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The news & observer., 1897-12-03
j. G. DREWRY,
Chairman Street Committed"
pT nTTNrv1 csyJyr1 uNrSrI,

Several weeks ago we commenced the
improvements on North Blount street.
This street narrowed about II feet at
its northern extremity where it inter-
sects with Peace stre.t. 1t was there
fore necessary il uIoer to broaden the
street to its proper width, and otherwise
improve it as it should be to request
the property owners on this street to give
up part of their lots for this purpose.
1t is with pleasure that we report that
the property owners readily acceded to
our wishes, and we have never COM
menced any piece of work in the city
which met with more hearty response
from the owners interested, and which
gave more universal satisfaction to all
concerned than the work now in pro-
gress on Blount street.
The property owners have been in full
sympathy with US in the work, and they
have aided US very much in facilitating
our plans. In fact, without their ap-
proyal and consent it would have been
dIlncult TO have accomplished this work,
and we stated that we would not under
take it without the unqualified approba-
tion OF every property owner concerned
When these improvements are COM
pleted and this street is macadamzed
from one end to the other we believe
that it viii lie the most beautiful street
in the South.
ne property owners are cooperating
with Us in our endeavors to beautify the
streets and nearly all Of them consented
TO leave down their fences in order that
1T may give still broader effect to the
street and with beautiful grass lawns
sloping to the street from both sides, il
Will be an ideal thorOughfare. AS soon
as the people see the beauty Of this
street they viii be inclined to leave
down their fences all over the city. A
uniform pavement of cement or artificial
stone will also be adopted by all the
property owners on this street which
VIII also add much to its beauty.
SOUTH STREET.
The work on South street from
Blount to West street is about COM
pleted. This street has been graded
and widened and it is now being curbed.
This has added very much to the ap-
pearance of the property in the southern
part OF the city and is wonderful im-
provement.
In regard to the communication refer
req TO this committee from Mr.. s. s.
Batchelor, setting forth claims to a part
of the street now known as East North
street extension, We will state that we
have investigated the matter to some
extent and from what information we
can gather we find that the street has
been opened for a number of years
and quite a number Of houses have
been built on it. We would not there
fore consent to it's being closed. and we
recommend that this matter be referred
to the city attorney to investigate and
ascertain il Mr.. Batchelor has any legal
rights in the premises, and if so to take
such steps as is necessary to obtain this
property for the benefit of the city.
ELM STREET.
In regard to the opening of Elm
street committee was appointed some
time ago to assess damages to the prop
erty necessary to be condemned in order
to extend this street. Three members
The news & observer., 1897-12-03

Of that committee met after much delay
and reported that the street be opened
without paying damages to the property
owners. ne were unable to get the en-
tire committee together. Since that
time one member of the committee has
moved away from the city and we re-
spectfully ask that the committee be dis
charged and the following appointed in
stead: Messrs. V. G. Royster, w. Il.
Mann, j. NJ. Monte, Jos. Blake and
Edgar Leach
The news & observer., 1897-12-03

Miss Alice Hughes, of Norfolk, Va,
was friehtfully burned on the face and
neck. Pain was instantly relieved ~
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which
healed the injury without leaving a
scar. II In the famous pile remedy.
Carolina Drug Store.
The news & observer., 1897-12-03
FAYETTEVILLE STREET.


Mann, J. NJ. Monte, Jos. Blake and
Edgar Leach.
FAYETTEVILLE STREET.
We find that the sidewalks on Fay.
etteville street from the capitol square
to Davie street, which is the principal
business part of our city, are in a very
bad condition and much complaint has
been made in regard to them. In good
many instances these sidewalks have
been laid with soft brick of a very in
ferior quality. These brick make very
imperfect pavement when first laid down
and soon wear into holes. They mar
the beauty of the street and soon be-
come source of constant annoyance
and Inconvenience to the people.
We think that the property owners
on this street should be notified at once
to repair these sidewalks and should
not be allowed to repair them with
brick or TO put down any more brick
sidewalks on this street, unless they are
vitrified brick of the best quality. We
believe that all sidewalks on this street,
in loca ton named, above should be
either of stone, cement or vitrifed brick,
and we shall ask this board to pass a
resolution to that effect.
WATER MAINS.
We find that the city Water Com
pany in running new water mains
down streets, which they do not reach,
often run a small pipe only about an
inch in diameter, and it frequently hap
pens that number of families along
these streets have to tap this small
main. Believing that as the city de-
velops it will be necessary to have
larger water mains, and as it will re-
quire the tearing up of these streets
again, we think that the Water Com
pany ought to be required to put at
least a four inch pipe when first laid
in order to avoid this future trouble,
especially now as we propose to improve
our streets, and it looks like USE
less expenditure of money to improve
them and have them torn up again in
the near future when the expense can
be avoided.
The property owners are required TO
guarantee so much water rent per an
mum in order to secure these privileges
from the Water Company, and we
think they will recognize the justice OF
our demand and will readily accede to it.
We recommend that the matter be
referred to the city attorney with in
structions from this board to draw up
an ordinance in accord with our contract
with the Water Company in order to
accomplish this purpose.
We recommend that the petition from
the Raleigh Electric Company in regard
to riding bicycles on their track be not
granted.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
JOHN G.. DREWRY,
Chairman of Street Committee.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
Edward Savoie
JH Bowers
JK Aitkena
TIP blanchard
Abel Thibo.Innx

