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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-10-29

is so prosperous lit is why the Charles
ton, Cincinnati & Chicago Road
600 miles long-is being built from
the Ohio River 10 the sea it is why
a road direct to Cumberland Gap will
be built; it is why engineers are now
in the field on the Embreeville Road,
and also on the Watauga Valley Road
and it is why the Atlantic & Danvlle
couldn't 60 around us lift would it
is why another road is to be built from
the furnaces in Carnegie to Watauga
Pass, on the Cranberry line, and why
dummy lines have been chartered to
run over large extent of territory
that will soon be covered with manu-
featuring establishments. 1t is, in
short, why we shall soon have unex,
celled railroad facilities and outlets in
all directions; it is why we have cleo
trio lights, and will have gas works to
furnish gas for power and other pur-
poses why the construction OF water
works has begun; why we have three
of the best banks in the South, and
other institutions, and why Johnson
City is destined to be one Of the great
est cities OF the South, and that in the
near future,
Let the jealousy of our iron making
friends up yonder be abated. The
South is bounding on and in this re-
spect We shall witness "the survival o.
the fittest." Chattanooga will cnltin
lie to grow; Knoxville will continue
to grow Johnaon City will continue
to grow, and East Tennessee will have
three grander cities than We have ev-
er dreamed o.. | may add that the
crossing of the solid old East Tennes.
see, Virginia & Georgia Railway and
the Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago
Railroad at this place settles beyond
controversy where the future great
city of this section is to be.
1t is pertinent to remark, in conclu-
sion, that a statement was sent to the
Boston Advertiser correcting its mis-
representations touching the quality
and quantity of Southern ores, but
the Advertiser did not publish it.
Respectfully, 10 J. WINS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-10-29

are barely within the Bessemer limit.
/ mention this merely to show these
Northern and Eastern critics that here
in Eastern Tennessee and Western
North Carolina we occupy the want
age ground OF the future. As to guam
tity it is an established fact that what
is known as the Cranberry ore bec is
twenty-eight miles in length, tunnel
and drill tests showing thickness Of
over 400 feet, the ore standing nearly
perpendicular 800 to 400 feet high
above drainage and extending down
ward to unknown depths. OF this re-
markable ore there is actually in sight
an estimate of 100000 tons at the
Cranberry openings alone. Its rich
ness and purity is attested by DR..
Genth of the Pennsylvania Geological
Survey, Prof. Chandler of the Colum-
bia School of Mines, Prof. Proctor,
State Geologist of Kentucky; Prof.
Kerr, State Geologist of North Carroll
ma, and many other leading author
tiles. It's superior quality is acknowl-
edged by the Pennsylvania iron men,
to whom large quantities of it have
been and are being shipped daily.
The trouble with the Eastern peo-
pie is that they have so long occupied
the field and reaped the benefits of ex-
clusiveness that they dislike to &C
knowledge the inevitable, but it must
be faced. The Charleston, Cincinnati
& Chicago Railroad which crosses the
East Tennessee Virginia ahd Ga. Rail
way at Johnson City runs through
the heart Of the coking coal fields
ninety miles north OF us, the nearest
coking coal being but fiity.one miles
distant from us, while the same line
cuts through the magnetic ores south
for miles and miles, extending from
Cranberry through North Carolina
over into the South Carolina ores or
it's route to the sea. The maximum
grade OF the road north and south
from johnson City is one per cent
that is from the coal fields one way
and the iron beds the other. With
the completion Of this grand line, now
rapidly approaching, still further rev
Citations will strike those who decry
iron making in the South. Chatta
nooga, Birmingham, Admission, ITALIA
dega, Sheffield, Celartown and Flor
ence receive every day an average o
eighty cars Of coke from Pocahontas
and Mr.. Edwin Fitzgerald, Traffic
Manager OF the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia Railway, ia author
ity for the statement that this woulc
be doubled twice over il ready ship
ping facilities were possible now. Pc
cahontas is more than 240 miles iron
johnson City. With the Three CT
road is opened this same Pocahonta
coke will reach Southern furnaces
cheaper, and in consequence South
ern iron makers will have q still fur
Their advantage over Northern ant
Eastern furnaces than they now en-
joy.
If Eastern gentlemen in quest o
Bessemer ore will come to johnson
City they can be shown mountains o
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-10-29

A watch ticks 100, 100000 times year.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07
lie Corner stone.

