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The record-union., 1897-03-26
FRIDAY, 9::30.
SPECIALS
Summer Lawns,
Towels and
'HemStitChed
Sheets, Etc.

LOT I'VE have on hand a
quantity of Cotton Wash Fabrics,
! Wide Lawns, etc., which are spe-
cial value at present prices. There
are about four odd lots, some Of
which are extra wide and fine quail
ity. To clear the entire lot in
fridays sale we shall reduce to
Sale Price, SC Yard.
LOT About $50 pairs Of
) Cotton Blankets for summer use,
children's beds, ETC., in white.
gray and tan colors, will be offered
as special inducement at 4Sc pair.
/ LOT Ozark ground Sateens,
with colored figures; for wrappers.
etc. Sale Price, 1Oc Yard.
LOT a = Bleached Damask
Cloths, in handsome new patterns,
I about p yards by yards wide,
with plain white border. These
are fine quality Irish Linen Table
Cloths. Sale Price, ST %.
LOT 5-Recently we purchased
about twenty-five different lots of
Fine Damask Towels. Some have
\ fringe, others are hemstitched with
open-work borders. In the lot are
many different qualities, which
+ have been assorted into two lots
) for this sale.
\ Price, 33c and SIC Each.
LOT 6-Bleached Hemstitched
Sheets and Pillow Slips at unusu-
/ ally low prices.
Large Hemstitched Sheets, SIC
each.
Bleached Pillow Slips to match,
1625c each.
LOT We cannot always offer
a good Turkish Towel for every
day use at this price. These tow
els measure 2ox3o inches.
Sale Price, lOC Each.
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results of Yesterdays Races at the
IngleSide Track.

SAN FRANCISCO, March %
Weather cloudy and windy; track fast
One mile, Tulare won, Treachery Sec
ond, Satyr third. Time-1:42A.
Four furlongs, two-year-olds, Recre-
alton won, Little T. G.. second, Salmera
third. Time-0:49$4.
One mile, ST. Distaff won, imp. Trance
second, Vincitor third. Time-1:43A
Seven furlongs, Hohenzollenr won,
Greyhurst second, True Blue third.
Time-1:30.
One mile, selling, Double Quick won,
Wyoming second, Miss Ruth third.
Time-1:4 :431.
Six furlongs, Buckwa won, Preston
second, Joan third. Time: :15A.
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OUR COUNTY ROADS.
They Are Revelation to an Ell Dorado
County Man.

Eli Clark, a prominent citizen of the
town of El Dorado, formerly euphon-
iously known as Mud Springs, and E..
r. Greer, came down from that place
yesterday by wagon. Mr. Greer SAYS
that after they Eassed the dividing
line between the counties, the transi-
tion in the roads from mud holes and
ruts to dry, smooth roads was a revela-
ton to his companion, who thinks our
county roads have been greatly i'm
proved.
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(2l3lSEfIIlSI] l(ll3lS co.,
Pattern Suits.

If you are Interested in an ex-
elusive style in dress patterns you
can find a choice assortment at
our Dress Goods counters. We
have the richest changeable effects.
Grenadine Novelties and new
Brocade Crepons from $S IS to
SIS.
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Mrs. TombIin's Death.

The many friends in this city of
Mrs. q. 5. Tomblin, wife of ex-Assem-
blyman Tomblin, will regret to learn of
her death, which took place in Los
Angeles last Friday. Mrs Tomblin
made many warm friends here during
her husbands stay as legislator.
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Mems Black
Dress Suits, 81 63.

These are neat Black Worsted
Suits of the kind that will not fade.
They are all wool, will give excel
lect service and satisfaction and
are splendid value for the price
81 o3.
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Novelty Wrappers.

Some handsome new Wrappers
are Just to hand. Made in the
very latest style, with bolero jacket
effect and neatly trimmed with
lace.
May be had in Organdie, Lawn
or Sateen, and in either dark or
light effects. Price, 81 so
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ITEMS Spring
Underwear, 75C.

Natural Gray Undershirts and
Drawers for spring wear and with
just enough cotton in them to
prevent shrinking at 75c per gar
ment; silk stitched, ribbed cuffs
and bottoms and otherwise well
made.
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Mems Stylish Hats.

Grav Felt Hats with black bands
and binding, and Mouse colored
Hats with dark-brown bands and
binding. Both of these stylish
combinations in fine Fedora or
indented crown Hats at s. SO.
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Band Concert.

