The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-05-26
Good rains here this week.

Good rains here this week.
Fireman's ball next Saturday
night.
Sheriff A. l.. Leblanc has been
trimming up the trees on the court.
house square. A good idea.
Cravhsh are reported As damaging
tho Young rice in some parts Of the
.nrish where the rainfall has been
very heavy.
Services at Prairie Greig to.mor-
rov st eleven a. m, and at Abbeville
to.morrow week, morning and night.
At the Methodist church.
That enterprising citizen, Mr.. F.
=. Fersy, is putting up = handsome
huildine on Rue des Beaux Arts,
near r. t. Mellebeck's store, and
last opposite the Catholic church.
+ viii be occupied by himself as an
ice cream saloon and ice depot.
The Hook and Ladder company
intend, We are informed, to put down
few good brick FIRE wells in the
center of town. Madeleine and
Courthouse squares are two places
selected. Put the good work through,
gentlemen, they are needed sadly.
The negro William Willie, Jr..
Who shot Joseph Sonnier some weeks
sgo at a colored ball given at Dr..
Ramsey's place, was captured atNew
iberia and brought back to Able
vile last Monday by Sheriff A. l..
Leblanc and placed in Jail to await
the next term of the district court.
Thanks to the energetic efforts Of
Mr. NJ. I. Gordy, Jr., our parish is
in q fair way OF having a crack
militia company organized here.
Very good material is TO be found
in the list of proposed members, and
we feel confident that in a short
time our people will point with pride
to their soldier boys.
Tuesday last Mcssrs. P. D. Dupuy,
N. {. Young. J. o. Lege, W. G..
Young ana Ernest Dartez left here
on board the trim little sloop
Josephine, Captain Francis Polombo,
for q two or three weeks cruise along
The gulf and bay shores. They are
we'll equipped with all the necessary
stores and tackle to make a pleasant
and successful voyage, which we
heartily wish them.
An example Of the splendid ad.
ninistration Of the parish finances
and excellent economy exercised is
afforded by a comparison of the ex-
penses allowed for holding the last
election. The commissioners and
clerks Of the Lafayette box were
allowed fifteen dollars apiece, while
those at the Abbeville box received
only three dollars, or in other words,
the Lafayette clerks and commits
sioners received Just Eve times as
much a. our police Jury paid her
clerks and commissioners. And yet
some people think our police Jury
Is no good. What do you think Of
them, dear reader Look at that
surplus and say they have not been
faithful servantsl
Quite an enjoyable affair took
place at the Methodist church last
Wednesday night in the shape Of a
lecture BY Prof. J. r. Kitchell, sub.
Ject, Sunday.schools. In a most
graphic and scholarly manner he
showed US what the Sunday. school,
Is an institution, has done for the
different countries Ia which it has
been established. During the lecture
ne handled the classics in a mastery
way, and seemed to be perfectly at
home with the facts, ancient and
modern. He held the very select
audience spell. bound for the space Of
abont half an hour, dnriug which
time be not only gave them an intel
lectual treat, but excited their risi.
b'es by frequent displays Of wit and
hu.nor. The appreciation OF the
audience was not only shown by
their marked attention during the
lecture, but by an enthusiastic out
burst Of applause at the close. Some
very sweet music was discoursed
Curing the evening by Mrs. Petty
The talented n~rnnniaf asaisted hs