St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-04-21
FOLSOM NOTES.

The military fever seems to have
struck our little town at last and
has taken from us four Of our most
promising young men in the persons
of George Wallis, the son Of Mr.. VIM
Wallis, the woods rider for the Great
Southern Lbr. Co., and Webb Will
liams, an employee OF Jos. Oden-
valid, who left us a week ago, Geo.
Wallis enlisting in the Washington
Artillery, of New Orleans, and Will
liam in the Marines, he declaring
that he did not want to do any more
walking than he could help. Law
ton FendlesOn, son of Hines Fenle-
son, and David Carroll, both fine
young men, who left us on Sunday
morning. There are prospects of
several more as soon as their parents
consent can DE obtained.
Easter Sunday Miss Corinne j.
Guzman,Sa senior nurse at Charity
Hospital, New Orleans, was visitor
to her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. ThOs.
Guzman.
Engineer Tom Guzman, of the
Coast Train, has laid off for day or
two, so the fish in Bogue Falaya may
bid goodbye to their native haunts,
and content themselves with rest
ing place in the frying pan, for when
The takes his reel and rod no perch
can resist his coaxing ways.
Early Sunday morning party
tor Napier and Marshal Ballard, the
mail clerk, left for Madisonville on
a salt water fishing trip, and Incl
dentally to inspect the large rice farm
of the Keeps, near jacksonville. re
turning about O'Clock the same
evening, each of them having an
enormous string of bass and trout.
They reported the fish biting we'll,
and in fact they had to quit from
sheer fatigue.
AS complimentary farewell to
Lawton Fendleson and David Carol
on the eve of their departure to en-
list in the government forces, a large
and representative gathering of the
Folsom town folk and vicinity, as
sembled at the hospitable home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Guzman, last Sat-
urday night. After several short
talks by a few of the older ones
upon the display of patriotism of the
few young men who have left us, ana
a hope that their example may be
followed by several others who could
be better spared, the company nettl-
ed down to the main object Of thc
gathering, and to the strains OF the
latest dance music from the fine auto
piano, while away the time until the
"wee sma' hours" of the mor,lin ).
when refreshments of several En;;s
of cake and a plentiful supply Of
"Wimjaylbrine" punch were served.
Following were among those pGe y
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. McLain, NJ.
and Mrs. A. B. Holiday. Mrs. w. B..
Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus MERCER,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Gilly, of Slidell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Guzman, Mrs.
Thos. Leach and Miss B. Carroll,
Miss Irene Picton, Of New Orleans;
Miss Myrtle Sharp, of Covington;
Miss Eva Williamson, of Bogalusa;
Miss Gladys Spring, Miss Grace
Miss Ella MERCER, Miss Emily Boyd,
of Uneedus; Miss Lulu Cook, of On
vile, Mr.. Geo. Koepp, III, of Madi-
sonville, Mr.. w. F. ]. Odenwald, Of
New Orleans; Conductor j. l. Na-
pier, Of the N. o. G. N; Mr.. Robt.
Weatherbee, of Bogalusa; Mr.. Law
ton Fendleson, David Carroll, Mr..
Virgil, Verger, Mr.. l.. P. Gaux, Of
New Orleans; Mr.. Wallace Balam, Of
jacksonville; Mr.. Chas. LeBour-
geois, of Uneedus; S. Morgan and
G. Chandler, of Uneedus; Mr.. l.. Bal
ley, of Onville; Conductor Giddens,
of the N. o. G. NJ; Engineer Nc
Gowan, Mr.. Jules Racquette, and Mr..
Jno. Guzman.
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