St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-06-11

Miss Eva Word arrived las,
Tuesday evening from Pilot Point,
Texas, and is guest of her rela.
tiyes, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Word.
Mr.. Julian Smith left for jackson
Miss, last Wednesday evening tc
attend the Commencement exercises
of Millsaps College.
We have had several good
showers this week, which greatly
benefited the growing crops-or
1t least what was left of it after the
long drouth.
In one respect, Spain is q great
country. For instance. the sunken
wrecks of her warships can be
found In the waters of both the
Eastern and Western hemisphere.
The Bank of Covington opened
its doors last Monday, with Mr..
q. NJ. Nilsson in charge. The first
weeks business has been very good,
which is highly encouraging to the
stockholders.
We continue to receive inquiries
as to whether there will be fast
train from Covington to the North
next spring, for shipment OF early
vegetables, berries, etc. A word
from the railroad authorities would
settle the question.
Mr.. Ezbon +. Cooper, who was
injured while running logs in Pearl
River, on the srd of May. and was
taken to the Hospital in the city,
returned home last Monday. II
was found necessary to amputate
his left leg, below the knee.
We would like to have the name
and address of all who have en-
listed from st. Tammany Parish,
and gone to war. Then we could
send them few farmers, and our
readers would doutless like to hear
from them occasionally through
our columns.
Mrs. S. V. Kentzel and Mrs. 5.
d. Anderson left last Sunday for
Jackson, Miss. on a visit to rela-
tives, and to attend the Commence
mcnt exercises of Belhaven Col
lege: where their niece, Miss Irene
Featherston was one of the ten
young lady graduates.
FIRE.-Last Monday morning,
about o'clock, the large stable Of
DR.. +. g. Marrero, proprietor of
Mulberry Grove Hotel, was totally
destroyed by fire, including eight
horses, a fine wagonette and a
number of other vehicles. 1t Is
supposed to be the work Of an in
cendiary. The stables and con-
tents were not insured.
Last Monday night a difficulty
occurred in Mr.. NJ. &. Days bar
room, in which Mr.. ]. J. Strobe,
Rosser Strobe, Chas. Strobe, Cnas
Hosmer and NJ. &. Day were i'm
plicated. Pistols were drawn and
number of shots were fired. Mr..
Chas. Strobe received q slight
flesh wound, and Mr.. NJ. G. Day
was shot in the left arm and leg.
He was taken to his residence, and
DR.. Williams was summoned t.
attend him. At last accounts Mr.
Day was getting along very we'll
and will doubtless soon be up ant
about again. 1t was : most un
fortunate o6currance, and is uni
versaliy regretted.
The postoffice department ask:
the press to give this notice an in
sertion or two: s.Friends and rela
tives of soldiers in the field, in ad
dressing letters to them, SHOULD
mark plainly the company AMI
regiment to which they belong, a
by doing SO the distribution of tn,
mail may be facilitated. This ap
plies to both the regular troops an,
the militia volunteers.
A Cedar Rapids; Iowa, singh
taxer recently received the follow
ing note from > Chicago musica
firm:
Ia conformity with the new tai
III rates on musical instruments an
GU: strings | am Obliged to rails
prices on and after this date IS FOL
lows: On gut str,ngs about. forty
i've per cent; or other imDorte
goods about twenty per cent. Pleas
make note OF this. aud keep "a
reference with my catalogue whic