Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-02

DItStllCc Vi lllSHNH anu ASl"'i|tH, MhoH
Nettie Brown and Mr.. Charles Tausch,
Jr., were united in the holy bonds of
wedlock by Rev. w. S. Slack, at the
Mount Oliver church, Algicrs. Both
the bride and groom are prominent
young people Of Daisy, this parish, and
have the best wishes of their many
friends for a happy and prosperous
voyage on the matrimonial seas.
Dry Schooner.
A two masted schooner was driven
in the prairie from the Gulf during the
storm Of Monday, the 20, in the rear Of
Henry W. Fox's plantation. The
schooner is high and dry, lying about
seven hundred yards in the ear of
back levee. Preparations are being
made to float her by her owners
Burrwood.
Several families here have moved
in the new dwellings.
Geo. w. D~elesdernier will 0 to
Burrwood on the 18th of October.
Mrs. G. W. D%elesdernier will return
home on Oct. 4 from New Orleans and
Baton Rouge where she has been for
some time.
Mr.. Henry Edgecomb of Daisy, will
begin work on the new building for the
Burrwood store, October 18th. The
promising contractors Of our parish,
Messrs Myers and Delesdernier believe
in home labor. "
Capt John B. Lindhc has returned
from New Orleans where he has been
assisting in the designing Of one of the
most modern dredges of the day.
Capt. Lindhe is having n of the
buildings moved from its present !oca-
ton to a site Oh College ave.
Messrs T. Jones and D. Hartnett
will pay a visit to Pilot Town in their
fast launch Arcadian on the I'd inst.
Belair.
We see that Bill Paine" has bought
doc Seagle's fine saddle horse, "Sir
Richard" so when he RECEIVERS from his
accident he wont have to use either OF
his pegs until tother one is we'll. God
speed Bill and Richard.
Switzer=Perez.
Invitations are out for the marriage
Of Miss Edwige Perez to Mr.. John H.
Switzer, on Tuesday, Oct. IL, at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
in New Orleans After the marriage
ceremony a reception will be held a
the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Menge-Burns.
On Wednesday 22nd ult. Mr.. Florence
Menge was quietly married to Mis-!
Carrie Burns at the residence of Mrs
Edward Henritzy. Many congratu(a
tons and good wishes were extended
to uhe happy pair.
Back Levee Inspected.
An inspection of the entire line O.
back levee was made this week by
party of gentlemen composed of Stat'
Engineer Jos. Monget, Sheriff F. c
Movers, Judge r. E. Hingle, Messrs
E. A. Schayot, John B. Hingle an<
Alvin Lee, the latter three being re
spectively, secretary, commissioner ane
Inspector of the back levee Board O.
Commissioners. The task, which wa
begun Monday morning and completed
Thursday afternoon. was undertaken
for the purpose of determining an ap
proximate estimate Of the extent O
the damage wrought by the recen
storm with a view towards an early re
construction of the levee. The trip wa
made on foot and in that way ever,
inch of injury carefully observed ant
noted for future use and reference.
Much credit is due these gentleme,
and more particularly State Englnee
Monget, for the public spiritednes
thus displayed, to say nothing Of tn
tedious.work they were called upon t
perform in ~traversing very rough terri
tory, especially in those places wher'
crevasses occurred, or where the leve'
was badly washed. The inspection den
onstrated clearly that nearly all tn
damage was done in those places wher'
the water washed over the levee's top
More than half Of the district was at
1ected in this way, The reason fo'
this is two fold, first, the subsistence 0:
the soil, which placed the Ievee heioV
grade and secondly, the unprecedented
volume of warer backed ap oy TIE
wind. This subsidenc@ is aup&reot crii
rpon lands whose sol, st-uc @.re i o. Z