The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-23

Sabine Southron: Crop prospects
in this parish are very fattering, not.
withstanding the rains.
Home Journal: Watermelons are
beginning to be seen on our streets,
and sell from fifty cents up.
The Sugar Bowl says the crops in
Iberia parish ore looking fine, and
the prospects are bright for another
big one.
The Iberville South says they have
had several hard rains during the
past week. Some planters complain
of having too much.
The Crowley Signal informs its
readers that the first watcrmelons Of
the season were for sale on the streets
of that place last Wednesday.
Capitolian.Advocate: Seventy six
thousand property owners in New
Orleans have petitioned the legisla-
ture to amend the Sunday law.
Lafayette Advertiser: The South
ern Steam Feather Renovating COM
pany are doing some good work here,
and their work gives satisfaction.
Opelousas Courier: We have had
rain almost every day this week.
All sections of our parish have now
had sufficiency, and some have had
too much.
St. Martinsvi1le Messenger: Tho
rains Of Wednesday and Thursday
are more than the planters wanted
at this season, and will retard the
laying by Of their crops.
Terrebonne Times: The crops Of
of corn and cane are looking ex-
ceedingly we'll in all parts Of the
parish; the first planting Of the corn
crops is about made, and it promises
an average one.
P. G. Banner: The crops through.
out the parish are magnificent in
appearance, and generally free fronr
grass and weeds. Some of the.
planters, however, still want rain
for their corn crops.
The Acadia Sentinel says that one
thousand families will move into
Acadia parish this fall. One million
bales of hay can be harvested on
our raw prairies. Another industry
We need in Rayne just now is an ice
factory.
Assumption Pioneer: We hear
that Mr.. Frank Denny, of Lafourchc,
has planted a hundred arpents of
jute. We are glad to see that an
enterprising man has taken hold of
this matter and will thoroughly test
whether jute can be raised proitably
or not.
Richland Beacon: A novelty in
this section was seen in our town
this week. A colored man was driv.
ing an OK to a cart in shafts. The
OK worked well, and for the use 10
which he was put showed to he a
success. One large OK to a cart can
pull as much as two large mules to.
a wagon, and then the saving is an
important matter.
Thibodanx Sentinel: The Irish
potato crop has been O failure to a
very considerable extent. While
some farmers have been fortunate
enough to receive good prices for
their crops, others arc making little
more than their expenses. This
crop the present season seems to
have been affected with some sort
of disease, which made transporta.
ton Of it to market difficult and
hazardous.
Shreveport Times: The survey
for the St. Paul. Alexandria, Jen-
nings, Lake Arthur and Gulf road,
which has already been made from
Alexandria to Jennings, La. about
seyenty-two miles, is being continued
south to Lake Arthur, to which it
will probably he completed this.
week. When built the road will
extend from Alexandria to Vermil-
ion bay on the Gulf of Mexico, and
will be l3O miles long. J. Parker
has been awarded the contract for
ballasting the Natchitoches road
1t is stated that negotiations arc
being made for consolidation with
| the Arkansas and Louisiana. and