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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11

The report on the bill To divide the
territory, and admit the southern part
by Nj. Harrison. meets with universal
faYor n South Dakota, and it is belieT-
G.! is VIII receive the support Of the ter
rltorlal delegation il Washington and
become Il law unless cloggel OF killed
faction.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11

The mines OF the Black Hills haS.
mined and millel 1,Jl2.05. tons OF goo,
ore, Yielding &lo.43I 10, al average o
.only $0,I5 per ton, making a proSit, an,
paying IN dividends S3.lle,399.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11
Hunting, Fishing and Pleasure Boats.

Cedar or Pine. A good Gin
.E@S! 49, - her bti.t hvat - zee. long,
:S!nr:, t!,:n. w-i 1T so 70 q
lbs. with oars. SEQ boars 'niit . n|''sr;, Snm! lamp ior
.tElaaG,g POWELL G. GJGEt-EG, "AnEeG III, II.
3.nul:uciiirrsUt HIi,iiiiils. Pumps ,tS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11

Bins to grant right II way through
die oiouN reservation to the Dakota
Central and the Chicago. Milwaukee x
>t. Paul railway companies have been
tavorahly reported 10 congress by the
senate and house committees un lndlan
affairs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11

y London dispatch announces the
death OF Prince Leopold, the Youngest
son of Queen Victoria,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11

Manyaman who has been anogligent
husband decorateS hishead witp'~ gave
with flowers. But why not take the
bo1uet home betorehanng \ woman
don't always want to wait till she's dead
before she's appreciated.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11

Rpy. Mr.. .Anieck was in Mitchell the
other day in consultation with DR.. l'a.-
dee. The Republican announces that
Mr.. .Alieck will go to Europe this sum
mer in the interest Of the Dakota uni
vcrsiiy. DR.. Pardec viii soon visit St.
Paul. Milwaukee, and Chicago in the
same interest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11
LOOMS $. Gull.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

r~usiuc.s before the United ststes Land Ofice
ugmp,lJ attended to. ia
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11
lil2.l:tiI
NOTICES.

NOTICE.-U.S Land Office at Mitchell. D.. T.
~ March :. 1884.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
TeXRrkaha.

There IS more pneumonia than ever before
In our city Several deaths from the malady
have recently taken place, Gmong them That
OF Mr.. Pink Rochelle, one OF the oldest citi-
zens and FIRST settlers OF Bowie county.
Colonel :. W. Mckneely, a Tex war vet
Gran OF 1885 Will attend Mardi Gras at New
Orleans.
Mr.. T.. =. Sanderson. one OF our merchants,
II seriously III with Pneumonia.
Mrs. W. ~. Weeks has been seriously II! for
several days.
A sociai gathering at the residence of Mr..
Ed Shaft was given last evening In honor Of
Miss BrownIng OF MARSHALL and proved TO be
"a most pleasant affair
A mop was given 10 "a select w last evening
at the residence OF deputy county clerk j. ".
scott.
Miss Ellen Brow ing of Marshall. ard q
wonderful society favorite of our city. is vis-
lung tue family OF MIR. =. shaft
Misses Nina Mills OF MARSHALL and Bell OF
II 'pe are visiting inlorr city, the guests OF
Mrs. Geo. X. liaflin.
last evening 10 Miss Caddie Reed 81 this riiy,
Rev. II. Is. Ponder OF the First Baptist church
officiating.
a grand ball 10 he given by the Odd Fellows
st 6hlo's opera house on tue Jist Inst l. an
tlcipated 10 be "a grsud event OF the sea- on.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
Tyler.

