St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-02

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Watches, clocks and jewelry re
paired and guaranteed by Jno. F
Doty, next door to postoffice.
For cheap shingles go to Alexiu'
Bros. & Co.
]. F. Doty carries. needles, oil anc
parts for talking machines,
For everything up to date in lockets
chains and belt buckles, go to Jno. F
Doty, next to postoffice.s
F. J. Doty repairs all kinds Of
monographs and talking machines
Also any part furnished.
BORN Christmas day, Dec. 25
1908, to Mrs. A. B. Holiday, boy.
BoRN-December 80, 1908, to Mrs
George Heck, a boy.
w. E. Blossman has been appointed
Register of Voters for the parish OF
st. Tammany.
Frank ]. Norman distributed as E
holiday gift among his friends neat
leather combination pocket and note
book. A useful memento.
At a meeting of the Board of Di,
rectors of the st. Tammany Banking
Co. hid Savings Bank per cent
semf-a1fridal dividend was declared
payable Jan. 2, 1909, being 10 pei
cent declared in dividend in 1908.
DR.. G. Z. Tolson has been appoint
ed member of the Board of Trustees
of the Southwestern Industrial lnsti-
tute. DR.. Tolson is well known in
this community and we believe the
selection will be generally approved.
DIED-In Covington on Wednesday,
Decenber 80, 1903, Clotilde Vergez,
aged 4 years, daughter of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Auguste Vergez.
Clotilde was i'll but few days when
she died. The sympathy of all goes
out to the grief stricken parents.
The Frank Brinker Wagon Mfg. Co.
Ltd, of Claiborne and Washington
Ave-, New Orleans, send us a very
pretty souvenir, representing a dl
rigible balloon, plated by some very
pretty children. 1t makes hand
some ornament for Office or household
Messrs. Segond& Frederick sends u
a calendar and memorandum book, IL
flexible leather, very convenient ant
meats containing valuable Statistical
information, legal advice and usetu
maps. Just, the thing to carry IL
your pocket and have handy.
Rev. Mr.. Blanton, who will occup,
the Methodist pulpit in Covington
has arrived to take up his duties. Mr.
Blanton is spoken highly of.as min
ister of education and fine qaulitica
tions and will no doubt be great fac
tor in building UP and Strengthening
the church.
Woods rider E. A. Poison, of tn
Covington Naval Stores Compan.
near OWL, had trouble with bad ne
gro in his employ last Friday. TIT
negro covered Mr.. Poison with hi
p1n and was ready to use it, but Mr.
Poison finally captured him and plac
ed him under arrest.
The Commissary Of the Govingto
Naval Stores Company at Onyll wa
plundered last Friday night and abou
1920 in coin and some merchandls
was taken, The thieves are suppose
to he white men familiar with tn
surroundings. Twenty dollars of tn
rnoney belonged to the postotfice IL
Gated in the same building.
The following are the winners G
the prizes for purchases MADE
Champagne's Drug Store GlrN
prizes : first, Chatelaine Watch, Joyc
White. $50 stapms; second, doll, Made
line blanche, 1926 stamps; third, PHI
Grace Barringer, 203 stamps.
Rows prizes first, Moving plctur
o,,tfif Garland Noise, 220 stamps; s.
cond air rifle, Sam Caserta, Y
sfamns. third, steam engine, Law
renee Frederick, 154 stamps.
The Gayington Bank and Trust g
ss,,ds IS 8 very hansome Art calenda
: nr;Y1i from an oil painting by AlDel
Herta the celebrated artist. IL IS e.
filled stthe Helpmate, and picture
tha soiicitude of q young wife Tor NJ
ta;I;no husband, who has worked UNI n
tha aariv dawn. His manuscript II
, ~ fhe table, thesapen has falle
4ron, his hand and two nearly 81
a,,n1ed candles burn upon the taol
SIZE bends caressingly ana losll :.
o.ss,.. him as if in encouragement q!
consolation. It is a very yreeey p
ture. -
Tasf Wednesday negro passenge
,,s mo. Henry FerryTnarl, on z Ne
.a a1ssslses and Northeastern tram, ?
n N3g 49, alashea conductor Sldney
ferguson aes the Inroas ;na;st,
7zer beca the conductor ln 10 =
mi tt,.. sfhe eg1o had gotten On a. y !.
.s.sss IN, 8 Ri; She nego declared he ~
s.sss.sss So another. his, 1app 2s !
$3.50 sIe train approached the s 81 e
s -, 81 hr;dp:e. and the negro succeeu
:. LIMO, mo RE escape BIZ Jumping -
ll % ~ Nm. river. He s1ccee
sLls sh ,,aaehif,p Nicholson Miss VIZ VI D
he was arrested; he W. sss..,.;a
cfsovington BY deputy snsl3 = sher
Clerarnan and tsirneu Y 8
Cosductor Ferguson Is severely &
hut viii probably recover