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PERSONAL BUT POLITE 4 TI Sto gi hous Mrs. A. D. Thorns is ill this week. Mercer Barrow spent Sunday here. nour A. Schlesinger is expected here from give St. Louis. In vi Miss Lela Wicker was quite sick deer this week. Sup] Mervin Taylor is at home from serv Shreveport.' cost A. C. Winn and family have moved The to Wilhelm. with Mr. and Mrs. Moise Conrad were in be s town, Wednesday. TI Aby Mann came up from New Or- er a leans Saturday last. tra Miss Ruby Phillips was a week-end ceet guest at Myrtle's, her( Mrs. Aubic and family return to Ba- peal you Sara on Monday. caul Miss Lelia Ball was a week-end guest Let of the Misses Tooraen. dies John Stirling is expected at Upper affa Wakefield for the week-end. shol Mrs. E. Jemison is spending the tror week with Mrs. Elwyn Barrow. Tue Mrs. Wills and Miss Irene Wills are visiting relatives in New Orleans. Mrs. Matt Gilmore spent several T days in Baton Rouge with relatives. fact Mr. Terry has: been joined at Oak tion Grove by Mrs. Terry and their five lish children. for Mrs. J. M. Daniel is visiting relatives disc in Opelousas and other points in St. mel in 1 Landry. Mr: Ruffin Daniel, 1after protracted Wo suffering from rheumatism is able to we( be about again. of Mrs. Hugh Connell and children were ShE guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Richard- neg son on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Howell *ere wel guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Jackson an3 on Wednesday. Mrs. Ioor of Raccourci has been the not guest of her brother, N. H. Barrow. one for some time. in Mrs. A. W. Skardon and spn are ex- the pected home today from a month's stay to , in New Orleans. . Superintendent-elect, Mr. H. J. Smith 1 was in town last Saturday, driving cot over from Jackson. as Miss Ruby Phillips is expecting to It have with her today a friend from the eai North, Miss Trix Sprout. Rev. A. W. Skardon went to New 1 Orleans, Wednesday, to accompany ha Mrs. Skardon home today. Elrie Robinson left last Saturday for a business trip to Lexington, Ky. He As went by way of Louiseille. Misses Evie Converse, Anna May Connell and Rosalie Richardson attend ed commencement in Woodville this Tr week. Misses Amelia Barrow and Margaret t Stirling returned Monday from a de- c lightful visit to Miss Snee of White ve Castle. Misses Louise and Mamie Butler and th Mrs. French were guests, Tuesday, of Mrs. Duncan Stewart aqd family, of Laurel Hill. Mrs. Robt. Phillips and family of Pointe Coupee, refugeeing from high water, witi frienm in the country, re turn home shortly. . p Mrs. C. H. Converse and son, Willie, E are expected home today from Torras in where Mrs. Converse has been teach- n ing for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Gunn of Ten nessee have bought the Winn place a near Weyanoke and taken up their res idence there. A cordial welcome has been extended them. Mr. George Baler left Monday for Baton Rouge where he will superin tend the building of Mrs. Wickliffe's apartment house. He will stay at her house while at the capital. d Judge and Mrs. S. McC. Lawrason went to New Orleans, this week, thence b to Terrebonne to visit their daughter, Mrs. Douglas Kilpatrick, The latter's little daughter is ill, and as soon as she is well enough will come with Mrs. Lawrason to St. Francisville for a change. PER80NALS FROM THE JACKSON RECORD, Mrs. S. K. Connell was recently a visitor to Baton Rouge. Mrs. Edith Woodside, of Clinton, is the guest of Dr. John Welsh Jones and Miss Lily Jones. Master Robert Connell Taylor and Mir. D. H. Taylor, Jr., of Baton Rouge, i are guests of Mrs. S. K. Connell. Misses Irene Laryand Mary Sue Gil lum and Messrs. Geo. McCrea and Gri der Gillum were guests of the Misses Smith at Asphodel on Friday after noony - * ABSENT FRIENDS. Miss May Collins Haralson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Haralson, fav ors us with a card to her commence ment, Natchez High School, Thursday evening, May 22, at which time she will receive her diploma. We join her friends in sincere congratulations. Dan Levy will open for business shortly at the M. C. Levy stand. We wish him success. Will the parish schools kindly send us accounts of their school closing. Five copies of the issue containing the account will be aega to its writer. LAWN SUPPER. The Methodist ladies have decided to give their lawn