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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04
From 800 King Street.

Our Lenten Goods make nne display; mus
tard saTdines, splced sardines, Keyed sardines;
hne French goods in oil, salmon, lobster; inn
ported macarontlic; Cox's& Nelson's gelatin,
famous drop. peaehee Zoe q can; all KINDS oil
toes, asparagus, all table deilcacies for Lent.
VIII open to-day a new blend of tea, It Is
choice; our coffee Is cleared in the roasting;
where can you get any like Il; we have the
viii est four and the best tea and coffee in this
city, hippeIed herring, makes 4 nice relish
for tea. We have good butter and fresh eggs
on hand. Don't forget those White Star po-
tatoes At 80 cents bnshel. We have q large
lot OF them to sell at 500 King street.
mi-4tt I, M. WEIR.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

DEMOvAL.-WILLIAM J. FISHER,
HI the real estate broker, has removed TO
the McCaplley building, No. COG Market 81
prompt attention TO all business. III-lin
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

EoR RENT.-TIIE SECOND STORY
II OF Odd Fellows' Hall, formerly used as
an auditorium. Apply to @. +. MARoNEY,
no Shlpley 81. f2btf
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN l. John u. blmins, intend to and viii
prefer petition to the General Assembly of
the state of Delaware, now In session, for an
absolute divorce from my wife Ei n X. Biuinlr.
Feb, 4, 1857. JOHN "a. SlMMS.
r. eOdln
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04
IN GROCERIkS.

A TTENTlOS-ALL PERSONS DE
IN string drugs pure and chemicals or wish
|<hK their prescriptions or private receipts
should 70 10 HE drug store OF IL Il. BlI Me-
Rsf, No. 81 Market effect, wnniington,
Del d1stT
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04


The farm contains 16i acres, of which
% acres are woodland and about IS acres
meadow land; all the balance under eul-
tiYation; land is good quality and very
productive, meadow is on Christiana
Greek. buildings consist of brick and
frame dwellings, rooms large frame
barn, granary, corn crib, tool house, hog
pen, chicken-pen, spring house and AT
othernecessary outbuildings, all i'll good
order.
The stock consists OF; One gray marc,
years old; black mare, 10 year old; 1
roam mare, 6 years old; bay colt COM
ing 4 years old head of cows, with
calves at their sides; ] two-year-old hei-
fer, one-year-old heifer, l buck, 20 head
of ewes. and some with lambs by their
sides; head of pigs, turkeys, geese and
ducks, bay colt, coming years old.
The utensils consist of: one Osborne
binder, nearly new; ! Buckeye grain
drill, in good order; horse rake, plows,
cultivators, harrows, hay fork 90 feet OF
rope, l farm wagon, market wagon,
junp-seat carriage, l buggy,l sleigh, 1
good wood stove, 1 cross-cut saw, II acres
wheat in the ground, etc. Farm will be
sold first.
Terms will be made known on day Of
sale.
FRANK NELLY, Newark, Del.
W. j. Lauk, Auctioneer.
Heald 4 Co., 18th and Market streets,
Wilmington, Del, Agts. to sell farm.
u a.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

FOR sALE-A TWO HORSE PLAT
Z form dearborn, good work horses, set of
double haraess, all In good order, Apply at
N o. East 18th street. iol-f
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

NOR SALE OR RENT.-A DESlRA-
IL ble store property, 5la Shipley street. Al
so good basement Tor paint shop or other busi-
ness. Apply TO ALLEN SPEA KHAN. f2tt
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04
Notices..
nAnnAIN nFrERFn

|A FoRsALE OR RENT.
Three comfortable dwellings With ntoreroon
Y led mn. Good stand for business. One q
2,s"R store for u years In 0 town Of 1000 inhAbi-
Ssnt, No other drug store In the town; Q
foom house. good garden lot. The other two
k"f any lisht business; ffhis property can be
Han ght 10 nay IL per cent?. Rents oderate.
|E II. facility eonysnlsnt 70 city, Apply to
|bR. NJ. A. BOOTH, sol wsshington ST.,
Hs.r Wilmington Del
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

