St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-08-05
Eighth Ward Items.

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i II your ways you guard Alright.
IfYour sympathies are true,
Time may touch your hair and tread
Yet the rarest joy you hold,
II despite the seasons fed,
| Still the heart has ne'er crowd old
| Don't blame Providence, brothe
farmer, if you cut your hay on
Saturday evening IN August, ant
get drenching rain before Mon
day.
Call me rustic, if you please,
Summers sweetest, precious hoard
Is the we'll by messy trees,
Where l drain the trimming gourd.
John Porter, of the Ridge, has
removed to the Swinson place or
the Pearl River road, and will
make his home there for the pres
ent. John is all right and ready
to let his friends hear from him in
a strain like this:
con poles I've helped to string wires,
I've trapped the gray raccoon,
I've kindled up the winter fires,
And fiddled sweet at noon.
I've hoed along the sunny row,
And on each job would dote,
But left them all one day to go
And work in Creosote."
The summer tomato crop in these
parts was reduced by blight.
The season has been mostly
favorable and an average sweet po-
tato crop has been planted.
Capt. p. NJ. Murray and his
estlmable wife, of New Orleans,
are spending month or two at the
home of their son-in-law, Mr..
David Glover, who Is devoting
himself to make their stay COM
Portable and pleasant. Capt. MUIR
ray is genial gentleman who likes
an outing and knows how to enjoy
one.
David Glover has made number
of salt water trips in his power
launch and says that she is a good
boat.
H. G. Glover, of Bay St. Louis,
Is visitor to his brothers place.
Dude, Willie and Harvey Rous-
seaux, of Westonia, Miss, came
over on horseback by way of Honey
Island, last week for the purpose
of rounding up some stock cattle
belonging to them in this vicinity,
and taking them to MISS. Friends
Of the young men were glad to
meet them. They returned home
With about 40 head of cattle last
Monday.
On Sunday last, Luther Craw-
ord and John McMannus came out |
With their families from Slidell for
! wagon ride to points of interest
rear Pearl River and stopped for
While at Garrison's.
William Crockett, of Pearl River,
pent Saturday at Doubloon bayou
og landing, measuring timber for
he well-known and busy contractor
+ this ward, Edgar Robert.
Too bad! just when everybody
'as playing at being happy the
elbow fever had TO come along
nd break up all the happiness. It's !
II the fault of that Stegomyia
1osguito too, mean thing! It's
9th serious and funny to see them |
'ylng to put coal oil on his tail {
lougb. &
As little boy, often cried,
To hold the pretty moon.
But bigger grown, my love beside, !.
! hold 4 sweeter boon.
Georget Holly isn't married yet.
John Downey, who has one Of
e prettiest homes in the ward, =
Gated near the Ridge, has added q
any improvements to his place !.
Gently. Mr.. Downey's mother, =
rmerly a resident Of New Or.
ans, has made her home with her Il
n aud his two interesting little ~ =
lldren. m
Mrs. Mahala Garrison, one of II Il
older residents of the Eighth By
ard, attains her sOth birthday 70
August Z. Mrs. Garrison was an
to
lore her marriage Miss Brock m
N, daughter OF the late Mrs. OF
liza Rousseaux. After residing
New Orleas for a long period e
} returned to st. Tammany, her tn
&c of nativity, in later years. NJ nc
s. Garrison is to be congratu. :,
I'd for maintaining her years SO ~
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