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house, his bill amounting to So 80
vas ordered paid.

house, his bill amounting to s6 &C
was ordered paid.
On motion the sum Of 80 90 or SC
much thereof as may be necessary
was was appropriated out Of the
funds Of the 7th ward for the pur
pose Of making necessary improve
ments at the school house at Perry :
Bridge, and J B Mills aud John
Nugier are appointed to receive and
disburse the sane, and the President
and Secretary are authorized to
draw a warrant On the Treasurer
for said amount.
Resolved that the SUN Of 5000
be appropriated out of the funds of
the 9th ward for the purposes Of
fencing and making other necessary
improvements at the ''Cole's Islands"
school house the same to tie received
aud disbursed by Desire Meaux and
[ J Vaughan and the President aud
Secretary are authorized to draw a
warrant on the Treasurer for said
amount.
Messrs H II Bartels, Sarazin He
bert and A Lacour jr were appoint.
ed committee to locate and secure
by donation one acre of land il
Monton's Cove for the purpose of
erecting a school house thereon. said
land to be accessible to all parties
concerned.
Resolved, that the sum of $4,000
be appropriated out Of the funds of
the 2ud ward for the purpose of en-,
larging, and making other necessary
improvements at the school house at
Morgan's Mill, and that T j Nor.
gan and J N Williams are appointed
to receive and disburse the same
and the President and Secretary is
authorized 10 draw warrau. on the
Treasurer for said amount:
Messrs Jarasin Guidry, Fcmber.
ton kuffln and Marcel Fuselier, were
appointed as visiting trustees for the
colored school in the 4lh ward.
On motion w W Edwards, is
hereby authorized to take tue he.
cessary steps to collect the rents due
on school lands.
On motion the Board adjourned
to meet on the Ist SATURDAY. of July.
W. W. EDWARDS, president,
j. n. WILLIAMS, secretary.
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TOWN COUNCIL.
Abbeville, March 80. 1885.

AUOeVllle, Dlafcn ~, 1850.
The Council met this day in called ses-
sion there were present JOS. J. Abadie,
mavor, and Messrs. Wise, Bourque and
Young aldermen.
The mayor stated that be had Called
this meeting of the Council, at the request
of the signers of the following petition Of
citizens and taxpayers, to take some ao-
ton upon the matter suggested therein.
To the Hon. Mayor of the town of Able
vile. La.
We undersigned citizens and taxpayers
OF the above corporation would respect
fully ask, your honor to convene town
council, at such time and place as your
honor may appoint, for the purpose of
appropriating such amount of money IA
your honorable body may deem proper,
for the relief. OF the "Abbeville Hook and
Ladder CO. l."
A Monlor, John Lafeur. P. D. Dupuy,
A. D. Laborde, L. Dutel, E. Fl. Flory, j.
Isaacs, W. d. white, David Beer, E. ira
han, J. 0. Lege and d. NJ. Lyons.
On motion of Mr. Bourque, Resolved,
That the sum Of Seventy-fve Dollars out
of the Sinking Fund be donated to the
Abbeville Fire Co., No. l, and that war
rant for said sum be drawn by the secre-
tary upon said fund in favor of the Treas
urer of said company.
On motion the council adjourned.
J. j. ABADIE, W. 3. WHITE,
Mayor. Secretary:
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issue in accordance with the said
sworn statement. Notwithstanding
the prospect or pendancy of the rule,
and the final .'ectticatien shall be
made by the Court.
Section 10,
That if any business shall be con.
Quoted without license, in cases
herein provided, the officer whose
duty it. is to issue licenses shall,
through the Corporation Attorney
on motion in the proper court, as
provided in articles l09 and 1875
o. the Constitution, take rule on
the party or parties doing suct. bust
ness, to show cause on the tenth
day, exclusive of holidays, after the
service thereof, which may be tried
out of term time and in chambers,
and sLaI! always be tried by prefer
ence, Why said party or parties
should not pay the amount of the
license claimed, or be ordered to
cease from further pursuit of said
business until after having obtained
license : and in case said rule is
made absolute, the order thereon
rendered shall be considered judg
ment in favor Of the Corporation
Tor the amount decreed to be due by
the defendant for license, penalty
and costs. aud shall be executed in
the same manner as other judgments,
and every violation of the order Of
the court shall be considered as
contempt thereof, and punished ac-
cording to law.
On motion the council adjourned.
JOS. j. ABADIE, w. B. WHITE,
Mayor. Secretary.
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SCHOOL, BOARD.
A ubeyi!le, La, April 4,h ISS,

