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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
LErrIIKE
And TutrrtAiuueut AZ Fourth street NJ
O. church this INcuiuE

And Tntrrtaiumaut Al Uourth street NJ
O.. church this Evening
Tie subject OF the lecture at Fourth
Street NJ. D.. Church this evening " the
b. r.tsramb.." those wonderful eNcaya-
,.ons about Iamr. which ao no interest
INC. both for their character and their a.
4aciarrru with early Christianity In no
Other wl5 are We brought 80 wildly into
relations with the Rome OF the inst Chris
tian centuries ~ by studying this under
rrouui world 300 which 40 much OF tue
daily Thought. Eopc and endurance Of ,hr
people OF those periods are inscribed. The
subject wall be fully illustrated hy dr."
,nrs frnm the latest sources.
The literary subject IL John e. Whit.
,iar." The program which Is given below
is ona OF grrl, latrryst. ID ia As follows
r..-~. Rec b. Randolph.
.r.-.r. Prot 10. r Arh,I.
Fy.Lrsr ............ .-'""''tI' '.a
.i... ....... N.- HurAut.H.r
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
NArUrALGASc oMrANY~' RIGHTS
uun. u. u Iucss M.E,~ AN Important
statement in The Present Controversy.

statement in the Present controversy.
Cu,ELEsroNN, May II, l-e-.
Tot . Fiip.o NJ 10, Rlg,tr:
SIR -I have followed with some interest
the controversy between some Of your man
ufacturtng companies and the Natural Gas
Company-or companies Of Wheeling. An
important element, ~ it appears to me, in
| tbis controversy is the fact that the gas
companies applied for and received the
riphi TO * reuse saJl,uI GyDu1yi from the
| I.,1-laturs Of I-~I. The bill House
Ban No. y VIA introduced
|by Col. White as an amend
nent tn Chapter T. OF the Code,
concerning the taking ct land without the
owners consent, for purposes OF pnhiIc
| utility, " aud q 18th paragraph wa7 aided
| To sub. rrti0n - Of section at chapter Is OF
the Acts Of Isl. which extended the par
nose Tor which private property may he
taken or damaged, a. follows 'For com
panirs organized Tor the purpos" at trlr7
p1rting carbon oil, or natural gas, or both,
by mcans Of pipes. az otherwise, Sec
Wurth's Code, p. in", sec J.
While this Hill was on its second reading,
Mr. Iucla. ont Of abundant caution,
mo.rd 10 insert, after the word "othCr-
wise. the wurdF. 'riul 'or ylhir "s., ~
which amendment prevailed, aud The par-
agrlph assumed its present form, IA fol
lows For companies organized for TIM
purpose OF transporting carbon oil, or nat
urai gas, or both, hy = Of Pipes or
otherwise. .i.H FOR puhiln "'' See Ho.
Journal, lS-5. p. l91
The hill thus amended passed, 1ud il IL
uuits apparent that the insertion OF this
clause i'm the Till, when cnntrrTing tn"
mower of eminent domain, ny the !~.rg-Id-
lury. rendered these companies Yhnr,f pHh''.
cnrpnrations. as defined by the decisions al
the Supreme Court Of Appchlso of thl- State
These companies IRE performing Il public
service. and 1t should be performed with
nm eve not siuglv 10 private gain, but with
iue regard To the convenience and benefit
of the public II follows that in furnish.
inr rls. their charges should he n1.pH1'''
and without unjust determinations,
and that their rates are subject
Ia the supervision, aud regu.
rlion of the Courts. or the legislature
These principl,sar tO0plDin toodmlt ctdls
pn.r. and are laid down and 'Npou' lie I'm
the following decisions, and many others
Elilrual Co. w.. Transportation Go. - W.
Y. G2i. Mum ~. Illinois, 90 l.. :. Rep.
llf.
The object Of the amendment 10 Col
Whites hiti w,s to protect the Just ught'
OF the public against e. tortton, and 1t the
Law is not sufficiently explicit to enahi,
. the Courts to carry ont the intention Of tn,
!, legislature, the neat session should he ap
I, realed to to pass further appropriate and
remedial legislation.
DANIEL T.. LyrAS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

THE |sTATryENT MADE ~ A PiIiNF' Ru
PAPER THAT TROUBLE FNlN.'


