The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-05-15
State Gleanings.

Houma Courier Thieves are ply
ing their vocation at Houma.
| st. Martinsvllle Messenger: No
fear of a general overflow need be
apprehended. The water is falling
at all points.
st. Landry Democrat The holy
sacrement was administered to over
one hundred first.commuuicants at
the Catholic Church on Thursday
! last.
Marksville Bulletin We are told
by planters from the bayou that the
crop looks YER. promising the corn
especially being in iae condition
aud growing fast.
Bossier (Bellevue) Banner The
peach and plum trees are heavily
laden with fruit. If nothing hap
pens to disturb the maturity of this
iruit. this section will feast on au
abundance of the juicy fruit.
Farmerville Gazette: The morn,
ings and evenings have been unusu,
ally cool for this season of the year.
The weather is very unfayorable for
The cotton. and in fact for nearly all
kinds Of vegetation.
Morgan City Review There is
no very perceptible rise in the bay
at this place, but in few days the
bulk Of the present water will have
reached here. No overflow is anti.
cipated.
Morgan City Free Press: The
immense sugar mill from the Expo.
sition, to the Zenor plantation ar
rived ca Monday taking a full train
of fiat cars. The steamboat Saccha.
rine is now moving it in detail.
Marksyille Review Crops in this
section look fine, both cotton and
corn. Owing to the continued rains
of last week, ootil crops will need
work at the same time. but fortu.
nately we are blessed with plenty Of
cheap labor.
Louisiana Farmer In its proper
order our town-and parish perhaps
is now being tested on the ques,
'on of establishing State Sunday
Law, to be presented to the next
Lists to obtain sigma
lures are now being circulated.
New iberia Enterprise, sth inst
To-day Judge Gates rendered his
decision in The market suit. institu.
ted by Felix N. Mestayer against
Simon Corrige ct al, to enforce pay
nent of market dues. The case was
dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Morehouse (Bsstrop) Clarion
Several farmers say they will be COM
oeiled to rcplant great deal of
cotton which has been killed and
lwarfed bv the recent very cold
nights. This is more especially the
,ase on the Bartholomew whore cot.
on is generally planted earlier than
II the swamps.
Washington Argus The water
n the Ba5on Courtableau, has COM
nenced rcceding, and fishing will
'oon be the order of the day. The
lscipIes of Isaak Walton, should at
,nce get their gear in readiness, SO
IS to be in readiness, when the good
ime comes.
Opelousas Courier The contract
or building the new Courthouse at
)pclousas, was awarded on Tuesday.
he 4lh inst, to Messrs. Harmon d.
Y oss of Baton Rouge, at $20,s5O.
hey being the lowest bidders for the
ame. Work on the building, which
5 to be FIRE proof, will commence in
few days, and is to be finished aud
delivered on the lst of October
,TOx.
Lake Charles Echo We haze in
var Office an Irish potato sent rs by
nrs. Geo. Lock, which beats any
hing in the line OF reproduction We
rave ercr yet seen. An eye on oian
I'D Of the potaloe began to grow.
inward, forcing its way
hrourh. Strange 10 say, the ne
,rowth is well shaped, well des r.,
ned poia.o We were inlorms 4 Nv
,irs. Lock that this was only $40 nf
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