Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-06

friends al NatcheZ this week.
Mr.. Douglas Wright of Vickshurc
was the guest this week of Mr.. G. W
Van Hoose.
Mr.. Lesley Winterton of Concordia
parish was a visitor to st. Joseph
Wednesday.
Mrs. w. c. Swallow and little son
are visiting her parents at Brcoksville
Mississippi.
+ Miss Rosa Guice has been the guest
of Mrs. Fannie Young at "Wavertree''
the past week.
Miss Blanche Maddox of Louisiana
is the guest of her brother, Mr.. A. A,
Maddox. Port Gibson Reveille.
Mrs. q. H. Clinton has returned
from a visit of several weeks to her
parents at Clarkesdale, Mississippi.
The Rev. Walter Lennie- Smith will
conduct services at Christ Church, st.
Joseph, Sunday, at IL a. m. and s:l6
p. m.
Mrs. Baird and daughter, Miss
Resale, have returned to Natchez
after pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
II. l.. Smitha.
Mrs. N. II. Clark went to Water
proof on Friday to celebrate the
second birthday of her grandson,
Master Charles Tucker Brigham.
Miss Amalia Steen has returned
from a long and delightful visit to
relatives and friends at New Orleans
and other point in South Louisiana
and Mississippi.
Mr.. Joseph Giser, a well-known
planter of Tensas parish, La, is quite
i'll in this city. He was accompanied
to Natchez by Mr.. l.. B. Hunter of
Waterproof Natchez Democrat, July
4th.
Miss Emma Louise Sewer of Tai
lulah visited her cousins, Misses
Katherine and Louise Ward, at st.
Joseph, last week, and was accom-
panied home by them for a return
visit.
Mr.. w. A. Cooper, former principal
of the Waterproof High School, and
now assistant Supervisor of Public
Accounts of Louisiana, was visitor
to the parish this week on official
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl s. Nader (nee
Miss Genevieve Smitha) of Ensenada,
Porto Rico, are receiving con-
gratulations on the coming of a son,
who will bear the name Carl Scope
Nader, Jr.
Mrs. w. A. Burkhalter has returned
TO her home ut Greenwood, Miss,
after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Laura
Bondurant, who has improved so
greatly that it was not deemed nee.
essary for Mrs. Burkhalter to remain
longer.
The 4tE of July was a big day at
st. Joseph, horse races, greasy pole
climbing, base ball and free music
being included in days amusements.
There was big crowd in town and
we understand the local merchants
all did very well.
With the placing of the offices of
sheriff and clerk of court on salary
basis on July LIST, Mr.. Hughes has en-
gagged Jonas Jones to feed and care
for the prisoners while the Police
Jury has employed him as janitor Of
the court house.
Mr.. Fred Wetzel, the we'll hnown
carpenter, is covering the Catholic
church with single roof in place of
the paper roof, which has leaked so
badly. The new roof is stained green
and when completed will present
very pretty appearance.
Mr.. Jos. M. Harper, who was re-
Gently operated on for appendicitis,
in New Orleans, has returned home
and is greatly improved, which will
he learned with greatest pleasure by
his friends. Mrs. Harper, who was
with him in the city, returned with
her husband.
We extend congratulations to Mr..
Abe Love on the installment of cleo
trio lights and fans i'm the st. Joseph
Club, which make that place delight
fully comfortable, and in taking this
progressive step Mr.. Love has earned
the thanks and appreciation of his
friends and patrons.
1t is with pleasure that we note the
raising by the Post Office Department
of the Post Office at Newellton from a
fourth class to a third class Office,
which now places the Office on a
salary basis. Therefore in future sale
of stamps and not cancellation as
heretofore will regulate the salary
of the Postmaster.
Mr.. w. c. Swallow of "Sunnys ide'
plantation, near st. SOseph, offers a
Chalmers 1915 model, six cylinder,
5-passenger touring car for sale cheap
for cash or will trade for mares, mule
colts or good gasoline tractor. Mr..
Swallow says the car is in good run
ming order and is equipped with new