AnbeviIle, La, April 4,h 1885
The Board Of School Directors
m"t this day, in regular session,
with the following members
present, to wit
W. W. Edwards. president, and
Messrs } Nugier. NJ G Broussard, J.
Morgan, j N Williams aud Il G
kihhe. Absent: N V Lampmun.
The minutes Of last meeting wer
read and dopted.
On motion resolved that the
amount due ) w Stafford by this
Board be paid to his administrator
when duly qualified.
On motion The claim of Jno Flcm.
ing for time lost while teaching pub.
liz school was rejected.
On motion. resolved that the
Board does hereby accept acre
Of land in the 4th ward, from Mr..
Felix BrouSsard, for the purpose of
tai'ding school house thereon, and
that Messrs. Felix Bronssard, Aris-
tile Picard, Jno I Broussard aud G
Monte. are appointed a committee
10 select said land and secure pc
'ition from the patrons o. the school
10 lie located on said land with the
number of children which they will
seud to said school. the same to be
presented 20 this Board at the next
meeting:
On motion it was ordered that the
list Of fde!inqnent tax payers received
this day from l.. {. Loyns, deputy
tax collector was referred to the
kjuance Committee.
On motion the following report
from III" treasurer was received and
ordered spread on the minutes lo.wit:
Il T. Z 0 R Il.
Abhe7iI'e, La, April ari 1885.
I" the Honorable President and
Members of School Board OF Yer.
ui.ion Parish, Louisiana.
The following represents the amount
to the credit Of the various iunds
for school purposes in this parish.
Contingent Fnnd 5 $50 26
jSt ward school fnnd $40 IL
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Il fDOefllle, La, May @nO 1000.
The Council met this day in spec
ial session present j j Ahadie,
Mayor, aud Messrs. Wise, Bourque
and Mills aLsent-N C Young.
The Mayor stated that the object
of the meeting was to pass and enact
certain amendments to the urdin.
auce levying license tax upon
trades, business, professions, &C.,
carried on in the town Of Abbeville,
La. being an Ordinance enacted Oh
the End day of June 1880 ; and re,
enacted anJ made the License Law
of said town for the current year by
resolution Of the Town Council
adopted January 26th 1885.
An Ordinance to amend and re-
enact Sections 9 and 10 of the Lii
cense Law of the Town Of Able
vile. La.
Be it resolved that Sections 9
and 10 of an Ordinance levying an
annual license tas for the Town Of
Abbeville, La, adopted June End
1880, and re.enacted on the 26th
January 1885 by the Town Council
of said town, he amended and re-
enacted 50 as to read as follows
Section 9,
That the business of the previous
wear, as also the actual condition
and results of business Of the ensuent
year, for the purpose Of calculating
licenses, shall be ascertained in the
sworn statement of the person Or
persons in interest, his or their duly
authorized agent or officer when
ever called on therefor by the tax
collector or officer whose duty it
shall be to issue Licenses provided
that IF said officer be rot satisfied
with the fairness of said sworn state
ment, he shall traverse the same by
rule taken in such Court as provi-
ded in Article lC9 and 1875 of the
Constitution. which shall be tried
saminarily whether an answer be
fled thereto or not. On the trial
Of said rule, the books written en-
tries and memoranda Of said person
or persons, firms, companies, corpor-
ations or parties shall be brought
into Court and subjected to the in
spection and examination of the
court, the officer who took the rule,
and such experts as he may employ,
or the court may appoint ; provided
that this inspection shall not be con-
strued as emitting the defendant to
introduce in evidence said books and
documents any more than he would
have been without such inspection !;
provided, also. that the license shall
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-05-16
Police jury
Abbevilla ADril 10th 1225

