The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-12-05
Stale Items.

n!eO Win HeaVY lrDstS aliu iee.
Lafayette Advertiser The mcr-
chants report fair trade during the
week. Thanksgiving day duly OBJ
served in Lafayette.
St Mary Review The planter
finds good market for his sugar in
Galveston, and considerable is being
shipped there by the Morgan stea.
mers. The frost flag went up Thurs
day morning, but old Jack" failed
to call around.
Capitolian.Advocate : Mr.. J. c..
Clark, at one time an attache OF the
Capitolian Advocate Office, but re-
Gently resident of Lake Charles,
La, has returned to Baton Rouge
and engaged in merchandising. Mr..
Clark is a clever gentleman, and we
wish him success in his new enter
prise.
/ ST. Martin Reyeille Wednesday
last was a very cold day with a
heavy frost aud light ice. With
the exceptional and magnificent
weather which We are enjoying for
quite a length of time, the grinding
snason is being rapidly pushed for
ward by our sugar planters and the
results obtained magnificent.
Lake Charles Commercial Du-
ring the past week lumber dealers
from different points in Texas have
made their appearance in Lake
Charles, and have been very active
in ordering lumber supplies from
our mill owners There has been
no abatement in the steady march Of
improvements during this month.
Our carpenters are all busy as bees
and there is no lack of work for
them
New Iberia Enterprise I'VE learn
that the freezes of this week were
severe enough in many places to
kill the cane nearly to the ground.
Those planters who winrowed in
time are right side up. The present
wet spell on frosted caae may do a
vast deal of injury, but if followed
by cool weather it will keep sweet
for some time. The wild ducks
orce so plentiful here. as well as
cheap, are to be met with now and
then in small lots, but at prices that
bespesk their scarcity.
| Lake Charles Echo Nv Ell. Pra
ter, OF Edgerly. has just returned
from a trip to New iberia, whittier
he went to deliver a drove Of cattle
a market for which he found at thai
place. Stock dealers, j; yon want a
fair man to deal with. try Hampton
Prater." The Enterprise should keel
its weather eye open. As we re
Gently stated, there is live trade in
store for New iberia If she will only
take advantage Of the opportunities
that could be presented.
A special to the New Orleans
Picayune says: The writer, on re
cent trip, had an opportunity te
view the work being performed il
removing distractions and cutting
away ove,hanging branches fror
the Bayou Teche. A force of mer
are now at work near. Arnaudville
The people all along the route o
their labors speak in high terms o
the efficient and conscientious man
ner in which the labor is being done
) II, is thought that now locks in tht
bayou would secure through naviga
,ion in that stream all the yea
round.
f Shreveport Chief: A yonng maj
f calIing-himselfsS. A. Morehea1 J, VIII
has been canvassing our city solici
ting subscriptions for a Famll.
! Monthly Magazine, with a larg
chrome as premium, has turned on
to be first class fraud. He was ar
rested and placed under bonds 4
appear before his Honor, Judg
: Weaver, last Saturday, but tn
young man did not put in appear
ance. We warn our many reader
against him. Hc IS about five fee
. six or seven inches in height, Is 0
81 years old, rather stout, wears
moustache, and has light brow
hair.
OpelonsaS Courier, 2sjh nit: TIL
weather has continued dry and clea
for the past week. with heavy xii
!. ing frosts and some ice on Monda
! and Tuesday nights. We learn tha
in many portions Of the parish th
: : folds are yet white with cottor
This is unfortunate, because ba
weather may set in at any da.
i which would seriously damage th