The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-06-27

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mill. Let the good work go on
Acadia Sentinel.
South Lake Arthur school closed on
Friday Miss Lodo Mouton received
first prize for scholarship and Vinson
Laurents first prize for attendance
Lake Arthur Herald.
WANTED.-An energetic man to run
peddling cart in the country. Must
have $3.50 OF 5000 ready cash.
Apply to n. C. Y0CNG.
March IA, 1890.
The blowing of the whistle at the
rice mill last Wednesday was welcomed
with joy-more rough rice to clean and
a few idle hands a chance to work.
Acadia Sentinel.
Martin Richard, of the first ward, a.
recalcitrant road hand spent a few days
at the parish hotel the past week, and
was released with the opinion that it
did not pay to try and avoid road duty.
Mr.. SokoloskIs new warehouse is in
tended to store away corn and it is. his
intention to make it rat proof. The rat
is a very sagaclous "animule" but we
hope that crib will get away with him.
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Just before going to press, we learn
that Captain James Root, Jr., whose
marriage was announced in these col
umns a few weeks ago, died at his
fathers residence Thursday.-Westlake
News.
Thanks for an invitation, from the
Glass of 1S90-91, to attend the second
annual commencement of the Reads
Bridge School, of which Mrs. Marie
Eugene Reads principal, on June 9th
instant.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the Southern
Pacific Company will run two regular
passenger trains per day, n arriving
here at about l o'clock p. NJ, and the
other at y o'clock at night.-Lafayette
Advertiser.
The public road leading from Coulee
Kinney by way of Camille Sellers and
the Lemaire settlement has been well
worked by road overseer Gustave Ira
han. A splendid levee has been built
in the lane near Sellers.
The Rev. Fathers Thebault and Rou-
get took advantage of the shade last
Monday evening and "did" u little
town. Their faces bespoke a pleasant
promenade. Father Rouget is n of
AbbeFille's former citizens.
Owing to The rough water the Bar
more and the seashore party failed to
make connection and Messrs. M. t.
Gordy and Adonis Leblanc were ear
ried on around to Morgan City, thus
missing all the fun; too bad.
Keeping step with the grand march
of public improvement inaugurated in
CHS town. Messrs. Noel q Coastal have
thoroughly overhauled and repaired
their blacksmith and wheelwright shop,
and are doing a rushing business.
The sultriness of last Sunday night
was very unpleasant. Later a strong
breeze followed by a refreshing shower
drove the heated air to other parts and
the remainder of the night was as pleas
ant as the first mornings of Autumn.
Mathurin Clothu of the 4th ward was
before Judge Labauve last Tuesday on
a charge of having clipped the names
and tails, of some horses belonging to
Theo. Abshire, Owing to insuf1ciency
of the evidence Mathurin was released.
Vermilion parish is not only prolific
of big crops but also of large people.
Desire Baudoin of the Grand Marais
settlement has a son ID years old who
weighs ITO pounds and is SO large and
fat as to entitle him to the name of the
fat boy.
For just thi7ty-three years the MER1-
D1oNAL has been successfully conduct
ed without any suggestions from the
Star. Now, we dare say that the old