ADreViile. April lOth 1883.
A special meeting Of the Police Jury
of the parish of Vermilion was this
day called by the president on the fol-
lowing petition Of citizens and tax
payers of said parish, viz:
AbbeviIle, April 9TH 1885.
10 Howard Hoffpauir, Esq. Pre-
sidcnt Of the Police Ju,y in and for
the parish Of Ve'milion:
The petition of the undersigned citi-
zens and free-holders tax payers Of said
parish with deep feeling Of sorrow a,
the loss of the people of said parish in
the destruction of tke court house of
the parish with all records. by fire,
during the night of Monday, April 9th
1885 respectfully represent that it is
'mperatively necessary that meeting
ef the Police Jury be called without
delay. for the purpose of devising
means and taking action with reference
to providing record books for the use
of the Court of Appeals AID Distrie
Court, as well as record books used
and needed by the Clerk Of Court ex-
officio Recorder, and to provide places
where the officers of the parish shall
hold their Offices, and for such other
matter and things as the said Police
Jurors may deem advisable or neces-
sa'y in the premises.
They therefore pray that you do is
sue call Oh said Police Jurors to meet
at O'Bryan & Whites office in the
town of Abbevills, in the shortest delay
possible for the purpose above specified,
Respectfully by
Solomon Wise, r sagrera, w D
White, II II Bartels, LaStie Btoussard,
= Bourque, W r Ellis. F D Young,
R II Mills, w G Kibbe, f L Wall, J
Isaacs, A D Laborde. Du2re BIanchet,
G Godchaux, j S Nunez, w A White
A L Leblanc, j A Brookshier, A G.
Maxwell, d Frank, 9 w Caldwell, G
w Summers, Jean NJ Beauxis, w b
White, r G Smedes, J O Lege. K p
OByran. j Henry Putnam, G NJ Ed
redge.
RIDER
Considering G the facts set forth in the
foregoing petition, a meeting of the
Police Jury Of this parish is hereby
called to ASSEMBLE a, the office of
O Bryan & White, in ,he town of Alb
beviIls., on Friday 10th instant, at 8
o'clock a. IN,
The Constable will notify each men,
Der composing the body of said Police
Jury Of said meeting.
Signed at my residence, this 9Th day
of April 1885
Howard HoFFPAulR, President.
The roll being call~d all the mem
bers answered 10 their names.
The president explained the object
of the meeting. aud Mr.. L. NJ. sleb-
birs was appointed as clerk pro TEN,
the regular clerk being unable to al
tend on account Of sickness
On motion of j II Putnam, duly
seconded.
Resolved that sufficient sum from
surplus funds, row in the 1'reasurer's
hands be and the sama is hereby ap-
propriatsd and set apart for the pur-
pose CT purchasing books, stationery
and furniture for use in the clerks
Office and of various parish officers of
the parish as shown by exhibit A.
On motion of same member, duly
seconded,
Resolved. that the sum Of FIVE.
HUNDRED DOLLARS lie appropria-
ted. and the same is hereby offered as a
reward for tho arrest aud convictio.. Of
aEy person or persons, who on the
morning Of April 7th 1855. set fire to
the cour; House Of The parish Of Yer
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$500 REWARD.

BY virtue of a resolution adopted
by the Police Jury Of Vermilion
Parish / do hereby offer reward Of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for the arrest and conviction OF the
party or parties who on the morn
ing of Tuesday, April 7lh 1885 set
FIRE to the Court House in the Town
of Abbeville, Parish Of Vermilion,
Louisiana.
Dated in Abbeville this 10th day
of April 1885.
HOWARD HOFFPAUIR,
President Police Jury.
E. NJ. STEBBINs, Clerk pro TEN.
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s 1854 ~
Very Respectfully,
Eli WISE.

] reas. School Fund
On nlotinn ;hc Treasurer is re.
queSted t. distribute to the different
wards ION the same basis as the last
distribution was Inade) the sum Of
1000 90 provided the same may be
needed 10 keep schools open until
vacation
Tie Finance Committee having
submitted The following report the
same was received and ordered
spread Oil the minutes, .o-wi:
REP % RT.
10 She Honorable the President
and Members Of the Boa,d Of
Directors Of Pah|ic School tor
Ncrmilion Parish.
Your undersigned Finance Com
mitsee brg leave to report as fol-
lows:
That they have examined the bill
of +. |. Addison for printing 25O
copies Of Rules and Regulations for
the use Of the schools and find the
same correct and recommend the
payment of the bill to,wit $l2.5O.
They have also settled with J S
Nuncz tax collector for the school
taxes of the year 1884 on the 10th
Of March 1885 and as follows viz :
amount of poll tax Of 1884 as per
roll 1893 90
!, 9 MIL tax !" 3.1oO.le
The collector exhibited the re.
ceipts of The School Treasurer as fol-
lows up to said date
Rcpt for poll tax including com
missions amounting to l,064.cO
Ecrt 2 mill tax " 2,OO4 SO
Thus leayiug the following bal.
ances unacaonnted for as follows
On poll tax S 629 90
On 9 mill tax 1889
Ali Of which is respectfully sub
mitted W. " EDWARDS,
j. n. WILLIAMS.
Committee.
The claim OF p. /. Addison for
printing rules &c for this Board
amounting to $3.50 was ordered
paid.
y W Edwards having submitted
detailed report of collections made
for this Board in suit Of School
Board VS. G 8 Shaw ct als-tbe
same was referred TO the Finance
Com mittee.
On motion fhe bill of R b Mills
for blank book was ordered paid.
Mr. Jules Thibodeaux having been
ordered 10 make certain improve
'nen,. a, the Bayou Tisre school
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERMILIoN.
25lh Judicial District Court.
Nc, GA.

