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CITY ECHOES, JAN. 9. 1897
Leonhard, Mr. Louis, is here today. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Higgins, Miss Josie, was a visitor to the Bay last Sunday.	i j
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Levy, Mr. and Mrs. G.A., visited relatives in Biloxi Sunday.	^	J	' A
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Michanard, the property, assessed at $5000 was recently sold	J ^	J-h,
for $2800. (SCE, 1/9/1897)	^
Haber, Mrs. left last week to spend a few months with re-	-r	.
latives at Macon, Ga. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Gardebled, Mrs. C., leaves tomorrow for New Orleans to visit friends and attend the opera. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Caldwell, Miss Ollie, after a visit to Miss J. Telhiard,
returned Wednesday to her home in New Orleans. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Scott, Mr. N.G., a railroad contractor from New Orleans, has
bought the Hackney summer home on the beach. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
McPherson, Mr. OP., who had been for some time in the
employ of the "Joyce-Osoinach" drug store, has left for Gloster. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Combel, Mr. Joseph, THE ECHO gladly notes, has the contract for the gutter work on the college's new building. This is a guarantee that the work will be well done. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. C., at their home near Claiborne, had a
most enjoyable Christmas Eve night party. The affair was well attended and will long be remembered. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Mendes, "Dick", (popular), was in the city this week. The
fact that "Dick" was just getting over a cold helps to disclose a secret that he would guard well. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Piemas, Louis J., was appointed by the Board of Supervisors
this week as guardian for Peter Dudley, an old negro character about town, whom they put on the pauper list
with a monthly allowance of $8 for his relief. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Buckley, Marion, and Oliver Walker, two youthful prisoners
in our jail, upon recommendation of Sheriff Ladner, were
released this week by the board of supervisors upon the grounds of good conduct. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Egloff, Mr., and Mr. Ruger, farm is a sight worth the going to see, where now grow the largest cabbages ever seen in this section. As far as the eye can reach are cabbages grown, this being said to show how great is the labor and enterprise of these frugal young gentlemen. We are glad to note their success. (SCE, 1/9/1897) Leduc, Very Rev. Father and Rev. Father Alphonse were given a
New Year?s entertainment in their honor by the pupils of St. Joseph's Academy, the former being presented with a tilting silver pitcher and goblet and Father Alphonse a gun and album. Miss Jeanne Jung delivered an address in French and Miss Julie Olivari in English. The recipients acknowledged the tokens of love and esteem by neat speeches. (SCE, 1/9/1897)
Marshall, Col. Charles, was the subject of an article about
the "L. & N." in general, THE NEW ORLEANS DAILY STATES says of the popular superintendent and our esteemed townsman: "New Orleans lies within the jurisdiction of Col. Charles Marshall, who has charge of the division, and it is only the bare fact to say that no portion of the "Louisville and Nashville" system is kept in better shape than it. At the same time, everyone will admit that of all the divisions of the "L. & N.", none present greater physical obstacles to the keeping