The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-08-06
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Sister M. Blondina of Sain
Francis Xavier Academy of Alex
dria, was a visitor of st. Mary,
Academy last week. all of her ole
pupils were glad to see her,
Mrs. Robert Roberts of Minder
and Miss Bessie McVoy of Mis-
souri, who will be recalled as for
mer music teacher at the Normal
are the guests of Mrs. Lizzie Nc
Voy.
Miss Celine Morse came down
from Shreveport on Tuesday and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Raggio from
DeRidder on Wednesday, to join
Mr.. and Mrs. S~H. Hill on their
annual camp on the Kisatchie.
The shipment Of cattle is get
ting to be a new and popular in
dustry in Natchitoches, Mr.. j.
w. Payne having shipped three
carloads from this point on Tues
day.
The gardens are very much on
the decline owing to the lack OF
rain, and the scarcity of vegeta-
bles is beginning to be felt by the
housekeepers.
Between forty-fiye and fifty
candidates took the State Teachers
Examination lasl week that was
by Supt. Hudson with
assistants and occupied the best
part of three days.
1.-The Cedar Rope. March" by
the Graduates will begin prompt
ly at 8:15 a. M, on Friday Aug.
7th.
The exercises, proper, start at
$3.50 a. m, on the same day.
The death of Mrs. J. Berry oc-
cured last Thurtlay night after a
long illness at her home near
Vaudeville and the remains were
brought to town and inferred in
the family burial plot on Friday
afternoon. She leaves a husband
and sister to mourn her loss.
The death of Mr.. Brown Scott
occurred at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emile Breda on Saturday
evening after an illness of about
three weeks.
The remains were shipped to
the home of the deceased in Tenn,
on Sunday morning accompanied
by the brothers who went to pay
the last sad respects.
Watch out for the first fog this
month as sixty days after, the first
frost of the season can be noticed.
+. This is the way the old weather
prophets used TO be able to fore
cast, for frost, rain, sunshine etc.,
just by studying nature and they
were more accurate than all the
scientific forecasters OF to-day.
The Pickles house on Normal
avenue has been purchased by
Mr.. Henry Cook who will take
possession of it at once, and his
home the Pierson property that
he bought and remodeled about a
year ago, has been rented by Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Davis who have
postponed building their home
until later.
Monday dawned with lowering
clouds and great promise of rain,
but the promise never material
lied locally. though reports from
different neighboring sections told
of refreshing showers.
Rain is badly needed for the
gardens and dust but the crops are
not suffering for lack of it.
In keeping with plans made last year
the annual reunion of COME 1erate Vet
Grams will occur on next Monday the
10th, the anniversary of the battle of
Oak Hill. Arrangements have been
perfected by the Sons of Veterans un-
der the lead of Acting Commander, c..
NJ. Cunningham, for barbecue. and
picnic dinner at some attractive place
near town. There will be prominent
speakers from away to address the
Veterans and Sons. All cid Veterans
and their families throughout the par.
ish are invited and expected to- be pres
ent, as well as the citizens generally,
Come all and give the t'o!d fellows
one good day.