Having plaeed the names Of the
foregoing City persona drawn as Jurors
tor ihe First Week ofaaid termofCourt
N an envelope We have sealed ard
signed the same and endorsed ii for
tho week for which they we're drawn
and Placed it in box prepared for
that purpose and known as the Jury
Box on file in said Clerk's Office.
Aud the said Jnry Commissioners
being Of opiiiioa that ary mill "a
required tOrthe second aud third weeks
If said torn Of Court we proceeded
under SectiOn of the al'ave rcitetl
act to d'aw from said General Vepire
Box 3Oadlitional names for the Sec
ond week Of said term, for Monday,
April 18th, 1897, said names being
drawn one at time by the said Ed.
mnnd Mcclellan, as follows:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th. Judicial District Court Parish Of
Terrebonne.

hrs. HictoriG BerserOn, sDife, Vs. No
57O7, La'csOn BergerOn, husband.
This case having been regnlasly
fixed for trial for this dag. was called.
taken mp aud tried. and the law aud
the evidence being in favor Of pIain-
tiff and against defendant;
1t is therefore ordered, adiudged and
tlecreed that plaintiff, Mrs. Vict0ria
Rerger0n, wife of Lawson BergarOns
do llave and recover Judgement against
her said husband, Lawson BergsFrB.
dissolving the community Of acQuets
aud gains heretofors existing between
them, deCreeing said plaintiff separate
ia property from her said husband,
aud fully authorizing her to take un-
der her own spperate control and
management allher paraplernal prop
erty both present and prospective.
Ii is finally ordered that defendant
pay all costs Of snit.
Thus done, read and sigued fl open
Court at HOnma, La. this Sth. clay Of
February, A. ID. 1897.
[Signedl r.. r.. CAII4LOUET,
Judge 18th. Jusl. Dtat. Court.
Filed February 6th. 1897.
LSignedl 4. G. WUR1LOW.
D'y clers-
A tfne copy
a.Clefk'a Office, Honnla, LM., Esbrn-
alFy 9th. al J. D., ISa7,
IA. B0UR
Clerk.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
GOUAUX'6
/ Tonic.

Fer the sure cure Of al malarial
fevers, insermittent fevsr, or ssver and
ague, chill fever. rcmittent fever, and
all the fevers arising from miasmatic
sources. Scots. and 81 90 sizes.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
vEliRE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
sth Judicial District ConFt, Parish
Of Terrebonne.


