The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-10-30
PERSONALS.


Donaldsonyille this week.
Mrs. w. C. Thomas and her daugh-
ter, Miss Daisy, we've in town Mon
day.
Go to Barker Bros. Get an oyster
loaf. They are first class.
Mr.. Walter Raglan and Miss Carrie
Curtis visited friends 10 Houma last
Sunday.
Miss NJ. r. Theriot of Assumption
was the guest of Mrs. W. ?. Martin,
| on Thursday.
Mr.. Leopold Roger, of Greenwood.
has gone to Mississippi in quest Of
hands for his fathers plantation.
Gov. Clay Knobloch has sufficient
" recovered from his last illness to
be able to take buggy rides, and his
friends hope to soon see him again
in perfect health.
Mr.. John Rodrigue, police Juror of
the sixth ward, left last Thursday for
Assumptions, to assume the position
OF assistant overseer during grinding
on the plantation of MI. Florian
Rodrigue.
Mr.. Oscar Folse, of Assumption,
gave us a call yesterday. Mr.. Folse
says the planters in his neighborhood
have sufficient hands, and are max
ing Roadway in their grinding opera
tons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elsie Comeaux,
Misses Lea and Aida Naquin and
Messrs. Rene Kelly N. Naquln
and A. Bethancourt, all Of Houma
were here last Sunday on a visit to
relatives and friends.
We had the pleasure Of a call on
last Wednesday from Mr.. Taylor
Lejeune of the 9TH ward. He left
the same day for the BelleFarm
Plantation of Mr.. w. G. Bocage in
T%errebonne where he will make grind
ing he present season.
Mr.. hlcee Oncle, who was engaged
for the grinding on Raceland planta,
ton was brought back here last
Wednesday morning sick. He it not
seriously affected. however, and may
soon be sufficiently recovered to re-
turn to his engagement.
Mr.. George Dionne, of Enterprise
plantation, paid us an agreeable
visit on last Thursday. Mr.. Dlonne
spent a part of the summer in Cana
da, his native land, and to judge
from his appearance, the trip has
done him immense good.
We had the pleasure of a visit
from Mr.. Henry Lejeune last Thurs
day, who had the misfortune to
break his arm last Saturday, as re-
lated elsewhere. We were glad to
hear from him that he was not suf-
fering from his fractured member.
Naturally, however, he regrets the
enforced ldleness with which he is
bound to put up.
Mr.. {. Q. Rousseau, q prosperous
merchant of the 18th Ward, enlivened
our sanctum with his presence for a
few moments last Wednesday. Mr..
Rousseau. like other merchants, suf-
fers from the inconvenience OF the
quarantine, and struck a bargain
with us for all the old newspapers
we had on hand, to be used by him
for wrapping paper.
Mr.. Louis Blum has returned from
his extended trip to New York,
Washington and other points, and
speak, of the charms of his voyage
with all the zeal and enthusiasm of a
boy of fifteen. Mr.. Blum really had
Il delightful time of it. He was one
of a company of one hundred agents
to whom the courtesy of a free trip
vas extended by the insurance CON-
pany he represents, and besides the
pleasure afforded him, the informa-
ton gathered by him IN his inter
course with his confreres from devers
parts of the Union will no doubt be
OF great service to him in his bust
ness.