The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-12-18
rorset Hill-Syrup mills are run
ming full time and better grace o.
syrup is being made than last year.

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syrup is being made than last year.
Ruston--ln its plans for community
work Ruston will be in position to
furnish music for itself and neighbor-
ing towns.
Forest Hill.-High school boys and
girls went on hunting expedition on
Little Hurricane creek, luncheon being
spread on the bank of the stream.
Pearl River-W a. Spiers was seat
ed as alderman at the last regular
meeting Of the town council. He takes
the place of F. w. Schuleter, resigned.
Grand Isle.-Fur trapping at Manila
Village, since the advent Of colder
weather, has been good but the prices
paid are low in comparison TO last
season.
Grand lsle-The motor car service
by way OF Myrtle Grove from New Or
leans is affording a quick run to the
island for passengers and mail
Grand lsle.-Ffshermen are reaping
rich harvest at the high prices OBJ
tanned for their catches, selling for as
high as Is cents pound in the local
markets
Grand lsle-Laftte boasts Of ha>
vesting the best sweet potato crop In
years the tubers being Of especially
large size and very sweet
Pearl River-Parish Engineer Huck.
oby was here looking over the propOs
ed survey Of the New Orleans Gllk
Coast Highway through Honey Island
10 the Mississippi state line
Pearl River.-The Bonnebel Con-
struction Company has located equip
ment at st. Joe, near here, and soon
will begin builing the Slidell-Pearl
River hard surface road.
Amite.-Goldby's Drug store was en-
tered and robbed of about $40 recently.
Marshal Moak accompanied by Mr..
Goldsby, apprehended a negro boy,
Norbert Holden, who confessed.
Pointe la Hache.-Orange growers
are making use of windfall oranges
from their groves in making some
home brew orange wine for their own
use. i is mild, minus the kick
Estherwood.- threshing has al
most been completed in this section
Adam lie Blanc and sons have finished
threshing on their farm in Vermillion
parish, the Weld being 5000 bags
Forest Hill.-The Christian Church
here held Thanksgiving services, talks
being made by Rev. c. c. McGuiddy,
A. K. Ramsey, Prof Baldridge, princi-
pal Of the high school, and Prof. Mat
theWs Of Tennessee.
Morrow.-Joe Bennett, a negro. was
shot through the head by Liss Fisher.
a merchant Of this place during a con-
troversy over debt that the negro |
O"heO MI FISHER. bennett was sent |
TO Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
Ruston Chamber of Comemrce ar.
were begun for the pub |
fishing Of monthly bulletin. The
matter Is in the hands of Chairman J.
l. Martin Of the publicity committee
and Chairman w. J. Lewis of the
finance committee
Pcinte a la Hache-Several Italian
cotton planters from Texas have leas-
ed the Pointe Celeste Sugar Plantation
for the culture Of cane on the tenant
system from the Deer Range Planting
Company for the coming year and the
company intends setting up several
other OF its smaller places on the
same system
Monroe.-Cars on the municipal
street railway company will hereafter
not be operated during the night under
he new electrir light and power plant
has been finished on account of the
complete collapse of the old electric
light plant, which is now furnishing
power here. Cars will cease operation
fter p. m.