St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-09-10

slideil Merchants Meet at
Community House; Put
en- Dollar Day Sales.
POTATO HOUSE
READY. FOR FALL
Two Fires Destroy $4,000
Property; Locals and
Personal Notes.
(Ry Staff Correspondent

Nj ueil, toCpt. line merchants
of Siidel met in the Community
House last night to discuss plans for
series of ttDollar Days" in Slidell
during the next six months, and be-
gan plans for the organization of
league of the merchants to further
cooperation among the retailers of
the town. Joe Lee, manager of one
of the Neuhauser stores, was elected
chairman, with Pat McDaniels, Of
McDanleps store as secretary. Mr..
Lee will appoint a committee to meet
to draft plans to be submitted at
another meeting of the merchants
to be called in the near future.
Sunday School Glass Entertains.
The Willing Workers Glass of the
Methodist Sunday School entertained
Friday evening, Sept. s., when they
presented musical program and the
play Rev. Dayton Up-to-nate.' The
entertainment is under the direction
of Mrs. B. H. Gardner.
Potato House To Be Ready for Fall
Crop.
Secretary G. A. Everitt, of the Sill
dell Farm Products Co., Inc, has is
sued a call for an additional one
third OF the stock subscribed by local
stockholders, and announced that
the heating system in the sweet DO
tato curing house erected by the
company is being installed this week
to be in readiness to handle the fall
sweet potato crop. Plans are under
way to install syrup reboiling plant
in time to handle this years output.
Two Fires in Slidell This Week.
Two fires in Slidell during the
past week destroyed property valued
at near $4,000. Saturday morning,
Sept. 3, an oil feed pipe in the big
brick kiln Of the Salmen Brick &
Lumber Company burst, the fumes
igniting Immediately, which rose and
enveloped the whole roof within a
few moments. The fire fighting
apparatus was brought into action,
and within a short time the fire was
extinguished with a loss of approxi-
mately $4,000, partly covered by in
surance. On Friday, about a. M,
an alarm was sounded from the
negro quarters. The home of Geo.
Richardson was destroyed Valued
at about $1,000. The fire was sup
ing mosquitoes.
High School Opens With Big En-
rollment.
The Slidell High School opened
in full force Monday with the largest
enrolment ever reported. 1t is esti-
mated that more than 500 pupils
have enrolled and still more are ex-
pected within the next week. Sew
eral new teachers have been added
to the faculty and "a most successful
year is expected.
Social and Local Notes.
Mrs. A. H. Dunstan and family
returned home Saturday after spend
ing the summer in North Carolina.
Mr. Gus Fritchie has returned
home after attending school in Madi-
son, Wis, for several months.
Mrs. M. E. Wakefield was hostess
to the Ladies Aid of the Presby-
terian Church, Thursday afternoon,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
A. D. Carpenter A most interesting
meeting was held.
The Christian Endeavor Society,
a group of young folks at the Pres.
byterian Church, enjoyed truck
ride to the lake Thursday night.
Rev. and Mrs. w. H. Giles have
as their guests for the winter the
formers sister, of Georgia, who has
accepted the position here as teacher
in ;. the Slidell High School. Mrs.
Giles also has her little sister with
her for the winter who is attending
school here
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. HALEY have
returned from a, short stay with
friends in Ponchatoula, La. Miss
Sally accompanied them.
Mrs. Sam Sollberger was hostess
to the Priscilla Club last Monday.
The club will meet next Monday,
Sept. 18th, with Mrs. L. F. Talley
as hostess. The meeting will be
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