St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-05-18
Slidell Items.
NAV 8, 1901.
Editor st. Tsmmnay FARMER:

May 8, 1901.
Editor st. Temmnay FARMER:
If you will allow me space,
will give you few notes for publi-
cation.
If any Of the readers have IN
idea that Slidell is SIMPLY . broad
place in the road, with : church
house, postoffice and . blacksmith
shop, they are mistaken. This is
a nice little town of about fifteen
hundred people, with SIX churches,
six saloons, several stores, and the
big brick kllns and lumber mills
makes this a hustl,ng little town.
Part Of the works run night and
day, but everything stops OF on
Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Williams, Pastor Of
of the NJ. E. Church, breaches for
us the LIST and end Sundays in each
month, and conducts prayer meet
ing every Wednesday night. Rev.
Mr.. Bowman, Baptist, breaches for
us every Sd Sunday. We under
stand that he is to begin a revival
here the Sd Sunday of this month.
We hope him much success in
the work. On the fourth Sunday
Of each month Rev. ]. NJ. VIII.
liams, Presbyterian, breaches for
as.
Miss Birdie Roberts, who il
teaching school near St. Joe. La,
was the guest Of W. E. Talley'e
family last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Birdie ls ; charming young
lady and We are always glad t.
welcome her into our little town,
Rev. z. N. Gicger was in town
last Sunday. He preached for vi
at the NJ. E. Church, aud an
nounced that he would begin . re
vival service At Bayou Lacoml
Friday, May the 10th.
i Messrs. Aaron and Dan Todt
we're IN town last Sunday. You
writer thinks they were attendin!
court, as counting was going on q
several homes here that day. w
hope they will win the case whic
they are pleading.
II There is one thing that happene
, among the colored people of thi
! town worthy Of note. 1t seems thu
la colored brother from Mcneil
La. left home some time last wee
/, and came to Slidell with the sol
J intention of tying up to one Of Il
!, girls of this place on Sunday nigl
' last. But a that was their gener'
e rally day, the parson who was
D perform the ceremony asked to
y excused until Monday night, as
. would bother him in his rally,
: the bride and groom consented ar
;. the wedding was postponed unit
= Monday night. When the time q
. rived for the occasion, the hou
VI was full to overlooking. A gre
o many white people were out to .
Q the sights. The bride was dress'
!. in white, while the groom v
!. dressed in black. The attendan
d proved very useful several tim
u during the proceedings. At III
!" they were kept busy pulling q
brides veil loose from the splinte
b Of the floor. Later on in the pc
q Torrance, when the couple we
), told to join right hands, the groo
. took his intended by the left bal
Is and was about to marry the wro'
i side of her, but the attendants b
: ing on the alert. saw the m'staI
and promptly walked around u
showed the groom her right han
q Of course the man was right
}. wanting to get near her heart, b
- that must be done up IN 4 dlfere
, way. Now comes the closll
II scene. The groom was ordered to I
, lutte his bride. His heart flutter
x and he turned pale behind I
!. ears-as if that was sOmethiI
n new-and started TO kiss b
. through the veil; but he had be
L there enough 10 know that tn
y was not the be-. way, SO with
. little assistance the veil was .Euve
J. and the s.buss" was mad. AS Il
noise ra9g1hrough the house son
said sit lhnndered, others, 81
, was a covey of cartridges flew up.
L But he said, s.she is mine"
) If this letter does not find !
way to the waste basket, ! ma
write again. | am
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