St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-08-26


The guests of Mrs. Mary r. Yount |
are: DR.. Ramage, of Winssboro, La,
and Mr.. A. C. Stewart, of Franklin
ton, La; also Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Mason.
Mrs. R. M. Chisolm and Miss
Genevieve Chisolm have returned to
Covington, after weeks stay in
New Orleans.
Mr. L. Block and Mr.. Thomas
Kracke were guests of Mrs. Yount
during the past week.
Mr.. Thomas Phelps, of New Or
leans, who is spending a couple of
weeks vacation here, is a guest at
the Mortee Cottage.
Mr. Chas. Rapier is spending some
time in Covington, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. l. A. Alfonso.
Mr.. J. H. Dupuy, principal of the
Donalsonville High School, is in
Covington for a few days, looking
over the town and enjoying himself
DR.. III. I'll. Smith, of Cotton Valley,
La, is on visit to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Smith.
Theodore Reuter- and Victor
Reuter-, prominent truck growers of
New Orleans, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Allen, last Sunday. They
say that we have good link for
trucking purposes, and they may
purchase some land here.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Day had as
their guests Sunday, Misses Louise
Fortanet, Katie FIduccia, Cecile
Petit, Edna Lacroix, Alma Bou-
dreaux, Anna Fit ner and Julia
Paspal and Messrs. Louis Lacroix,
Joseph Hyme1, Charles Niemyer and
Dewy Day. A delightful time was
had by all.
Misses Bertha Jung and Ada
Menskey, of New Orleans, after
spending some time at Vaudeville,
have returned home.
The Hazel Kirke troop that went
from here to Slidell to reproduce the
performance there. seems not only
to have given a good entertainment
but have enjoyed themselves as
we'll Chicken stealing is among the
offenses charged against them. We
say them, because Sheriff Brewster
seems to have been among the party,
and the chicken-stealing is said to
lie between him and Miss Flossie
Smith If this is so, the sheriff's
conscience don't seem to have troubl-
ed him much, for we are told that it
took a bucket of water to wake him
u,i next morning. There are also
rumors of certain wedding per-
Torrance o. we'll! as the announce
ment has not yet been made, we had
better keep quiet.
BY the way, in regard to that
chicken, we forgot to say that it was
fried chicken. We would suggest,
however, that the next time Frank
Bcudousquie is taken along he had
better be tied.
Mr.. Lawrence M. Bourgeois re-
turned this week from a trip to Chi
cago, where he spent some days visit
ing places of interest and becoming
acquainted with the business methods
OF the swiftest city on earth. He
also visited some beautiful towns
going as far as Racine and Milwau-
kee, Wis. He was present at the
arial flights at Lincoln Park and end
ed fatally for two aViators, john
stone and Badger, Badger in his glide
to death, striking the earth but a
short distance from him. He says
that Jim Ward, Chicago boy, had
g1ided safely to earth day or so
before, after the explosion of cylin-
der and the loss of one propeller.
Mr.. Bourgeois says that he was espe
cislly pleased to note the public in
terest that was taken in the poor
people of the city. Ten thousand
free seats were provided for the ac-
commodation of people who were too
poor to provide themselves with
tickets. While citizens of Chicago
were complaining of the heat, Mr..
Bourgeois says that he did not suffer
in that respect.
II is said that the negro captured
in New Orleans turned out not to
he the man wanted for Marshal
Smiths murder. The report is cir
culated that the man was seen in
Hsttiesburg The clue is being
worked up.
me question VI 4 diSiilS Iulloo ioi
keeping the Covington Cemetery in
proper order will again be consider
ed bv the women Of Covington, at
a meeting soon to be called for that
p,,rnose. Mrs. Preston Burns and
others are deeply Interested in the
matter. Il is a worthy cause ana II
is to be hoped that some means Will
be found by which chs fund may
be raised.
Police Juryman Herman Schultz
hos started work on the she'll road
from Covington to Abita Springs: he
has teams at work hauling Dicks.
when finished, this will be one OF
the best automobile roads IN the
State.
Among the guests at the Com.
narcial House, in Slidell, who helped
IN anIiyen the social spirit OF the
Hazel Kirke troop, were Sheriff u.
r. Brewster, Mr.. and Mrs. =. j..
nomergue. Jr.. Vic Danois, n. flu
simons. Sidney Thurman and MRS.
Wortham.
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