Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-01

Mrs. G. n. Clinton is visiting her
parents at Ciarkesdale, Miss.
Mrs. G. s. Blonche of Quebeck, Mad
ison parish, is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. Irvine Levy has returned from
a visit to his father In New Orleans.
Miss Mcdowell of Nstchez il visiting
her sister, Mrs. Louis Buckner, Jr., in
st. Joseph.
Miss Louise Johnston spent several
days with relatives at "Helena" plan
tatiOn this week.
We regret to learn of the serious
illness of Mr.. A. 8. Lewis and sincere
ly hope he will soon improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Curry are spend
ing several weeks at Hot Springs,
Ark. Miss Marion Curry is visiting
in New Orleans.
Miss Hazel Lindsay has returned
from Jackson, Tennessee, where she
has been attending M. G. F. I. the past
season. She has as her guest ner
cousin, Miss Gladys Stuart, of Natchez.
DR.. John Smyth, the eminent ply
stefan and surgeon of New Orleans,
and native OF Tensas parish, has en-
listed in the medical corpse Of the
U. 8. army, and lives In daily ex-
pectency of being called into camp.
DR.. ]. M. Adams and Mrs. Adams left
last Sunday for Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, where both will enter training
camp. DR.. Adams has volunteered in
the surgeons corps and Mrs. Adams,
who is q trained nurse by profession,
will do Red Cross work. We under
stand Mr.. F. o. Adams, Jr., architect,
of Tampa, Florida, has volunteered
his services In the drafting depart
ment.
We invite attention to the card of
Mr.. w. M. James of Memphis, who
makes a speciality of real estate and
hardwood timber. Mr.. James has con-
sumated number of large real estate
deals in this State in the last several
years, and within the last twelve
months has made four sales in Tensas
parish. He is q reliable man and high
toned gentleman and bears best rec
ommendation. He will be glad to hear
from any of our people who may
have holdings that they may care to
dispose of.
Mrs. 8. w. Hazlip has returned
from q visit to her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Tnornburg, in Adams
county, Miss. We regret to learn that
the health of both her father and
mother is bad and very little hope for
improvement of either 10 entertained.
MIR. and Mrs. Thornburg are both
quite old aud have led very useful
and industrious lives. He is q Con-
federate vetersn and served the Lost
Csuse faithfully and well, while his
good wife has been his faithful help
mate and companion for nearly or
quite sixty years.
The amusement loving puplic
should bear in mind the great picture,
"The Crisis", to be shown at the st.
Joseph Electric Theatre on next We'd
nesday and Thursday nights with
matinee Thursday evening ut 4 o.
clock. Everybody who can should see
this picture. 1t depicts particularly
the scenes around Vicksburg during
the memorable siege in 1854 and can
not fail to interest our people, not q
few of whom still remember those
troublesome times, and . review OF
the scenes enacted then will recall
much that has long since been for
gotten.
The services at the Union Church
last Sunday were very interesting and
were largely attended, quite q num-
Der being present from Waterproof.
The baccalaureste sermon, delivered
by the Rev. DR.. Wynn, was lucid and
able, and interesting to old and young
alike. The church was beautifully
decorated, flowers and ferns being
artistically arranged about the altar
The program included special music
several fine selections being rendered,
the solos by Mr.. Smith and Mrs. ]. M
Gorton being exceptionally good. AL
together the commencement services
were most delightful and the visit to
our town of DR.. Wynn and many
friends from Waterproof was greatly
enjoyed.
The Gazette had q call this week
from Mrs. Mamie Fitzpatrick Gibson
formerly OF Natchez, but for some
years . resident of Shreveport. Mrs
Gibson is Unidentified with the Louis
lana Child Finding and Home Society
Inc, which for the present has head
quarters at Shreveport. This insti
tuition is non sectarian and non-de
nominational and is state wide in 1t
operation, its business being to find
home for every orphan child and see
ing to it that the child Is reare'
among good environments and Chris
tian influences. Mrs. Gibson met wit
encouragement here, we understand