The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-04-08

uedliuS III r0dt 0SldtS moFO pFulltd"
BILE, as the delightful climate of Alb.
brvllle, with its cool sea breezes,
drives all sickness far from the par
ish
Mr.. Goddard stands foremost
with the men who are pushing for
ward the interests of that maggi6-
cent section of country and bidding
the home seeker a hearty welcome 10
one OF the loveliest parishes in the
State of Louisiana.
The large establishment of Mr.. M
Fischer on Main street, at ones at
tracks the attention of the visitor.
Its big windows display a full stock
o. the latest modes in millinery,
dress goods and notions, while its
commodious Interior is separated
into departments for ready made
clothes, geutlemen's furnishing
goods, shoes, fancy articles, trunks
and dry goods.
Mr.. Fischer renders his store more
attractive by giving a fine crayon
picture to every customer who buys
goods to the amount Of fifteen dol.
lars. Main street is II Of the
most attractive boulevards in the
town; it was formerly known as Rue
DIES Beaux Arcs. On it are situated
a number Of handsome private resi-
dences, among them the lovely home
of Or. W. White, Mr.. Conelly and
Mr.. Edwards, also the Catholic con-
vent. church and rectory. Mr.. Els.
cher opened his store on Main street
in September, 1892, but he has re-
sided in the town for thirteen years.
Mr.. Frank L. Wall, who has the
best hotel in the town, has for iii
teen years past cultivated a large
farm some few miles from Abbeville
where he made his home aftee com
ing from Woodville, Miss. Farm
life did not agree with Mr.. Wallis
health, SO that, with the aid of his
lovely wife. aud beautiful young
daughter, he has turned his town
residence into MI Of the most home
like and pleasant hotels that it
could be any ones good fortune to
dwell in. Emdowered in trees and
flowers, it is an inviting spectacle to
the traveller, and the kind, welcom-
ing faces of Mr.. aud Mr.. Wall are
all that is needed to make a fair pic
ture complete.
The Building and Loon Associa-
ton showed its prospectus condition
by its last annual dividend, which
was 63 per cent. The company has
been in existence since 1890, and
has now 100000 worth Of property
mortgaged 10 it 1t is officerrd by Dir
G. }. Edwards, president; Mr.. L.
Udfion Broussard, secretary; Mr.. L.
Broussard, Sr., vice president;
Hon. Ophilas Bourque, treasurer,
Mr.. L: D. Brcnssard, ST., attorney
Mr., W. B. White, notary.
A new bank las just been organ
lied by a stock company which will
begin operations in about a month.
1t includes a big capital stock, and
some very prominent men are at its
head.
Two new railroads are about to
be built through the town, one of
them is the Abbeville, Lafayette &
Gulf Railroad, connecting the great
Southern Pacific system, which has
extended to Abbeville, with the gulf
This new road will open up all the
beautiful Louisiana gulf coast to
settlement.
Another big establishment in ABB
beville is that of Mr.. Eraste Mouton
"a native of the parish. Mr.. Mou-
ton has the only telephone Office in
Abbeville, which has a connection
with ten or twelve towns, and also
has the contract for carrying the
mails, which before the coming of
the railroad he sent by stage across
the country, For four years be has
had a large livery and feed stable
and sells horses, besides his other
business. Mr., Mouton is a promi.
nent business man. and has been
very instrumental 10 building up the
interest Of his native place.
Abbevillc has a good Methodist
and Roman Catholic Church. The
clergyman of the Methodist church