MIR. c. W. konns, master OF transportation
OF the sunset railway, paid our city IA pleas
yisiL the FIRST part of the week. Ru nor
has IL tn II one of our falrest bellies Will soon
follow him 10 the Bayou City.
Mr.. Joseph l.. Fisher, for n long time con
nected with the Missouri Pacific railway at
this place has boon Transfer, Il TO Milano
Junction. He was very popular In social
81 Giles and many bright eyes are saddcned
by his departure.
Capt. n. W. Finley, pr )minent attorney
of our bar. and Mr.. s ID. Reayes, clerK OF the
supreme court OF this place, left Wednesday
for Galveston, to attend To business Connect.
ed with the 0tiiog branch Of the court
Miss tierr, daughter. and Mihs Brokaw,
niece of Col. j. II. Gerry. superintendent of
the Texas & IT. Louis railway, who arrived In
our midst recently, have proven very hap
by addition 10 Tyler society.
Miss Carrie Cain, who mas been visiting
friends aud relatives in Marshall and Shrcve.
port for the pat two months, has returned
home.
Capt. A. +. Hurt, our worthy postmaster
ana his iady, entertained the 30. 81 club at
their residence IN this city Friday night
Those who were present speak In glowing
terms Of the occasion.
our young m n arc looking forward with
pleasant antIcip.iions.t Oa lcap.vear ball soon
TO be given by a club " young ladies.
capt. j. =. Hog of wood county, district
attorney, aud Judge j. Il. McCord of Gregg
county, are In our city.
Col. Il ]. Hnrl y OF london, wealthy cap.
italist. Is In this city consulting with some ol
our promiaent citizens In regard 10 anotheg
prospected railroad.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Glimpses of the Bright and Sunny Side
of Human Life.
Cheerful Chat About Home Life and
Society Circles.
Fort Worth.

Miss salIle Meyers of cleburne is visiting
Mrs. T.. Keifer.
Miss Llzette Kaiser is visiting friends in
Mine Ola
Miss Lucy Falk of New Orleans is vlsltl7g
Mrs. T.. Keller
Miss May Chambers who has been visiting
tumwa, Iowa, this week.
Matt MarcD of Nashville, Tenn, u brother
OF Mr.. Jim March, is ON n visit TO the city.
VIII H.. sims, of the b. Z, Evans Co. VIII
btsk to-day in the smiles of the y Jung ladies'
of Weatherford.
j. it. sandIdse OF the b. C. Evans Co., has
gone u Decatur for II visit.
Mrs. Farrs AN daughter, mother and sis.
ter OF w. ID. Farris, have moved TO the city
10 live.
Mr.. W. p. Webb will in few days move
his family from Nashville TO this city.
Misse, Lille Penn and Lucld Johnson of
Weathcrtord arc visiting friends in the city.
Capt a. +. Higgs, president ana general
manager of the COhtinentdl Meat company,
W Ill move his family TO this city from Veto
ria some time uuIing next week.
i'hc young ladies' VIII give Ieap-year par
~ Tuesday night week. MISSES frankie
Nichols aud Tally Bro ks have been around
among the young ladies organizing the
movement, an wnl have married ladies
around 10 chnperone the par y. II win be no
pickles and coffee affair.
h >. J.. Z. club viii give ii phantom party
next Friday nigut nj Godwin's hall. The
usual sheet and piliow-case programme will
ne observed. No one Will be admitted with
out Il llcACt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
Gainesville.

I Our city, particularly the socal elem mt
! was somewhat Tired up thursday mOrnin :
l o lea ning of the quiet nuptial ceremony
the night prcc ding Our young and hand
some Gin collins slyly FRIED oT Mrs. +. t..
Caldwell, nee rdner, the s>rl -htly rat
tltng, heart-ma thing young widow, TO The
presence of Rev. ~ Lawson OF the Epis-
opal church, and with few orief words
were made one, rms settles the other fell
lee Il was quick and uneN pccted, "short,
sharp and decisive" as piece OF .tratcgy,
aud his many friends and acquui All ces
ra her looked upon the report AZ "a good
joke"
The pleasant hops given by Prof Hirsch OF
the danclng acade ny, are muSh enjoyed
and la gely participated in by Others III TN
his large class. He is very nice gentleman,
ana knows how TO condact these pleasant
reunions.
str ng lodge here and will meet once wees
ia the library hall. WHAT good will lie done
is yet to be seen. Orders of that char
acter here hitherto have "hid their
light under n bushcl'-thcy have done no
visible good except rs a social entertainment
10 them Sc, yes. me VS. are being violated
serves aggressive While fathers and moth
erS and sisters are fIrualy reading the dis
sons Of minor s.e and adult. arc "practicing
at the bar" VIII this organiz . on 70 low IN
the footsteps of us predecessors, breathe
spell and then die: We shall see.
MessrS. Chiiders Il McCutche IN, two worthy
young gentlemen who have Just driven stakes
mere nave opened IA brokerage Office.
u. N. stone * ca. Of Tennessee, VIII open n
finc dry goods house in the Iiesporian block
next Monday.
Williams y, capped, another young and act
i've firm, have opened dry goods house on
North DiN0n street.
The old veteran Oft the faber in this section,
c. VI. Bal ey, Esq, founder OF ihe old CT
zetie and later of the Weekly Hespcrlan,
also connected with tue Daily Hespcrian at
its debut, Is ny ,ln on its editorial NJ II, He
Is n solid u practical writer and very we'll
pc re In TcNa, politics aud her politicians.
We have some little sickness prevailing,
pneumonia, some of serious type, and
measles.
Mrs. nr. Felix johnson Is very III.
w. l.. MARI of the Hesperlan is complain
ing.
or the Register office force, Geo. T. Yates,
business manager, Tom. TIllery, foreman.
and Col, A. II. McCin., dltor are a more or
less lndsposed II is HEY Mac il heart
diseass-hls sweetheart i OF on u visit.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
Henrietta.

