The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1902-03-01
They Say

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That an Easter Festival will be
given after Lent by the good ladies'
OF Thibodaux for the purpose Of
raising funds to help pay of the in.
debtedness of our magnificent Con.
vent, and
That it is to be sincerely hopc,l
that contributions will be freely and
cheerfully given, and
That everybody will lend their
might to make the Festival a success
in every particular.
That the Sons of Opheus an or.
ganization composed Of quite a mum.
ber of our young men was launched
into existence this week, and
That the purpose of the order is TO
give parade on Monday evening be.
fore Mardl Gras of next year, and
Tha. the promoters of this move.
ment should be highly commended
for the interest they are displaying
in this matter, and
That the interest which is being
mantle sted by" everyone in making
preparations for our next Carnival,
is indeed very encouraging.
That King Sucrose certainly did
get genuine good soaking Sunday
night.
That party of our young men
we're very pleasant visitors to Don.
aldsonvllle last Sunday, and
That they had an elegant time
Jolly good tlme-a time too enjoy.
able to mention.
That the Firemen are having big
pow-wow over the selection of the
day upon which to celebrate their
anniversary, and
That above all things the "turn
out" should not be on a Sunday for
reasons strong and logical, and in
fact too numerous to mention.
That if the Firemen's Parade only
brings fifty outsiders 10 town, and
That it those fifty people only drop
as much as fifteen cents In town that
the parade should be given on a week
day and by no means on q Sunday,
and
That 1t will stand to reason that il
the parade is gwen on a Wednesday
as the charters Of some of the FIRE
Companies provide that the mcr.
chants and the whole town as we'll
will be immensely benefited, and
f. That those who advocate parading
on a Sunday cannot we'll stand for
the upbuiIding and progresslvene.s
OF our town and our community.
That one of our young men in
town who pr;des himself on being .
great oyster eater met his waterloo at
PicOu's Restaurant last week when
lie tried to get away with some of his
large oysters, and
That he was a pretty looking bird
with an oyster in his mouth which he
could neither swallow nor cough up,
and
That II 1t had not been for the
of some of his friends
who came to hls relief and punched
him according to Queensbury rules
something serious would have hap.
pened, and
That he ought to always have a
vivid recollection of oysters.
That number of our young socie-
ty swells, who from all indications
are green in the business, accom-.
panied by some young ladies walked
out in the country about three miles
to attend little social last Sunday
and
That some Of the young ladies as
a result of the long W.. are suffering
from blistcred feet, and
That it is shame a Col darn
mcasley shame for those short Guye
TO have punished their young lady
f'londs in such a manuer, and
That it is to be hoped that they
will take warning and never Dc 20
'houghtless again, aud
That the Livery stables are dong
business ut the same old stands and
ire ut any Ones service day or night.
That one Of orr young men, who
Usually wears smile of contentment
md takes life easy, was walking
long the sidewalk next to the Jail
ard Oh Green street when rather
tiff gayle blew ~ and carried his
lat over the fence into the jail yari,
md
That he looked around and found
obody observing him so be lcaped
ver the fence but missed his cafcula.
ions and hung on the fence with his
eet suspended in sir and his head
angling near the ground, and
That tie harder he tried to Olsen.
angle himself the worse of it mule
,atters, and
That finally two young negro boys
anne along, and
That he offered them fit cen cents
piece to unfasten him and let him
own of of the fence which they dill
'ith utmost care, and
That his uantaloOns w.ra toro in