BE ~ KNOWN AND REMEMBKRED,
Thas On tlia Firat day Of she monsll
Of March, IL she year Of Our Lord 0ns
tllpasnnd sight hundred and ninety
nlnA
. compliance with Section 4 % Act
Mo- 70 af th0 General Assembly oi
LHniaiana, approved July 9th 1896, We
Aurelie 'Thcriot. Edmund Mcclellan,
Peter Berger and j. Arthur Daspit,
Jury Commissioners duly appointed
and sworn IN aud for the Parish Of
NerrsbOnns. together with Aubin
Bourg, Clerk of the above named
Court, and Ex-Oficio Jury Commits
aioasF in and for raid Parish of TerIs-
bpnno, repaired to the CIerk's Office
as said parish IN the tOwn uf HOuma,
Las, and then aud there at l2 o'clock
proceeded in the presence of
MeasFs. Henry LOnviprs and E. (lar.
ence WurzlOw, competent and disin-
sArssted Witnesses, tree hOlJers and
residents Of the Parish Of Teri ebOnne.
State aforesaid. to select from the per-
sons qualified to servs aa Jurors the
nan'es Of l3OgOOd aud competent men,
qualified JurOrs Of said parish to re-
place the TO persons taken 40 Jurors
TOR the October Term, 1896, OF the
above named Court, aud the 90 per-
HOns taken to serve ne special Tales
Jurors in cause then pending IN
sail Court during said OctOBev ToIm,
1896, whersin A. 8. Bergeron was
plaintiff, aud q. A.. FraiRsc & ais
defendants, Mo- 5Gs4 on the Civil
Docket ot said Conrts and placed the
said l30 names in the General Venire
Box.
And aft0r having thus placed The
said lSO names in said General Veliro
Box 90 aa to keep tho number Of
aM1lss in tho General vsnire Box and
NJ iSt as fhs original atanslaral 81
3U0 cohtainsd tlss as Ms eliaa pro:s
seeded u draw rFons aaid Gengral
Venirs Box tllc names VI fifsy Jurors
~ ssrsn for the First Week Of the
April Term, 1897, ~ ths above named
Cou1t, tolse holden fDr said Palish III
TeEreb@nsiS on the Fifth day Of April.
1857, aud Eslnlund MCgDllafp. 4 mann.
l,er of raid Jury Commission in the
pseseucs ot the other members Vt said
july COmIpissiOn, and OF the above
named witnesses drew one at a time
from said General Yenire Box the
following Fifty names t,s b. and con
atitnte the Jury ard compose the |
Grand and Petit JnrOra for the First |
Week of the aforesaid Term Of said |
Court in and for said Parish Of Tsrre-
llOnnp Wig.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

Having placed this names Of the
foregoing thirty peraops drawn "a
Jurors for the Second Wesk Of said
Court in an envelope we havs signed
and sealed the same ard endorsed it
for the week for which they were
drawn and placed it in i box prs pared
for that purpose aud known as the
Jury Box on file in the Clerks Office.
After which we proceeded to draw
from the General Vsnire Box the
names Of thirty persons to ,serve as
Jurors for the Third Week Of said
Court, Commenc ncing on Monday, April
I9rh, 1897, the names at said thirty
persons being drawn from the box one
at time by said Edmund Mcclellan,
one Of the Jury Commissioners, and
-.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

Aubin Bonra Clerk of said COast ~
be Is him kept on Gle ss che Law pEg
vides.
In Faith Whereof We have signed
tl'is Praces Verbal Of Jury dIswinR 81
the day, nonth and year arst abora
written.
Witnesses: Signed
n. LouviERE, AUHEKEE THEngox.
E. g. WuRzLow, EDmUND MoCozlAM
PETER BRRaEH,
J. Arthur DAsrfIs
Jury Commissioners.
A. BOURG, CLERK of Court
Ex-OfticiO Jury Commissioners ia
and for the Parrish eE
Ierrsh0n Ia.
Filed March Ist, Esgf
fsignedl A. BouRG, Clerk
A trne copy:
Clerks Office, HOuma, La, March
Let, 1897.
60 A. BoURG,
Clerk.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
ARTrrR A

Found on the Belle Grove plantation
OF Mr.. j. NJ. McBridr. Sorrel Mare,
nbont twelve hands high, with Star lii
Forehead, If said Mare Ia not claimed
in thilty days she will Be sold nc public
sale to pay the experse9 thereon.
A. F. CHAUvIN. j. p.
Glendale. March 10ti, 1896.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
rsp4.cinl Notice.

The public is hereby notified not ia
hunt. trap, pick NOES, or trPspass on
any land belonging ~ Cambon IsFOa
iR this Parish. ViOlatnVs will recsive
the fullest extent Ofthe law.
CAMBON Bros.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
no The P11bIiC.

All persona are hereby warned and
notified not to tIrspAss and hunt an
my landA without mv permiesion
under penalty OF tho law.
JOHN BABTN.
June % 6mos.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
NoTIcE.

NOTICE.
All hunting and tresspassing on
Greenwood and Oak Forest Plmnsa
tiOn and ROaasel ttact, positively
prohibited.
T. =. CASEY. Agt.
janl4-ly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
T're,sIlosa NJsprices.

The pnhlic ia notified nat 70 hunt,
pick moss or in amy wise treapasa on
estate Of ). G. Jacksou. bayon Black
under the penalty Of law y. N. Jack
HOn.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
GOUAUX'S CELEBRATED PILE
OINTMENT.