supper at the court house next Tuesday evening, instead of Mrs. Elrie Robinson's lawn as an nounced previously. Sheriff Clack has given the necessary permission, and Hol in view of possible showers, the ladies Sc deemed it best to make the change. and Supper and light refreshments will be er, served from 5 to 9 p. m. Supper will F cost 25c per plate, and ice cream 10c. The grounds will be made attractive with Japanese lanterns. Supper will be served in the building. There will be a phonograph and oth er amusements. Mrs. Quinn's Orches tra will also furnish music. The pro ceeds will be used for church purposes here at home, so that an instant ap peal is made to every one to help a cause known to be entirely worthy. 4 Let every one help these devoted la- an dies to make a signal success of the 8 affair. All who can possibly do so should buy their supper that night from the ladies. Don't forget the date, , Tuesday, May 20. got cia The lady's cook was sick and to this cel fact Mrs. C. Murphy of Troy plantsa- fro tion owes the life of her trio of Eng- urd lish Standard Indian Runner ducks, an for which she had paid $14. The ducks acc disappeared and were seen by another an( member of the family, Miss pelia Ball, gir in the possedssion of a darkey, on the of Woodville road. She was spending the chi week-end and did not learn of the loss fie, of the ducks until her return home. wa She then recalled seeing them. The negro, Jim Boldwin was sent for and he confessed the theft. The ducks Ca weire traced to a purchaser in town. hol any by the happy chancq that the lat- an ter's cook was sick, the fowls were ma not served for Sunday dinner. Evesy lae one is pleased, except Boldwin. who is inj in jail. He has been guilty of other Tb thefts, and it was thought a good time pre to jail him. sol bo A. D. Percy notes a peculiarity in his Co cotton. The young stem makes a turn an as if trying to go back into the ground. Ce It' is probably due to stunting from se early cold. Wilhelm truck growers shipped 100 co hampers of beans, last Saturday. ev ca The West Feliciana Truck Growers' ni Association began shipping this week. The station of the Y. & M. V: at Ba you Sara w'as a busy scene, Thursday morning, when the West Feliciana Truck Growers' Association shipped U their first truck, consisting of a mixed car of cabbages and beans, and a car of Irish potatoes. The cabbages were very fine. The beans were brought to the station in cotton-baskets, and there pi packed. The yield is said to be not so s great, but prices are good. In addition the truckers have sent out 60 hampers of beans by express. i, e- A neat woven wire fence has been put around the cemetery at St. Mary's B, Episc6pal Church in the 8th ward. It is improves appearances greakly, and was i- needed. 1 Star Hill farmers were busy diggmg e Irish potatoes for shipment this week. SMrs. H. M. Levy will have consider able repairs put on her residence in r Bayou Sara before she moves back. ,' Go to Storm's ice cream parlor, next door to his store, these hot afternoons. SEither home-made or city cream can be had. S The receding waters make it possi te ble to remove the platforms in the stores and streets of lower St. Fran a cisville, and things begin to look "nat ural" again. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Howell returned from New Orleans, Sunday, in the auto they purchased there. Edward New a sham joined them at Baton Rouge. They made the trip via Jackson and is very successfully crossed Thompson's nd creek at that point, a ford most mot ors are afraid to attempt. Strange to nd say the passage was not found so difBi ge, cult as Big Bayou Sara. The stretch of sand at the latter place though not 11- so lengthy is deeper than at Thomp ri-son's creek. The car is a 5 passenger, s 40 horse-power, 4 cylinder Chalmers. ter- They are much pleased with it. The number of autoes is rapidly increasing. Two more are talked of to appear soon. NOTICE TO TRUCK GROWERS. 