The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1902-08-09
State News.

The new City Hall at Estherwood,
is ready for occupancy.
Baton Ronge is having a holiness
Camp meeting.
The Catholic church at Abbeville
is being lighted by electricity, with
l25 lights.
Crowley is to have fat mai ball
game, NO person weighing under 1876
lbs: will be allowed to play.
= Man persaie issa,~l 10y 9Sss
Ball Park, with . grand stand that
will seat 800 people.
All crops around Marksville, with
the exception Of corn, are reported to
be 10 good condition.
The s. P. employees OF New Or
ASohS, t"h Az CACuISiOu W IlOumo VI
Sunday last
William Blansfeld, a we'll known
young man Of Lake Providence, died
suddenly last Saturday.
Monroe is at present blessed with
u large supply of very fine peaches,
home grown.
White Castle has once more got
the Base Ball fever and Is going to
have u good team and a new park.
New Orleans is TO have another ice
factory. 1t will be- the second largest
in America.
The Memphis Team did not play
Il game OF ball on their last trip to
New Orleans.
The Veterans of the Confcderacy
are holding their annual convention
IN New Orleans this week.
The :inemen in the employ of the
Cumberland Telephone Co., in New
Orleans, went out on a strike the
past week.
Thos. J. Harvey, foreman Of ont
Of the night switching crews at Al
gers was run over and killed by 6
switch engine on Tuesday night
Washington, La, was visited OF
August 9th, by fire that nearly des
tstoyed tha-%nwn causing :oss o
about 100000
Another new Ice Plant is now il
full blast in New O,leans, being tha
of Chas. H. Behrs, on st. Louis ant
Robertson streets, costing 5000, 600
Alexandria is to have a new Cour
House to cost $4,000, and also ,
ity hall and public Auditorium t
cost $4,000.
Robbers entered the convent a
Morgan City the other night ant
carried away lot Of eatablcs ant
wine.
The Larkspur dramatic club o
NapoleonviIlr, managed by MIS-
Lillis Sheppard, presented the waite
works fund of that town with th
sum Of $4,000.
With corn at 90c. bushel ant
pork ut $40 q hundred, the common
people will soon be mighty lucky i
they can afford anything better thar
tcrrapin and pate de fois gras.
AT an election held ut Jenning
| Thursday OF last week for aud agains
the sale of whiskey. l03 votes wer
cast for the sale and 72 against
leaving a majority Of 81 for license
How to commit murder Take
| pretty young lady-tcII her she has
| pretty fOOt-she will wear a smal
thin shoc-go out III wet weather :
catch 8 cold-then "a frvcr-- and dr
in o month.
On account Of the rapi'iity wit
which New O.leans merchants ar
selling old and new lnahos it has b.
came necessary far them tn shin emT
ty piano b,xes into New Orleans b
the car load.
i Do not overlook the fact tbs
screens ut doors and windows cate
and harbr an immense amount {
dust. They should be dusted ofte
and at least once a week he vis0rOu
Ily brushed ON each side witha whi'
broom.
We notice that Gen. John B. Go
don, Commander in chief OF II
United Confederate Veterans, is
visit nsldsonvilIe some time
October. Wake up Thibodaux an
extend him an invitation to con
here.
Why is it that everytime the Moi
gan City team loses d game OF ba
when playing away from home, tho
set up a long howl Of being rohb.
faLod o,,f Of Tho na mo hU tie nm