DUBLIC SALEM. 7. POOLE WILL
Il sell at public sale, on March 18th, 1888, at
8 O'Clock p. m, on the premises the follow
Ing desirSble properties; Nos lon and 1919
Seventh street, 4l5 Franklin street, and 7ca
West Sixth street These houses are all well
located and have the modern Improvements
f2s-4t-eod
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

DUBLIC sALE-oF A vALUBLE
il farm, stock and utensils, on the
premises, on Cherry Hill Road, / mile
from Newark station, b. & o. r. r., 1
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1889.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

EoR SALE.-A 7-RoOMED HOUSE
IL with bath; front, side and rear yards;
two porches. Healthy and pleasant location.
Apply on the premises, No. lIU5 hodney 81. 2s6t'
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

A DMINIsTRATRIX SALE OF THE
IA personal property OF Elmer W. Clark de-
ceased al his late residence near New Castle,
Del,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

EoR RENT. +. WHITE & BRO
+ have two houses for rent. 0 rooms and
bath. mI.tf
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

L OST OR MIsLA1D. --P0LICY NO.
il i 1894 on the life OF A. II. Grimshaw, is
sued by the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company. The Under will please return II TO
the undersig ed. Application has been made
f20.Gts a. Il. GRIMsHAW.
I OST.-A SETTING OUT OF A DIA-
Il 4 mOnd ring. A liberal reward Will be paid
or same Al this office, fI5-tf
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

NOR sALE-l STEAM EE CINE. SIZE
10 OF cylinder 1x80 inches. Apply 20 J
a. UEAHSTON CO., lop King ST. city, or
Newport, dol. o2I-u
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

EOR RFNT-HoUsE NO. GIT VAN
II Buren, st. Apply to HARLAN CAUSE,
as Delaware avenue or Second and King St.
f27-tI
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

LfoR RENT.-oNE S-RooM HOUSE
IL 9Th and searles, fi0; one broom house, Cd
aud Rodman, "; one Groom house, 9TH and
Franklin, tl6. tf25l PETER j. FORD.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

"ANrED-oCCU roR FRONT
Wv room: all oouventeiiccs. Apply at
CO.. French street. nlgl2t
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04
Wants.

WANT TED TEN GOOD GIRLS
w want situations for chamber work or
cooking. City reiefsuce yven:. Apply nj tie
Wilmington Intelligence once, No. W3
Orange street. mz-2t'
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

TOR RENT.-FURNIsHED OR UN-
IL furnished rooms. 6s2 King St. fl5tf
EOR RENT.-R0OMS AT NO. Cos
n King st. Suitable for dodgers. MILF
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

CLOSING OUT SALE OF FIXTURES
" of Coal and Lumber Yard, on the prem-
SEES, at our coal yard, over Market st. bridge
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9Th, 1859,
at 10 O'Clock, g. M,
Two coal dumping wagons, with shutes;
lumber wagons carts, mules 2horses, sins
gle and double harness, stable and yard tx
lures office fixtures, tsnfe, desks, chairs, he)s
m2-3t O. WESLEY MELDlN BRO.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

DR. DEHARDT's PENNYRoYAL
~ FILLS, u. Sold by DruRgists; Also by
mail EOS N. Jth ST., Phila. Ladies' beware Of
IN itations. i6-u
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

A YOUNG MAN, A
w position in SOME light business.
Address TX, " this office. In2-Uts
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04

WANTED ID, a DO, BOY TO T., SCI, SERVE We. PA A.
der 10 years need apply. Apply at tllis oillee,
f27.tf
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-04
Public Sales.

DUBLIC sALE.-THE UNDERSIGNED
L having rented his farm will sell nc
public sale at TalleyYflle, Brandywino
Hundred,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07
snperstftfons OfHreInnd.

