The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-19

| Wen Known tltlEcu OF the SOut
| End, net his death in a peculia
Imamner yesterday afternoon
| Together with Luther Binham,
-on-in-law, and several Others
Stirling was engaged IN gettin!
out cypress timber for the Beau
mont Shingle Mill Company OIL
Meyers bayou. IN Orange county
about six miles east OF Beaumont
| After telling d large tree, Stirling
and Binham. ran under another
tree Tor protection, when a large
limb was either knocked from the
tree, which was cut or detached
from another tree. against which
the falling tree grazed. The limb
fell from y great height, striking
Stirling on the front part OF his
head, MASKING in the skull and
causing instant death. The strick-
en- man fell into-thc arms Of Luther
Binham and never spoke again.
"The accident occurred about
1870 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
at a considerable distance from
Meyers bayou, tributary Of the
Neches river. The body was
placed in 4 row boat and towed to
the city by Coy Blanchette's
launch. 1t was turned over to the
Broussard- Beard Undertaking Co.
and prepared for burial The
body was viewed by Justice Sam
Holmes. who returned a verdict in
accordance with the facts a. stated
above. The body was afterward
to the late residence of
ne deceased "a River Front.
''BeSides wife. he q Ct as"d :
survived by four >ua--AlrX, Jim,
Murphy and Jerry Stirling -and
by one daughtel the wife Of Lu-
her Binham. He is also survived
by a brother residing at Scott. La.
4 brother at Franklin, La, and
hree sisters, one Of whom resides
It Doucette, La: Mrs. Zelda |
Harlan. Of ST. Louis, and Mrs. |
Alix Manchester, Of j Jefferson City, |
No.
The funera| arrangements have |
been deferred pending commune
'ation with tie absent relatives.
out the body will probably be
aid to rest in Magnolia cemetery
Il this city tom rrruw.
"Will Stirling removed t. this
ounfy from Franklin, La. tven-
Y live years ago. H. was an eX-
'erienced swamp and timber man
nd had the reputation of being a
ard worker and good citizen.
lis sudden death VIII, bring sor-
O" to the hearts Ct many friends |
? this city aud ,lseW = ere. -
The members II the newly elect
d Town Council met On Thursday
light last and organized. Mr..
has. Lauve was elected as secrc-
ny and assessor At salary OF
}25 Per annum Mr. Jno. O'Niel.
r., a treasurer. = >i0O per an
UNI; Nh. Emmrt Alpha, as city
ttorney, at SlDD per annum; Mr.. ,
has. Pecot as town marshal at i,
= per month Mr.. Philip AlbaTes,
light marshal at q salary of $50,
er month; Mr.. Henry Delahous-
I'VE as tax collector at salary of
3 per month. The st. Mary
AMER was selected as the Of
cial Journal at So per annum. t
he Mayor appointed Messrs. c.. '
. Frost and 4. j. Delahoussaye c
the finance committee. and +
essrs. NJ. L. Harri son, chairman, S
. s. ;, Aehee and =. i ByerIe as
an Of the street missioners /
as allowed a salary OF 500 per !
mum. The affair Of the TOWN of t.
'ank,in afe in a magnificent con- il
ton both financially and ether "
se. The gentlemen comprising I
e present Council, with three ex- e
ptions, Were members of the old
)uncil, and We can safely saw h
at the town government will be "
ministered TO the best interests f
the people by them. V
In order to accommodate the II
avy travel to Colorado this sum- tt
q Il. all -tl.CEE - nave DccD maze .
operate through Pullman Sleep &c
; daily from Lafayette to Dem P
r via Houston II. T. c., Fort 1t
orth and Fl. W. & .. G. Ry., :,
81 bound it will be handled GA =
in No. > leaving Lafayette at II
10 p. m, returning il will be CT
ndled on train No. 10 which ar III
.es at Lafayette al 1:t5 D. III. 10
IS arrangement goes into effect re
ne ist
at meeting Of the Evangeline =,
'cie No. 2, L 4 O. D., the fol- -
wing officers were elected. a
'lrs. 0. J. Bycrle, Arch Druid: ~
5. Alex BuniIf, First Bard; Miss .,
len Younger, Second Bard: :. -,
IS Annie McNulty, Conductress ~
SIS Susie kaprpi. Financial Sec III