Saturday evening at 7:3o o'clock
there will be a concert in our
stores by the Second Infantry
Band, Charles A. Neale, director.
PROGRAMME.
March, Royal Standard" Godfrey
Overture, Bronze Horse .Auber
Song, Heaven Hath Shed a Tear"
.. :. .Kucken
Waltz, "Moreska'' :. -. Fl. Fare
Fantasie from Carmen" 49,. .Bizet
Fest March, ''Tannhauser' Wagner
Popular Medley, Around New
York Boyer
Hungarian Dance, "Almain" .Reith
Grand Selection, Les Huguenots"
80. .... Meyerbeer.
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Red CLAW
Flower Pots.

We have regular Flower Pots in
all sizes, from 3 to 10 inches in
diameter, at sc to 24c each. Thus
a 6-inch pot costs sc and an g.
inch pot Ioc
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For Evening Wear.

All-Wool Nuns Veilings, with
pink and blue stripes on cream
ground. A desirable novelty for
summer wear. Width, 40 inches.
Price, 7oc yard.
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MOire Velour.

A new Trimming Silk in rich
watered effects can be had in
brown, green and heliotrope.
Price, 81 IS yard.
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A Pleasant Event.

The Sons of Veterans Club gave it's
farewell party of the season last even
ing, which was very pleasant event.
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WOnen's Coin
Purses, 1SC.

lust received Coin Purses in imi-
tation of alligator leather. Inside
pocket and kid lined. Well worth
regularly 35c. Our price ISc.
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The knOpler
Knot Ties.

This is the name of a new Knot
Scarf for men. The knot may be
worn punched in small shape, or,
if preferred, broad and flat.
Only fine imported silks are used
in these scarfs, and the patterns
and colorings are of the best.
Price, 75c.
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Closed This Afternoon.

The Model closes this afternoon for
still greater reduction of prices. Open
tomorrow morning. Sixth and X.
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Embroidery
Lessons, 17C.

Instruction in Embroidery work
given at our stores by Mrs. Hum
mel. Price, nc per lesson.
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Satin Stripe Challis.

Many novelty designs can be
seen in our new line of Satin
Stripe Challis at 25c yard.
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Announcement Extraordinary.
Read the announcement of The Model
clothing store on page 5.
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We are showing choice patterns
in Summer Wash Silks, both
stripes and checks. 24c yard.
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THE WEEKLY UNION-THE BEST
weekly on the coast. Only 81 a year.
The record-union., 1897-03-26
Taffeta Silks.

Very handsome Changeable
Figured Taffetas in all the new
colors. Rich Trimming and
Waist Silks. 81 IS yard.
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RAILROAD TRAFFIC
ASSOCIATIONS DOOMED.
Not a YeStise Of Ground Left on Which
to Stand as Heretofore Conducted,
Under the Recent Decision Of the
United States Supreme Court.

Only Course Remaining for the Roads
to Do is to Direct Their Energies
to Secure Legislation That Will
Open Some Way for Them to Con-
serve Their IntereStS-A Rate War
Not Improbable.
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Receipts of the Prize-Fight Carnival.

CARSON, March 25.-It is stated that
the total receipts at the prize fight car
nival amounted to 100000.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05
Agricultural Meeting.

Mr.. j. G. Lee, State Commissioner of
Agriculture and immigration, arrived
in Opelousas Thursday evening for the
purpose of making arrangements for
holding a Farmers Institute here this
month. Mr.. Lee informed us that he
had met with a great deal of encourage
ment from the various parishes in the
State where he has been, and in order to
advance the interests f agriculture
here, a meeting was held at the Court
house Thursday night when it was fully
arranged that a Farmers Institute
would be held in Opelousas on June
25th. Able and experienced lecturers
will address the Institute on subjects
that cannot but interest the farmers.
Mr.. Lee tells us that those accompany
ing him will be ready to answer any
practical questions about farming or
of interest to farmers. Among the lee
turers will he the Veterinary surgeon
from one of the Experimental Stations,
who will speak of stock and dis
eases of stock. We tlust that our
farmer friends will attend in great
numbers. We will keep our readers
fully posted on this subject.
An Arrangement COMMITTEES, with
Capt j. j. Thompson as Chairman and
j. III. Humble as Secretary, was appoint
ed to make arrangements for the lnsti-
tute and to urge farmers to attend.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05

