Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-28

Those dancing were:
Miss Bauer and Mr.. Hopkins
Miss Clark and Mr.. Brigham
Miss Crothers and Mr.. E Blanche
Miss Davidson and Mr.. Murphy
Miss Fleming and Mr.. Scott
Miss Hopkins and DR.. Trice
Miss Hazlip and Mr.. Martien
Miss NJ Rowan and Mr.. F Blanche
Miss Thomas and Mr.. Fulton
Miss Ward and Mr.. Rowan
Chaperons
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Buckner
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Byram
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ratcliff
Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Crothers
Stays
A. M. Smith, Magruder Adams,
Albert and Byron Mayer, w. A.
Netterville, J. NJ. Harper, Eric Orr
and Able Pasternack.
A new and very popular hosiery
at Vicksburg is the Washington Ho-
tel, which has lately been taken
over by Mr.. R. N. Farrar, late of
Jefferson county, Miss, and Mr..
NJ. Bedford, of Madison parish, La. !,
both very popular young men and
well known to the travelling public.
The hotel has been thoroughly rem
ovated, painted and upholstered
throughout and is to-day one of the
best equipped and most popular
stopping places in the Hill City.
Mr.. Farrar is well known in Tensas
parish, where be has visited often
during the residence of his two
brothers, Maj. D. S. Farrar and Mr..
G. F. Farrar, both of whom were in
the employ of the late DR.. Gillespie
for some years, and has many
frinds among our people, whom
he will be pleased to entertain when
ever they visit his city. The Wash
ington is operated on the European
plan, rooms being rated at rs cts.
per day, bath 25 cts. extra, meals
served on order.
The Police Jury of Tensas parish will
meet in regular session Monday.
Mr.. Will Abrams calls attention to his
new stock of spring goods, just received,
and invites inspection by the local trade.
He handles the well-known Hamilton
Brown shoe, which is very popular with
all classes. He is located in the Kershaw
building.
The Vicksburg Boiler & Iron Work:
offer at bargain 20 horsepower gaso-
line engine, fully equipped; runs on Goa
oil and is operation at their foun.
dry in the Hill City. The engine has suf
ficient power to run gin. The price Of
tle engine, when purchased last year,
was $500. If interested, write them.
ST. Joseph and vicinity we're visited by
severe wind storm on Wednesday night
which almost approached cyclonic fury
and scared good many OF our people. Sew.
eral trees in town were blown down,
some being up-rooted, and many fences
were leveled with the ground. A tele-
phone pole some distance above town
was shivered by lightning. No further
damage was done.
Mr.. w. S. Hootsell, representing the
Natchez Democrat, was visitor to New
elton, St. Joseph and Waterproof, this
week. Mr.. Hootsell, who is an expert
photographer, had his kodak along,
and took number of local views, to be
reproduced in his excellent paper, to.
gether with an extensive write-up of the
three towns in forthcoming issues. In
this connection it gives us pleasure &c
state that the Natchez Democrat is one
of the best Of metropolitan press, ant
contains full Associate Press reports each
day and is the first paper to enter Tensai
parish every morning by several hours
Its local news service covers a wide rang
Of territory and the paper is absolutel.
essential to every one who desires t.
keep abreast of the times. The subecrip
ton price is $500 per year.