St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-02
S. s. ABBEVILLE LEAVES FOR
MOBILE.

The S. S. Abbeville, which was
launched January 10, 1919, left
Madisonville Tuesday, July 29, a.
6:45 p. M, for Mobile, Ala, via
Gulfpor:, Miss.
This is the third of her class to
leave the Jahncke Shipyard, the
Bayou Teche and Balabac preceding
her. No difficulty at all was en-
countered at the mouth of the Tche-
functa, owing to the magnificent
system of docks which held her and
rode her over the bar in most
majestic manner into the waters of
historic Lake Pontchartrain.
Too much credit can not be given
Mr. E. V. Heughan and his able as
sistan.s, for the mastery manner in
which they handled an intricate
situation.
Quite g. crowd assembled on the
parture and "bon voyage" was heard
from many well Wishers.
We caught glimpse of Mr.. Clark.
formerly resident auditor Of the
Jahncke Shipyard for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, circulating about
the shipyard few days ago, shak-
ing hands with old friends and max
ing new ones. Come again, Mr..
Clark, we are always glad to see you.
Capt. j.. J. Williams, installation
machinery inspector for the Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporation at Jahncke
Shipyard for some time, sewers his
connection Herewith August /, 1919.
Capt. Williams has done good SER
vice here and his departure is re-
gretted by all. Good luck and a
happy life be your lot, is our sincere
wish.
Miss Bennie Martin, of Roseland, /,
La, is spending a short while in
Madisonville, the guest of Miss
Denia Chatellier She was the
charming participant in a most on
joyable boat ride and bathing party
on Lake Pontchartrain, Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Louis Stockfeth, as
sisted by the writer and Miss Denia,
anu OtAC1 AGAAOko sAAA 6SiA
tlemen, made up the party.
PATTER.
They say that Covington went dry
with the rest Of the United States.
I seems that every time | pass thru
on my way to Abita, the elements
try to prove that the town is still
very much wet. Just before the
cloudburt Mr.. Mason and went into
the restaurant to take up a course
in table mechanics. Now Mr.. Ma
son is rated as first class table
finisher. When it comes to using
the knife and fork, / really believe
Mr.. Mason is the best mechanic in
this section. Just before the knock
off whistle blew we noticed O man
seated at the table next to us and ne
was chewing the settings out of an
ear of corn as fast as he could. But
he was making so much noise that
a near-sighted man thought he was
playing a harmonica. He asked the.
man if he could play any jazz
The the nearsighted man
got to eating an ear of corn and ne
bit off the ear of lady next to him.
All ears look alike to him. AS we
were going out the manager said to
me: I'm sorry that you are not
satisfied. We get the best Of every
thing here" says, "I'm satisfied
that near-sighted man got the best
of the lady all right"
We then crossed the lake that
drug store is one. Well,
it certainly looked like lake that
day. When we landed, Mr.. Mason
began telling me about his expert
ence as a seaman. He said that he
had handled schooners all his early
life and that he was still good at it.
He ordered two of Schonberg
schooners of beer (Root, Of course).
Mr.. Mason said that Schonberg's
beer was good for the blood. If
you take the size of the glass into
/ think they're mighty
good for the pocketbook also. AS it
was wet outside we proceeded to
wet the inside After l was wet
enough on the inside l made dash
(splahs) for the train. which was
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