The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-09

TO De very Soou'
Crop reports from all over the
parish are encouraging.
Our vegetable growers have done
remarkably we'll this spring.
The acorn and c%hincapin mast,
from all appearances, will be good
this fall.
The sweet potato crop of this
parish promises to be a large one
this year.
Soda water, lemonade, ice cream
and cakes are plentiful in Abbeyille
on Sundays.
Mr.. Spears showed US a stalk Of
cotton last Saturday two feet high
and containing twelve squares.
Thanks for the invitation to attend
the wedding Of Mr.. W. B. Hutchins
and Miss Mary A. Richard, Of Lake
Charles.
The New Iberia brass band will
accompany the excursionists from
Abbeville to Southwest Pass on the
2Sth instant.
A party Of about twelve left here
last Wednesday, well armed and
equipped, for a trip to the seashore.
We wish them IN bon voyage.
The German Club has our thanks
for, a complimentary ticket to be
present on the 10th at its social hop
to be given at the French Hall.
The party of gentlemen who took
. trip to the seashore some twenty
days ago on board the sloop Joseph.
inc, have returned home after a very
pleasant voyage.
A friend of ours informed us Of
the fact that there are bad dogs
within some of the enclosures in
town. We would like to know how
he found that out.
Hook and Ladder Company are
sparing neither pains nor means to
make the excursion on the 28th one
Of the most pleasant and enjoyable
affairs of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. White were
presented with a beautiful daughter
last Tuesday morning. We are
pleased TO state that mother and
child are doing we'll.
The MER1DIoNAL returns thanks
for a complimentary ticket to attend
the excursion given by Hook and
Ladder Company No. l, to South.
west Pass on the 28th.
Sheriff elect A. l.. Leblanc com.
pleted bis bond and qualified last
Wednesday and entered upon the
duties of his Office. Mr.. George B.
Lyons will serve as his chief deputy
and jaiier.
Sarah Foot, an aged coIored wo.
man. during the progress Of the ball
given to the New Iberia fire com.
pany, in a moment of passion was
suddenly taken i'll and instantly ex-
PRED Oh the spot.
The freman's ball last Saturday
night was a pleasant and an enjoy.
able affair, the refreshments excellent
and the music fine. The attendance
Was not large in consequence 0: the
number of other parties given in the
neighborhood the same evening.
Abbeville can now boast of a
fine string band, headed by our old
and esteemed friend, Mr.. Gilbert
Labauve. This band is now prepared
to make engagements for dancing
parties, weddings and social gather:
ings. We hope it will prove one of
our permanent institutions.
"Be a man or a mouse" says an
old adage. This amt fair; it doesn't
give a fellow a show, for who wants
to be a mouse and have every woman
he approaches climbing up on a
chair, or jumping over the piano,
and when he isn't thinking about it,
setting traps for him. It's too one
sided, is that adage, and leaves a fel-
low no choice except to be a man.
In the proceedings of the town
council, in our Issue of the 26th ult.,
ia the ordinance providing for side.
walks and banquettes an error was
made, making it obligatory for all
property owners to have brick side
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