Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-05-14

The Steamer America will leave New
Orleans May 18th for Vicksburg and the
bends.
Mr.. VIM. A. Adams, the popular drug
gist of Natchez, was a visitor to st. Jo-
seph this week. --..
The regular monthly session of the
District Court for Tensas parish will con-
vene in st. Joseph, Monday.
Quarterly Conference, to be conducted
by the Presiding Elder, will be held at
st. Joseph on Saturday and Sunday,
May 10Th and Both.
Messrs d. F. Ashford, G. W. Lindsay
and G. III. Clinton went to Tallulah last
Sunday in the formers auto. They re-
turned the same evening.
Mr.. Elliott Coleman and Mr. Carneal
Goldman Jr., came up to st. Joseph Sun
day in the formers gasoline launch.
They returned the same evening.
Mr.. c. w. Van Hoose, manager of
the compress, was busy this week erect
ing an S5-foot smoke stack at the press,
to replace the stack that was blown down
some time ago.
District Attorney Green has been in
Vidalia the past two weeks attending
court. The work of the Grand Jury in
Concordia, added to the usual docket,
has made this very busy term.
Master Will McCamley has been work
ing this week with Mgr. Batterton of the
Cumberland Telephone Co.'S local ex-
change, doing trouble work on the rural
lines. Will may be some day president
of this company.
We are glad to report the baby boy of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Mayer, who was
taken to Natchez by his parents, last
week, to undergo an operation, to he de-
cidedly improved, having passed sue
cessfully through the operation and has
now encouraging symptoms for recovery.
We were this week shown some very
large and beautiful beets and new Irish
potatoes, one of the latter weighing a
lpound, that were raised by VIM. John
son, who gardens for DIR. Murdoch:
They were all fine specimens and speak
eloquently for the possibilities awaiting
the truck farmer in this section.
j Attention of stock raisers is called to
the advertisement of "Royal Coat" the
handsome thoroughbred stallion of X.
NJ. Smith, OF Fayette. "Royal Coat" is
mahogany bay, 10 3-4 hands, black
main and tail and weighs |, 200 pounds
record 2:l3; registered 1862 and from
long line OF prize winning trotters. He
will arrive at st. Joseph May 18th.
r On Sunday evening last heavy cloud:
J gathered in the West and storm seemed
e imminent, but the thermometer began
dropping rapidly and the clouds werC
e soon dissipated. The temperature fell Sc
= low as to make fires comfortable and al
: most necessary. The cold snap LASTED
: until Wednesday. The damage the colo
snap has done to growing crops, especial
e ly cotton, is speculative, but must certain
: ly be considerable.
We have received an invitation to tin
= commencement exercises of the Por
. Gibson Female College to occur May l4tl
to 10Th. Besides department certificate
and diplomas, the following young ladie
graduate in the literary department:
Il Misses Laura Hutchings, Marie Mill
= kin, Nellie Chanbliss, May Ella Johnstol
= and Clara Faulk.
The commencement sermon will b
: preached by Rev. Ira F. Hawkins, c
u Tuscumbia, Ala, and there will be ad
Dire se5 by DIR. A. A. Kern, of Millsar
e College and Prof. ]. I. Beall of Cham
berlain- Hunt Academy.
The Lawn Festival to be give
ut Glen Muir next Tuesday vii
7 be elegant aud should be libel
ally patroni.ed.