Samedi lie 81 janvier IN grand
nombre de gems du village ct de la
campagne Sc reunirent a la nouvelle
maison de cour pour participer, a la
ceremonie qui devait avoir lieu a Ia
cloture DIES travaux. La foule s'6tant
rangee devant ledi6ce, ct prec6dee
du Rev. Pere Thebault, du comlte
de construction, du c~ontracteur ct de
~l'architecte Sc rendit a 10 sale de Ia
cour on lie bon Pere leur adressa ces
quelques mots
MeSdames ct MessieaVs!
Benissez, Seigneur, cette maison
-. Que votre ange de lumiere y
habite ct quill eclaire ceux qui ont
charge de la diriger. Telles sont
les paroles que je prononcais, tout a
l'heure. CONNIE ministre de la reli-
gion; je les redis encore CONNIE
citoyen d'Abbeville ct je vous prize
de les redire avec moi.
Sill est une Circumstance, dams la
quelle nous devons tous, habitants
d,Abbeville, sans distinction de
parti, sans distinction de croyances.
nous unir pour implorel les ben6dic,
tons da ciel, c'est bien ence moment
on nous faisons la dedicace du Tenn.
pie de la Justice.
La Justice ct la Religion. ne peu.
vent etre separees. Ce sont denx
seurs qui marchent la main dams la
main. Files travaillent sans relache
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07
School Board Proceedings.
ABBEyILLE, Jan. 8, 1891.

The Board of School Directors of
Vermilion parish met this day in regu-
lar session. Present: N. G.. Young,
President, and Messrs. A. Lacour, Geo.
Hayes, Eloi Harrington and j. N. Will
liams. Absent Desire Meaux.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
The Treasurer having submitted the
following report, the was accepted. and
ordered spread on the minutes
ABBEvILLE, Jan. 3, 1901,
To the Honorable President and Mem
beers of the School Board of Vermil-
ion Parish.
Gents-As per settlement with the
finance committee there remains as
cash in the treasury at this date, to the
credit of
Amount unprorated. 1900
Contingent Fund............ 553.5l
LIST District school ward. 1083.13
Dud - 81 ia 10
3rd "...... 1004.6 go
Total ON hand ....... 290e.43
Very respectfully,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07
Succession Sale.
STATE or LOUISIANA,
Iaoenty-fM Judicial District GoM9e
Parish Of Vermilion.
Succession of ANGStASic BlG31cheh.
Parish Of Termi1ion.
Sesccessios Of Aaastasic Bla,acheh.
i56.

No. i56.
BY virtue Of a decree of sale issued
by his Honor O. G. Mouton, Judge Oh
the aforesaid court, in and for the para
ish of Vermilion, in the above entitled
and numbered succession, authorizing
and empowering me to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder,
for cash, a sufficient amount of the
community property in~ventoried, iA
the succession of Anastasie Blanchet5
to pay the debts Of the community
heretofore existing between the said
Anastasi6 Blanchet and E. I. Addison.
| will proceed to sell at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, for cash.
at the late residence of the deceased,
on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 81,
1891,
a sufficient quantity of the hereinafter
described property of the said succession
to pay the debts of the aforesaid conf
munity, to wit
l. One dwelling house on the plantaA
ton of the deceased.
2. One crib.
8. Two cabins.
4. One kitchen.
5. One lot of pieux and picket fencing
around the yard.
6. One lot of garden pickets.
z. Two small cribs near the cabins.
g. One lot of wire fencing.
8. One lot of pieux fencing.
10. One printing Office and building.
Ii. One Washington hand press.
u. One Alden job press.
Ii. Two imposing stones.
IA. Three double IL one single stand.
Is. All types and printing apperte-
nances, one table in the printing office
16. One two story dwelling house.
IL. One kitchen and dining room.
18. One cherry arnnoif. +.
10. One small crib
20. The w of lot No. IS Of Megret'S
portion of the town of AbbeVille,
measuring seventy feet front or more5
bounded North by Rue de la Paix,
South by lot No. SO, East by Ell of
said lot No. So and West by lot No.
90 of Megret's portion Of said town.
g.. The fencing on N. e. and South Of
lot aforesaid, and many other articles
too numerous to mention.
Sherif's Office, AbbeEille, Louisiana,
January IA, 1891.
a. L. LEBLANC, Sheriff.
January II, 1891.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