Il is very unIucky to meet in tic
early morning . barking dog Or
barefooted woman.
When . corpse retains animal heat
overriding another member of the
family is to die within tho year.
If the stacks are not circled each
night BY the ~hoiseless barn owl 4
blight viii fail upon next seasons
crops.
Ally three idle strokes Of a stick
IN the ashes ora spade or other farm
tool in the soil making q figure re.
sembling a coffin is certain to por
tend death in ones family.
The liDnet pours forth the most
melancholy song Of all Irish birds,
and ! have seen honest.hearted peas.
fnts affected by it to tears.
When the nest Of the thrush OF
mavis ID built unusually high in the
thornbush this bet6kens a great ca.
lamity to q neighhorhood.
Over in Connenara to this day d
fdheral procession On it's way to
chnrch will halt at some distance
away and lash together a huge pile
Of stones.
One Of The oldest ofallIrish super.
stitions is The belief that ifyou chase
and catch a butterfly you nnprisoa
the wandering soul ofyour grand
mother.-New York Star.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07
Thinks They're GassInG.

&
Our Arcadia friends telegraphed
Tuesday for Superintendent Bond,
of the v. s. & P. road to come out
and locate the union depot for K. g.
Z. & G. r. R., and received the fol-
lowing reply: ASK the K. G. &. &
g. people if they intend to build q
union depot before they begin their
road. Am I to understand thg.t
they want me to point out the spot
where | want them to cross the ".
S. & Pr II the engineers have sur.
yeyed the road this information has
undoubtedly been determined. II
the road has not been surveyed. ]
don't see how | could locate the
crossing. ] think these people are
only doing this to blow their own
horns. I would rather wait until
they make some progress towards
building their road before / take
this up.i-Gibsland New Era.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07
$500 Lfck

MHEE
A San francisco correspondent
gives a sketch of the experience Of
ono John James Mage, d quiet mid.
die aged man, who is in that city
waiting for the Mexican steamer to
sail. In brief, this man was fifteen
years ago, . poor English collector
Of insects in Guatemala and also
acted as British vice.consaI at. San
Jose. One day Commandante Con.
zales ordered Mage to appear before
him. fncensed al the reply. that no
would come in d short time, the
commandante, who was drunk, sent
a file Of soldiers, had Tie insect.coI.
lector brought oefore him and or.
dered seveaty.fve lashes laid On his
bare back. This was thoroughly
done, when the bold comffiiandante
yelled out, give him twenty 1--WE
more for luck.o
In The end it was not 50 very
lucky Tor Guatemala. Mage was
laid up for some time from the
brutal beating he had received. OF
recovering he made complaint 10
his government which has always
been noted for her promptness III
protecting her citizens, in whatever
part Of the world they may b. %
Guatemala was ordered TO pilnisil
Gonzales and to pay Mayo $500 fdf
every lash tie received. on penalty
Of having the English cruisers shell
San jose and other c5ast cities.
was promptly punished
but Guatemala endeav6fed TO pct
release from the payment Of tile
$50. coo to Mago. This didn't hear
succeed, and so The poor bug collcc:
tor was made rich ia one day The
lash 'eut him d starter end lis
wealth is aow estimated at $5,00e
900, Caueasieus
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07
A FIRST Class ThfeG

The papers of this State still
speak Of the Honorable ~ Major
Il. A. Burke. We see nothing
in this mans past history to make
him an honorable gentleman" lie
is an unmitigated thief, 4 Forger, a
betrayer Of public confidence, and
should be bounded throughout the
world until brought to the scenes
Of his rascality. He had good
cause to attempt to buy up the coun.
try press during Tie last campaign,
he wanted tie again hold the Office
Of State Treasurer for four more
years. Yes, Burke is d slick one;
and had he secured another recog-
he would have bankr1ptsd
our State. However, Burke has d
few pals" in this transaction, who
are qnaking 10 their boots for fear
he will he captured aud squeal.-
Trinity Herald
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