The people cannot secure the bless
ings of prosperity and freedom until
they quit electing demagogues aud elect
honest and capable men to office. Snch
officials are guided solely by duty!phian-
thropy and honorable ambition, They
give dignity to laws and secure the
greatest blessings to the people:a
Our corrupt political system ls,s pro
duced a. mania for Office. Oar fathers
were superior 10 this kind OF meanness.
The love of Office is the greatest check
to public morals. A man who solicits a
public Office nowadays knows that his
independence is sold beforehand:
When people stoop to solicit office for
the emoluments in it. there is an end OF
all independence and of moral and po-
litical honor. The first step towards
the restoration OF public morals is to re
move the temptation, by reducing sal
aries and purquisites of officials, then
reduce taxation. aud increase the vol
ume of money till it pays as we'll to
remain in private life as it will to hold
Office.-MOnrOe Bulletin.
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Confederate Reunion.
To Confederate Veterans Everywher
Creating:

To Confederate Veterans Everywhere,
Greeting:
The Executive Committe send ont to
their comrades over the United States
tho following information rs to the
next Annual Reunion:
TRANSPORTATION Ali railroad lines
east of the Mississippi River have
agreed on rates to the Reunion of ore
cent per mile each way, calculated Oh
shortest route. Lines west of the
Mississippi have agreed on about that
rate. These tickets will be sold with
a limit of ten days, and further ex-
tension of ten days additional on appll-
cation to proper railroad official at
Union Depot in Nashville. For full iu-
tormation, see your railroad agent.
BOARD AND LoDGING.-MeaIs can be
procured at prices ranging from twenty
cents up, and sleeping accommodations
can be had ut from twenty-five cents
per night up to tilst-class hotel rates.
Full information and directions vii he
given by reception committee, on ar
rival. The Daughters of the Conftde-
racy and the veterans will do all III
their power to provide entertainment
for those unable to pay the rates mem
toned above.
rangements have been made for de
srable camping grounds convenient
to railroad and street car lines. Camps
or organizations owning or wanting
tents and camp equipage, desiring TO
form encampmen;s, will give notice to
Major w. +. Foster, Chairman of
Camp Committee.
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.-Arlan
ments have been made to have h0lses
and carriages furnished at reasonable
prices, and persons desiring same can
procure all necessary information by
writing Capt. M. S. Cockrlll, Chairman
OF Committee on Horses and Carriages.
SPONSORS AND MAIDS OF HONOR
Homes or quarters will he furnished
free of charge, to one Sponsor and her
Chief Maid of Honor from each State,
and the different State organizations
will please send this Committee at once
the names and addresses of same.
EXCURSIONS to battletields and to
Hermitage, etc Cheap excursions will
be run to the Hermitage, the home OF
Andrew Jackson, and to the COntede
rate Soldiers Home, and to many Ten
nessee battletields. Full Information
later.
ALL VETERANS are requested to or
ganize themselves into bodies of TWEEN
ty-fiye or less. with Chairman or
Commanding officer, who will, upon
their arrival, bAimet by the Reception
Committee at.1bhion Depot. Ws11 InuId
suggest tlrIFyou send repE Sentative
here some d;ys betolehuntt 10 make
all necessary arrangementsP
ALL UN1FoimED Confederate Com
panies will repoiucunIB Committee, as
soon as possible, the number OF men ex-
pected to come, and name of Command
ing Officer.
AS stated by the Commanding Gene
raj, this will be the largest and most
important u. C. V. Reunion ever held,
and all Confederate Veterans are cor
daily invited to attend.
At the grand parade on June Gath, it
is confidently expected that more Con-
federate Veterans will be in line than
will ever pass in review again.
For additional information, address
j. B. O'BRYAN, Chairman.
Nashville, Tenn.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05
LOUSAS, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, La, JUNE s. 1897
Dead head Readers.

Some people make their money by be-
ing small, like Tom Thumb, for in
stance, or like the man who regularly
borrows il neighbours paper to save sub
scvibDg for himself.
The Gat1ney, Is. CO. Ledger has been
investigating, aud states its belief that
"there are one thousand people who
read the Ledger every week, and do not
pay cent towards its support The
Ledger therefore addressed the follow
lug request to its subscribers: "Wlll
you kindly give us your aid 10y refusing
to loan your papel!"
The most singular and inconsistent
thing about these dead-head readers is
that they are generally ready to speak
unfavorabIy OF the paper thus used,
and probably as a pretext for not pur-
chasing. Reasoning by analogy, they
mnst be relatives of the farmer who
once took Il sausage machine "on trial. y
After cutting all Of his years supply OF
sausage meat, and loaning the machine
to several neighburs, who also used 1t
to cut their sausage, he returned 1T
with complaints as to alleged detects,
aud statement that he don't care for
a machine of that make"
dom.
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Personal.
Judge Gilbert L. Dupr6 visited
New Orleans this week.

