The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-11
RETROSPECTIVE
Fifty Years Ago.

| The Banner of Oct. II, 1S6I-Bellcvue.l
''The mornings and evenings during
| the past week have been rather cool,
| calling into reuuisition fires and bed
hlankets-if fellow was only able to
| afford them" THAT weather condi
tea is about the same as prevails
| today
There also appeared an advertise
ment of the Minden Female College.
J. +. Bright, Principal He was Pres
| byterian minister. Many of the young
ladies' of that day attended that insti-
tuition, the names of two of those still
| living in the parish who knew DIR.
| Bright as their teacher are Mrs. Emma
Tidwell, who resides some miles south
Of Benton, and Mrs. w. II. Scanland,
of this place.
In the issue of the Banner from
which this data is compiled. and for Il
| number of issues prior thereto. there
appeared an advertisement of the Ho-
mer Male College, Z. s. Jackson. l'rin-
| cil,al. The rates Of tuition We're SIS, 81
and 81 Per month. Mr.. Jackson will
be remembered by many of the older
readers Of the Banner. His wife was
| Il daughter of the elder Mr.. Rascoe,
long a resident of the parish, and
whose death occurred many years ago
at his home near Haughton. Her
maiden name is Viola. Following the
death of Mr.. Jackson, she again mar
ried and when last heard from was re-
siding ut some point in Texas.
Mention was made of the death of
Capt. Isaac Brown, then in his seventy
first year. The Banner said of him,
i'll part: 1.-The deceased was native
of Washington County. Georgia, where
he was born June 1, 1887, but for many
years past was a resident Of this par
iSh. He was Il quiet, transformations,
useful citizen, whose death will be
sadly deplored." [Capt. Browns home
was OH the old Wire Road. on the right
as one drove toward Shreveport, and
was just in the edge of the hills over
locking the bottoms. At his home was
one Of the several stage stands on
the Shreveport and Monroe route. A
Benton friend has Informed the report
er that Capt. and Mrs. Brown had no
children. and there are perhaps no rel
atives now residing in this section.l
Under the heading Fillmore Acede-
my there appeared this advertise
nlent: The third annual session Of
this institution, under the supervision
| Nyi..
the reception of pupils on the first
Monday i'll September. Tuition rates
per month. $3.50, $500 and 81. Board.
washing and lights. S12. Above rates
specie, or its equivalent" The card
was signed. I. w. Bledsoe, President
Board of Trustees and wv. f. Hamil-
ton, Secretary In that notice was
mentioned three of Bossiers prominent
and representative citizens. Mr.. Girls
void was a native of Georgia. but
some time prior to the date about
which we write (perhaps during 1860
came to this parish to locate. For
about fifteen years. or longer, he sue
cessfully conducted the Fillmore Acad-
envy. He was a skilled mathematician.
being an exceptionally good teacher of
that branch of study, and discipline
rian Of unusual success. Many Of the
youths of Bossier Parish. and particu-
larry those Of unruly disposition, were
sent his way. He always trimmed
them down a bit. Judge r. w. Bled-
soc also came to Rossier Parish from
Georgia, and Mr.. J. M. Arnold, himself
well advanced in years. said to the re-
porter day or SO ago, He was an old
settler when came to the parish fifty
eight years ago" A surviving son of
Judge Bledsoe now residing in tile par
1sll Is the well known Mr.. w. H. Bled-
soc, OF HaughtOn. OF Mr.. Bledsoe's
five surviving children, all boys four
reside in the parish. One son. DR..
Murf BledsOe, lives at some point
In Texas. For many years Mr. Hamil-
ton conducted large mercantile busi-
hess at Fillmore. the same being estab-
lisled perhaps during the late SOS,
The Platts We're perhaps the first set.
tiers in that community, the Hamiltons
second. and then came the Hodges
family. Two surviving sons and one
daughter Of Mr.. Hamilton residing In
| shreveport are Messrs. Clint and VIII.
! liam Hamilton and Mrs. John 4. Skan.
nal. Two other living daughters are
| Mrs. jeff Bryant, residing in Birming-
| ham, Ala. and Mrs. Corbin, Of Kansas
City. There is but one surviving sis-
ter. and the last of that generation of
tue Hamiltons-Miss Kate Hamilton.
who resides in Kansas City with the
last above mentioned lady, her niece.
MIR. Raymond b. Hamilton, who re-
Gently came to this parish from Shreve-
port and opened Il ranch out on Bod
eau. some miles east of Ivan, and who
Is now III the new war army and in
training at Camp Pike, is Il grandson
CT the elder Hamilton mentioned.I
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