The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-05-26

Tire single mill below town owned
!. the firm Of palfrey & Mentz has
nsen purchased by the Hanson Lum
Der Go. -------------
Air. Winsberg q Bro. are, owing
- the fire. offering to the public
,hcir damaged goods at less than
actual cost.
A car load Of fine stock and horses
heloncins to Gov. NJ. J. Foster ar
lived on Friday and was taken
down to the Governor home place.
The r. P. \. excursion TO New
Orleans. passed through Franklin on
Monday afternoon. The .Travrlers'
we're ROYALTY entertained in the Ores.
cent City.
Mr.. r. c. Marsh and Mr.. L. II.
Feskr, attended the meeting Of the
Grand Lodge X. of Z. which took
place early in The week in New
Orleans.
Mr.. e. $. Burmau. who on Friday
last hs,l Tie misfortune TO be burnt
ont. is now located below Foster L
Strings store. better known as t!l"
old Cross stable.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hudgins, on Thursday, May oath,
at $3.50 p. M, Il fine bouncing baby
gill. The BANNER extends con.
gratulatiolS.
Tie dancing school of Misses
Going and Kent is meeting
with muc! success. They teach
twice a week Monday ard FIJI.
day iu the Auditorium.
There will be ii meeting Of the
United Daughters Of the Cnntrd-
racy at the home ct Mrs. j. Y.
Sanders on Monday afternoon. AT
$50 O'clock. All members are in
yite1 to attend.
The Cumberland Telephone CO.,
has commenced to prepare tor the
putting in OF their new switch>
board which they recently res
ceiy,d. 1t will occupy the extra
story lately built by the Company.
From May 3Uth to June 3rd there
will be held in Louisville, reunion
Of tie Confederate veterans. which
promises TO be great success. The
Grafton is 10 be delivered by the
Rev. Dr.. Il. NJ, Palmer, Of New Or
leans.
To morrow there will be a picnic
to Clarendon Shell Bank. and an
excursion from Centrevill3 to New
Iberia and also one to be
run by the Crescent Excursion
Club from New Orleans to Iberia,
which We predict will all be well
patronized.
Mr.. George U'NeiIl has secured,
through Senator Gallery, a position
10 the Census Bureau and will leave
Sunday morning to begin lis duties
in Washington where lie is followed
by the best wishes Of his many
friends in Franklin.
Tarl,on 4 Delahoussayc will i'm.
mediately rebuild their feed store on
Main, corner Of Jackson street. The
building will be large two-story |
frame building, the lower part will be !
occupied by the owners for their feed
store and meat market and the upper !
6oor will be for rent.
Mrs. r. Walthers arrived here Oh
Saturday after the fire Of Friday
last. She is looking after the in
terest and repairing Of her property !
on Main street. The furniture and
household effects were damaged to
the extent of $500 and about $3.50 |
on the main building.
The ladies Of the w. Z. I. T.,
will serve ice cream and cake for the
benefit of the Orphan Fund in the
L. /. L. Hall on First street, oppo-
aite the Sani!arium on Thursday,
Nay 3lst, from 4 p. M, through the
evening. Their friends, and the
public ere cordially invited 10 patro-
nize them.
The Harmony and Hook and Lad
der Fire Co.'S, held combined
meeting Sunday morning at 10
o'clock in Harmony Hall by
order of Assistant Chief, Mr.
". I. Peterman, for the pur.
pose Of adopting ways for the better
Improvement of the Fire Companies.
Fhe Chief, Mr.. McKcrall, called the
she meeting TO order, he stated
the object of the meeting and after
hearing his opinion and ideas
the Companies, both strongly repre-
sentcd, were heard from. The main |
object of the meeting was to|
better equip and instruct tile fire
men and to 60 into permanent and
much better organization than here
toiore. There was a,sv a:..eusssd
shs interference of outsiders to the
w.