4 This Association will begin shipping igh- potatoes and cabbage on Monday next, tar- either on consignment or will buy them ie- at your railway station. Phone me day when ready to ship. she S. C. COBB, her Secretary and Manager. Telephone 22-R. less Get the 'Utle Ua" MbIt. A SEASONABLE THOUGHT. end Count that day lost, ing. Although with duties filled, the That you have not with tk and vim A full abare of house i killKe. CHURCH NIOTICES. Al S}let GRACE CHURCH. the i Rev. Alvin W. 8kardon, Rector. Trinity Sunday- Holy Communion, 7:80 a m.; unda re School, 9:30 a. .m.; Morning Prayer Opel] and Sermon, 11 o'clock; Evening Pray- th er, 5 o'clock.paid Friday, Litany, 9 a. m. METHODIST HUMAOM. Rev. J. B. Fulton. RIDGULAAR s8RVIC . . let Sunday, St. ran ville 11 of m. and 7:30 p. m. 2nd Sunday, Star ,ll 11 a. m, and St. Francisville 7:80 p. . .or 3rd Sunday, Wilhelm 11 a. m., and take St. Francsville 7:80 p. m. 4th Sunday, New Hope 11 a. M Dub and St. FrancleTll7:80 p. 'm. ent Sunday School every ndymo ket ing at 9:45. 0 Through a lapse of memory, we for got to mention one of the most appre ciated visits our new linotype has re ceived, and that was from 11 little girls from Woodville, who came down Sat urday two weeks ago, to see the water M and the machine. Mr. George H. Argue accompanied them to our print shop and they seemed to be clevel little girls who could appreCiate the wonder of the almost-human type-setting ma- yst chine. One little girl seeing the tiny flecks of metal on the floor asked what was done with all that silver. The firm of J. Perlinsky & Son at P Canton, Miss., surpasses any Southern w house that we know of in the elegance It and interestingness of its advertising Sti matter. Advertising men's clothing, L. last year, they issued a booklet show- eml ing male costume through the ages, mot This year, their boollet pictures the present rulers of the orld from Wil son to the president of China. Both Ld books are valuable guides to correct in i costuming, and we hate put themn day among our reference books. We sin- o cerely thank Arnaud 8. Michel for sending them to us. but The St. Francisville high school tht commencement will be held Tuesday Bu evening, May 27, at Pythian Hall. The a cantata, "Princess Chrysanthemum will 'a1 be presented by the pupils, Friday, se night, 23rd inst, ' Th kin Mrs. W. J. Fort is the hostess of the as` neighborhood sociable set for this (Sat- jh urday) afternoon. a Hail fell smartly at Wakefield, laa Sunday., of Wakefield school will have a picnic, a probably at Whittaker Springs, for the D school closing, May 27. no t Measrl. Harry and Jim Daniel were lal in thbe Centerville neighborhood, this an week, buying cattle. ial ' Through trains were resumed on this ye t| branch road of the Y. & M. V. Tlhiurs- me a day, the same having been interrupt- p1 ed by the overflowed track for 2 miles is below town. The r~esumption means so that this section is again tb enjoy two di mails from the city a day, and the oth- bt er conveniences that this implies. Mr. Willis Daniel shipped a srload , In of cabbage, beans and potatoes, on Wednesday, and two cars of Irfsh poth-pi toes on Friday. O It _ _ _ _ 5. Mr. T. H. Daigre of Baton Rodge a Il gave us one of his pretty coca cola Cal- - endars, accompanying the gift with such a courtly remark that we should si- be deemed vain if we repeated it. , Rn Iab.My- ism will cire ou. The Junior Auxiliary's direct~ris, Miss Oriana Pillet, has put the offce ed building next door to her home at the to disposal of 'the society ia a meeting w- place, and the young folks have taken ge. interest in fxizr ft ,up with fresh cur nd tains,etc. The Auxiliary.meets every a's Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The ot- members are working for the baa.r to which they expect to have' ely in ifi- June. lot 'Fortune 'Cavlier, a negro. livinl in n the 10th ward, was found dead Sunn~day :er, morning about 184 feet from the rear cr. of his cabin. The local magistrate, R. 'he 8, Towles, was authorized by the corn ng. oner to hold an inquest, and the ver on. dict, after careful inquiry, ia that death was due to heart failure. It was Sthought suspticlous because of blood on his head and feet, but this is said to ing have come from the injury to the back t, of the head in falling. iortune l as li very good citizen. ATTENTION, VETERANS? ger. There will be a meeting of West Fe liciana Camp No. 798,-0. C. V., at Me morial Hall, Wednesday, May 19U8, at 11 a. m, to elect officers for ensuing year and delegates to General Reunion at Chattanooga May 27-29, ad for oth er business. By order of MAJOR S. I flavBRGePa, rim ' Ccmulgadalt. L La UWMaNw Anting Adjutant , NOTICnE After this date, the publishing of clerk's notices opening an administra tion must be paid for in advance by the party in interest. The reason for this is that frequently