The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-08-04
Dog killing il over with.

. Fine watermelons for sale at O..
BourQue's.
The sweet potato crop is reported
good throughout the parish, and the
Weld will be q large one.
Several loads of the new crop Of
fodder were brought to town this
week and sold at a good price.
The Independent base ball club
rive a dance at the French Hall this
evening. Thanks for complimentary
tickets.
Mr.. Jean NJ. Beauzis, daughter
and son returned home last Saturday
afternoon after q pleasant trip to the
scashore.
Miss Nora Lee Kibbe is on a visit
10 friends in New Iberia. We wish
her a pleasant and al enjoyable trip
during her stay.
Our tax assessor is busily engaged
making out the tax rolls, which will
soon be ready to place in the hands
Of the collector.
Mr.. Gus Godchaux, after several
weeks of confinement with malarial
fever, we are pleased to state is up
and about again.
Seven prisoners are now in the
parish Jail awaiting the next teru Of
the district court to have justice
melted out to them.
The weather was quite warm dur.
ing the week, yet we we're favored
with delightful breezes from the
gulf which tempered the atmosphere
somewhat.
Work on the FIRE we'll is progress.
ing very favorably, and when COM
plete this huge affair will be a
monumental safeguard against the
ravages Of FIRE.
Mr.. Evariste Trahan has had his
sidewalk filed up in the low places
and leyeled off, which makes it much
more pleasant and agreeable to those
having to pass that way.
The papabot:e, that delicious table
bird, has put in an appearance and
some of orr hunters are having fine
sport with them. They are said to
be fat, but difficult to bag.
We have been favored this week
with copious showers Of rain, doing
much good to our farmers generally,
and laying the dust in the roads
which had become almost sitting.
Our thanks are due our friend Mr..
James Huff for a lot Of fine 6Es and
two big watermc'ons. He reports
crops in his neiehborhood in fine
condition with prospects of q good
yield this fall.
Muscadines arc beginning to ripen
and we learn the woods are filled
with them. They make, with a little
trouble and time to separate the hull
from the pulp, an excellent aud pala-
table preserve.
On last Saturday the mass. meeting
In favor of prohibition met at the
courthouse in Abbeville. We could
not attend, and as no report Of the
meeting has been given US, we are
unable to give the proceedings.
We we're informed last Tuesday
by Mr.. James Huff that Captain
Rock will soon put a boat in Yer.
million bayou to ply between Abbe-
vile and Pin Hook. This will afford
an excellent opportunity for our
shippers Of poultry and eggs to get
such speedily to o market. Bring
her On, captain.
Parties coming to Vermilion this
fall to make it their future home will
fud no difficulty in obtaining the
necessary supplies, as We learn that
the corn, rice and sweet potato crops
will be abundant. the prairies GOV
cred with fat becves, the woods and
sites filled with hogs, and the pas
lures contain Gne sheep.
The excursion Of Protector Fire
70. No. 2, which comes off August
18th, promises to be a grand affair.
The handsome and commodious
steamer New Matte will leave
W'8e's warehouse al.A bbeviIle, at 6
o'clock a. m, and make oil usual
lanGlnns- re,uruinr that nirhi aaout