St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-06-07
MANDEvILLE NOTES.

Vaudeville Is now on the boom.
Your correspondent, after q general
interview with builders, contractors,
etc., learns that during the past year
Vaudeville has built seventeen new
houses. from the stately bungalow to
the modest cottage, repaired and al
tered twenty-five buildings. repre-
senting an outlay of about $4,000.
Several hundred building sites and
four ten-acre farms have been sold
within the past six months. Seventy
per cent of houses to rent have been
leased for the summer season. We
have two movies" carousals. shoot
ing galleries and an open public park
with afternoon music and withall
the cheap rates by boat, motor and
failroad iustifies our prO-summer
anticipations of busy and unusual
summer population.
The potato sent you by parcel post
is an average one of forty barre.
crop raised by Mr.. Tom Cavalier in
Vaudeville, 1 to 20, i e.. two barrels
planted, 40 barrels raised. This is q
White Star, weighing Ia pounds.
On May 10. the institution known
rs REST Awhile" will open its doors
for the free reception Of the working
women and children of New Orleans
and SO continue until the fall. The
opening will be memorial service In
honor of that sainted woman, Miss
Sophie B. Wright, founder and key
stone of the institution.
The firm which was recently
awarded. by the town council. the
CONTRACT to re-grade all the streets.
clean and dig cut all the sewers ana
cutters, and repair all the bridges. 1s
actively at work. and it is expecte5
that within thirty days Mandeville
from one end to the other. will be II
ship-shape and thorough sanitry
condition
Mr.. ". E Rockwell died at $40
o'clock Thursday morning. He was
formerly with the East Louisiana
Railroad, and with the motor Tine.
Mr. P C. Smith, town marshaI
is much improved, and gives every
indication of welding the baton o.
peace for long to come.
Mrs. Jas. Thorning and daughter,
Miss Edwina, of Algiers. were guests
last Sunday at Mr.. and Mrs. L. Rosen-
thai. 90
The Vaudeville Social Clubs mrs!
soiree was given at Jackson PARK ana
was q great success.
Miss Josephine Frosch and ner
niece. Beatrice, we're visitors 70 New
Orleans last Wednesday.
Mr. Gus Hotstream and daugnteE
Miss Aline. spent Wednesday IN new
Mrs L. Labat and Miss Marie Du.
fo,,r wora called to New Orleans last
on account OF the oeatn
Of their brother and uncle
Mr.. Chas. Morgan lett lot ram
mond where he will be employed Dy
the Hammond Lumber Co. :
Miss A Padget, of Mount owe. y
the guest Of Misses Mary ana saran
Morgan for the summer.
Mr. r. Wise, OF Bogalusa, spent
Sunday in Vaudeville.
Mrs Lucas Prieto spent severa'
DAYS in New Orleans.
Mrs VIM. Castell is visiting mel
Mrs. Louis Farbot.
Mrs q. Esquinance and daughter.
A,;ca snent Saturday in New Orleans
Mis- Lizzie Wise returne1 10 MAIL
deyille Sunday.
Mrs. Leon Greenbladt anu son
turned to New Orleans ,,:..
Miss Josephine Frosch am Use
Reatrice Frosch spent the day IN New
Mrs. Henry Menant and daughter
snent sunday in New Orleans.
Mrs Jules Bagur AMI sister MIS-, M'sr
Wagner. visited New Orleans Weu-
nesday. ..,. and
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dykeman ana
scn and little daughter have return
ed TO Vaudeville ~, or
Mr. and Mrs. Gutierrez, OF New "
leans, are guests of Mrs InoMas
Mr. ana Mrs. Paul Pizzetta wee
amnnr the sunday excur@ionss.s &c
New Orleans. WA
Miss Carlotta Lavalle spent Wed
resday in New Orleans -
Father Basil spent Weanesssy ~
New Orleans 49,, n.
Mr. Chas. David left for New vt
leans Wednesday