administrations are opened and never closed, or .are opened ,and the closing never adver tised. Bence, it is difficult to keep on the track of such notices and get them paid. ANNUAL PICNIC. I take this occasion, after a confer ence with the memb4rs of the Board of Administrators of th9 East Louisi ana. Hospital, for the Insane, to 'an nounce that the usual spring picnic for the surrounding community will take place this year at the Farm Colo ny on Wednesday, June 4th, when the public, is sincerely invited to be pres ent and bring their well supplied bas kets to help us entertain. Upon this occasion, Governor lall will preside and addresses will be delivered by him self and several other prominent speakers on active topics. C·LARENCE PIERSON, M, D., Superintendent. Mr. H. J. Smith, superintendent-elect of West Feliciana schools, and present principal of the Jackson high school,. was expected and probably came over, yesterday afternoon with some of his boy pupils to show the St. Fraiciseille I boys some athletic stunts. The soiree last Friday evening was poorly attended on account of bad' weather. It is pleasant to hear that Ruffin Stirling, third son of Mr. and Mrs. . W. L. Stirling, and who is in the railroad employ at Vicksburg has been pro moted with a raise of salary. Dr. A. F. Barrow .attends Grand Lodge, Knights qt Pythias, which meets in New Orleans, Tuesday and Wednes day next. ,He represents Bayou' Sara. Lodge No. 15. Mr. Zach Richardson of the 5th ward, but for some months a resident of this toivn, in the last stages of con sumption .died, rather suddenly after 'all Saturday morning. The body was taken to the fifth ward and the burial •. services were held at Concord church. The people in town were particularly iind to himh through allhis sufferings, Ias, he had religious consolation from 'the ministers, good medidalcare, and numberless attentions from others. 5 or 6 doM gt wil break mny cae of Chies & Fever; eaif t take then as a tome the Fever wil not restrm. 'Price S _6_. _ _ Every flower-rower has some one fower with which he or she is espec Sl1ally successful. With one it is roses, 5 another lilies. - MiO. D. Brooks' spee lalty--although'all flowers grow kindly fronm her hand-is red poppies. This a year they are magnificent. At early - morning, before she' makes lavish clip t pings 'for her fridds, the garden bed s is a mass of' qtivering, nodding orim . son beauties, that even as they are on o distilled, spl Lethe to all thoughts 1- but of their exquisite form and color. . Rub-My-Tism will cure you. 0 The roads in the upper part of the k- parish are reported very ad' indeed. Overseers, August will be here before you realize it. , John WhiteaCi. LOUISVILU. k!. Hl lurrstindmtplui ) '"'FURS sad HISS. WOOL k Mýv, We can take your subscription for any magazine or newspaper published. , Special rates on as many as three magazines. Write for 'particulars................. SSouthern Subscription Supply St. Franc*vlle, la. ti .R4 ow ;Lawn Supper Given by · .r . Woman's Home Mission Society of the Methodist Church STuesday, May 20 5 to 9 P. M. Court House Grounds, St. franclville, La. Music and Amusements SSupper 25c. Ice CreamlOe. Proceeds will be used for home church purposes. " Public patronage is desired. A good way to pass a pleasant evening. Life Insurancl Good Investment.; ' A policy holder in the PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE IN . SURANCE COMPANY 6f California took out a policy last year for $3,000, Annual .Dividend, 20 year Payment Life. This year his dividend paid half of the spring quarterly yp'· if ment, or one-eighth of his premium for the year.- Hop is,' that for an investment? TALK .TO ME *BOUT YOUR POLICY. p.p R. M. LBAKe Aent. Feliciana Bank & Trust Co. ST. FRANCIVILE, LA. " ' Capital $100,000. S. McC. LLawraso, President: J. R. Matthews, Cashier. I D. Norwood, Asst. Cashier.W. H. Bqo st. Cash. DIRECTORS. " Cheston Folkes, A. B Moses, T. W. Butler, V k. , soi, C. F. Howell, 3os: ti J F. fIrin . L. Glan, 0. D. Brooks, S.. McC. Lawrason, J. . R.attl .:ei Respectfully solloits any buMles you may have Itn Dalkk ingor Trust line. We will be glad to serve you. S We pay 4 per cent Interest on Savings eli t ~ ~ot" at~s of eposlt. . . " . LET OUR 8ANK 3E YOUR .BANK. ...In the M.arket A ,i We will, beginning Modsy, . SSept. 30, buy.corn and other i produce at best mprkettprices' . .I RICHARDSON & PERCY BAYOU SARA, .A.