The phantom ball given by the young ladies
OF this city last night WA grand success,
quite Il large num0er being in attendance.
Among those present were noticed Frank
Miss ollie Johnson, Fra Caldwell, Miss
Mana we.tmoreland, I'D Caldwell, Miss
Lille Patchen, Win Smith, Miss Annie
Welborne and wife, o. T.. McClain and wife,
ID. ii. Williams and wife, ID. +. Bompr Miss
Annie Purinton, sam Ar hibnld, Miss Lii
Ed BanRam. Miss Eva Currey, j. W. f. Gray
and VIE. All met at the residence of Mrs.
q. A. Archibald for the purpose of massing
dancing was INDUCED In until - late hour,
each aud every Que passing n very pleaant
evening. The young men desire 10 return
thanks TO the young ladies for the pleasant
time they spent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
JeHcrsOI,,

one Of Jenerson's popular and handsome
young ladies Ia ihe pc son OF Miss Maggie
kosser WAS welded on the evening of the Z II
instant 10 the famous and esteemed Mr. j.
II. Parsons, cashier of the Citizens bank of
ms place, NJ The residence of
Moi. John T. Flynn, Rev. j. II. wig.
gins ofhc'aling. The nests, as far as could
be ascertained- among others -wprc Col, H.
W; Taylor and lady, Rev. L. q. Benners and
lady, Mr. and Mrs. q. j. Wise, DR. A. A. Ter
hume and lady, DR.. A. Brown and lady
Captain T.. J. Rodgers and lady, Mr. j. III.
lowell and lacy, Mr., y. r.. Boice and lady
VI sses Id. Rodgers, Carrie Br Iwn, Louise
+ sh, Murphy Smith,i Sarah Terhune, Messrs
LOUIS j. Workman, John Z Harrison, Dr, W,
u; DE iernette, IL Z. Epperson, and Mrs. a. IL.
vi slow.
Ifthere are moments In human life which
for the etensity of earnest and joyous feet
Ing they pr duce, bee me sublime in the
highest degree, II is, believe, that moment
In which a loving, contdlng couple stands
before God, TO Join hand TO hand aud heart
10 heart. for the whole balance of their pill
grlmage on earth.
may your onward course through life
BE strewn with roses bright and fair;
1 or cup ofJoy and pleasure rife.
Unmlked with either toll or care.
Gen. 4. Il. Malloy visited orr sanctum on
sunday last, en- route from Austin. | was
al to shake hands with the pleasant gem
ueman.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
Fire at Xenia.