.,r,.;,;r,, the fol-
'"'' CO., ham, The
io"'"- INV .,.,.a hi, VIC
'H' PASS" % N,'', ..I.~"n5s,v IN en-.
Tory "'','''' '', - H. ,i5 nIsp.
P'''''. ~ ,.,o.,s 90 the Pitts
W - ~, ras,sr5,v morning CON
hOiE H',''.." "
tanned a lengthy article "A''" E'e' j" ~
that IN. glass workers are very much d's-
oh ~. ray Arrangement. The
.r,;,.d IN the fol-
h'S' "' ''e
lowing lines:
"Thr manufacturers, Indeed, are well
.,.,.5 ,r5 srpWiiliur to letthiEls
~ - -. a.. rorrers are
ne - '"eE "' va "'
not. Ca the contrary iutl N' '""E way
Tr,m h.Ins satisfied They tind under the
,b;o,, chat thopoI ihcy have
Nv" al.
gutten nd OF tue "'h'\''"' '"'''
EQUALIZATION ct wages and moves, ior when
n.. ,o,,Ef dn,- NOT accomplish the de
MI,
rL ,,,l,
'''eS ''''P'''" '''' '"'f
more glass 'ui get less pay i"i " 'h'" ne
for, the lockout, and they are very much
s,.n,,i.s.I Nth tbr result and. after All,
,.-, ,, ,b,
"'u"'' ""''' '''
victory comes IN.
The paper contains a lumber Of inter
| views with manufacturers, all of whom are
quoted as being entirely satisfied with the
new order OF things and saving that the
mcu age not, also that q nu'""'i oil mei,
h'Nr given mp th"u position on account "'
Il reduction iu WAGE
The Ilttshurg L'r''L "I la7' 'l'"'"|
says thu, sl the principal u'"i "''N n''S'S
| ON th. South Sale were visited ny u r.
porter Tor thnt paper, 'ut ih1l no su'h
trouble ~ reported existed, ahd II was
nothing more than mere talk.
4 l,ErlSiEE reporter called upon M
official OF the local ua'', y, u,m' EE ~
workers last "''h''s ana "7,Su ",,m
knew Anything Oh '"'' u. va ~. .,;l
IL l-'ue U'7' 4 ""r' - 80
ne, IN" 40 10. Th ar,;.r. ay,
th'rs IA '"' ''P'.'' n,
dtui'y '""''N ,,'"''' a.. IN
manufacturers sue - 10
'till'h Is /" my .,.'", -;
Sti'''!'''"" "l''"' '.. 49,
hi,, n,I'fe Tue -''i.U.''i mt IE,I,
"Nl,h - NOT u" 90, ""' ! Wv '
they VIII succeed.
why should the manui''l'''' "'''''
To do 'hoi -
hHA'.|| H AHFH.H al Imam nn NOT . lis IINh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

While the activity in building, on the
Island, is not up to what it was = year
,.o there is nevertheless a good deal OF
work going on. Several dwellings are in
,,roc-s5 of erection, and several others
Manned. Mr.. E5en, ler Ilne Is clearing
line around on Penn street, immediately
north OF his residence, preparatory to the
. r.riinn OF Two dWcLlInEs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
~lNnlAImnLnn WING.

Su.r.f q. gram 10 ne E.gl@r.
KALAM,2rO, Mich May IL The
score Of Ia day's game is a. follows:
ytucs,fIl. ..U. 0. 4. d U. l. O q. Ia
Kalamazoo. D % % ! % 5 o. .
Hts, Imraville Il. Kalamazoo IL; errors,
Imrsvl!r I, Kalamazoo / batteries, Wat
nou and Johnson, Aldriyh and Whalcn
tive Aagpers, O'NcIll, pOrk ,, DALEY,
LerrI, Whaleni earned runs, Kalamaz1o5
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

The Baltimore aud Ohio K Il will 7cll
excursion tickets neat Sunday May 2o'h,
and continue to sall them during the en-
tire summer, to PttshurC At mte Of II 30
the round trip. Tickets good for Snnday
only.
Viii also sell excursion tickets IN Wash
ington. ia NJ rate Of II 90. Trains leave
Wheeling at . and : 10 Am.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
POINTS ON PROrLE.
VI SsmAnts Of CitIEens aud tho Coming
and Going OF s~.rAnzerS.

