April 1899 News from Spearsville, Union Parish Louisiana Submitted by: T. D. Hudson Date of Submission: 12/2006 and updated on 11/2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================== ================================================================================== April 1899 News from Spearsville, Union Parish Louisiana From the "Gazette", a newspaper published in Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana Issue of 12 & 19 April 1899, page 3 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Farmerville "Gazette", issue of 12 April 1899, page 3 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== From Spearsville. _________ No doubt THE GAZETTE readers have decided that this correspondent has long since given up the "dotting" from this place. School duties have been too pressing to gather many "dots," much less to write them; therefore, the editor, as well as the readers, will please pardon the long delay. Mr. T. J. Rabun is again selling goods in Spearsville. Mr. B. F. Post is "general manager," and he fails not to solicit trade. The cars can be heard here now daily. The exciting tones of the whistle have about subsided, and the people generally are losing sight of the idea that the railroad will make them a support. Farmers are quite backward about corn planting. If corn was the only crop it would seem that no time is lost, as the weather still remains cold; but cotton being the principal crop, of course corn ought to be planted. The peach crop seems to be entirely destroyed here. The pupils of New Hope school have organized a debating society, and all seem to be much interested. Mr. H. W. Brazeal has just recovered from a severe attack of muscular rheumatism. B. ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Farmerville "Gazette"; issue of Wednesday, 19 April 1899, page 3, column 4 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Spearsville Dots ------ The time of year has come when we can hear the school girls and boys practicing and rehearsing their parts for the June commencement. We predict, from the interest manifested in every way, that the school (Everett Institute) will make a good showing this year. Since we are in such close proximity to the new railroad, we hope to send you more interesting news in the future, when prosperity staggers upon all of our people in spite of their efforts to get away from it. Springtime seems to have gained supremacy over the trying blizzards of winter, and all nature is putting on new vitor and marching once more to the orders of "General Green." Either lost, strayed or stolen - "Col." J. O. Buckley; had a few words with his wife about ten days ago and left to be gone that evening, but has not been seen in our midst since. Many of our farmers have planted their corn crop and are now ready to begin dropping the seeds of the fleecy staple. Dr. Harrell says that he has done very little riding since Christmas. Good news for our health record. Dr. Laurence, the tooth doctor, was the guest of some of our lady friends a few days last week. We have an interesting Sunday school every Sunday evening and prayer meeting at night. Mr. Taylor, the patent wagonstep fixer, was with us a few days last week. The tax assessor was on our streets last week entertaining the boys. "T." ############################################################# File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/union/newspapers/articles/1899-04-spearsville.txt