Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09


Mr. H. c. Elder was a visitor to Ten.
sas parish this week.
Mr.. G. Q. Goldman, Jr., is a business
visitor to st. Joseph to-day.
Mrs w. H. Mcintosh, of Notnac, was
the guest this week of Mrs. G. N. Clarke.
Miss Julia Lynch, Miss Lucy Lynch
and Master Robert Lynch are visiting in
town this week.
Mr.. w. T. Lanius and Mrs. r. s.
Graves Of Waterproof spent Thursday
morning with Mrs. Lanius.
Reports from Mrs. Ashford have moi
been tie most encouraging the past week,
due to her having suffered slight re-
lapse. Her friends look eagerly forward
to her complete recovery.
Miss Matte O'KelIey left this week tc
visit her friend, Miss Ida West Emmer-
son, at Birmingham, Alabama. Mis-
Emmerson was married on the sth inst,
AID Miss O'Kelley served as one of hel
bridesmaids.
DR.. Munfort, Of Point Coupee parish,
is visitor to St. Joseph this week, and
a guest of the Losey House. The doctor
made a number of friends duringAhis
short stay with US who hope to see him
here quite often.
Friends of Mr.. 7. H. Snodgrass will
regret to learn that he has not improved
as fast the past week as they had hoped.
He is now regarded as some better over
the previous week but is not progressing
as rapidly as his friends had hoped.
We regret to learn that number Of
our people are on the sick-list this week.
Mayor Davidson has been confined to
bis bed practically all week, Mrs. S. p.
Hornsby has been quite Ill for several
days, and Mrs. B. F. Young and Miss
Couvillon have suffered from attacks Of
grippe, each being confined to bed for
several days.
Those from Tensas parish who attended
the French Opera at Natchez on Monday
night were: Mr.. and Mrs. s. d. Watson,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Gibson, Mrs. G. C,
Goldman, Mrs. Magruder Hays, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Newell, Mr.. G. d. Brigham
and Miss Katie Clark, DIR. II. s. Trice
and Miss Annie O'KeIley, Mr.. T. NJ,
Wade, Jr., and Miss Halle McAllister,
Mr.. B. F. Young, Mr.. A. E. Green and
Mr.. F. Nee. Hopkins.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Union
Church held meeting on Wednesday,
evening at the residence Of Mrs. james
Curry for purpose of reorganizing. 1t il
the intention Of the Society to meet reg
ularly with some member each first and
third Wednesday, when matters relating
to the welfare Of the church will be con-
sidered. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Murdoch on Wednesday, 21si
inst. The Union Church is very much
in need Of repair and the Ladies' Aid So
ciety purpose to raise funds toward thi:
end during the following spring and sum.
mer.
II may be of interest to quite mum.
Der of our people, who remember him
very kindly, and the great work he &C
complished here in the summer Of 1904
to learn that the Rev. r. r. Jones, tbs
popular evangelist, has just closed larg'
and enthusiastic revival at San Antonio
Texas. Rev. Mr.. Jones conducted
series Of revival services at Waterproof
and St. Joseph in 1904 and made mum
Der Of converts to the cause Of Christ
practically all Of whom have remainet
steadfast and live to bless him VIII
showed them the road to eternal life
Soon after leaving here Mr.. Jones wa
married to the sweetheart of many years
bat who alssl did not survive him man
months, falling victim to the Grea
White Plague. The health Of the evan
gelist was also 30 badly shattered that h
was compelled to seek the more congenis
climate Of the West, where he has sine
la5ored industriousIy in the Lords vine
yard. His friends in Tensas parish wis
Thin God-speed in his noble work.