Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-11

Mr.. Willie Avrill of New Orleans is
visiting his sister, Mrs. R. Worrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Gibson of Dickard
visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Baker this
week.
Mrs. G. G. Goldman and Mr.. Harry
Goldman and Mr.. Magruder Hays wei
visitors to st. Joseph Tuesday.
The municipal authorities are hav-
ing the bridges repaired and new ones
built about town, which is great and
needed improvement.
Lieut.. Briscoe Goldman has recent
ly been transferred from the naval re :
cruiting station at Dallas, Texas, to
Jackson Miss, where he is kept busy
mastering the sailor boys in.
Mr.. George Rusher, the contractor,
of Natchez, is a visitor to ST. Joseph
to day and is figuring with the town
authorities on building some more
Schillinger side walks here.
With the falling of the river the
mail-boat has resumed landing at the
lower landing, which is little more
inconvenient, but freight and pass
engers are conveyed to and from the
landing by the motor boat and barge.
Hon. Thos. M. Wade, parish su-
perintendent, went to Newellton this
week to take charge of the Newellton
High School for the closing week to
relieve Prof. Miller, who has joined
the Officers Training Camp at Fort
Logan H. Root, near Little Rock.
Mr.. w. j. Ward has installed the
Delco- Lighting 81 stem in his residence
at st. Joseph, including fans through
out the house. Mr.. J. R. Smitha, who
has enstalled this system in his store,
and Mr.. Ward are the only ones thus
far to put in electric lights in st.
Joseph.
We invite attention of motor enthu-
siasts to the advertisement of G. P.
Shaw & Co., of Natchez, who recharge
batteries, guaranteeing to give same
one half the life of a new battery at
one quarter of the cost. Shaw & Co.
are reliable people and do whatever
they say.
The public will bear i'm the mind
the special meeting of the Police
Jury to he held on Saturday, May 18th
when Hon. l.. E. Thomas, Chairman
of the State Board of Affairs, will ap-
pear before the Board to discuss the
question of assessments. The meeting
should be largely attended.
A very cool spell of weather has
prevailed since last Friday night, the
thermometer falling to 40 and was re-
ported below on one or two nights.
We do not know that frost was reached
but there was considerable uneasiness,
and cotton and corn and young gar
dens all show the effects of the snap.
Account annual reunion of Con-
federate veterans at Washington City
the ", s. & P. Rail Road Co. is Of
fering excursion rates to Washington
from TalIulah for $23. 40 with final re-
turn limit to June 21st with privilege
of extension of ticket to July 9th on
payment of fee of Soc. This figure
does not include sleeper and meals.
For futher information the interested
can address r. w. Owen, ticket agent,
Tallulah.
Mr.. Jos. Roos was a visitor to st.
Joseph and Tensas Parish this week.
This was Mr.. Roos' first visit here in a
number of years and his friends were
delighted to see him. He is repre-
senting the American Coffee Co. of
New Orleans, and is making his home
in that city. Mr., Roos il no stranger
to Tensas parish. He has lived among
us and is still counted as one of us,
and always receives a cordial welcome
when he visits "old Tensas."
Bishop Sessums announces a visit
to st. Joseph on Sunday, May 18th,
of the Rev. Walter Lennie-Smith,
who is in charge of several churches
in vicinity of Alexandra. The Rev.
Mr.. Lennie-S Smith is commended to
us by the Bishop as an able and con-
scientious worker and deserving of
the fullest confidence of our people.
He will visit rs again on Sunday, May
9th. We hope a good congregation
will greet him on the occasion of each
visit.
With the ever increasing cost of liv-
ing every body should raise something
to eat in the line of vegetables and
meal and meat. We are glad to see SO
many gardens and truck patches i'm the
towns and about the parish, but meat
is also necessary. Everybody, es-
pecially those living outside of town,
should have one or two hogs, and the
better the grade the better price they
will bring. Mr.. d. A. O'Kelly, "Lake-
side FARM, st. Joseph, is Offering
some very fine Duroc pigs for sale.
No better investment could be made
by those who are suitably situated to
raise hogs, and and the industry
should be encouraged.
Prof. NJ. A. Walsworth, principal
of st. Joseph High School, with his