his brother, Judge James An
drews.
Miss Alma Delambre, OF
Slaughter, La, who his been visi-
ting Mrs. j. N. Ball, returned
home Monday morning.
Mr.. J. B. Pickles, member of
the School Board from the Lamou-
RE Ward, gave us an appreciated
call on Monday.
Mr.. JOS. j. Waltz, of the Gulf,
Louisiana aud Great Northern
Railway Company, left for Area
dia, La, Monday, on business.
-Mesdames l.. j. Hakenyos and
s. b. Staples went to Lecompte
on Monday morning to spend the
day with frieuds.
Mrs. VIM French left for New
Orleans Sunday, accompanied by
her little sou Edwin. who will un-
dergo professional treatment.
Mr.. Chas. s. Elms was initia.
ted into the mysteries of thu 3rd
degree by Oliver Lodge No. 81, f..
Y A. NJ, last Wednesday night.
The many friends of Judge r.
j. Bowman were gratiiied to see
him on the streets ag lin last week
after an illuess Of several weeks
duration.
The little son, aged about
three years, of Mr.. Dewitt, a
truck farmer, near Alexandria.
fell from the gallery of the house
last Friday evening and broke his
leg.
Mr.. Il. H. Mobley, Associate
Editor of the DEMOCRAT, return
ed last Saturday night from "a fort
nights visit at Harrisonburg, La.
MIS-. Mobley and little son Elwyn,
will remain there several weeks
longer visiting relatives.
Col. NJ. B. billiard, special
correspondent of the Times Demo
crat, was in town last Thursday
and favored the LOUISIANA Dem
OCRAT with All appreciated call.
The Colonel has been engaged for
the past two months in travelling
over the drouth stricken regions
of North Louisiana. His graphic
pen has delineated from personal
observation the sswrite-ups" Of the
narrowing scenes of destitntiou
prevailing in that section of our
beloved State and which have ell
lightened the readers of the Times
Democrat semi occasionally as they
have appeared in that paper. 1t is
due to the indomitable energy OF
such correspondents as Col. Hill.
lard and the enterprise Of such
newspapers AS the Times Democrat,
that the people of South and Gen,
trail Louisiana have been made &C
quainted with the unfortunate
condition Of this sorely oppressed
section and have in consequence
been enabled to extend partia
relief.
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