Judge Gilbert L. Dupr6 visited
New Orleans this week.
Prof. A. J. Dupuy left by Sundays
noon train for New Iberia.
Miss Madora Lawes, of Patterson, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. L. G. Smith Of
our town.
DR.. l., Stuart Sandoz, Of Jeanerette,
spent several days with relatives here
this week.
Frank Delarue, Jr., of Trilby, was on
short visit to relatives here this
week.
Allen T. Sandoz, Of Chataignier. came
to town. on his bicycle last Saturday re-
turning, Monday.
Mrs. Ira Wallace Sylvester left for
home yesterday after n very pleasant
visit to friends in OpelOusas.
Rev. H. Armstrong, of OpelousaS, was
very pleasant visitur to Franklin on
Tuesday evening.-Sugar Belt Vindi-
Gator.
Miss Nette Little, having closed her
school for the usual summer vacation,
reached home Saturday evening last,
and will be in our midst until the open
ing of the public school next fall.
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c.. L. and S. C..

The G.. L. and $. C. held its regular
meeting Tuesday night at DR.. Mayors
office. The committee appointed to So
licit subscriptions for the creation OF a
fund to purchase a building site, re-
ported liberal donatidts from the mer-
chants of town. W. ~
In order to further ad vss,-~rthis pro-
ject, it was decided to giy9ta lawn par
ty ON Monday, June 9Th ion the lCyn of
Mr.. j. r. Stewart. The >-ice ohadmls-
sion has been fixed at tea~I4ts, and
very interesting progranh arranged
for the occasion. II
One of the features of the aawn party
will be contest game of Gfoquet for
which first and *booby" prfJe will be
awarded.
The refreshments will be served by
the young ladies.
Tie entertainment will begin at s p.
1t is to hoped that the attendance
will he large enough to mate
rally assist in the accomplishment OF
our landable purpose.
The Circle then adjourned to meet at
the regular hour on Tuesday, June 18TH
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05
Excursion to Niagara Falls.

The annual excursion of the c. Ii. &
d. Railway to Niagara Falls will occur
this year ON July Sth. The rate from
Chattanooga will be S14 25.
Tickets will be good seven days.
Trains will leave Cincinnati abont
1900 noon. The accommodations will
be first class in every particular.
Elegant day coaches, Pullman and Wag
ner sleeping cars. The route is the
most interesting of any. Going via
Toledo, Detroit and the Michigan Cen
trai Railway through the best part of
Southern Canada, direct to the Falls.
This is the only line, that passes close
to the brink, from which % full and
complete view of both the American
and Canadian Falls can be seen to ad-
vantage Niagara is one of the great
est wonders on the gIobe-everbody
wants to go there. The c. Ii. & d.
R'y was the first to inaugurate these
cheap excursions, and always has the
best accommodations provided for its
patrons. Persons desiring full infor-
nation about this excursion, should ad-
dress the undersigned and Il descript-
i've circular will be mailed you.
d. G.. EDWARDS.
Pass'r Traffic Mgr G. II. & D. R'y,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05
JUDICIAL VERTlsEMENTs.
JUDGMENT.
BERTHA AARON, WIFE, Vs. ALPHONSE
GUILLET, HUSBAND.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

This is a suit by wife against the husband
for separation OF property and dissolution of
the community and for q recognition of her
paraphernal claim against him Of the sum OF
Fourteen Hundred and Forty Dollars, subject
to credit of Thirteen Hundred and Two Dol
lars. the value Of property transferred by her
husband to her by an act of giving in payment
dated 25th of February, 1895.
Tho case having come on regularly for trial.
the plaintiff has proven the insOlvent cOnd-
ton of her husband and the legality of her
paraphernal claim against her husband, aggre-
eating the sum of Fourteen Hundred and
Forty Dollars, subject to the credit by dation
Hundred and Two Dollars. leaving Il balance
due her of One Hundred and Thirty Eight
Dollars.
And the law and the evidence being in favor
of the plaintiff and against defendant, it is.
therefore, ordered. adjudged and decreed that
her paraphernal claim against her husband,
as hereinbefore set forth, be recognized to be
have and recover Of the defendant the bal
ance due her to-wt: the sum of One Hundred
and Eight Dollars with per cent. an
nual interest thereon from the I'd day of Au-
gust, 1885, the date of the judicial demand.
1t is further ordered and adjudged that the
| plaintiff be separated in property from her
husband, that the community of acquets and
gains be dissolved and that she have exclusive
administration and control of her separate
property, and that defendant pay cost of suit.
Done, read and signed in open Court at
Opelousas, this 31st May, 1897.
GILBERT L. DUPRE,
Judge 11th Jud. Dist. of La.
Filed May 81, 1897.
Fl. E. EsToRGE, Dy. Clerk.
A true copy.
II. E. EsToRGE, Dy. Clerk
June g. 1897
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05

