The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-05-19

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Blackberries are ripening.
Sale Of valuable property to-day.
The pecan mast promises = large
one this year.
Some Of the public roads are get
ting very dusty.
High winds oil the week. from the
north and south.
Lot there be . good attendance at
me- Z. Of n. hall tonight.
The orange crop of this parish
,romiso to be the heaviest for many
ysars psvions.
A grand calico.dress ball will be
.;ven 1t the French Hall Saturday
nszt. the 2Sth, for the benefit Of the
NV ire COMPANY.
The at crop in soue portions OF
ths parish will not turn out we'll this
,ear On account Of the rust, some
Thing snusual in this quarter.
wv. Edwards, Esq, contem-
mates soon having ; large and fine
~tvostory country residence erected
u bic beautiful littls farm just above
tovB.
The cotton that is up is doing we'll
M mort places, while others have
failed to secure . good stand. The
,crease will be greater this than
list ysar. .....
There will be preaching at the
Methodist church Tomorrow morning
and evening st the nsnal hours. Rev.
Robert Harry, preacher in charge,
e6cia;isg.
The fremen OF Abbeville expect
moo to give an excursion to the sea.
shore. Preparations are being made
for the occasion, and a lively time
generally may be expected.
We learn that a large number Of
our citizens have subscribed to a
pstitiou raising money to assist in
rspesEmg the Sunday law. A large
number of onr people are, opposed
" it ed wish its repeal.
The sugar cane is doing remark
ably veil to date, particularly the
e.ubbls. The acreage this year is
10 excess of that Of last, notwith.
isg soae Of our small planters have
partly abandoned its culture and
taken to cotton. .
Corn has been extensively planted
this spring and is doing we'll all over
the parish; and those contemplating
making N.ermilion their future home
will meet with no difficulty this fall
in securing an ample supply of bread
stufs and other articles of food to.
meet all demands.
Cur farmers are through planting
their rice, and in most localities
have obtained q good stand. We
sre greatly in need Of a rice mill
here to encourage a more extensive
cultivation OF this cereal, which can
be made one Of the mos: profitable
crops raised in Louisiana.
The new courthouse is coming
along. Mr.. Leon :Boudreau has
leased a suitable piece Of land from
lr. David Frank, on the west side
dt the bayou, and begun operations.
he will soon have q kiln of brick
ready to burn. Work on the build.
Ing Eill begin about July I'd.
The public are invited to attend
the picnic today given by the Me-
thodiat Sunday school of this place
1t Walter A. Whites beautiful and
sdady grove. A pleasant time may
be expected by the attendants, and
aday happily spent. Go and have
: little fun with the children. it is
fres. 10 oil.
We have had two weeks Ct dry
Weather, which afforded our farmers
favorable opportunity of cleaning
out their crops. At present the in
d~lcstions are that we will soon have
achsnge. A little rain jast now
would not hurt, yet we could well
% 'Rithout it for several days to
come, a. some of the crops are still
N the grass.
Some of tho parties who took an
'a!ereat in the matter OF the ADbe-
lll!e High School, enterprise suggest
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