Succ of Constance A Delcambre.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested in the said succession;
or having any opposition to make to
the tableau Of debts and charges and
of settlement filed by Jean Bite
Dronet, jr natural tutor in the
said succession to 6le the same in
writing in the Office of the clerk
Of court within ten days from the
date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal of
court this 4th day of April 1885.
ALCIDE LEBLANC, Dy.clerks
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
TwENTY-FIFTH Judi DISTRICT COURT
Parish of Vermillon.
No. $50

Succession of .Anathalie Guidry.
Notice is hereby given to all par.
ties interested in the said succession,
or having any opposition to make to
the tableau Of debts, charges and
of final distribution, and settlement
with application of administrator
to be discharged of said succession,
to file the same in writing in
the Office of the clerk Of court with.
10 ten days from the date hereof.
Given under my hand aud seal of
court, this 4th day of .April 1885:
LAsTIE BRNUssARD, Clerk.
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NOTICE..

ALL persons susect to State
Licensrs for the year's8s5, are here
notified to pay the same without de-
lay otherwise fthey will incur the
penalties prescribed by law.
Sheriff Office, Abbeville, April
28th 1885.
JOSEPH S. NuNEz,
Sheriff Ex.oficio Tax Collector.
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N q L l G E

All persons are hereby notified
and prohibited from hunting snd
passing through our pasture. Any
violating this notice will be prose-
cuted 10 the full extent of the law.
SosTHENE HERPIN,
GEBUIN TTAHAN.
EAZILE BRoUssARD.
Abbev,lls, April 18th 1885.
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NOTICE TO the PUBLIC,

All persons are hereby notified
and prohibited from hunting aud
passing through my field. Any per-
son violating this notice will be,
prosecuted to the full extent Of the
law.
e. I. ADDISON.
April 25th 1885.
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PROCEEHINCS
OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL.

Abbeville, La, May End 1885.
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-, or su.scI:lPrIcS
oaciaI Directory.

-t 49,
p.tris' Judge. %,..,, DrH.11Los.
pi.tfiet Attorney. pt'ss.r G svsprs.
,r,,s of District Court
te'A = LAsrlE BncussARp.
sp''G CSC. ". ELDREDu1.
,etif / Tax co'lec'"r: ,'' i: x,,xx;
V''''s'' Dir. ". D. WEirE.
Police Jury.
4. HoprpAuIn, pres'dont.
!, d p pGyyaM, J. I. BRoussARD'
/. Y !. I Cory 4. J. MORGAN.
= ri, i R.R1rls j. A. LEBLANC.
llerk et Police Jury.
LYMAN G. LlOES.
Parish Treasurer,
''' ELIJAH WISE.
Town Cornell.
J.J. ABAD.E, Mayor.
Rc.SaEpEs, y: bo'ho'E'
,Yiss I.Aslig BHouSsAHn.
Constable.
GEORGE L. LYoEs.
,I,.tices Of the Peace, 3d. Ward :
lAC. LYONS. u. LaoA9St'
SnryeTors,
NV. EpwAeDs. Il MnNT'"Nh.
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N 0 7 / c E.

A. 70 .. ''e,e v who have anything iii
,'..;. %.;ae Of House painting, ra'.e
I .'as' o'd furniture rcGt;ing, such
h 4, uhIsa'ns' !, vanishing, uihosI,er-
IN 49, s'gn painting a speciality
sa,l y III the country to do such
a,'t,., y may be needed in that line.
ls'e'actIon 7 guaranteed, Or no nav.
II = i, ,ssays be fo,ind in the town
b. 1-0Fs'''e w, or address Y. o.
Setsl!c4. : . AN'' ''''''N'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-05-16
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
TWENTY FIFTH JUDI DISTRICT COURT.
Parish Of Vermiion.
No R23

TWENTY FIFTH JUDI DISTRICT COURT.
Parish Of Vermilion.
No. 6s3.
Sue Of Edouard A. Broussard.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested in the said succession,
or having any opposition TO make to
the tab|eau of debts and charges
OF the aforesaid succession
to file the same In writing
in the Office Of the clerk Of court
within ten days from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal of
court this 2sth OF March 1885.
GEo. w. SUMMERS, Dy Clerk.
State of Louisiana = Parish OF
Vermilion - 25th Judi District
Court-No. 66l.
Succession of Almazec Broussard,
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested in the said succession
or having any opposition to make
to the tableau of settlement of the
seperate estate Of said succession
filed by Jno Abshire jr admr to
file the same in writing, in the Office
of the clerk of court within ten days
from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal of
court this 4th day of april
1885.
GEo. ". SUMMERS, dy.cleik.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-12-18