Let The man who is loo 'roor 10
take his home Paper, hut pays fora
city paper, ask himself'th Ii question:
DO the eastern papers ever give any
home news? MOI 30 they contain
notices Of your churches, schools,
improvements and a'lfuhdred other
matters Of local interest, which YOU.
home paper furnishes you without 4
cent Of pay? Not an item! 'it5
they ever say a word calculated tt6
draw attention TO your county aha
your progress aud aid in Inc
enterprise 81 your community
Not.a'word! and yet there aremea
who have such contracted views
that they think unless the home
paper gives them as many squire
inches as the city paper, they are
not getting the worth of their money.
they are like the fellow who took
the largest pair Of boots in the pdx
because he got more leather for he
same money; not considering-it Or
quality Of goods.-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

Public schools and roads are two
questions Just now demanding pos
sibly more attention than any other
matter before the, people Of Acadia
parish. The Sentinel proposes to
watch over these two Important
interests ofthe people with a jealous
eye. We propose to continue to
urge upon our people the necessity
for maintaining good roads and.
schools, and we invite our friends to.
keep us posted on all these matters
in tlieir respective neighboFhood.-.
Rayne Sentinel.
All right. Bro. Bradford. Just
punch Up whoever Is responsible for
the horid condition of the Rayne
end Of the Queue Tortne bridge.
If It rains before these holes are
filled. travel will be impossible over
the bridge. lis awful. Go and
gee Ii il you don't believe is.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07
Whiting for the New York Led.

VIZ ting for the New York Led
ger, Henry W. Grady says: when
my business partner came home
from the war, in which he had gal
lantly commanded a battery. be had
neither breeches, home nor money.
His wife cut up q wooden dress she
had worn FOR many years and made
him a pair of bfeeches. Gathering
odds and ends from the ruins Of
Atlanta, he build a shanty, of which
love made d homie. His father gave
him a SIS gold piece Of which inge-
nuity made capital. In three years
he had built d $500 home; ia eight
years a 100000 suburban home, and
is worth well over a quarter million
dollars. His life is an epitome of
the south III 1s65-its swift energy
its cheerful heroism, its ahrewd
knack Of turning something from
nothing It's stages Of growth and
its present prosperity"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

Attention is called to "Furs Wan.
ted il another column.
<
Fire Co. No. 2 met at courthouse
last Monday.
Mr.. Man Sherman, Of Lake AR
thur, was in Abbeville last Monday.
!
Gus. Godcbaux beats the record
for low prices.
Mr. Thomas Moore, we are glad
to say, is up and doing once more.
Mr.. David Beer left for Sour
Lake, this week on account Of i'll
health.
Mcssru. j. A. Brooksh;re and
Jacob Isaaes are in the Crescent
City.
II yon want q good. stylish hat.
or a planters hat, call at Bouque's.
before purchasing elsewhere.
The scaffolding around the steeple
Of the Catholic church has been
taken down.
Wild dncks some years past that
we're selling for rs cents per pair,
now commands SO cents.
Judge Edwards left Monday for
Lafayette, where he goes to hold the
December term Of Court.
Mr. Seyeria Leblanc, Jr., has
opened an oyster stand on Bridge
street.
Mr.. Eraste Mouton has had a
quantity Of sand hauled to his stable
frsm the court house square, TO
raise the floor Of his stable this week.
Mr.. W. R. Ellis, left for lower
Vermilion this morning. to contract
for The bnilding Of a house for Hon,
a. Nunez.
DIR. Lastie B~roussard, left here
last week on q business trip to Mo-
bile, Ala, ard returned home on
Tuesday.
Bourque sells green sugar corn,
and tomatoes at Zoe per IAN. He
has also on hand the famous white
pepper sauce. It goes very we'll
with oysters.
Fine fish we're caught in the bayou
BY amateurs dariug the past week
Weheard of a buffalo which weighed
IS pounds, caught last Saturday
near the bridge.
Mr.. Zeuon Perret brought to
town Thursday a quantity Of tur-
hips, which he sold at 10 cents
per dozen. Who can come down
b that price
N. G. Young, the enterprising
druggist and banker, left for New
Orleans Tuesday morning. He was
accompanied by his Wife and little
aon.
Last Wednesday evening Mr.. ].
7. Putnam had the sad misfortune
q losing bis little son. Lawrence.
The afflicted family have our sym
palhiea.
Now hal the Southern Pacific
has nrain nhannad u nhoanln -
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

