The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-02-02

The district court adjourned last
Thursday afternoon.
4 .pec,al meeting Of the school
board will be held today.
The K. Of H. meet next Wednes.
day. the 9th. A full attendance will
be expected.
Hone should ever stimulate the
dyspeptic to a trial Of Lagarde's
anti.dyspeptic elixir.
Mr.. w. II. Cheyis, who has been
confined to bed for several days. is
ont 90 the streets again.
Mr., Ben Faulk, and old and es.
TENED citizen Of the sixth ward, is
reported dangerously i'll.
We regret to. learn that Mrs.
Alexandra I.4ge, mother OF F. D.
anil J. q. Lege, is quite i'll.
Mrs. C. J. Edwards returned from
Rsyoe last Sunday, where abe had
boen spending several. weeks with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Remy Sellers died last Friday
after q brief illness. She leaves a
husband and several small children;
10 mourn her untimely death.
Before passing by stop and see the
Big Gyp which has just been received
hy @. Bourqne, and where you will
find the best S cent cigars in town.
Considerable complaint exists of
pe,ty cattle. stealing in this ward.
A strong chain Of circumstances
mint to several individuals, and if
i meets confirmation the guilty par.
ties will eutfer the infection Of the
penalty Of the law, if not that Of
regulators.
Mr.. Solomon Wise who, q few
days since, purchased the r~esidence
of. Mr.. Jos NJ. Fraser. on State
avenue, near tue Methodist church,
has had the same thoroughly re.
paired and some additions made
thereto. 1t will, be occupied in a
few days, we learn. by Mr.. Ellie
Montague and family. Fl
Mr.. Josenh Lcgneaic. on el&ve Of
this. place, who has teen in the EN-.
ploy Of Mr.. Gus Godchanx for some
months past, left here last Thursday
for New Orleans to take a position
with Mr.. Eohis Schwartz. Of that
city. and will, in the meantime. at.
tend Soule commercial college to
perfect himself in penmanship and
book. keeping.
Father A. N. Mehault has at last
decided to repair and enlarge the
presb.tery, the venerable appearance
Of which had detracted from the
beauty Of the handsome new church
and its surroundings. Mr.. James
W. Petty has the contract, and the
fact that he and Mr.. H. X. Robinson
arg 10 do the work. is a guarantee
that it will be q f~rst.class job.
A new telegraph line will soon be
erected between New Iberia and
the Salt Mines. The poles are said
to be in position. This will afford
favorable opportunity for the en-
terprising citizens OF Perry Bridge
to connect themselves by wire with
the otside world, by having sale
telegraph line extended to that place
or a telephone will answer just q:
we'll Tor the present.
Last week the weather Just tried
itself. For four days and nights il
vas a steady SICILY, sozzly rain viii,
out any let up worthy of mention
Saturday evening it concluded to lie
up. and expended itself in severa
hard downpours, the wind shifting
vest. Sunday morning dawned fai
and sunny. Total rainfall for tn,
iourdays reached nearly three inches
Monday morning we had q heav.
frost and ice in abundance. follower
~ pleasant warm weather on Tue.
gay and Wednesday, and rain o
Thursday.
Mr.. Albert Fontelieu, q risin
young lawyer Of New Iberia. ha
oeen in Abbeville attending the r,
cent session OF the district cour
We learn that Mr.. Fontelieu is a
asplr1nt for apnointment as Cole,