The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-01

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only by Rangum Root Medicine Co.,
Nashville, Tenn. so cents per bottle. For
sale by N. 6. Young.
The health of this community con-
tinues good.
Persons Of sedentary habits should
take Lagarde's anti-dyspeptic elixir.
The K. of q. will meet next Wed.
nesday. A full attendance will be
expected.
We are informed that the public
roads throughout the parish are in
good condition.
Two fogs and then a rain has been
about the average state of the
weather for the past week.
A party Of Regulators were in
{ town today, but the real object of
their visit is unknown to us.
Mr.. N. C. Young left here last
Sunday on a business trip to New
Orleans and xill return tomorrow.
The fourth quarterly conference
OF the Methodist Church will be
held at this place tomorrow, the I'd
of December, at the close of the
morning service. Preaching at ii
a. m. by Rev. S. S. Keener.
Mr.. A. W. Webre, of st. James
parish. the refiner who has Mr.. j.
Henry Putnam's crop in hand for
this season, is turning out some most
excellent sugar. a fne sample of
which he has kindly sent to our
Office.
The cotton crop Of our parish is
about drawing to a finish, and from
all we can learn the yield is not up
to expectations, but the pri &c paid
by our buyers was fair, and we urge
npon our farming friends to make
preparations and enter upon the
work for the next crop with renewed
vigor. He who WM to succeed can
not fail.
Captain ". l.. Hutchins, one Of
Lake Charles most thorough.goiDg
business men, and proprietor of
Mount Hope planning mills, was in
town this week looking we'll and
happy. He is represented in our
town bv our esteemed and popular
friend, Mr.. J. E. Tolson, who is a
general favorite VITA everybody, the
ladies not excepted.
Mr.. VIM. L. Vanslyke finished
grinding bis cane on Thursday morn.
ing at 4 o'clock. His output for the
year is fifty one hogsheads Of splen.
did sugar, and a large yield of fine
molasses. Our friend "Billie" is one
Of our most energetic planters, and
plainly Ind practically gives the lie
to the opinion so often stated that
farming in this country does not pay.
On Thursday. December Goth. the
Ladies Aid Association Of the NJ. E.
Church will give an entertainment
at French Hall for the purpose of
raising funds to supply the church
With a new organ and other improve
ments. The attractions of the even.
ing will be selections. songs and
instrumental music, t~ableaux, cha.
rades, and a supper. We commend
this to Our people as a most worthy
object, and earnestly bespeak for
our fair friends in their worthy IN.
dertaking q most liberal support.
We learn that four men with two
bears who have been showing over
the country Tor come time, have now
hit upon a better plan and they and
Eroin are busiIy engaged in carrying
cane on one of the sugar plantations
below town. Ia not that a splendid
opening for the South ? The Repub-
ileaa party makes the negro think
De stands no showing here, and if
they will take them away our plan.
tatlons can bring in a supply of
hrans or monkies, minus the tail,
and ill the place of the negro. But
then Our planters must have some
assurance that their new hands will
not be brought out as applicants for
civil rights.
Mr.. I. Jay Lacy. the we'll known
nuraeryman Of southwest Louisiana,
paid US a visit this week, and among
other things informed Us that his
descriptive catalogue Of fruit trees,