The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-10-06
Warm weather this week.

10 attend to his official duties.
Captain w. L. Hu,ch;ns. Of Lake
Charles, was in town Sunday.
There are six prisoners aud two
crazy men il our parish Jail, all
negroes.
Regular monthly meeting Of Pro.
tector Fire Co. No. 2 takes place
Tuesday night.
Don't be go irritable, but take
Lagarde Anti-dyspcptic Elixir and
quit your fussiog.
Political matters are very qniet
here. Everybody is busy with their
crops and home affairs.
Look out for the big race at New
iberia on Sunday, the l4th, Old
Bill seems to be quite a favorite.
Good flooring. and ceiling at $l4
per thousand at Dunshie's lumber
yard, next Rice Mill, Rayne, La.
Happiness is for the mortal who,
knowing his failing. takes Lagarde's
Anti .dyspeptic Elixir when alling.
Five negroes were sentenced at
the last session of u district court
to serve a term ia the penitentiary.
Master Paine, son OF DR.. W. G.
Kibhe, left last Tuesday for New
Orleans where lie will attend school.
We gee that Governor Nichols
has appointed Mr.. l.. G, Lyons clerk
Of registration Of Vermilion parish.
If you want cheap lamber, in tx
change for corn. % 10 pun-hie's
lumber yard, next Rice Mill, Rayne,
Louisiana.
Good Z and : and 4 and 6 inch
ceiling at $ll per thousand. at Dun.
SHES lumber yard, next Rice Mill.
Rayne, La. ......
A new roof has been put on
Laborde's store. and E. i. Na2erolle
has just completed a neat addition
TO his residence.
Cotton crop in this parish is fall.
ing far short of expectations. In
many localities only a third yield
will be realized.
slr. Sam Sokoloski aud wife, OF
Haz'ehurst, Miss. are spending
awhile here and are guests of Mr..
Ludwig Sokoloski.
Many Of our farmers have been
taking advantage Of the fine dry
weather to make hay. and have Sc.
cured a very choice article.
Last Wednesday Or. r. J. Young
and wife, Mr.. Elias Broussard and
wife, and Mr.. Leon Bronssard left
for a weeks pleasure trip to the sea-
shore.
Taxes ON movable property be
come delinquent October first, and
if you have not paid. dear reader,
look out or the sheriff will be knock
Jog at your door.
Arcadia Lodge K. Of II. at its
meeting on Wednesday, the 81, APP
propriated ten dollars to the relief
Of 1.-THE yellow fever sufferers at
jacksonville, Fla.
Cotton is coming in very slowly
for this season of the year. From
all accounts the crop has been cut
short by the storm and other causes
more than one half.
II the present dry weather con
tinues much longer the stock on the
p%rairies win suffer for water, as
nearly all the ponds are dry and the
coulees are very low.
D'ec in this parish, on the 25th
day Of last September, Mrs. CIet
Leblanc, aged e%ighty-foor years. She
leaves a family Of 1873 children,
grandchildren and great grand
children.
Messrs. Martin & Tim Bag|ey are
erecting an extensive and complete
sugar refinery on their Ramsey place.
1t is situated on the bayou front
near their store, and will be ready
to work up this seasons crop.
Mr.. Numa P. Broussard. the new
road overseer On the road from here
to Crosse Isle, has taken hold Of
things with u vim which indicates
very clearly that he will be one OF
the hest nyerseers In the narish. He