ABBEvILLE, La, January -, 1891.
The Board of School Directors met
this day pursuant to adjournment.
Present n. G.. Young, President:
and Messrs. A. Lacour and j. N. VIII
Hams. There being no quorum present
they adjourned to meet Saturday, Jam
uary "a, 1891.
No. YOUNG, President.
D.. N. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
ABBEVILLE, Jan. "a, 1891.
The Board of School Directors Of
fermilion Parish met this day pursuant
to Adjournment. Present: N. C. Young,
President and Messrs. Desire Meaux,
A. Lacour and j. N. Williams. Absent :
Eloi Harrington and Geo. Hayes.
The minutes of the tive previous
meetings were adopted after due read
ing.
Whereas the funds to the credit OF
the I'd school district are so insignii-
can't that the board deems it unwise to
open other schools in said district at
present. Therefore be it resolved that
the schools that are row opened and
running in said district be continued so
long a time as the funds will allow,
with the understanding that those
schools which are now closed shall have
preference when schools are reepeden
in said End district even if those schools
which are now opened win have to re-
main closed.
On motion, a school was located near
the residence P. II. Broussard, in the
3D. ward, LIST district, provided the pa
irons furnishea suitable house with seats
for the same.
On motion the Board adjourned to
the next regular meeting.
N. G. YOUNG, President.
j. n. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07
ConstabIe's Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion-3d Justices Court.
Civil Doeket-No. 342
Thomas PlomdeM

bP6HC5I T6TBubUH.
DY virtue of a writ of feri facias issued
ID by the Honorable Third J Justice,5
Court, In and for the parish of yermilions.
in the above entitled and numbered suit
and to me directed, / will proceed to sell
at public sale, to the last and highest
bidder, with benefit of appraisement, at
the courthouse door of said parish on
Saturday, February q, 1891,
between the hours Of II o'clock q. M, and
TO day If necessary, all the rights, titles
and demands of the defendant
in and to the following described property
seized to satisfy said writ, 10 wit:
ONE BLUE CREOLE MARE.
TERMS--CASH.
C~onstab1e's Office, Abbeyille. Louisiana.
February z, 1891.
Thomas PLOwDEN, Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Owing to the continued rains and
consequent muddy roads our sugar
Planters are getting along very slowly.
ALT. Putnam will not finish for several
weeks and Mr.. Bagley we are informed
has about $50 acres yet to grind.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

We we're gratified to see our friend
Isaac Wise out on the streets last week
taking a stroll, and hope the pleasant
weather will permit him to enjoy more
cf this exercise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

The treasurer has turned over to
your committee vouchers for which he
is entitled to a credit amounting to
$$223t9.6 81 leaving a balance in the hands
of the treasurer of $27554.43. The above
settlement does not include the amount
of funds derived from the rents of
school lands received since July 3, 80,
as all rents are not yet collected; there
fore your committee deferred settling
for said funds at present. Neitherdoes
said settlement include the sum of SAG
received on poll tax of 1889 from the
Police jury.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
ii. N. WILLIAMS,
G. GoDCHAUx.
ABBEVILLE, La, Jan. 3, 1891.
TO the Hon. President and Members of
the Board of School Directors of
Vermi1ion Parish.
Gentlemen-I beg leave to report
that | visited all the public schools
throughout the parish of Vermilion
during the month of November and
December, and found with but one or
two exceptions, teachers. prompt in
their attendance and attentive to their
duties.-the exceptions being where
teachers were somewhat late in their
arrival at the school, and in one in
stance where the teacher was not Civ
ing that attention to the primary schol-
ars which [ thought was necessary.
The attendance of the pupils has been
very irregular, probably owing to the
harvesting of the crops. There are
some repairs needed on the school prop
erty, especially the fencing around the
school house neal Grand Marais in the
LIST ward. The doors and windows to
house near Mr.. M. G. Broussard needs
repairing. ! would also suggest that if
this school was located elsewhere in
this neighborhood, probably there
would be an increased attendance. /
also found the school at Perry in need
of another stove-fue and blackboard,
which Iordered to be procured. The
window glass at the Mouton Cove
school are needing repairs very much,
as the putty which held them in has
fallen off.
Respectfully submitted,
J.. N. WILLIAMS,
Parish Superintendent of Public Schools.
The following claims were then al
lowed
J.. v. Hinkley, furnishing material and
making 20 school desks S 30 90
w, P. Edwards, drawing leases of
school lands for the year ending
December 81. 1890, = 12 so
Finance Committee for year ending
December 81, 1890, 80 90
Eli Wise, aisbursing $2349.64 school
funds IS IA
Geo. Hayes, lock for school house 40
Resolved, that the poll taxes improp-
erly collected from Messrs. Yilior Ro-
nero, Vim. saryer, Adrien Sojres, Dro-
net Hulin and Stratton White be re-
| funded after proper investigation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

