The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-05
PERSONAL.

WIS III LOW u idSt week.
--Mr.J. ID. Dunn, of Forest HllE
was in town last week.
MIR. j. q. Mnsgrove, Sr., o1
Hineston, WAS i'll town last week
Mr. Chas. Bnhanuan, of Moore
land, Was in town last Thursday.
MIR. N. V. Bush. Of THINNER.
man, was in town last Saturday
-l,r. Il. Il. Randolph returned
a few days ago from New Orleans
Mr.. j. Il. Borlantl, of La.
enmpte, was i'll town on Thursday
last.
Mr.. John +. Mellrr, DR., OF
Mellcr +. o., was in town last
week.
Mr.. }. G. Gnuldpn returned
last week from a business Tip to
Pollock.
Mr.. Willie Crnlkshank, OF
Lake Charles, is visiting relatives
iii Alexandria.
Mr.. w. j. Tyson, Of Stay p.
o, WAS in town last Thursday and
gave the DEMOCRAT an apprecia-
ted call.
Mrs. Il. l.. Randolph and child
ren returned last Thursday from a
visit to her mothor Mrs. G. j. Bar
stow, Of Ch.neyville.
Mr.. J. W. Rhorer, Of Lake
Charles, passed through Alrxand.
ria last week, ell route to Grant
Parish, to visit relatives.
Capt. II. NJ. Welcl', President
of he Baton Rouge aud Central
Louisiana Railroad Company was
in town one day last week
MY. Lafayette Dyer, pros.
porous farmer of Spring Hill ward,
was in The city last week aud while
here gave the DEMOCRAT Il pleas
ant call.
Judge w. T. Blackman re
turned from ST. Mar'iusville last
Friday nigh, where he had been
holding term Of the Circuit Court
IT Appeals.
Mrs. II. II. Mobley and little
sou. Elwyn, returned from liarri
sol.bnrg l.a., on Sunday night,
whittier they had been for sevrra!
weeks visiting relatives.
-lir. +. II. Davidson. a promi-
ncnt planter and successful mrr.
chant, of i.amotll,'s T.. o, was in
town last Friday, exchanging
greetings with his host of friends
MIR. Dave Ferguson returned
last Thursday night from Bowling
Green, Ky, where he has been at
tending the Commercial College Of
Cherry Bros, for the past session
MIR. L G. Sutton and Miss
Carrie Adams were united i'll mar
riagc, at Memphis, Tenn, on Mon
day, Apri! 10Th 1897. The bride
is IA sister Of MI. y. [. Adams, o
Alexandria.
Mr.. ID |. Adams and two lit
tie sons Benny and Ion spent Sun
day with Mr.. Adams brother II,
Kelley stations OF he Iron Noun
tain railroad.
D. o. NJ. Patterson, who has
been living III West Alexandria
fnr several months, left last week
for San Antonio, Texas, OH account
Of impaired health.
Nj. J, 3. T!iigpcn will leave
for Hot Springs, Ark, to day, t,
|jnin Airs. r., who has been eljny
ing the benefits of that health Re
sort for about one month. They
viii return to Alexandria abuu
the LIST of Jone.
Mr.. Jos. j. Waltz, Presiden
OF the Gulf, Louisiana & G:ea
Nortllera Railroad Company re
turned last week from Arcadi;
and left Immediately for Coltax il
the interest Of his road. He wa
accompanied by hlr. Atkins, on,
of the directors Of the company
MIR. Il. +. a. Shackelford VIII,
recently moved with his famil.
from Boyce TO West Alexandria
was Initiated as a member of al
+xandria Lodge No. $40 Knight
of Honor on last Wednesday nigh,
| Mr.. Shackelford is Il fireman on
Switch engine OF the Texas & Pa
cite road and is having a dweiIin
house erected in West Alexadris
-rhe w. G. T. U. Conventio
recently held at Franklin, La, q
fereI il prize medal for the bes
display of elocutionaly effort. Sc,
eral young ladies entered the list
TO compete for the honor. We III
glad to note, however, that of q
the contestants, Miss Georgia, til
talented and accomplished daugi
or Of our esteemed fellow towns
man Mir. John j. Ferguson, Wa
declared to be the winner aud +,
turns with he medal as IL troph
Of her ability i'll this particuls
forte.
Mr.. G. n. Adams gave I'll
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