The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-02

Crop reports this week are en-
couraging.
"A case Of typhoid fever is report
ed in town.
The K. of Fl. meet tonight.
Work to be done.
The base ball players had a scrub
game last Sunday.
Several weddings took place in
the parish this week.
Good rains this week, with cool
mornings and nights.
Roasting ears have made their ap.
pearance in Abbeville.
improvements continue to 60
ahead in our town and suburbs.
Work on the Brookshier gin and
compress is progressing rapidly.
Grass in the courthouse square
needs cutting down. Who will have
it done?
Messrs. Geo. E. Lyons and A.
Monlor returned last Sunday norm
ing highly pleased with their trip.
Mr.. Squires has purchased the
property of II. C. Heinrich, and is
now making some improvements
thereon.
Nj. J. NJ. Beauxis returned a few
DAYS ago from a trip to Carencro,
where he had gone to visit relatives
and friends.
The fence around the Catholic
church property has received a coat
Of white paint, which adds much to
its appearance.
Our recently elected parochial
officers received their commissions
last Friday, and mp to yesterday but
one, Alcide Leblanc, clerk of court,
has qualified.
1t is hard work to believe in the
mental superiority of. women, parti-
cularly when we see what miserable
specimens of humanity they are will.
ing to marry.
The dull season has set in upon
us, and the young clerks have little
else to do than to stand in the open
doors and admire beauty as it
glides gently by.
The GROWING Of Mary will take
place at the Catholic church to-
morrow afternoon at 4 p. m. The
ceremonies will be conducted by
Rev. Father A. NJ. Mehault, assist
ed by Rev. Father Simon.
A negro preacher the other day
sent his little boy across the street
to a grocery (the proprietor's name
was John), to get a pound of butter
on tick, and in the boys absence the
preacher wendell his way to the
darby church and was preaching
from St. John, and just as he made
the following remark, very loud,
emphatic and with owl.like wisdom,
what did John say ?" His son
entered and answered, "he said you
can't get any more butter till you
pay what you owe"
Mr.. Alcide Leblance, the newly
elected clerk Of court, entered upon
the duties Of his Office last Tuesday,
with competent and irreproachable
gentlemen as assistants. Mr.. Lastie
Broussard, the retiring officer, is a
gentleman Of undouhted integrity,
and in surrendering the Office which
he has so long honored, presents an
nnbroken front as an honest man.
he has discharged the duties of the
Office promptly, faithfully and impair
TALLY, and 10 retiring he leaves BE-
hind him the records of official
virtue the new incumbent will do
we'll to initiate.
In the Ope1oasas Courier the fol
lowing truthful remarks are made;
mo paper a be published without
home patronage. If a railroad o,
factory is wanted, the newspapers
are expected to work for it. If q
public meeting is wanted for any
purpose, the paper is called on fol
free notice. If the charitable so
e'eties have a supper or sociable o
any kind, the newspaper is always
expected to give all the necessary
notices. and to puff it after it ii
over. The newspaper must do every
thing to advance the interest Of tn,