The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-05

i The Southern Pacific Railroad
will give an excursion Tomorrow
| Sunday from New Orleans to
| Lafayette. The train will pass
here at 1887 a. M, and the fare
for the round trip will be s1.00. >
Mr.. L. Joubert, Of Charenton,
has moved to Franklin, and is
comfortably located in the house
of Mr.. Isaac Bloch on Iberia
street. We welcome Mr.. Joubert
to our town, and wish for him
success in all his undertakings.
Mrs. M. A. Roth moved in the
property recently purchased by
her some time ago. The place
will now be conducted under the
name of the New st. Mary House
and will afford every accommoda.
ton for the travelling public.
The many friends here and
throughout the parish, will
learn with regret that Mr.. Fred. c..
Marsh has had q paralytic stroke
while on q visit to Waukesha,
Wis.,, and that his condition is
serious.
O'Niell has school tablets, pens,
pencils. ink, school bags and
knapsacks.
MI. Eugene O'Connor, Jr., left
on last Thursday for McComb
City, Miss, where he has accept.
ed a position as agent for the
Singer Sewing Machine Co.. in
the above city. We wish the
young man success in his new
location.
On Wednesday last the Stork
visited the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. S. Underwood and presented
them with triplets-three boys
but it is indeed with the Profound
est regret that we state that only
one Of the children are alive, two
of the children have died some
hours after their birth.
We are in receipt of the mann.
moth first of September edition OF
the Picayune which is well got
ten up and contains much inter-
esting matter. The Picayune is
one Of the oldest and most reliable
newspapers in the South and is
widely read by the people mere.
We congratulate the Pic. on her
success.
The weeds are fast disappear
ing from the sidewalks in accor-
dance with the proclamation of
Marshall Philip Albares, still
there are a number Of places that
need attention. The law forces
property owners to cut the weeds
on the sidewalks in front OF their
premises. The law IL . good one
and should be rigidly enforced,
and no one should be spared.
Panama and felt hats cleaned
and blocked at Stirling's, next to
postofice.
The "Lilliputian Wedding"
was rendered at the Jackson Rol.
Ter Rink on Thursday night, IN.
der the auspices of the Episcopal
Church. The performance was
highly interesting and pleasing
from beginning to end. though
the attendance was not as good as
it should have been owing to the
inclemency of the weather, heoce
the affair was not . success.
We publish in another column
of to.day's issue the Constitution
al Amendments submitted by the
recent session of the Legislature
to the people for ratification or
rejection at the November cleo.
ton. They should be perused
carefully by evasy voter, so that
he may be enabled to pass 1udg..
ment on them intelligently and
for the best interests of the State.
On Thursday at Baton Rouge, .
number of Assessors, among
whom was Assessor Kappel, of
this place, q committee Of bank
ere, and parties representing
swamp land interests, appeared
before the State Board Of Equal
ization. The Assessors were re-
uuested to attend the meeting OF
the Board for the purpose OF going
hO a h.