St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-02

ne SoVlngCon Baseball Team, will
play their first game of the season
in Hammond, tomorrow, May 8,
when they will cross bats with the
Hammond Team.
Nilsson & Keller are writing numer-
our cyclone and tornado policies this
week. See them and protect your
home against these unexpected vista
tons. Rates are very low.
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In the society notes on the fourth
page will be found the program of the
entertainment to be given next FRI
day, May 8, for the benefit ef the
cyclone sufferers.
Mr.. Julian Lafaye has commenced
work on a>direetory of the town of
Covington, this book will be printed
at w. H. Kentzel's printing establish
ment, in Gibson street.
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Mr.. L. S. Benham has finished his
contract of numbering the houses in
Coyington, and performed his work in
q very satisfactory manner. The num-
Der of the Farmer office is 203 Boston
street.
The Picayune announces the death
of Mrs Chas e Schmidt, on April 20,
at the age of 72 years Mrs Schmidt
was well known in Covington, and her
friends will regret to learn of her
death
Last Sunday night the Pierson &
Pounds saw mill about "a miles from
Covington on the New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad, was destroyed by
fire. It is thought to be case of
incendiarism. Loss about $40, 600. No
insurance.
We learn with regret Of the death
of w. J. Cowart, late foreman of the
Covington News.
Mr. Cowart died at the home Of his
parents, near Poplarville, Miss, on
Friday, April "a, at the age Of rs
years.
Miss Edith Snoddy, who has been
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Institute has accepted a position as
teacher of the upper primary grade
in the Covington High School, in place
of Miss Leona Cazes, who resigned on
account of sickness.
Five boys and five girls made their
communion at Chinchuba, last Satur-
day morning at 5 o'clock.
Messrs Peter and Lawrence Fa-
bacher, Judge Skinner and Joe Buck
lev came over from New Orleans in
the launch Marie, to attend the cere-
mony.
R.v. John +. Foster, of New Or
leans, will deliver a lecture on his
tour in Palestine, in the Methodist
Church, Tuesday evening, May 5, at
8 o'clock. The lecture is under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid Society.
Those who have heard this lecture say
that it is very interesting, and it is
expected that large number of people
will attend. Admission Is cents.
Boston street is now being paved
with shells, and it is a treat to look at
the clean, mudless, dustless road, be-
tween Kemper and Columbia streets.
The rattle of the shells has a soothing
effect on the nervous SYSTEM and a
relief from the dull thud of the horses
hoof as it buried itself in the mud, or
the clouds of dust that followed the
turn of the wheels, and no doubt the
horses are surprised that they no
longer breathe in barrels of dust.
Mr.. H. H. Ahrens, of the Picayune,
was in Covington Monday, taking
views for the Sunday Magazine Sup
plement to that paper, and took atrip
to Abita and Madisonville, getting
twelve very pretty views at the latter
place and six at Abita. Mr. Ahrens
saws he always feels at home when he
strikes St. Tammany parish, where he
has many friends and acquaintance,
and where his father, Rev. Dr.. ] B A
Ahrens has performed some very
valuable service in church work in
earlier times Mr.. H. H. Ahrens was
born on the old Dirksen place, in this
parish, and is entitled to breathe in
the ozone belt with feeling of pro
prietorship and hereditary privilege.
The views MFR Ahrens took viii appear
~ me Pfcavune Magazine about three I