is going tn lake his place in differ
EFT compalIrs concentrated in The
Western Union building, and it is
his fathers intention tn give him
81 much work that he will not have
time to 60 10 Wall street, All the
reports TO the contrary notwithstand
ing, Young Gould IL not going INTO
partnership with either White
Pearsall, an anonymous friend of
Commodoro K Vanderbilt, or any
body else. Washington e. Conner,
on the other baud, is going into
partnership with his brother. and
is going to continue business with
his present staff of clerks and brokers
Morosini will prubably be compelled
to go out of business altogether, the
health OF his wife benign very
critical condition and he himself
requiring a rest.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-12-18
TRAPPING WITH aEK CHILDREN.
A Tennessee WonGn's Pilgrimage in
Search of Her Brother.
kp.,riaI In the r,erfesu


Search of Her Brother.
Especial to the American.
Franklin, XIV, Dec. 15.-A lady
who gave her name as Mrs Daugh-.
ertry, walked into town to-day,
through snow and mud packing
badly at her breast. and leading a
little 6 year old girl. Her general
appearance, jaded look, etc, gave
unmrstakable evidence of the fact
that h,.r Journey had been lengthy,
and her fare somewhat i'll She
went over TO the courthouse in the
County Judges Office, and was III
vited to take a seat by the fire.
which she did, and directly began
inquire the way to Auburn, which
led the County Attorney, Mr.. a, 5.
Walker, to ask her some questions as
10 where she hailed from. and
whitherward her journey bent. She
told him that she was from Washing
ton, East tennessee, that her hus-
band dled there three months ago,
and that she had struck out to find
her brother, a MIR. Ivy, who she
SAID lived at Auburn. She, accord
ing to her story, has only been eight
days in making the trip from Wash
ington to this place, all the way en-
foot, with the mountains Of the CLASSIC
Cumberland to climb at that. What
little money she started with was
entirely exhausted in paying for
nights lodging on the road, and Mr..
Walker generously made up purse
of So, and bought her ticket toI
Arburn, where she will land tonight
foot-sore and weary, though some
what rested by her ride Oh the train
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-12-18
Miss Eenfa Kenf.

Wellington, Lorain county, O., writes:
"Dr. s. B. HARTMAN Il Co., Columbus,
o., Gentlemen: have been a great suff-
rer from chroaie cstarra, bronchitis and
neuralgia Of the face. have been taking
your PERUKA for one month. The aeu-
TSlgia and cata-rh ie almost we'll and the
cough is much better. like your PERU-
ma very much"
9. E. Duplcr, aged rhirty-fo,Ir years, Of
Equality, Illinois, had been affected with
chronic cStaryh which Ne frat discov-
cred six years ago Ia succession he lost
his smell, taste and hearing. The disease
was SO malignant that II NOT only attacked
the eofter parts, but destroyed the bOny
partition Of the nose and seriously affected
the external parts. Ne could only hear a
watch ticking by holding il close 10 his
ear. He suffered intense pain IN the nose,
from which green, dry clots Of offensive
Odor fell In this condition he presented
himself to DR.. Hartman several months
ago. He can now hear watch eight
inches frorR his rig ut and six inches from
his left ear. Hia taste and esaeI are again
returning, and Hhs external part of the
nose Re quite well. Few more grateful
patients ever lea physicians Office than
hr. Dupler. He said. " Why in the
world was PERUEA rot prescribed for
ma long agoS"
Cramps OF chs ESomRch.
We have The privilege OF reporting the
following case. Those similarly aASzted
can get the name and address of De.
aartzaan- The lady does not want her
name in the papers. For year, or years,
(the writer does not remember the length
OF time, this lady had cramps, the most
Ge&rful, Of the stomach, every day and
night, (which would be followed by that
terrible weakness, which was something
wonderful The suffering and distress
OF this lady was indescriboble and almoe
nnendurabIe- After all the physician
and medicines had failed, and all hope
had almost hed. DR.. Hartman was Goa.
stAlted, and from the frst day OF taking
mis- PERUNA, the cramps and all bad
feeling left bez, and now for over month
has been entirely free from every svrnp-
tom. A more thankful patient no doctor
e79T had.
Mr.. Boggs, druggist, Charieetown.
Ranawha Co. VIVA, writes PERUNA
sells well here and gives good satisfaction.
Customers speak well OF it"
DR.. ]. Anderson, Coshocton, Ohio,
writes "Your PERUNA sells we'll and
gives good satisfaction. consider it 9
aDlendid u1adicina4"