Finest Pollock, E.q. and wife, Of Paden''
Valley, were visiting friends in the city
Yesterday.
". l.. Dye, Of Dye Bros, Marietta, and
City Marshal Mehen, Of PArkcrsburG were
ia town last evening.
Miss Mamie Gates, of Charleston arrived
in the city yesterday, and is visiting
friends on the Island.
Mr.. Harry Comcriord, who il now sling
ing lightning in the a. ~ q Office at Graf
ton, IL in the city visiting lis parents for 3
few days.
Miss Mcmahon and Miss Filzsimmuns,
two charming and accomplished young Ia
dies Of Brooklyn, y. Y, are the guests oi
their cousin Miss \. Mckinley, Of the East
End.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

-nrne Urls never naturally improve much
INIT others who are more adept at the work
are soon enabled to gam an advance n
ycore, When all the p]ottCres start NJ ID
may be necessary to import some new ser
want Urls mic the city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
Corumhu- Defeat, Lima

,.s..a q UoIu fDn, E.gr'r.
LIMA, o., May IT. The visitors got re
ycugr today hut they had to work hard,
u4 tho score will show:
Lima . l. ID 70 o d d O. .
UuItmaus g % % ID u % D 10
Base hits, Lima ., Columbus II; rrrors,
Lima :, Columbus ..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
Steamboat Sold.

The steam ferryboat Maggie, running at
S~t.ub,nyiIe, has been sold by her former
owners. Cochran X Hsrrer, to Oscar Whit
son. The price is not learned. Tine boat
10 r.pi4t,rc,i as of & tons burden.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

Earned runs, Wheeling .; two base hits,
Drlrlautv, Styp2.l, Brown, Nichol; three
base Int, l;.cirr; base on balls, Glstripht
;, struck ont, GlstIiaht Il, Lemon 3;
passed balls, Stencil >, Brown ,.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

THE c~osiest, tidlcst and Noes, little rcs-
taurAut in the town, from the kitchen and
cook to tn dining room and walters, ~
EOOth's.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

IL you want a choice meal, with all the
deli,acrcs of the .rasou, cooked exactly to
miatr of ih" guest, then 20 tu Hoo,h'".
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
LaNnn Dnwnah nAhIy.

Sp's.Gi telegram 10 "a, R'9a,,r.
~JA'g~oN, Mich, May lG-Thc Juno.
cent? were terribly slaughtered by Canton
to-day in the poorest tirldod game magma.
Die 10y the home team. Sore:
Iur..ru. ...... ......u. u. % q q % 0 o j.
Canton .... ........U. o ] / ! 8 % -l'
HITS, Jackson :, Canton Isl errors,
jackson II, Canton q; batteries, Ford aud
Morriaon, Delaney and Fit.'immonsi mn
plIr, RAtcd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

TRENTON. y j, May lG.-Nice Chan
c-l'or Bird yesterday decided the ease Ct
the U]ulchiurf heirs against Henry George.
The clause in the will leaving Henry
George q b qur-, for tn" pnrpo.c at aiding
him IN the circulation ol his peculiar IDEAS
aud rhcor IS among the people vas de
rlarCd yutd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

Gr,Sp concert at Seiberr's Garden to-.
night
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
CIrN NALL SEW :
Points Picked Up Nnnut ,h" Uradgusrt"r'
ct he Municipal G~"Serumout.
Ttsr, wts no business IN Police court.
Yesterday morning

The rolirr have made mp their nine for
the game with the printers, and the con
trst will come OF FRIDAY afternoon ut halt
ul>t three o'clock, the proceeds to 20 to
The Orphans Home. The g..ow| OF the
team Is as follows Carney /, West n,
pruscheu G., NcNlcholls p hllleen 3
Watson M lrkc1s =, shorts l., HaE.ett
r p-Nl.u extra
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