DIREcnoNs-Ap on the piles 2
ar 8 times day, when there is much
Inflammation cold bathsa twice a day
are Indicated, aIaO keep the bowels
open By Setllitz Powder twice i
week, Price, 81.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

From and after january LIST, 1887,
no trespasaswill be allowed Oh Resi-
deuce Plantation or swamp lands.
Any and all cattle. horaes, mules,
etc, found on said plantation after
above date will be- penned and held gor
damage. All hogs aud other damaging
animals will he killed when found osa
lands Of the above plantation.
2declg-95.lyr. MRs. ". r. Woors..
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

GOUAUX's FRENCH RINGW0RM
OINTMEN y SOLUTION,
For the cnrO Of Ringworm and tlisea sea
of the skin. Solution Ointment 75cts.
Ointment 81.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

All persona are forbidden "a uaant ar
trespass ON the Evergreen PlaWe
. F. PELF'E
4-4-iy.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
To ahe Public sand 60 RRssuaas.n1
HsapeesMBlvs

All persons are llarehy n0tiaelE not
to huntior IN amy wise trrapass an tha
Honduras plantation under penalty Of
the law. }. q. .DAsPIT,
marI0-Iy
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

Having placed the names of the
foregoing thirty persons drawn as
Jurors for the Third Week Of said
Court in an envelope we sealed aud
signed the same and endorsed it for
the week for which they were drawn
and placed it IN Box prepared for
that purpose and known as the Jury
Box On file in the Clerks Office.
There remaining nothing else to be
done We then securely fastened and
sealed che General Yenire Box and
Jury Box, Vaud deposited them with
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


TIE department of agriculture has
issued crop report, based on returns
from three independent sets of regular
correspondents, added to several thou
sand from mills and elevators, all care
fully combined and weighed, relating
principally to the distribution OF
grains, the stocks remaining on farms
and the proportions of merchantable
and unmerchantable.
PENSION examining surgeons, whose
fees amount to $500 and less per an
mum, have been declared not under the
civil service rules.
A WASHINGTON dispatch on the 18th
stated that it was practically certain
that eX-Delegate Dennis Flynn will be
named by President Mckinley for gov
ernor OF Oklahoma at the expiration
of Gov. Renfrow's term.
H. CLAY EVANS, of Tennessee, has
been rendered the position of commits
sioner of pensions and probably will
accept, as it it one of tie most important
in the departmental service outside of
the cabinet
M. SKoUzEs, Greek minister of for
eign affairs, has cabled the thanks of
the Greek government to the United
States for the resolution of sympathy
recently adopted by that body.
A STATEMENT issued by the immig ra-
ton bureau at Washington shows that
for the six months ended December 81,
1896, the number of immigrants that
arrived in this country was 149, sos, a
decrease as compared with the same
period of 1895, of AZ, 200. For January,
1897, the decrease as compared with
January, 1896, was 1895, making the
total decrease for the seven months 45,
525.
THE clerk of the house of represent
atives at Washing ton has classified the
new house as follows: Republicans,
2O3; democrats, 122; populists, 81; flu
sionists, 6; silverites, 8; vacancies, 2.
PosTMAsrER-GENERA GARY has an
nounced that the administration has
decided to adhere to the four-year ten
ure of office policy for all postmasters,
except where removal for cause was
required
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-20
GENERAL NEWS.

TWENTY boats are being constructed
at Blackburn, Usage City, Ra1ston and
other small towns in Oklahoma on the
Ark ansas river to haul corn to New
Orleans. The builders figure that each
boat will carry 1000 bushels of corn,
for which they expect to get a good
price in New Orleans.
A CoLoRED brakeman on a freight
train was attacked by two tramps near
Argo, Ala, and dangerously wounded
with their knives. After cutting the
brakeman the tramps jumped off the
train and one was ground to pieces by
being run over.
THE Pigeon river overlooked it banks
on the 18th and Pigeon, Mich, was
flooded and many acres of fields and
orchards were covered with water. 1t
was also feared that the railroad bridge
would be carried away.
SEVERAL men on family boat near
Vanceburg, Ky, We're run down by a
towboat ON the 18th and all were
drowned.
REPORTS from Wyoming stated that
the recent cold weather had been very
disastrous to stock and that wolves
were very troublesome and killed even
full-grown steers. Reports from Mon
tana also stated that stock was havin G
a hard time and heavy losses to cattle
men We're certain.
WILLIAM DRURY, died on the 18th at
his magnificent home, Verdurett, near
Keithsburg, Ill. He was the largest
individual landowner in the United
States, having hundreds of thousands
of acres in Colorado, Nebraska, Kan
sas and Texas, beside 5000 acres of the
richest farming land in Mercer county,
I'LL. He was 81 years old.
The American Woman Suffrage asso-
citation has established its headquar-
ters in New York, in charge of Mrs.
Carrie Chapman-Catt-
A DISPATCH from London stated that
so, 900 ship engineers, besides a large
number of kindred workers, We're on
the verge of a strike because a Sunder-
land company insisted on keeping one
nnskilled workman at boring ma
chine.
A wHIRLwIND visited the town OF
Mingo Junction, o., early on the morn
ing of the 14th and blew off the iror
roof of the cast house of the iron anG
steel works and the tall brick walls
fell in Three men We're fatal
crushed under them
A CHURCH with a seating capa city o.
5000 persons, heated by three fur
naces and lighted with electric lamps,
was built between daylight and mid
night of the 18th at Ravenswood, Ill.
and was dedicated on the 18th by Rev
M. B. Williams. of Atlanta, Ga, as
sisted by nearly every clergyman il
Ravenswood-
IN the Nebraska house on the 18th
bill to extent the franchise, giving
women the right to vote at municipal
elections, was defeated
THE secretary of the Bee Hive Saw
inSs association of indianapolis, Ind.
voluntarily went before the grand jury
on the 18th and confessed to embezzle
ment. The grand jury indicted him
Ehe pleaded guilty and was sentenced tt
two years Imprisonment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-20