1 have this day bought from Mr.. j. ii.
Houston his entire stockof drugs and fixtures
and will continue the business at the old
stand, as usual. | need no Introduction to the
people of Opelousas, as have been here four
months and have made friends, and trust
will make more friends every day.
My prescription department is complete, and
will be under my personal supervision. All
prescriptions entrusted to me Will be accurate
ly and carefully filled.
Prescriptions filled at all hours of day and
night. You will find me at night at my resi-
dence, first house south of st. Landry Bank.
PURITY, ACCURACY, NEATNEsS.
I solicit share of your patronage, which
will be appreciated.
have endeavored to give the public Il SUI
pcrior article III the refreshment line, and you
have appreciated my effort by patronizlng mc
literally. I trust Will receive your same lib
eral patronage in the drug department., and If
low prices are point in its favor, will strive
to deserve it. Very truly yours,
LOUIS C.. SMITH.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05

Az will be seen by the announce
ment in another column. Mr.. j. a..
Houston has disposed of his drug store
20 Mr. =. G. Smith, who will continue
the business at the same old stand. Mr..
smith came here a few months ago
with the best of recommendations MS q
druggist. and during his short resi-
aonce among us has amply demonstra-
ted his ability as first class business
an--pr0mpt, enterprisinR and re-
liable. and We hope he will receive a
contlnnati0n of the patronage Of the
public which those excellent qualities
entitle him TO.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05

There can be 10 doubt about it,
Good roads are a continual blessing. oy
as long lis they last The mare We
have of them the better for the State,
for tile States people and for the States
horses. But while we are about it, why
not insist upon broad tires for heavy
vehicles? Seveaal attempts have been
made to secure the passage of a law to
this effect, hut it has always failed, in
great measure because Of the opposi-
ton from the agricultural communi-
ties. Let the good work Of good
roads go Oh, but let the Commonw ealth
adopt Herewith the broad policy of
broad tires.-BostOn Transcript.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I have this day sold my drug stock to Mr. H.
c. Smith, who I can heartily recommend us ell
tirely deserving of the confidence and patro-
mage of the people of Opelousas and vicinity
I take this opportunity of thanking my friends
and patrons for their kind patronage III the
past. Mr.. Smith furnished me with splendid
as to his competency and
as pharmacist, and prescriptions
to his care will receive the utmost
care in compoundng. Thanking the people
again, am Very truly,
j. II. HOUSTON.
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Prairie Bass School.

On Friday morning we had the pleas
nre of witnessing the closing exercises
OF the Prairie Basse school, in charge OF
Miss Hilda Mayer. 1t was altogether
an Informal affair, gotten up solely for
the pleasure of the pupils and their
parents, and our presence there was
purely accidental. Nevertheless, we
enjoyed amazingly the we'll selected
program, the unpretendiDg manner in
which the exercises were conducted, !,
and the friendly chat with the proud
and happy parents.
The chorus, with Mandolin accompa-
niment, the different salutations to the
sweet little queen, tho crowniDg of the
latter. and last, though not least, the
serving of a bonnteons supply OF Ice
cream, cake and lemoDade-all con-
Quoted in such an easy, graceful, hos
pitable way, that the most .fastldious
could not fail to be pleased.
We left the little school-house Of
Prairie Basse we'll satisfied with our
mornings visit.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05

The Celebration of the Fiftieth An
nive, sary of the foundation OF the Sa-
cred Heart Convent, st. James Parish,
announced for July 2d, 1897, has been
deferred until 1898, the true jubilee
wear. The Retreat for Ladies will take
place July I'd, as before published, but
the Jubilee festivities will now be cele-
brated by combined reunion OF pres
ent and past generations.
It is to be hoped that the delay may
aid the religious in reaching as many
as possible OF their old pupils, and they
will gratefully acknowledge all ad-
dresses forwarded to them. ,
For invitations to the Retreat, kindly
apply to the Reverend Mother Supe-
rior.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-06-05

A correspondent from Soileau, in the
Lake Charles Press, says:
Alex Hardesty. of Pearceville, was a
business visitor Tuesday, and favored
your scribe with pleasant visit. Alex.
has just received his patent for his
levee and ditchipg machine. He says
arrangements were made to bnild
them at Opelousas The old time
scraper will be given away for song
when this new machine is put on the
market.