The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-10-23
lct.s. from Ver;tas.
CONNER SETTLEMENT, J
EERMILIoN PARISH. LA.,i

ERMILION PARISH. IA.,
October IS, 1886. }
Editors Abb-ville Meridional:
Approaching the worth Of your
sterling paper, and wishing to con
tribute to its columns from III sec.
ton. which may prove of interest
to your many readers, l have con
cIuded to become one of your regu,
lar correspondents from this part Of
the parish.
THE CEOPS
Of this section are being harvested
under great disadvantages, foremost
Of which arc scarcity Of labor and
the frequent had weather, the latter
occurring quite frequently Of late.
The recent heavy winds has caused
considerable cotton TO fall from the
hollis to the ground, oil Of which,
more Or less, will be lost in many
places, caused by the heavy showers
of rain which has buried the staple
considerably underground. In other
instances the staple is lost, owing to
the seed which hos sprouted, caused
by its long stay on the ground.
Planters are far behind in gathering
their corn. Rice, generally speak.
ing. is all harvested in this imme-
date section. The quality is No. /,
and | have no doubt but what the
yield will be far beyond the expecta.
tons Of many. Notwithstanding the
many a%dyersities to contend against,
planters are not so respondent as
they might, aud which they would
have a perfect right to be. They
adhere to the old maxim: " In
Providence We place our trust
HEALTH.
The health Of our section at pres.
eut is very good, with the exception
OF q few cases Of chills and fever.
"A disease (.he name Of which is I'm.
known to Your correspondent, that
existed a short time since 80 exten.
sively among the horses and cattle
of our section, and which killed a
great many, has entirely disappeared.
One who was q great sufferer from
this plague was our neighbor, Mr.
F. D. Lege, a large stock owner.
ROADS.
The roads Of this section are,
generally speaking, in a good condi-
ton, with the exception of two or
three very low places, which are at
times disagreeabie to pass, especially
with heavily laden wagons or carts,
and to horsemen, owing to the spat.
terlng Of water and mud on their
Sunday -go-1o.meeting clothes. Our
road authorities could easily canse
a levee of sufficient width 10 he
made across these places which. | am
snre, would receive the hearty thanks
Of many, foremost among them,
" Veritas.'
Mr.. Albert Burleigh, from St.
Landry parish, was the guest of our
friend. Mr.. W. B. Richardson (his
cousiD), for a day or two. lie re.
turned home we'll pleased with our
section of country. Mrs. Fletcher,
residing q few miles be.ow Abbeville,
was on a visit to her son, Mr.. Glen.
cnt Fletcher, one 0: our most ener-
getic citizens. She has returned
after q weeks pleasant sojour among
us. Mrs. Darins Guidry, the wife
Of our we'll known citizen, Mr..
Darius Guidry, residing on the other
side Of coulee Kinney, has been con.
fined to her bed for nearly ten
months with consumption. She can
not possibly recover. She is entirely
resigned to her fate. Veritas sym.
pathizes deeply with Mr.. GuidrY
and his family.
THE SCHOOL,
The public school at j. Conner's
was reopened on the 4th instant for
the session of l8S6-S7, with Mr.. J.
Albert Schlesinger as teacher. Pa.
rents ought to fully realize the I'M
p%ortance of education, and they
should not refrain from sending their