N0-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Over 400 900 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate remove your desire tor tobacco!
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed, SOC and 81 90, all druggists.
The man who minds his own business al
ways has something to do.-Ram's Horn.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-03-31
OCEAN CITY.

Charles Matthews of Phila. was a
recent arrival.
Mr.. Mariner Smith and wife spent
Sunday in PleasantvilIe.
There are three Schooners chartered
to load ice for this city.
Rev. Mr.. J. Glasscock is enjoying a
few days at the Seashore.
H. s. Scull Of English Creek was the
guest Of s. B. Scull On Sunday.
John T. Price was the guest Of Richard
Scull at Atlantic City on Sunday.
Schooner A. & L. Lee is chartered to
load brick for A. d. Scull at Haverstraw
N. J.
Mr.. Frambes J. Smith had a new
conner at his house on Sunday and it is
boy.
The Schooner r. T. Waters arrived
with a load of lumber from Norfolk;
Va. consigned to Mark Adams.
The Schooner A. & L. Lee, Capt.
Gaskill, Of Steslmanvilla. in trying to
90 over the bar on Thursday went
ashore on the north breaker, but by
the assistance of the Life Saving crew
was hauled off without damage.
The citizens of this city held indig-
nation meeting Saturday night. The
object Of the meeting was Z. R. matters.
The citizens came down on the West
jersey r. r. officials hard for trying to
block the SOuth B. B, from getting in ct
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-03-31
A Delightful and Interesting Trip
to Washington.

To visit Washington at any time-to
behold it's fine avenues and it's grand
BUILDINGS delight; but to visit it in
the early SpriDgtime, when the soft
Southern sun is recalling the daffodils
and crocuses from their Winter beds, and
filing the air with life-giving warmth,
is an exquisite pleasure. Such visit
is afforded by the three-day tour Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad which leaves
New York and Philadelphia April 1.
under personal escort. The tour of the
city covers all the principal points of
interest, including the new Congressional
Library, which, with its grand marble
stairways, it's magnificent pillars, it's
exquisite statues and beautiful frescoes,
has been pronounced the handsomest
building at the Capital. Congress will
no doubt be in extra session.
Round-trip rate, including accommo-
dations at the best hotels and every
necessary expense, $14 so from New
York and $11.5O from Philadelphia.
Proportionate rates from other points.
Amply to ticket sgents, Tourist Agent,
1896 Broadway, New York, or Geo. W.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station Philadel-
pmas = ~ =.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-03-31
SEAVIEW.

Sidney Albertson is very ill with pneu-
monia.
Elvin English visited Tuckerton on
Sunday.
Easter Sunday will be observed with
appropriate exercises at the Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cutler of Philadel-
phia, visited Mrs. Cutters parents on
Sunday.
Seaview Baptist Aid Society proposes
giving a dramatic entertainment called
The old fashioned husking bee," in the
near future.
The entertainment given by the young
people of Bethel NJ. E. church in C. FL.
Smiths Hall. last week, was q very
successful affair and large audience
YVES present. Towards the close of the
last act an unpleasant incident occurred
when one of the speakers, Miss Fannie
Csrroon was publicly insulted by a
joke being played on her by one of our
young men. The young lady wishes
those present to know that she had
nothing to do with what happened, but
was simply made the victim Of circum-
stances beyond her control. She is a
young lady highly esteemed by those
who know her, and no Joke perpetrated
by one who dare not acknowledge it
can do her any jury.