Godchaux has an enornl00s stock
on hand, and all MUST go by Jan
uary lst, 1890, regardless Of Cost.
Just think what a bargain you can
secure from him!
District Attorney Louis j. Vor.
hoes, of ST. MartinsvilIe, who has
been recuperating at the great Yer.
million sanitarian on Cheniere an
Tigre, on a teave of the Governor
for i'll health, returned home last
Tuesday, much improved in health
and vigor, and We hope he will
keep on improving until he regaius
his former health and be in condi-
ton to pursue his arduous profes-
sional duties.
We learn that a strange pheno-
menon of nature happened on Thurs
day, the 2lst ult., on the place of
DR.. NJ. L. Lyons, who lives about
IS miles from Abbeville, in the
Western portion of Lafayette par.
ish. DR.. Lyons owned probably
the finest stock shed in that section
Of the parish. 1t was fully $50 feet
long, crescent shape, and put to.
gether very strongly. A v%hirlwind
came along and lifting the structure
into the air. foundation
logs included. carried it a distance
of several hundred feet, dropping
it suddenly to the earth completely
shattered. The whirl then seemed
to have exhausted its force.
News reached us this week Of the
sad death Of young Murot Dartez,
son-in law of Klebert Thibodapx,
and a former resident of this ward
which occurred a few days ago at
bis home at the bayou Nez Pique,
in Acadia parish. It appears that
he went TO some raae rustic saw
bones 10 that region TO have a tooth
extracted, and, as the Doctor"
possessed more strength and aWk-
than skill he fractured
the poor fellows jawbone when he
at the tooth. Tetanus fol-
lowed as a result ofIhe injury. and
died after excruciating euf
fering. The doctor, we regret to
say, still survives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07
Eaugh md asrow Fat.

Safety matches-Prudent mar
riages.
A man is not whole till he takes
a better half.
To make a long story short, send
it to tic editor of newspaper.
The mau who has seen better days
is now having very bad nights.
When there will be rs letters in
the alphsbet-When . and I are
one.
The tin can does not point a mo.
raj, butNit very frequently adorns q
tail.
A girl moy not be warlike by
nature, but size flies TO arms like a.
veteran.
A winding stalei watching your
best girl as you hold her skein of
floss.
The slim courtier of a young wo.
man, like Dan Cupid's weapons, is
o bean and a narrow.
A Philadelphia clergyman de.
msnds: What's in the Bible?" to-
which we promptly reply: "Ad-
ttumn leaves"
BE sunny, girls, be sunny" says
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. We don't
see how they can, but still they
daughter be.
No one has ever yet been able to
explain why a kiss is such a pleasant
thing, Abut the subject is being cons
family investigated.
"What,' said q lady, do you
think of platonic lover" MADAM"
replied the gentlemsn, 1T is like all
other tonics-Very exciting"
The bravo deserve the fair; they
are something alike. One faces
powder in war. the other powders
her face IN peace.-Macon Teleg
raph.
"Oh,my angel! You will be mine!
When shall Z speak with your mother
perhaps today, or tomorrow"
aBetter wait until the day after.
We have a big wash tomorrow
Mr. slimbrain {ashing for a CON-.
pliment)-Bobby. what did yoar|
say when she learned thai Il
was going to stay TO supper e.gain
tonight? Bobby-Let me- see-Ohl
yes, she said Mr.. Sliv.brain must
think We keep a hotel>
Passionate Loye.--She: Do youl
love me, darling2 He: What do
yon want to interrupt me for when
| am just adding up a column of
figures? OF course I love your!
Plague take it all Now I've got
to add that. whole column up over
-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

