The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-29

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1..,rde,s elixir for dyspepsia.
W. have been having very heavy
,sins this week !
Va local ate the first ripe figs of
J.. .easou last Monday. Quite early,
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~ day the knights of Honor hold
n;co;c celebrating the anniversary
t%,s;r order. We wish all Who
:. .', end may have a good time.
pomcmber the excursion Of Pro
...,.r No. to Weeks Island on
Nv 10Th Of July next. A pleasant
.;~e.ia in store for all who 60.
FINDER the influence Of the gentle
,areshing showers of the past week,
crops and pasturaee have greatly re-
lived and farmers are smiling.
oar friend DR.. VIM. G. Kibbe has
xvored Us With a late copy OF the
SIDNEY, Australia, Neus. 1t is quite
nexsy paper, comparing tavorably
With our best daiIies.
W.termelons are appearing on
nrr streets, bat as yet in small auan.
titles. However, we know Of several
extensive patches near by and are
confident that in a few weeks the
market will be fully supplied.
Mr.. Henry Squires met with a
,ery unfortunate accident last week
,Lile cleaning his revolver. In
some unacconntable manner the
,eapon was discharged, the ball en-
rrine his knee, inAicting a painful
vound though not dangerous.
Legarde's elixir for Indigestion.
The Alliance is taking the day,
md va belieye the move is we'll cal
culsted to place the business Of
acrtuftore on a higher level than it
has heretofore occupied. If the
members will only be true TO them
selves, and true to the correct prin.
eiples of the order, they mag gain
much nv the organization.
Unless prevented by bad weather
the Abheville Fire Department will
give a grand parade on the Fourth
Of July. Hook 4 Ladder No. !, We
are in horned. will eclipse all pre-.
vious efforts, and no expense will he
spared to make the day a notable
one in AbbevilIe. Onr country peo'
pie will lie we'll paid for the pains
in coming to town to witness the
celebration.
Mr.. J. W. Dawson, chief engineer,
in company with the vice-president OF
the Kansas City. Louisiana and Cult
railroad, ia expected here next week
to visit Southwest Pass in connec'
ton with a committee ofour people
They will take soundings and all
proper steps to definitely ascertain
she facts and possibilities Of making
the ricmitv OF the Pass a deep waite,
hartvr. If it is feasible the future
Of the country is im~measurabl5
grand.
lawyers Office is generally sup
ro'ea to be a very dry and unentic
ing SPOT. 1t is certainly no, such 6
locality as one would be likely tt
visit ia quest Of sweets. To this
however, Abbcv lille offers an excep
ton in the office Of Mcssrs. Smede'
l. White, which is embowered il
flowers, and where the honey bet
haa stored its sweets in the gallerJ
pasts. Fact, gentle reader, the othe'
day the bees were robbed aud quit
. lot Of choice honey taken. VIII,
AVS this is not a wonderful countr,
and We q most fortunate people.
IAgardc's elixir for sick headache
Vermilion is one Of the few chose
spots npon which the Almighty he
slowed his generous gifts with
lavish hand. Our climate is a
lively aud salubricas as that whic
exists under Italy's famed beauteou
taia. Our soil is Of unrivaled fel
,ility and a wide range of adapta
bi'ity. Our people are honest, il
dnstrions and iaw.abiding, and eve
the animal kingdom is enterprisin