The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-07-06
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SATURDAY, <1LY 8. 1890.


And thoss a.. orerwork iii be relieved BY taking
noD ~1ro,-,,'.s Iron BitterS. Genuine
80 m.ta aad crossed red lines Oh wrapper.
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L,acarae's elixir .or dyspepsia.
Our local sports are talking Su'li,
van and KIlrain.
Buy the improved Woodbury. fruit
lars, for ealc by y. G. Young.
When shall we hear the whistle
u the locomotive ou our projected
The Red Stockings, Of this place,
Oil, plav the Gay base oall club a.
Broussardvi'le on the 2ist,
NJ, Dnpre BlaDchet is having a
,pat little cottage bn'lt Oh the lot
east of the MERIDloNAI, Office.
Take advantage Of rare bargains.
n. &. Young is now offering a lne
lot Of lamps d, cost, Call carly.
On Thursday last the Red Stock
inc base ball cIuh played the Junior
Independents. shutting them ont
completely.
Quite a numner Of marriages are
contemplated, 50 We are Informed,
in this parish as soon as the present
corn crop begins to harden.
J.ly opened Up with the heaviest
rainfall Of the season Nearly Two
inches of rain fell. and Tor a short
while everything was ailoat.
A little fracus took place down
town a few days ago between two
gentlemen, resulting in one Of them
going to Jail for a few hours, and
afterwards paying the usual fine.
Lngarae's elixir for Indigestion,
.Tl!e'fre boys Of No. 2 offer you
a chance for a splendid time on tbs
10th. Do not fail to 60, YOU will
aid them in g most worthy object,
aud they will afford you q day .!
pleasure long to De remembered.
The Queue Tortue bayou bridge
on the road 10 Rayne needs an en-
baukment or approach very badly.
It is almost impossible to get on the
bridge. and the merchants Of kaync
will lose trade if they do not have
it attended to soon.
Frank Godclaux's horse ran away
with him the other day, and in the
stampede capsized the rider, without
hurting him, however. Previous to
that occurrence Frank thought him
self a %maanion, bat practical ezpe-
rieuce has taugil; him differently.
Latest advices from all parts Of
the parish are to the effect that crops
Of all kinds are in a healthy condI,
ton, the acreage planted greater this
than any previous year, and the
prospects at present r very aatter-
Ing indeed Cor a rich harvest tie
coming fall.
The rain has come III abundance
and our farmers are all happy, and
we'll they may be, for the prospects
for an abundant crop are nov very
tatterlng. TO see some Of the corn
near Aobeyillc, as it now stands III
lis luyuriaat green and vigorous
appearance, one can scarcely realize
that not more than ten days AGO
there was good reason to fear that
noihlag would be made.
Last sunday evening or the Ram
sey plantation VIM. Wilson, a negro
u the employ Of the Mcssrs. BagIey
Bros. while under the influence OF
whisky struck his woman Ceeley
under the jaw with his fist. She
staggered to the door and fell sense
less. When parties went to her
assistance she was dead. The sheriff
and coroner were at once notified
by Mr.. Martin Dagiay, an inquest
YES held and Wilson arrested and
locked mp in jail to await bis trial
Or preliminary examination.
Lagardc's elixir for sick headache.
Saturday last, the 2Jth, was d wet
Gay, u very wet day, iii Abhcviilc,
Early in the morning the clouds
began 70 gather, tie lightning to
play aud the thunder to roar, aud
about aeon the rain came down il
torrents. Amidst it all. however
there assembled at the Masonic Hall
3 Mcrrl and hannu crnrG &c ,%;cnin.