The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1901-12-14

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many bales of cotton was destroyed
by fire last week. The loss is esti.
mated at $4,000.
Last week Mr.. Henry de Labre,
toune's residence on Bayou Des ALE.
mands was burned to the ground.
His sister in.law and little girl per.
ished in the unmerciful flames of dis.
truction.
F. NJ. Collender, OF Claiborne par.
ish, enjoys the distinction of boss
melon raiser IN his section. He sup.
piled the people of Homer with water
melons throughout the whole Of last
month.
The growing and prosperous town
of White Castle will soon have an
electric light system. The town
council has recently granted fran
chise to Messrs. l.. H. Lancaster and
G. H. Morrison, for a period of twen-
ty five years to operate said system.
Joseph J.bund, assistant sugar
boiler at the St. Louis plantation in
Ibervillc parish slipped and fell into
boiling tank of syrup, and was
scalded to death More precautions
for the prevention Of such accidents
should be taken.
Lieutenent Adams, of the United
States Army corps. was a visitor to
this section during the week, and
while here went down the Bayou La.
fourche to the point where the dredg.
ing of the bayou is in progress. He
expressed himself as being we'll salts.
fed with the work already done, and
believes that it will rebound in much
benefit toward future navigation.
The work is being pushed as rapidly
as it is possible 10 do sO.-DOnaldson
vile Times.
The election recently held in the
parish of Avoyelles for the purpose
of testing the sense Of the people
rs to the licensing Of saloons
went overwhelmingly in favor of pro
hlbition. This speaks well for th'
parish of Avoyelles. This damnabl'
stuff should be voted out Of every
parish as it fosters crime and breed
dissensions that can never he pacified
The people of Richland are soon II
vote upon this same question.
The tenth Annual convention o
the Louisiana State Teachers AssOcia
ton will be held in Franklin, La. Det
26th to 28th. Good many prominen
educators are expected to be in after
/ dence. Addresses will be delivere
by James B. AswelI, of Ruston II
dustrial Institute, President B. {
Caldwell, of the State Normal Schoo
DR.. Alderman, of Tulane and D
Stanley Head, of Clarke University
Worcester, Mass.
Every teacher in Louisiana shOul
avail himself of the opportunity 9
attending this convention as muc
good can be derived therefrOm.
D. B. Bynum, of Paxton, ILL.,,
I with the party of prospectors at tt
St. Charles. He is the president
m the Bynum. .Helmer Plantation az
Oil Company, with capital stock
I $500, 900, incorporated under Il
. !. laws of Louisiana, with purpose
| developing land and properties
: this state. The company owns lar
i bodies of lands in St. Mary, 1bel
and VermiIliou parishes. They q
making extensive preparations
y large developments, both in oil a
farm lands. Mr.. Bynum has be
coming south for his investments
several years, and says the southla
\ furnishes more diversified investmer
i than any other section he has e'
| visited IN. 0. Picayune.
Last week Jessie Morris was 81
and killed by his brother Taylor M
ris on Point Claire Plantation.
seems that Taylor Morris and anotl
negro whose name is not known W
engaged in a game of craps when
difficulty arose and Taylor drew
pistol to shoot the other negro u
killed his own brother in the scu1
The coroner made charge agai
TAYLOR Morris for murder, and
additional charge of carrying c
ceaded weapons.
This practice of carrying conces
weapons should and must be broE
Our district Judges must be %
severe in dealing with these par
who have perfect disregard for
and order. There should be
harsher legislation upon this subj
Our officers of the law throughout
entire state should wage q fiercer
/, against these "miserable private ba
- Of crap-culprits." Nine tenths OF
crimes. which blackens, the good q