GRAND concert at Seibert's Garden to
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

80 Persons dr~iriur THE REGIS
arr errNrdat thslr homes Can secure
tt %, postal rnr'i, request, or Il
tI,ruulh telephone. Hh"r"td"itN'rN
g. Irregular, please rtnl'" i~n'in"i'n'"
rrutuINIut - the office
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

GRAND concert at Sr,hrrl's Harden to
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
The Game.
.JE p.Ffgsr

Hlf' tH AHhHfN.f " wv
TOLEDO, May Ii -Wheeling's batting
order was revised for to-iay's game and 1t
worked well, the hits being made IN Just
the right time. Van SAINT is still lame,
but Yak played his position IN grand
style. Lemons pitching was the very best
Toledo had three hits up to the ninth,
when they made two. Reeder made Il one
hand catch Of a foul fly, which was very
much of A circus. Wheeling made three
in the second on hits by Stephans and Yak,
and n drive by SlapIeton, which got by
Walsh, scoring the two and himself.
Delehanty scored in the third on a two
base hat, a put ont and Il passed ball.
''Stape" made q hit in the sixth aud scored
on Stencils twO-hapsrr. Toledo scored
two in the fourth on n missed third strike,
two passed balls, wild pitch, base hit by
Elttonus and nm error by Drlehauty, and
one IN the ninth on Wrlsh's single and
Browns double. MrDcrmott again UNI
pired well. Following is the score:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

EIois, Chicago :, Boston ., base hits.
Chicago 1, Boston L: pitchers Baldwin and
Il udhuurne.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
Nutcs.

Mohit will hereafter pitch in regular
turn. lie hna done ]splcndldly in both
games in which he has appeared in the box
-L ,iiumyni. S,u'uI,L
The Cakes and Silver Leaves played a
game on the Island, yesterday afternoon,
which resulted in a victory for the latter
hy a score Of 10 to L .Baticrica, Tor the
Otks, Woods and Watkins; for the Leaves,
Jordan and Buckley. Struck out, by
Woods, 9; by Jordan, :.
Harry Smith, Manager Of the TOledoe9,
has been released. lie Was a hustler, but
hi- methods OF running Il base hall team
were poor, as was remarked in the REGIS.
TER when the team played here, Captain
Driscbcll, a genial gentleman and n good
ball player, takes his place.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
THE NATIONAL SPORT.
yt>TERDAYSGAME At TOLEDO RtSrITSIN
VICTORY FOR WHEELING
Aacr a Hot Ca1!ss,-Ltm5Es Pitches ! Fine
Game and the Boys Generally Get Down
% W0rk-0lher Games.

Wheeling won again yesterday at ToIe-
do, although the contest was II close ore
Lemons pitched a fine game, holding the
the Toledo's down to five hits. ialh'a
splendid record at third shows for itseli,
and it il to be hoped that Professor Van
Zant will be able to play to-day. flana-
gan and Yak will be the battery and good
work is looked for.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17
Sottp


Ladies fine Dorgola Kid hish.rut hoes
ru. 70, H]lsruaurT's.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

Errors, Brooklyn ~, Cleveland IL, base
hits, Brooklyn 4, Cleveland -; pitchers.
D1erlander and Mays.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-17

l.. S. Coon 4cIls drv goods the cheapest
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
A NOTICE.

NOTICE TO UNKNOWN
Owners of immOvable property assessed
on tax rolls of 1887.
TO UNKNOWN OWNERS:
Take notice that the State and Par
ish taxes for the year 1857, on the fol-
lowing described property is now due
and unpaid.
Assessment amounts to $8S0.OO on
40 acres in +. 10, SR. 2 F., having IL
arpents front on Bayou Queue Tortue,
by 40 deep, bounded above by Sec. IS,
80 and 80, in the rear by Henry Sarver
and P. Morgan, below by Don Louis
Boulet and on the north by Bayou
Queue Tortue.
Assessments amounts to $77.00 on st
acres undivided interest in the NEf
Sec. 10, T. II, SIR. 2 East.
II taxes and costs on the above prop
erty be not paid within twenty days
from publication Of this notice, I will
proceed to advertise the same for sale
to satisfy said taxes and costs.
Given under my official signature at
Abbevillo, this 18th day of March,
1883. A. 81. NUNEz,
Dy- Sherif & Collector.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
Registratlon.