Cincinnati. Ohio. January o5.--Fire
at Xenia this morning burned the
Union block, containing three stores.
The buildings and stock in the stores
are "a total loss, estimated at $50, 900.
LATER-The fire started in j. $
Monroe's furniture store. Arnold d
Co, grocers; Montague, drugs; the
Democrat-News printing Office; Nc
Donald, paints; II. l.. Smith, insur-
apce, and the Masonic lodge, we're TO-
tally destroyed. Wolf Il Peterson.
hardware; the Republican printing
Olive, Telephone exchange, and ID
Seward, pianos, were badly damaged
by water. Total loss estimated at
$4,000. VIM. Powers had his skull
crushed By falling brick.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27

ness.
Mr.. \, NJ Smith eft ono day this week for
his Old h me, iaiton, Ga.
Mr.. >. 4. Jones left last Mon lay night for
Fort Wor n.
Geo. NJ. Townes, one of our populers boys,
has secured u position In the Advocate OIL &c
AT onham.
Judge d. b. Stanield, W. II. Stanfeld, Lee
Stantcld, Eli Diamond aud Frank Quiilin
too' IA tr p to the Indian T-rritory In tue
early part OF the week.
Judge Wade, VIM. Wade and Z. Il. Ritchey
have jdst returned from trip to WcsierA
Texas.
o. Wednesday night ut the Methodist
church DE- l.. Kelley and drs. Kinnon were
married.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
A Penitentiary Fire.

Minneapolis, January GA fire In
t,ie alaIe peallen..ary iast night de-
ing. Company X Of the state militia
was called upon to assist in removing
the convicts. about $3.50 in all. They
were shackled together by means OF
long fine chains, and removed to diff
though the CONFEDERATION spread viii.
remarkable fapdity, the prisoners
were transferred with little difficulty
The origin OF the fire IL a mystery
Loss $4,000, all owned by tie state
partly insured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
I6-woKp SQUARE.
NELLIE.


l7.-RHYMiNG DEcArfrArioss.
one sunny morn year.,
4 farmer into town Id.
He tool, with him n load Of,
Exoecl!ng not that 1t would.
Had II done so. his corn o.
Had soaked and spoiled cen every.
Tut ms he hoped, the day wa;
No signs OF storms were in the.
lie reached the city without
q we except fractured ).
That twas no worse ne was right
As he in sooth, assured the
Who helped bind up his arm or
lie broke while driving DER a..
TgADDLEs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
Mhifrsllnrl.

Rev. J.. y. Grafton OF d mon spent ye,ter.
day in Whit sbpro.
Mr. Ellington. one OF Pilot Points most
prosperous zoe chants, IL Ia our city to-day.
He Is prospecting with the view OF establish
Ing branch house 10 his Pilot Point husi-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

All correspondence relating to this
department should be mark ed "For
Puzzle Department" FORT WORTH
GAZETTE, and addressed to w. Ii.
Eastman, East Summer, Malne.l
ANSWERS IN TWO WEEKS.
10 pRoP-LErr-R PUZZLE.
.. htsegah?
=. cga iacci I cot atsuic.
HcHooLBoY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27

ID. ENIGMA.
Composed OF 81 letters.
My n, 8 9, ~ is 10 drown.
Ny ~. - 3, ~ an insect.
Ny 10, 2, IL, II, II is 10 strike the teeth to-
: ether.
N.Y., !. II, Is Is n p'acc for bees
My 10, 49, !, 8 Is IA drawer.
Ny who.e Is an aifnonitlop OF scripture.
EBSA.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
@.-pIAMosp PUZZLE.

%.-DIAMosD rUzzLE.
!. A consonant.
2. An article worn by all.
.. 4 water serpent Killed By Hercules.
4. To shine.
o. Commerce.
q. a oddess.
:. A vowel. DIXIE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
ls.---.cHAnADE.


Ny first Is n strip of wood; my second is
travelled; my whole traverses the country
ELLEN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
(ANswERsTv TWO WGEKS)
ANSWERS.

9; Where no wood is, there the IRE goeth
o. The man In the moon.
s. SAVE
ALEX
VENI
EMIT
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27

n n ri. ~ |III---- 1||"II
N nept co. Limited,
\. ~ a. elty property
|. ! ,ro have been many
ZIG lots and income
ls'x retafJiod from n
y Ing the week i,n-
every pr0perty in
Il. AVA ten per cent.
y, y = . now the case
bile Fort Worth
y ondislpg future
M the Invest
J, II ouo orties both
!, re-, of ale to pay
M heir price,.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
idition, and the prob

Edition. and the prob
HI improvements; also.
3verseer who has fail
road, or in any way
bread unon the min min
| u to be considered in
Z, roads and determine
or taxes 10 be levied
IA. autira road of the
asa shall hereafter he
ept uDon vacation and
1iod oftiIree ! ears.
1ihe rer,ort yna'ia Inv
X ,,,,hlic'r roads to The
nurt nj ! 5rovid cd for
n sksIl .,e s,,bmittad
contracts thev NAV
d their lass rrn3rt for
road to M Grand
i term Of the district
III, 4a0o An oversoer
|aM nv said conrt for
ID ri the time oe as.
ame: and AT The Grs.
Il ,lrt IL each wear the
H. ooinf an overseer for
Ihes IN the conntv' and
feline desirnate nil the
Esrk On public roads
| ,siern to the several
! ~, that hands shall
|o,spportionvd to- work
III 'cr nearest to their
hA. provided further
in,,or OF public roads
h, talc. apportion any
a,sact, who. from any
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27

TAry 8.P President
3 Seeuoo Q for Wash
yet111f Nas among
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27

prepared to give prices e competition
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-07-12
NECROLOGIE.

Dans notre dernier numero nous
annoncames lie deces de dame Vale
rie Neveu, veuve E. I. Guegnou.
Dame Valerie Neveu, naquit a
Rouen, en- 1908, ct vint en- Amerique,
debareuant a la Nouvelle-Orleans
avec son pere l'Hon. Jean Jacques
Neveu, avocat de profession, a ragc
de 4 ans. Son pere Sc 6xa aux At
takapas ct apres une carriere ardu
ct pleine d'honneur ct de services au
pays adoptif, il mourut a un age tres
ayance a Lafayette. Celle don't nous
pleurons la mort etait dune intelli'
geDce, nous dirons, hors ligne, dune
charlie non demonstrative mais &C.
tive, ct sans etre prodigue toujours
sincere dams ses antilles. Ellie pos
sedait de grandes connaissances,
maitresse de la langue anglaise ct
francaise ct en- meme temps bonne
Iatiuiste, plus dun moroccan en- prose
ct en- poesie, de sa plume feconde ct
modesto ont orne les journaux du
paws. Sa conversation etait tou'
jours agreeable, piquante, instructive.
Ellie laisse deux files pour pleurer
sa mort, une Nine F. D. Young, de
notre village ct Pautre Nine Ii. q.
Read des Chenieres, toptes deux fem
mes dune instruction rare ct de
| lecture achevee. Ellie cut deux fills,
lHon. Adolphe Bailey dun premier
mariage-Adolphe Bailey Get aigle
du barreau ct du banc, repertoire de
sciences, solcil de tout ce qui Fen
tourrait-et PHon. Eugene Cue
gnon fills de son second marriage. 4ui
occupa de hautes fonctions civiles CT
Sc fit remarquer par des connais
sances ct un esprit extraordinaire
Valerie Neveu nest plus, mais dams
| sa tombe s'est eteinte une des plus
bellies intelligences de la Louisiana
Ellie mourut en- chretienne. Paix
ses cendres.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-07-12
THE NEWSPAPER! !
ABLE,
NEWSY,
GOOD AND
CHEAP.
WEEKLY
Weeeeses= %eesnaL

The -JOURNdL [HETRY
WATTERsON, Editor is by circulation
and reputation the acknowledged Rep
resentatire Newspaper of the South. AS
q reliable and valuable newspaper, it
has no superior in this country or in the
world. 1t makes earnest, vigorous war
on Protective Tariff Robbery add Nor
mon Polygamy, two evils that blight
the prosperity and morality of the
United States. 1t is able, bright and
newsy, contains the strongest editorials,
the most complete summary of the
news of the world, the best telegraphic
and general correspondence, full tnrr
and stock reports, market reports, fash
ion reports, Talmage's sermons, splen
did original serial'stories and novelettes,
poetry department for children, an
swers to correspondents, ETC., etc. in
word, everything to make it a delight
to the family circle, and invaluable to
the man Of business, the farmer, the
mechanic, and the laborer.
Specimen copies and full descriptive
premium circulars will be sent free OF
charge to any one on application. Sub
scription terms. postage free, are-for
Daily Sl2; Sunday 81; Weekly S1.5O.
Any one sending four yearly subscrl-
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Address
W. Y. HALDENIAN.
Oz cH;11n
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-07-12

