The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-10
State Gleanings.

| Rebeline Reporter Don't mort
gage your home, stock or crop, be q
free man one year.
| 1berville South Thirty.two pub
lie schools are now open in this par.
ish, l3 white and 10 colored. Forty
even teachers are employed, Is
white and 80 coloreG.
Jeanerette Item Bayon Teche
rose considerably this week from the
heavy rains that We were having
lately. The large toats will now
have chance to come and 90 with
| ease.
Louisiana Farmer We are re-.
liabIy informed that Mr.. Charles
C!erc, one of our nost energetic and
Influential citizens, has purchased
The corner lot and building in the
Emmer block on Main street. We
learn that the price paid was $45OO.
Lafayette Advertiser There was
a heavy frost last Wednesday morn.
ing aud some ice. This is unusually
cold weather for the 3lst of March,
and it is feared that considerable
injury has been done the fruit crop
and vegetable plants in the parish.
Lake Charles Commercial We
are glad to see work progressing 20
nicely on the new Methodist church,
the foundation of which is compile.
ted, and in few more days we shall
see the frame up. This is to be u
handsome structure, one which We
may feel proud of.
Rev. j. Ivy Hofpauir, from st.
Landry, has been assigned to this
work instead of Rev. A. E. Clay, us
announced in our last issue. Mr..
Hotfpauir has arrived and will hold
his first service at the NJ. E. Church
tomorrow a; II o'clock. The pub.
lie are cordially invited to attend.
OpeIousas Courier Hog cholera
is said to be prevailing in many To-
calities of our parish, and that the
malady is very fatal. Who knows
of a good remedy for its treatment ?
We would be glad to publish it for
the benefit of our flrmers who may
have hogs affected by this danger
Gus epidemic.
Carroll Banner: There will bc q
meeting of the Ladies Rectory Fund
Society to day at II o'clock, in the
Episcopal Church. Mrs. Manning,
the President is very desirons that
members Of the society. and those
interested in Charch work, should
attend, 10 discuss important bust.
ness.
St. Landry Democrat Last Tues.
day morning after q heavy shower
of rain, the warm sultry weather
began to change and on Wednes.
day morning was so cold that .
heavy frost fell. Very little dam
age was done to fruit trees but
vegetables were killed. lu very
exposed places ice was found.
New Iberia Enterprise The lot
frost and ice last Wednesday moru
ing, although severe enough to make
tender vegetables such as tomats
and eggplants pretty sick, did not
kill them. but the cucumber vines OF
Mr. ". II. Crews, which were he.
ginning 70 run, were all destroyed.
The melon crop Is as yet all right,
aud we may look for an early and
abundant harvest.
Morgan City Review Persons
who have sDperstitious dread OF
Friday will not he pleased to learn
that this is a thoroughly Friday
year. 1t came in ON a Friday, will
90 out on Friday. and will have
ffty-threc Fridays. There are four
months in the year that have Eve
Fridays each !; changes Of the moon
occur FIVE times on a Friday. and the
longest aud shortest day Of the year
eath fall on q Friday.
Capitolian.Advocate: We are in
formed by Mr.. Tim Duggan that on
Saturday morning last at about 3
o'clock regular hurricane Of about
a mile in width, and coming fron,
the northwest. passed over tho up.
per part Of this parish. He WIS at
the Alexander place, l3 miles above
this city, on the Bayou >ara road: