St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-04-29

antedateS New Orleans IN time OF
settlement.
Going back to the Spanish regime
the beautiful banks of the Tche-
functa, now occupied by the town of
Madisonville, was the point of land
ing or embarking of the Spaniards
as they passed to and fro from their
settlements to INLAND stations, and
on to Baton Rouge, where they were
strongly established.
They built the road from Madison
vile running west to Ponchatoula,
and from thence to Baton Rouge, CIV
ing it the name of Kings High
way" 1t was their overland route
between the two points, and it was
travelled frequently
The noted Lafitte and his men
found safe rendezvous on the banks
of the Tchefuncta.
Later, Mr.. Joseph Baham,
French gentleman, came from Mobile
and settled at the spot chosen as
settlement and landing place by the
Spaniards, making plantation of the
spot. The old plantation residence
is still to be seen in the town, sur
rounded by modern dwellings.
The plantation was afterwards laid
off in town lost and sold. Thus it
was transformed into a village.
The ChoctaW Indians lived near
the village. Peace and harmony
existed between them and the white
people. One of their greatest chiefs,
Mingo, spent much of his time in
the village frequently slept under
an oak tree on the bank of the river
This tree is known as "Old Mingo"
1t stands a fitting monument to his
memory
General Andrew Jackson entered
Madisonville by the Kings High
way" having marched into that road
a mile from town, when he left the
Kentucky Road"
Here he embarked, with his troops,
crossing the lake in vessels, and
reaching New Orleans in time to pre-
vent it's capture by General Paken-
ham.
The plantation home of General
Morgan, the friend of General Jack
son, was near Madisonville. After
the Generals death it passed into
other hands. 1t is a fine old place,
and in good state of preservation.
General Morgan's body rests in the
town cemetery.
jacksonville became summer re-
sort for visitors from New Orleans,
and a resting place for travellers
journeying to or from the city. They
crossed the lake in fine steamers,
which ran on regular, schedule time.
During the Civil War, while no
battle took place in or near the town,
the shot and shell of the enemy re-
minded the inhabitants that they,
too, had part in the great conflict.
Recovering from the ravages of
war the place has increased in popu-
lation and in prosperity.
1t is a point for lumber export.
Here We're shipped the products of
the surrounding country.
The landing place of the Fl. Biloxi
Spaniards has become the thriving
town of 1911.
TCHEFUNCTA.
April Is, 1911.
The Vaudeville public school chill
dren then sang song, and Frances
Paine, Dedy Vix, Mamie Newman,
Lee Newman, Norma Favron, Slant
ly Bierhorst, Julius Levy, Morris
Levy sang song about how
Jack Frost made the little boys and
the little girls say ooh. oh! OH"
which was very amusing.
You mustn't mind little thing
like that was also sung by pipils
of the Vaudeville school.
Oh! Dady Dear, was sung by Inez
Frances, Ella Bridges, julius Levy,
and received it's share of applause |
'Playmates,' a song that seemed !
to strike the fancy of the audience,
that was loudly applauded, and that |
even drew from some of the promi-
nent gentlemen on the stage the wild ,
whooD of the erstwhile woodsman.
pictured the feminine character un-
der the influence of two pink ice
creams. 1t was sung by Carl Golden
and Marian Payne, and very nicely
sung and very nicely acted.
The st. Scholastica Orchestra
played some very nice selections with
credit to the excellent instruction OF
hat institution. The violins were:
Leaders, Sister Lawrence, O. S. B.;
Sister Placida, 0. S. B., Miss Nettie
East, Miss Cecile Warren, Miss Ruby
Walsh, Miss Rosa Lee Walsh,
netalaphone, Miss Josephine Cos
ZEN; either, Miss Bridgest Mire; cell
o, Miss Louise Englehardt; Cymbal,
Miss Adrien Dendinger; snare drum,
Mss Ferdinand Cole.
The games, necessarily Abandoned
m account of the extensive program
md the lateness of hour, will take
lace at some future time and the /
'rizes be awarded to the contestants.
The receipts from sale of tickets
or All Tangled Up were $131.3O.