L'observance du 4 de Juliet, fete
81 grande dams ses souvenirs ct ses
inspirations fut honteusement negli-
gee a la Nouvelle Orleans ct daEs
tout l'Etat. Pique-niques, balls, ex'
cursions, ah oui, autant de frivolites
quill vous p!aira, mais plus de ces re-
unions serieuses dun grand peuple,
evoouant son beau passe, OH il Sc re.
ceuille a la m6moire des peres de la
patrie ct de leur grand services ct
iure etre fdele dams pavenir qui Sc
dessine sous de 81 brillantes auspices.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-07-12
LIE 4 DE JULIET.

Fut jour de fete ct de grande re-
jouissances a Abbeville. Ainsi qu'it
await etc annonce, 10 compagnie
Hook & Ladder rendit &c Jour gala.
A cinq heures P. NJ, les membres de
la compagnie en- uniforme Sc reuni-
rent a la case, d'ou lis retirerent le
Truck qui etait tout festonne de guir.
landes contributes par les danes de
Ia vile; deux chevaux don't Fun etait
le veteran Prince, proprement har-
naches ct ornes de rubans, y furent
atteles. lie marechal du jour NJ.
Mills, monte sur un beau cheval don
matt les ordres la colonne Sc forfna
ct accompagnse des deux Brass
Bands du village, marcha par toutes
les principales rues de la vile aux
doux accents des deux fanfares qui
jouaient afternativement. La pro-
cession fut dcs plus ordonnees ct fut
saluee de toutes parts des WHAT'S des
hommes en- groupes assemblies sur
nos banquettes, ct par les danes qui
par leurs blancs mouchoirs au vent
ietes ct leurs sourires ct regards,
temoigaaient leurs wives sympathics
ct encouragements pour Ia, compai
gnle eui s'etait ST noblement organi'
see dams un but de charlie publique.
la procession retourna a la case on
la compagnie Sc debanda, 'et chacun
Sc rctira chez lui mais &C ne fut que
pour Sc reunir 4 Ia sale Franeaise
OH un bal Jet les Embellishments
sans nombre et des plus exquis les
attendaient. LIE bal fut un bouquet
de bal, tant par l'entente cordiale qu1
reguait, que Ia beaute qui y faisai'
eclat. La danse continua bien avan1
dons la mutt, lorsque la foule Sc dis
persa. Ainsi fnit cette journee me
morable dams les tastes d'Abbeville
Mais avant de finir- unImot sur Ia
musique du Jour dui fut bien de:
deux fanfares, mails pour le temps
que la bande sous la direction de N
Dezauche. a pratique, nous n'hesl
tons pas de- dire, a eux le pompon el
ce jour.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-07-12
NO. 8.
TOWN COUNCIL.

AbbeviIle, La, April 18th 1884.
The lately elected Mayor and
members of the Town Council OF
Abbeville, La, met at the court
house in said town as required by
law, having produced their creden.
tials of Office and having been
duly sworn to their office, pro
ceeded to organize as follows
The mayor Joseph j. Abadie
took the chair and called the coun.
Gil to order.
The following members of the
council were present, Solomon
Wise, r G Smedes, Lastie Brous-
sard and Ophelias Bourque.
The reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting of the coun-
Gil was dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr. Smedes, The
bond and salaries of the Consta-
ble,collector and that of the Treas
urer of the corporation Of Able
Vile were fixed at the same q,
mount that were fixed al for LAST
year.
Mr. Broussard nominated Geo
e Lyons for constable and W 3
White for Secretary and Treas
er, and on motion of same member
they were elected to said offices.
On motion the salary Of the
mayor was fixed at the sum OF
fifty dollars per annum.
On motion " B White was
elected corporation attorney and
his compensation was fixed at
twenty five dollars, and further to
receive ten per cent on all amounts
collected by him for the corpora.
tion.
| There being no further business
to transact, on motion the council
adjourned, sine die.
| JOSEPH j. ABADIE,
Mayor.
W. B. WHITE,
| Secretary.