We learn that DR.. Robt. J. Young's
dne trotter Charlie has been matched
for q race ON the New Iberia track with
Patout's horse Ratty Boy, tomorrow,
February Sth. The return race will be
trotted on the Boudreaux track. Full
particulars next week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

District Court adjourned sine die
Tuesday evening, and Judge Mouton
left for home that evening,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07
FURs WANTED.

am paying the highest cash prices
sOr Coon, Otter, Opossum and Mink
hides and other pelts.
SOLOMON IsAAcs.
feb.-7.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

THE weather turned off cool Tuesday
night and brought a few days of tair
weather
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Our neighbor, s. p. Watts has Sc
cured the agency Of several reliable
Insurance agencies and those in need Of
a policy will do wellGo call on him at
the Star office.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

The bail given last Saturday night
In the new courthouse was well attend
ed despite the very disagreeable wet
weather. Everybody had an enjoya-
bile time,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Vernilion's champion trotter Charley
left here Wednesday morning in charge
of his trainer Byron Miller for New
Iberia where he will try his speed to-
morrow with the famous horse Ratty
Boy of Patoutville.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

DR.. Robt. J. Young made a trip. to
Rayne last Sunday,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Emile Primeaux an old citizen of
the Grand Prairie settlement died last
Monday week, and was buried in the
Catholic cemetery on Tuesday following.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Thursdayevening the Building Com
mittee formally received the new court
house and settled in full with the con-
tractor G. ID. Stewart, paying $685. 900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Four funerals took place here on
last Tuesday week. All from the coun-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

The house of DIR. L. d.. Leblanc, Of
Bayou Tigre has been enlivened by the
addition of,a fine boy baby, who put in
Ian appearance last Sunday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

10, and behold the Barmore did man
age to get here this week, arriving
Thursday morning.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

DR.. j. T. Abshire has moved to town
and is occupying the house of F. F.
Feray on the bayou near the Catholic
church.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Big races will take place at Rousseau
Broussard's track on tomorrow Febru-
airy Sth. The Harrington mare Dolly
will run.against Neville Vincent's mare.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07
Town and Parish.

Joe Leguennec left for New Orleans
on Monday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

