The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-05
ROANOKE BUDGET

Roanoke, La, Nov. 3-The Sunday
School rally at the United Brethren
church Sunday night was largely at
tended, we'll organized, successfully
carried out and the children, one and
all acquitted themselves fine. The
music was very good, the duet by
Frattie and Lorenza Walker and the
solo by Kathryn Thomas being espec'
tally pleasing. OF course the senior
class was we'll instructed and up-to'
date.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Ferguson cele'
brated their golden wedding anniver,
sary. They we're married fifty years
on October 9th, which, as 1t happened
was Thursday, the same day of the
week as their wedding day, fifty years
ago. They received several presents
Of gold. At an early hour the cars
began coming and all brought well
filled baskets and by noon there was
quite a crowd of relatives and friends
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson are
both hale and hearty. They have rear
ed a family of six or seven children
who are all married. The Journal
joins their many friends in wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson many happy
returns of October 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Woodruff Of
Welsh visited with j. w. Lewis and
family Sunday,
Thel ong dry spell was broken Fri
day evening by splendid rain which
will greatly benefit the pastures.
The majority of the farmers are
through threshing rice. 1t is hard to
report on the yield on account of con-
Trajectory reports, but we think 1t
generally pretty good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Verret of Haye'
spent Sunday with Mrs. Verret's moth
er, Mrs. E. B. Martin, on Church st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McMillin, ac
Sompanied by DR.. Arceneaux, took
Miss Grace Narans to Lake Charles,
where Dr. Mckinney made an ex-ray
examination. 1t was thought that she
was suffering from appendicitis.
Mr.. ]. S. Smith of Kinder was
.hown from and seriously kicked by a
horse one day last week. Mr.. Smith
Is Mrs. Carl McMillan's father.
ROllin Berry left last week to at
Tend the American Legion Oonven,
ion at Kansas City, Mo. He will also
visit home folks at independence, Mo.
The "Topsy-TurVy" party of the
Christian Endeavor and SundaySchool
If the U. B. church was largely at
ended. While they played a great
many games and had lots of fun, they
lso had slight scare, when the win
.oW curtain and decorations caught
ire from one of the lanterns. The
laze was extinguished quickly anf
cry little damage done. f.,
The box supper given by the school Q
ast Saturday night made pretty good, ,
aking in fraction over $1,000, which
Till be used to buy suits for the Boys
asket Ball Team.
MIR. and Mrs. A. C. Lee of Sulphur
prings, Ark, motored through to
rowley, stopping over in Roanoke to
isit Mr.. E. A. Lovett, Mrs. Lees
rother.
Mrs. Annie Sullivan of Lake Charles
as called to the bedside of her sister. G
RS. E. A. Lovett, who has been quite
,riously i'll. but who is some better
this time.
MT. rom ThomaS OF Louise, Texas,
visiting his brothers, Messrs. Nor o.
m and John Thomas. He was ac, o.
by his mother, familiarly o.
lown as grandma Thomas. I'll
Miss Florence Kutches of Port Ar. c
ur, Texas, is the guest Of Miss Nellie L
lomas this week. CT
Misses Laura and Rena Sutter spent d'
e weekend with their home folks, Iii
turnind Sunday evening to their al
hools near Lafayette.
Mrs. R. H. Donly and Miss Margaret N
bore of Lake Charles spent Sunday =
tn their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Moore.