Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-08-31

OF Miss Wine Lewis.
Services at Wesley next Sunday
and at st. Joseph at night.
/ Mr.. Oscar Levy made a business
trip to New Orleans this week.
Mr.. f. L. Gulley made a business
trip to Natchez and New Orleans this
week.
Mrs. r. S. Wilds of Concordia parish
visited her grandson, Chas. E. Wilds,
Jr, this week.
Mr.. Thompson Lanius and Miss Lila
Hunter spent last Sunday with his
family in st. Joseph.
Miss Anna Maude VanHoose has re-
turned from delightful visit to
friends at s.reveport.
Mrs. A. j. Sewer and little son,
Master Don, of Tallulah, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w.. Ward.
Mrs. Jessie Bonney, matron of All
Saints College, Vicksburg, is visiting
relatives in Tensas parish.
Mr.. Jos. M. Harper has returned
from Browns Wells, Miss, and feels
greatly improved by his trip.
Miss Clyde Blanche of Quebeck,
Madison parish, spent several days
with her aunt, Mrs. Kate Johnston,
this week.
Mrs. Perry Funk and son, Master
Perry, of Tallulah, and Miss Aldine
Ellis of Bayou Vidal, are visiting MIR.
and Mrs. Jas. s. Johnston.
Miss Marie Owen left this week for
Newberry, Indiana, where she has
accepted position as member of
the faculty of one the leading schools
of that city.
DIR. and Mrs. John Smyth came up
from New Orleans to make last fare
well to friends and relatives before
leaving for France. We understand
he is now with the army.
Mr.. Salo Abrahm of Vicksburg spent
his vacation with his mother in st.
| Joseph, and has returned to his duties.
His wife and little daughter are still
here but will go home Sunday.
Mr.. D. A. O'Kelley has leased one
of Mrs. Young's cottages and will
move his family to st. Joseph for the
winter that his little daughter may
attend school and at same time be at
! home.
Mr.. Mark Andrews Riddle, of San
Antonio, Texas, is visiting friends at
st. Joseph. Mark is looking well and
his friends are glad to know that he
has prospered since moving to San
Antonio.
Prof. l.. A. Smith, the new principal
of the st. Joseph High School, has ar
rived and is getting his household eff
fects in and will occupy the Newell
residence in the Court House square.
Mrs. Smith is also here.
Lieut.. Jos. M. Davidson, after a
weeks furlough, has returned to his
military duties and is now located at
Petersburg, Virginia, where he will
aid i'm training the second batch of
officers for Uncle Sans army.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. w. Semmes, nee
Miss Mamie Chavers, of Meridian,
Miss, were guests recently of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. 81. w.
Hazlip. Mrs. Semmes friends were
glad to see her looking so well.
We understand several new families
contemplate moving to st. Joseph,
but at this time there are few vacant
houses, the Austin, the Henderson,
the Thigpen and the Blanche cottages
being about the only ones unoccrlpied.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Smith of st.
Joseph are receiving congratulations
on the coming of another son, who
will bear the name of Charles Rowan
Smith, for his maternal grandfather.
Both mother and babe are doing well.
Mr.. Whitney Berry left last Sun
day for Portsmouth, Virginia, to join
his ship, the Montana, after months
furlough, which was given him to
recuperate from his severe spell of
sickness Whitney looked very well
when he left and said he had fully re-
covered and was eager to 60 back to
the navy. He is serving at present
as machinist mate. Whitney's friends
are satisfied he will make good among
Uncle Sans fighting boys and bring
honor and credit to his family and to
Tensas parish.
Rev. Mr.. Sales of Delhi, La, was the
guest of DIR. and Mrs. L. A. Murdoch
for several days during the recent re-
vival services at st. Joseph. A to UGH
ing incident connected with Mr.. Sales
attendance at these services was the
endearing manner in which he re-
ferred to the father of Rev. r. II.
Harper, whom he knew intimately in
the long ago, and said his greatest
wish is already realized in hoping that
the son may be worthy of the sire, q
complement that. Mr.. Harper was
prompt to acknowledge.
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