:, Miss Rosa Winston left left here last
thursday morning for New Orleans,
where she will witness the carnival fes-
INVITES before visiting Eicksburg, Mis-
slsslppl, and Richmond, Virginia. All
aer many friends here wish her a pleas
ant trip and a safe return.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Last Sunday Chas. d. Gallery, Clerk
of the Senate, was thrown from his
buggy in Lafayette and severely bruised
and suffered a fracture of the right arm.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Vernnilion's champion trotter Charley
left here Wednesday morning in charge
of his trainer Byron Miller for New
Iberia where he will try his speed to-
morrow with the famous horse Ratty
Boy of Pa%toutville.
The preliminary examinationof Theo-
phile Romero ct ais, charged with the
murder OF SEVERN Minan, came up be-
fore Judge Mouton and lasted until a
late hour Saturday night. The prison
ers were represented by Charles Fonte-
lieu and district attorney Gordy APP
peared for the State. After a long and
patient examination, which failed to
positively fix the guilt upon the ac-
cused, Judge Mouton remanded Theo-
phile Romero and Noise Senegal, bail
fixed at $500, each. and discharged the
others.
On Thursday the town was treated
to a sensational arrest. Sell Boyle, a
young mai employed at the Brookshier
gin, who has been living in this vicinity
for the past three years was arrested by
deputy sheriff L. o. Broussard charged
with being a fugitive from justice from
Galabusha county, Mississippi, where
something over three years ago he kill
ed in open court the prosecuting wit
ness a negro woman who was testifying
against him in a S of criminal assault.
Boyle has been very quiet and indus
trious during his stay here and no one
suspected him guilty of such an afro
'cious crime. Deputy Lyons, of Acadia,
accompanied by constable j. Wimberly,
of Rayne. left for that place yesterday
with the prisoner who will be turned
over to Ed. Smith, a Mississippi deputy
who has a requisition for him.
The merchants and business men of
town have at last grown weary of the
gross and shameful neglect of their in
terests by the owners of the Barmore.
The irregularity of her trips at the
busiest season of the year, and the
seeming studied Indifference as to
whether the wants of the trade are sup
piled, have at length brought forth a
protest from the people which found
shape last Tuesday evening in a meet
ing of the business men Of town and
the planters of the vicinity. Mr.. O.
Bourque was chosen chairman and q
committee composed Of Messrs. G.. God-
chaux, s. p. Watts, @. Bourque, n. G.
Young were appointed to prepare a
statement to be forwarded to Mr.. J. G..
Schriever, Traffic Manager Of the
Southern Pacific Rail Road. This decu-
ment, which was unanimously adopted,
after setting forth the failure of the
Barmore to properly perform its duties
a common carrier and reciting the
losses oceasioned thereby, declares the
purpose and intention of the petitioners
in cast OF some relief not being afford
ed, to support a steamboat making
round trips from here to New Orleans.
The result of this spirited protest re-
mains to be seen. 1t will be remember
ed that about ten years ago Mr.. Solo
mon Wise becoming dissatisfied with
the existing line of boats, put in two
steamers which piled from here to New
Orleans for some time, when the Pharr
line coming to terms he withdrew them,
and they have since had a monopoly of
the trade.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07
Very respectfully,
EH WISn
Treasurer School Board Funds.

ELI WISE,
Treasurer School Board Funds.
On motion, duly seconded, the presi-
dent and secretary of this board are
hereby authorized to ascertain the
amount of costs due by the school board
in suit of M. & T. Bagley VS.. Valerien
Landry, and to draw a warrant on the
treasurer for said amount, payable out
of any funds accruing from rents of
school lands.
On motion, the president of this body
is authorized to have section 16, SIR.
4 East, r~esurFeyed.
The finance committee having sub
mitted the following report, the same
was accepted and ordered spread on
the minutes.
ABBEyILI4E, La, Dec. 80, 1900.
To the Hon. President and Members of the
Board ofSchool Directors of Vermilicn
Parish.
Conference.-The undersigned, your
finance committee beg leave to report
that they have met this day and made
a settlement with the treasurer of the
school funds, and find as follows, to
wit /:
70 balance on hand last settlement,
July 3, 1890, S 3090.2s
Gully Z, 1890, reed from Alcide
Leblanc poll tax 1889 $70.l9
Aug. $50, State apportion-
ment 586.52
Oct. /, 80.
From A. l.. Leblanc rolls 58.74
Poll tax 80 1920
Corporation 80 6.57
Nov. |, 80.
From A. L. Leblanc roll 1853
Poll tax 5000
Corporation Ills
Dec. /, $50.
From A. L. Leblanc roll 218.75
Poll tax DISCO
Corporation l1.46
Dec. 30, $40, poll 1889, n,40 5104.W
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

On motion duly seconded, the Board
adjourned to meet on the 18th of Janu-
airy 1891,
N. G. You've, President.
J. N. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Last week, Dutalie Girouard, an in
uastrlous farmer living on the west side
!" the bayou g John j. Abshire's,
aad the misfortune to lose his house by
Wy, which originated in the kitchen
a'u obtained too much Roadway before
was discovered. Besides the house,
good deal Of clothing, furniture and
Years supply Of provisions were des-
ooyed No insurance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-02-07

Thursday morning Sheriff Leblanc
asls mere with Emile Harris, who goes
70 Baton Rouge for four years and six
.aOntAs, on a charge of perjury, and
MI oleus Thibodeaux who will be
paced in the Insane Asylum at jack
son.