St. Tammany farmer., 1903-04-11
Horse Branch Items.
Editor st. Tammany FARMER:

Will SOiuO ~ tuC llOHt dSAlb, "iIh
head up and pencil in hand, to give
the FARMER a good letter from
Horse Branch, as there has not
been a good letter to the FARMER
since | vacated the chair for Miss
Jay Bird; but since her, feathers
have come out she has begun 10
build her nest to raise brood in.
1 am sorry had to take her place.
l am afroid III he in the same
fix.
The health of the community Is
not as good as it should be.
Our farmers are making things
move since the heavy rams stop, in
the way of planting corn, garden
ing, and rustling around generally.
The log men are making things
move also. You can hear the Whips
popping every in direction.
MIR. Oscar Brown has moved
from the Paul Townsend place back
to his old place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Thompson,
of Bull Branch, visited this COM
munlty last Saturday and Sunday.
The oat crop looks promising
Mr.. James Finch isx, Nakiug
some PREPARATION to erect a residence
on his presumption near j. II,
Thompson's,in the near future. T.
Aunt Polly Allison Is stopp!6g
at Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, f6r a
short while. :
>>Mr, Hasey1 Galloway. 6t Cow
ington. Ras ats0ur Sunday School
last Sunday. Come aaGm, Hancy.
Horse Branch MA place for
pretty girls TO look ar
Mrs. Tiney Bernard has been i'll
for some time, out we are glad to
say she is improving. We hope
she will soon be able to be around
lagain.
Sunday School is still progress
ing and moving along smoothly.
Orange blossoms are making
their appearance again. We will
have some weddings to repor: soon
from the signs of the times.
Everybody is making good use
of fishing tackle here.
Miss Annie Thompson, j. b.,
visited Mrs. Berlan Stevens last
Sunday.
MIR. Louis Matthieu is slowly i'm
proving We hope to see him al
his regular post again at an early
date.
Mr.. Lonnie Jordan, of Washing.
ton Parish, nephew of VIM. Jor.
dan, of this place, is stopping at
Mrs. Butternut's.
Mr.. Willie Thompson has
bought him new violin TO play
for the girls.
Billie and Beo. Matthew and
James Finch killed a fine deer las,
week. Your pencil shower got d
taste of it, and it just put me in
mind of old times.
Mrs. D. A. Booth is on the SICK
list.
Miss Loretta Pelks has been III
for the past two weeks with chilIs
bus she has them broke now.
Mr.. Eli Glass caught big cat.
fish Saturday night. There have
been several big catfish caught on,
of Tchefuncta the last two or three
weeks.
Mr.. Martin Thomas put IN his
appearance at Sunday School as
teacher last Sunday. Don't ne.
glect your class so long, Martin.
Mrs. Alice Core visited Mrs.
Eliza Thompson last week.
Mr.. Louis Perreand, of Cov,ng-
ton, formerly Of this place, was
visiting in this committy last Sun
day.
Mr.. Louis Matthleu has marketed
some very fine strawberries this
spring. They are the finest l ever
saw, considering the cold we,
| weather we have had.
Mrs. NJ. Frocherset and son,
Louis, of Biloxi, MISS, a daugh-
ter and nephew of Mr.. Louis
Matthew. paid him a three days
visit at the time of his serious ill.,
ness.
Well, Mr.. Editor. Horse Branch
Is all right side up with care, and
we amt made of glass either, IL
g. u" is no bug-eater. l know
split beans from coffee, too.
will close with best wishes to
the FARMER, but our editor first of
all. |. G.. u.