St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-05-16
Horse Branch Items.

May 10, 1908.
Editor st. Tammany FARMER:
l will try again to give you fe
J local items from this place, and
make some inquiries about all IL
other correspondents. They mus
have dried up in the time of tue las
spell OF dry weather. as their crop
are too grassy to be reported
Grass or no grass, l will repol
them. Ii our farmers don't want
grassy crop reported they had bet
ter get hustle on themselves.
The health OF the community i
only very good.
| Dir. Stuhbs has a child sick will
fever. We hope he will be up soon
The rain last week put smile VI
the farmers faces that reached
from ear to ear.
Rev. u. A Boothe Is on the punl
list for the last few days.
There seems to be lot Of horses t.
stray off here Of late. You cal
meet somebody hunting runaway
horses nearly every day IN the week
Mr.. James Finch and family nav.
moved 10 their new residence or
their pre.emption on Horse Branch
near Hiram Thompson's. Mrs.
Finch says she has settled down tn
stsy, as that is the first home 81
her own she has ever had. Slick
to that, Mrs. Finch, and you never
will be without u home. A good
home is good thing t" have now
a-days.
The last bly, rain has saved the
early planting Ut oats, ana they are
looking fine. they Will $40" be
ready 10 harvest.
Crops in general look well, co,'
sidering the backward spring We
had through April.
Mr.. Luke Allison anG daus liter
Canclia, spelt last Sunday visiting
their sister and aunt, Mrs. Eliza
Thompson, and On their return took
IN our Sunday School. Come again
luke. and bring all your family
Mr.. VIM. Jordan is erecting q
new house on his second pre.emp-
ti0c.
Look out for wedding to take
place before long. l am afraid they
will soon get me in the notion, for
l am thinking of building a new
house.
Ja> Bird has had the brush all
cut away. SO sue could watch her
nest.
Mr.. Louis Matthew is marketing
some very fine strawberries this
spring.
Rev. John Mark Russell will give
Sunday School lecture at Horse
Branch the third Sunday in May.
Rev u. A. Booth will be- on hand
also. The full intention is to Or
ganize a Bible Glass in the Sunday
School, and select some song books.
as there are no books to carry Oh
the singing. We need a dozen
good hooks. Come one and all !,
and help make good selection.
Mr.. J. ". Allison took frame
out OF one of his bee hives The other
day containing eight pounds VI
nice sealed honey. OF course he
swee,ened up his two best girls.
they say he is tue sweetest man in
the country. You know girls ore
good judges Of sweetness.
We can soon boast Of railroad,
as it will be completed near Horse
Branch Who knows but what we
will have little city some day?
Mrs. Joseph piland, Of the city,
formerly of this place and Coving.
ton, and 81 daughter of Louis Mat
then, came last Sunday to spend u
few weeks with her sick father. He
was very encouraged to see her.
Ice cream supper at Mr. Louis
Demands last Saturday night.
The gardens and truck farms are
looking fine since the rains.
The Irish potato crop IS going to
be fine this season, and will bring u
good price in the market.
Your pencil shower took in the
Sharp Sunday School last Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Buck Thompson,
Of Bull Branch, we're visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Thompson and
family last Sunday.
Mr.. Louis Matthew is still very
puny.
Louis and Joseph Piland Of SINH
loosa, We're visiting Mr.. Louis Mat
thieu and family, also their aunt.
Mrs. Joseph P,Iand, and attended
the Sunday School on their return
Come again, boys, we .weIcome all
young people.
(, Our Sunday School is marching
to the front, as to good order.
good attendance and good lessons.
That speaks we'll for The com,nunl-
tY.
Mr.. Perreand and daughter, Miss
Adele are both on the sick list this
week.
l wilt come again.
Best wishes to the FARMER.
e. TT