last trip took down a quantity of
cotton seed, sent from Mr.. Tfahan's
gin, a few miles from AbbeYilIe.
Why not have an oil mill
There will be a grand meeting Of
the Farmers Alliance tomorrow, at
which public speeches will be de-
livered by distinguished members Of
the association.
Run! quick! and make your pur.
chase at Gus Godchaux. You will
be astonished at his prices.
The steamer Louisa Storms, from
Jacksonville, came up Che Vermil.
ion to Abbeville, having aboard a
full cargo Of choice lumber for the
Abbeville Lumber Yard.
Mr.. Numa Frederick, Joseph
Brassanx and others, have gone to
the sea shore on a pleasure trip, and
at the same time for the purpose Of
killing game.
A. j. Colgin and Felix Driefua,
in company with Misses Golgin and
West, made q flying trip to Able
vile last Sunday and attended high
mass at the Catholic Church.
<
The young men Of our town are
getting up a minstrel entertainment
for New Year, for the benefit Of
Protector Fire Co. No. 2. If you
want to laugh and grow fat, you had
attend.
\ II
We are happy to state that ctr
.townsman, Mr.. Theodore Laporte,
who was very sick with typhoid
fever some time back, has recovered,
and is able to go about town with
the assistance of crutches.
Gus. Godehaux is offering the
best bargains that ever was offered
in Abbeville before. We would
everybody TO lay in their
before his mammoth stock
is all gone.
In the Lemaire settlement it has
not rained since nearly four month.
Stock are watering at the wells, the
coulees and ponds being dry. The
sea marsh is dry also. Persons can
ride to Lake Blanc easily.
An accident happened TO a steam
tug owned by Martin Bagloy, three
days ago, in the bayou, opposite his
plantation, the steam could not in
be closed to prevent a smash
ing Of fy-wheels and other appara-
tus. No harm
There will be an entertainment at
the French Hall, on Christmas night,
given by the young folks Of our
town. The play will be entitled
aThe Social Glass; Everybody
attend, as it is for. q good
cause
Tie preliminary examination Of
Polly Richmond and Victor Bontte,
accused Of the Perry's Bride infant
icide, took place last Saturday be.
fore Judge Edwards. j. a.. Char
gois represented the prisoner, and
R. G. smedes tho State. After
hearing all the evidence the Judge
discharged Boutte and remained
Polly without benefit Of bail.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

The steamer New Matte on her
last trip took down a quantity of
cotton seed, sent from Mr.. Trahan's
gin, a few miles from Abbeyille.
Why not have an oil mill
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

Because in past years and upon
former occasi ons, nnscrupulous men
taking advantage Of loose charters
and one sided schemes, defauded
people who invested in railroads,
that is no reason why they should
to day oppose OF decline straight
forward business like proposals
from railroads, and refuse to enter
tain measures calculated to advance
and promote the welfare Of the
country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

There will be a grand meeting Of
the Farmers Alliance tomorrow, at
which public speeches will be de-
liyered by distinguished members of
the association.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

Do not fail 10 call at Godchaux
selling goods strictly at cost.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

Gus. Godehaux is offering the
best bargains that ever was offered
in Abbeville before. We would
advise everybody TO lay in their
supply before his mammoth stock
is all gone.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-12-07

An accident happened 10 a steam
tug owned by Martin BagIey, three
days ago, in the bayou, opposite his
plantation, the steam could not in
time be closed to prevent a smash
ing Of fy-wheeIs and other appara,
tus. No harm