The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-15

to hefOnclusiOn that l can not practice
without it"
1t has been warm and showery
this week.
District court will continue 10 SEES.
sion next week.
The Jewish holidays close today.
TIE day will he one Of fasting.
IAgarde's Anti-dyspeptic Elixir
will not cure chills and fever, but
will cure dyspepsia.
Carter'S mule beat Gus Hebert's
horse last Tuesday ia 4 race Of one
core, wheel and 60.
The police jury convenes again
on Tuesday, the 25th Of this month,
it being . special meeting.
A social dance will be given this
evening ut the French hall-music
BY the Laurauville cornet band. r..
Colonel Joseph A. Breaux, State
superintendent of public education,
arrived here yesterday evening:
Mr.. Opbelias. Bourqne has just
received his fall and winter stock Of
goods. Call and examine them.
The new building of Mr.. E. I.
Addison is fast approaching compile.
ton, and will soon be ready for
occupation.
The business places Of our Hebrew
citizens we're closed yesterday after.
NOON and will remain SO until next
Monday morning.
The examination of teachers to
take charge OF the public schools Of
this parish takes place today At the
school house at 10 o'clock 4. %.
W. regret to learn that Sheriff A.
L. Leblanc vas taken with q relapse
several DAYS ago, and il again BON.
fined to indoors unable to attend to
business.
No respondent business man can
be 4 success without activity of mind
and body, which are the result Of a
few doees Of Lagarde's Anli.dyspep-
tic Elixir.
Considerable business was done
in the district coart this week. Sew.
eral cases for horse stealing we're
tried, and in nearly every Instance
convictions obtained.
We were pleased to meet this
week our old and esteemed friend,
Mr.. Jules G. Laurents, of Lake
Arthur settlement, who spent the
week in Abheville serving his coun-
Try . petit juror.
Mr.. Albert Laurcnts, of Lake
Arthur, paid US 4 visit this week.
He speaks encouraging Of the lake
section. We are informed that he
has accepted 4 position 40 clerk with
Mr.. J. Henry Pstnsm.
The spirs Of the oolored Baptist
church vas placed in position last
saturday, which completed the car.
penter work on that edi6ce. Nothing
remains now but the use of the pain.
ser's brush to complete that struc.
tnre and give it . nice appearance.
Mr.. Henry O'Bryan has moved to
Perry Bridge to make it his future
home. Abbeville regrets losing so
-go"d and valuable = citizen. He was
liked and esteemed by all who knew
him, and carries with him the wishes
Of lis many friends for success and
prosperity in whatever undertaking.
Mr.. George Caldwell last week
got through burning a kiln of brick
Of one hundred thousand, Of good
quality, aud is now making prepare.
tons to commence moulding for
another one Of equal number. Those
IN need of 6rst-elass brick and a
t'ptop mason to lay them, can be
accommodated by calling on him.
MIR. J. Henry Putnam, one of our
most enterprising and extensive
sugar r~aiscrs, is making preparation
On an enlarged scale for saving the
growing crop of cane. Amongst
other things he is erecting a large
Shed for storing the cane, and will
Jay a railroad track from his refinery
on the bayou to his store aud cotton
gin, some two and q half miles out
IN the prairie, by which means those
ra's'ug cane in that ueighborhood
can deliver it at his depot, thus save