St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-30

r. j.. Doty repairs all kinds OF
monographs and talking machines.
Also any part furnished.
Mr.. Falor sold SIT 80 worth of eggs
last week. He has a pen of thirty
Barred Plymouth Rocks that are hard
to beat.
The Electric Road is rapidly nearing
completion, and will soon be running.
They are now putting in the switch at
New Hampshire ST. and Theard Ave.
State Superintendent Harris will
shortly visit st. Tammany parish in
order to secure the consolidation of
some of the schools here.
The Grand Jury brought in an in
dictment for murder against Leonard,
Cassells for the shooting of Monroe
Jenkins on Christmas Eve.
The coy little house of Mr.. Robt.
Dutch is now completed, and it is re-
ported that he will not occupy it alone
and will move into it very shortly.
-9---
The L. S. U. Tigers and the Dixon
Seniors will play in Covington, to-day
Saturday. It is expected that this
will be an exciting game, as both
teams are very fast.
The w. P. u. will hold called meet
ing Monday Feb. /, at $3.50 p. m. at.
the residence of Mrs. L. S. MADDEN.
All members are requested to be
present.
Vernon Baird, at one time in charge
of the Slidell office, has been placed
in charge Of the Cumberland. Tele-
phone Company in Covington, vice
H. Fl. Sudduth, resigned.
On February ID, there will be an in
stallation of a lodge of the Knights
of Columbus, at which there will be
large attendance of members from all
over the countryJ The exercises. will
take place following solemn high mass
in st. Peters Church, at 1920 a. m.
Let me fit your residence up with
the most modern gas lights. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed. It is operated at
very little cost. Estimates on appli-
cation. For information apply to
Arthur Strain. Agent for Acorn Brass
Mfg. Co., P. o. Box 1876.
Dec. 19-2m.
Next Tuesday, February 2, is
] andlemass day. Candles will be
blessed in st. Peters Church, Coving-
ton, at a. m. before mass. Wednes-
day, February 3, Feast of st. BIaise, a
saint invoked in sickness of throat
and neck. "A blessing is given in Abita
Springs at a. m. mass, and in Cow
ington at 8 p, m.
On February Is Ed. Lacroix will
wrestle Charlie Dell at the rink in
Bogalusa. Both wrestlers are well
known here, Lacroix having defeated
all corners and earned a reputation
that gives his friends confidence in
his ability to throw almost anybody in
his class. Mr.. Dell also has many
admirers, who claim that his practice
with Professor Schoenfeldt, of New
Orleans, has placed him in a position
to be a winner. He weighs ZIP pounds,
while Lacroix weighs 186. The match
will be an interesting one.
Covington has some quite speedy
horses, among them being Mr. Burt
Hadden's fast PAGER, which is said to
have been one of the fastest horses
aver on the New Orleans track and to
have made a record of 2:10. a race be-
tween this horse and the fast trotter
If Mr.. Louis Wehrfi resulted in Mr..
Wehrli's horse being defeated by sew
eral lengths in mile race. The Had.
dan horse was driven by Mr.. G.. V.
Richard, Mr.. Wehrli driving his owr
horse.
Mr. Wehrli's Big Joe and Poole
BROTHERS, fast mare are to race in {
couDle of weeks. This race will pro.
baby prove quite interesting.
At the meeting of the Firemen's
protective Association Tuesday even.
no II was decided to have the Mayor
aa3 members of the Town Council
~ the President and Chief of the
;res Association sign petition tt
rs Cumberland Telephone Co. to put
! sDecial fire alarm telephone with
s s.ss bell in the ice factory.
Nj. Bourgeois, Robt. Badon and
1nl;an Smith were appointed a com
ss;sfee to install the fire alarm system.
s s1ls win be assisted by Joe Etchinger,
sara Seller, Adam Seller, Geo. Ed
szards and w. G. Evans.
n was agreed to charter the Asso-