Notice is hereby given that i'll com
pliance Of the provisions Of Act No. l23
o5 the General Assembly OF the State.
approved April 10, 1896, l Shall keep
any Office open daily, Sundays and legal
nenGays excepted, from r O'clock a. M,
to i o'c.ocE =, NJ, and fem 2 O'clock
D. NJ, until G o'clock p. H., tor the
registration of all legal voters, CON
mencing ut the courthouse, i'll the town
OF Abhevillu, on Wednesday, Februar.,
Is, 1888, and will remain there until
Saturday, February 25, 1888, and then
it viii be established for n day at
each of the hereinafter designated
p'i ist ward-At P. Z. leblanc, reby.
q.
I'd ward-Kuehling's store, Feb. %.
18th ward-Remy Broussard. March l.
9Th ward-Lessin Abshire, March Sd.
9th ward-Pol AT Cleophas Vim
cent, March 5th.
9th ward-Poll2-At Desire Vincent,
March 9th.
9th ward-Poll 3-At Eugene Des-
champs, March 9Th.
It'll ward-Poll 1-Nugier's store
March 10th.
9TH ward-Poll 2-Thealls store,
March 18th.
Ito ward-Poll 3-William Choate,
March Goth, and will reopen at the
courthouse at Abbeville on Monday,
March 26th, and finally close Saturday,
April IA, 1888.
D. N. LYONS.
Assessor & Registrar.
January q, 1855.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
For Sheriff.

Va are authorized to announce }: IRE
We RRorssARD as a candidate for the
oaice Of sheriff at the election in April
next.
Va are authorized to announce ". W;
M "a n candidate for the Office of
.Abneriff Of the parish OF Vermiion at the
Lection in April next.
We are authorized to announce JULES
n~T.nRryTs as a candidate for the office
u 'heriff of the parish of Vermilion at the
ELECTION in April next.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
ABOUT
THE SOUTH.

A44A 0ooAAAS
Manufacturers and others desiring
to locate in tine South will 6nd the
Manufacturers Record invaluable.
In every issue there are many offers
from Southern towns and land com
panies Offering free sites and fnan-
cial aid to those who will establish
new manufactures, or remove their
plants from the North to.the South.
The are hundreds of openings
throughout the South for factories of
all kinds, foundries and machine
shops, brick yards, agricultural lin.
plement works, handle factories, all
classes of woodworking establish
ments, etc. Ii you desire to know
what the South is doing, and what
opportunities it offers for success in
every line Of industry, great and
small, read the Manufacturers
Record.
As the leading industrial paper of
the South, the Manufacturers
Record covers that entire section,
and is closely read by manufacturers
Of all classes, mining operators,
builders and contractors Of rail-
roads, water works, mills Of all
kinds, etc., merchants, capitalists
and business men generally. 1t is
undoubtedly the best advertising
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to reach the rapidly developing
manufacturing and mining interests
of the fourteen Southern States. II
is the most widely quoted and high
" commended industrial journal ia
America. 1t is live, active and pro
eressive. and is the recognized au'
thority throughout the country upon
the growth Of the South.
Published by the Manufacturers
Record Co.
Subscription $500 a year.
BALTIMORE. Nd.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
$3.50 IN CASH ! Wor.

$3.50 In CASH Wor-
cester's and 3 Webstet's Dictiona-
ries. worth $50, and 4 Dictionary
Holders, worth SIS 81, given as
PRIZES for best essays answering
the question "Wbv should I use a
Dictionary Holder 2" For full par
t%iculars, send to La Verne W. Noyes,
so t. lOl w. Monroe ST.. Chicago.
the maker of Dictionary Holders.
'Or inquire At your B~oo1stose>
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
INVENTION t hss ssvS X

world during the last half century. Not
least among the wonders of inventive pro
gress is a method and system Of work that
can be performed all Over the country
without separating the workers from their
homes. Pay liberal; any n an do the
work; either sex, young or old nc special
ability required. Capital not needed you
to US and we will send you free, something
Of great value and Importance to You,
that will start you in business, which will
bring you in more money right away, than
anything else in the world. Grana omt6t
free. Address True 4 Co, Augusta, Maine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24

The court Of appeals of New York
has just decided, in the case of Thos.
Cunning, who left $4,000 to be spent
for masses for the souls Of some cf
his friends and for himself, that such
q beeuest Cannot hold gUod in law.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
h. IL. L..

