Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

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this week
Mr.. w. w. Mangum, of New Orleans
is visiting his son, Mr.. Will Mangum, a
"Villa Clara"
Miss Annie O'Kelley has returned from
a most delightful visit to friends at Nam
moth Springs, Ark.
Miss Willie Lewis spent several day
most pleasantly with Miss Mabel Couvil
Ion, at Briarfeld, Miss, this week.
Mrs +. j. Walton has returned home
from a most pleasant visit to Natchez anC
Vicksburg and points in this parish.
Mrs. w. r. Baker and her two nieces,
Misses Gladys and Eleanor Williams,
spent several days this week with Mr.
and Mrs. A. j. Gibson, at lockwood. Z"
Rev. W. III. Mcintosh will conduct
services at the Union Church on Sunday
morning and evening. He was unavOid
ably absent from the parish last Sunday
and consequently unable to fill his ap
pOintment here.
Dr. L. A. Murdoch had quite com.
pliment paid him recently by being Sc
lected as delegate to represent the State
Medical Society of Louisiana at the Inter.
national Congress on School Hygiene, in
session at Buffalo, N. Y, August $3.50.
This is one of the largest assemblages Of
medical talent to gather in the United
States, every State being represented, and
many foreign countries sending delegates.
The doctor regretted very much his in
ability to attend.
We regret very much to learn of the
serious condition of Miss Ionic Smyth,
who is very i'll with swamp fever at her
home at "Wavertree. Her brother, DIR.
John Smyth, of New Orleans, is in at
tendance on his sister, and has called in
consultation DIR. J. G. Lilly, of st. Jo-
seph. While Miss Smyth is very i'll her
physicians entertain hope, and it is the
prayer of host of friends that her very
useful life may be spared and she soon
be fully restored TO her former health.
Mr.. j. T. Watson returned on Tuesday
from trip to Baltimore, where he Wis
tied the interdict, Scott Watson, whose
curator he is. He reports that Mr.. Scott
Watson's bodily health is good and that
he has every care and attention in the
Retreat which has been his home for so
many years.
While away Mr.. Watson visited Wash
ington and while there called on Senator
Ransdell and on his return home stopped
off at Louisville, KY, to visit his mother
and relatives there. We are glad to learn
that Mr.. Watson's mother, who is 80
years old, enjoys good health and still
leads an active life.
Hon. E. G. Rhodes, President Of the
Levee Board, and Mr.. M. p. Robertson,
State Engineer, were visitors to st. Jo-
seph on Tuesday on an inspection tour
of the levees. From both gentlemen We
learn that construction and enlargement
work, throughout the district, is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily, a large
amount of dirt being moved daily by the
numbers of contractors along the line.
The Biggs-Reid leyee, in Madison parish,
has been contracted for by that reliable
firm, the Cameron & White Co., and
that contract completes all the work in
the district at present contemplated by
levee authorities. The Cameron & White
Co. has already begun its work at Biggs.
Reid levee.
A most delightful dance was given al
Readland, Ark, last Monday night and
was attended by guests from many points
within a radius of more than 100 miles.
St. Joseph and vicinity we're represented
by Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Wimberly, o
"Osceola," who were accompanied by
Miss Anna Maude Van Hoose, Miss Nor.
mar Reiber and Mr.. James Rowan, form
ing a most agreeable party, who motored
the entire distance, possibly l20 miles, in
Mr.. Wimberly's car. The dance was Civ
en- in the large and handsome pavilion
erected on piling some distance out IL
the lake and which Il screened on all sides
making an ideal pleasure resort. The
building is lighted throughout with acct
ylene gas, and open TO the four points o
the compass, with magnificent, waxeC
floor, and comfortable rooms and broaC
verandas, approaches the ideal of per
sonal comfort as nearly as one coulC
wish. The dance in question was truly |
delightful affair, every minute OF the en-
tire night being filed with pleasure to tn
participants, who reveled in the dance h
the music of Bud Scott's band It'll tn
wee sma' hours. The st. Joseph part,
left Readland about 10 o. clock next morn
ing, stopping at Tallulah for dinner ant
wayside points for refreshments, and GOV
cred the entire distance in six hours
reaching st. Joseph at p. M, bringin
home the most pleasant recollections of