Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-10-14
RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN TEN.
SAS PARISH ON SUNDAY,
IL .. m. and 3 p. N.
St. Joseph-Rev. R. F. Harrell
st. Joseph-Rev. Father Degnan
Sunday School at 10 o'clock, q. m

Joseph, last weekend.
4 Mr.. Orlando Adams of New Or
leans is visiting his parents at Locus
Ridge. His friends are delighted t,
see him looking so well.
Mr.. Smith and Miss Ruth Ohlsel
and Mr.. Howard and Miss Gertrud,
Hart, of Vidalia, were weekend
visitors to St. Joseph and Newellton
i Rev. M. j. Mclean has been doin5
pastoral work in Madison parish thi
week. He will preach at New Ligh
school house at 8 80 p. m. on Sunday
October 23rd.
Rev. R. F. Harrell, our pastor al
Waterproof, La, was in the city thi.
week, and paid the Advocate office
an appreciated call.-New Orlean.
Christian Advocate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy o. Benjamin
and little Cor rather big) son, Percy
Jr., Of Tallulah, passed through St.
Joseph in the weekend, on visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Y. Berry, near
Fairview, La.
Jurors, litigants and witnesses will
bear in mind that the jury term of
the Tenth District, with the grand
jury in session, will convene next
Monday, 18th October; the petit
jury will meet the following Mon
day.
Last Wednesday was a legal holi-
day to both Jew and gentle. To the
Jews it was 'Day Of Atonement,' %
and to the gentiles it was columbus
Day." celebrating the 429th ami
versary Of the discovery Of America
by Christopher Columbus October
IL, 1922
The general health Of this COM
munity is at this time excellent,
both doctors having time to go fish
ing. DR.. Murdock, however, has been
under the weather" somewhat the
past week, and has been confined to
his bed. We are glad to know that
he is now feeling better and able
to sit up.
Judge Hugh Tullis was q visitor
to st. Joseph this week on pro-
fessional business. The Judges RAINY
friends here were delighted to see
him again after his serious illness
and rejoiced to know that his health
is being gradually restored. Judge
Tullis will be in attendance at Court
next week.
DR.. Jos. Whitaker is in receipt of
a letter from Rev. w. Lennie-Smith,
at Alexandria, stating that he has
recovered sufficiently from his re-
cent severe illness to be able to sit
up awhile each day, but is not yet
able to 60 out Of his house. Mr..
Lennie-Smith's friends In this parish
will be delighted to hear Of his i'm
provement.
The weather the past week has
been beautiful, the nights cool enough
to make fires necessary and the days
quite warm enough to make activity
comfortable and pleasant. Cotton
picking is still going rapidly ahead
and corn is also being gathered. On|
the whole the farmers have had good
harvesting weather and we are sure
have made the best Of it.
Mrs. Mary Niche is here, visiting
friends and relatives. She is en-
route to Detroit, her home, where her
daughter, Mrs. Todd, born Niche,
lives. Mrs. Niche has q great many
friends, who are delighted to have
her with US once more, as she and
her daughter have been missed since
their leaving, a good many years ago.
A marriage in a family makes, from
necessity, a good many changes
Vicksburg Herald.
The Newellton High School is to
stage a Castillo play on next Mon
day night. Mr.. de Castillo arrived on
Wednesday and began rehersals. The
play chosen is "The Yankee Doodle
Girl" This is one of the prettiest
of the Castillo plays. Many new
songs have been added making it a
bigger and better play than ever.
No doubt a large crowd will turn
out to witness 1.-THE Yankee Doodle
Girl" The curtain will rise at 8
o'clock.
On Thursday last the Order Of
The Eastern Star, Tensas Chapter
No. 16, had its regular meeting. Mr..
and Mrs. Anding Of Waterproof were
initiated into the Order. The Chapter
had as its guests the Newellton Chap
ter, which has been recently organ
lied and initiated. After the regular
session Of the chapter the guests and
about seventy-five in num-
Der, were entertained with music and
songs, after which was served a
lunch.
Miss Frances Sanders, Of faculty
Of st. Joseph High School, who is
never happier than when contributing
to the pleasure Of her pupils, on
Friday carried all pupils Of the fifth
grade up to Bellevue" plantation,
where several hours were most de-
lightfully spent in gathering pecans,
which were later made into candy
that kind that you can't buy at
stores, and can only be had in the