For sprains, bruises, rheumatism,
cramps, inflammation, swelling, cuts,
h"rms. ETC.. in man, and splint, ringbone,
wvindgali. %epizootic,, scratches, etc, in
c',re, sThe king of Liniments" is the
universal verdict. Never fails to cure any
ailmenf that can be reached by an exter-
nal medical application. Fifty cents per
hottie. For sale by n. G. Young.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
FCR S~ALE-CHEAP.

One soda-water apparatus, consisting
of a copper generator, 6 gallons capacl-
ty. Three copper fountains, 10 gallons
each and one draft apparatus, with
connections and pressure gauge com
ilete, and in working order. VIII be
sold very cheap for cash.
". " EDWARDS.
PaE. g SIS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
AyNOENCENIENTS
For Representative.

i. the solicitation Of many friends ]
- submitted nv name to 60 before the
hAstsi;c as a candidate to represent tins
pun. IN the lower branch of our State
parl-n SOLOMON WISE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
District Attorney.

W. are authorized to announce that
w {. SMEDEs. the present incumbent
= : ss; esnaaaaa, ATTORNEY lul for this district t at
.hs next general election.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
forget to register.

Don't forget to register.
The cold wave struck US last Mon
day evening.
We are having cool and delightful
weather at present.
A heavy rain fell here last Mon.
dsy morning, accompanied with a
high wind.
Orr farmers we're quite busy this
week blowing and preparing their
lands for seed.
Mr.. @. Bourque has just received
new aud fue assortment Of goods.
Call and examine them.
Some of our citizens had q hog
killing time Of it Last week, and will
no doubt save their bacon.
The Republicans Of this parish are
stirring things up pretty lively if we
are to Judge from the number of
their meetings.
Dr.. F. y. Young and bride, Of
Rayne, paid a visit to AbbevilIe last
week. He was looking we'll and in
cheerful spirits.
Mr.. N. W. Goodale. correspond
ent. collector and solicitor Of the
New Iberia Enterprise: made US a
visit last Friday.
Mr.. W. G. Young returned from
New Orleans q few days ago we'll
pleased with his trip. He Informs
Us that improvements continue to 60
on in the thriving town of Rayne.
Dr.. G. J. Edwards was appointed
BY the police Jury as director in the
State Immigration Association for
the parish of Vermi'lon. The selec'
ton is q very good one, and our
distinguished friend will evidently
do honor to the position assigned
him.
II Mr.. J. Henry Putnam will con
cent to represent his parish in the
State legislature, he will receive the
enthusiastic support of
MANY FARMERS.
Vermilon Parish, March %.
THE columns of the MER1DIosA1
are ready for Your announcement
Mr.. J. P. Gueydan made q sale Of
three thousand eight hundred acres
ot laod last week to parties from
Iowa, who will soon commence to
build residences and put the sol
into thorough cultivation. These
gentlemen will evidently do we'll for
themselve and prove a valuable &C
cession to our parish. There is room
Tor plenty more just such.
Mr.. w. Osborn, Of Desmoines
Iowa. has been spending some days
IN our parish during the past week
and was so we'll pleased with THU
part Of Louisiana that he invested
n . quarter section Of land in the
neishborhood Of Lake Arthur. HI
VII leave for home in a few days t
carry the news to Mary" and viii
soon return with others from Iowa
70 invest in more lands in this parish
and make it their future home. The
eeed has been sown in productive
esl, the harvest will be great.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24

We are authorized to announce that IL:
y IynNs is a candidate for Constable OF
r.! /, third ward, 1t the ensuing election.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-03-24
District Clerk.

wo are authorized to LAsTIE
nsoussARp as a candidate for reelection
to X At our next general State and parish
slectiOn. -