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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27

The Franklin Banner of the 25th
says:
1t is regretted that St. Mary will
eoon lose the services of a District
Attorney 90 able, earnest and e&-
Gent az Mr.. Minos T. Gordy, Jr.
After the spring election Of 1886,
st Mary will form a judicial district.
and Mr.. Gordy will be in another
district. We have not heard him
express his Intentions, but we would
hardly suppose be would care to re-
tain the place Of district attorney
longer than the present term. His
thorough knowledge Of the rules of
law and evidence in criminal prac-
tice, will secure him bis full share of
business 10 that field, and we believe
will coon occupy q conspicuous place
in civil practice. He has filed the
Office OF district attorney With rare
ability.
We can not say, either, that Mr..
Gordy Will be a candidate for ,iis.
trlct attorney from the district COM
posed Of the parishes of Lafayette
and Vermilion, but we can state that
no has hosts of friends in both of
these parishes who sincerely desire to|
see him become a candidate and wei
believe that they are sufficiently nu
merous and Influential to elect him. |
His record as district attorney ia q
source of pride to his friends and an
honor to the community.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27

We,haWe read the report Of J. r.
Kitchell, superintendent of schools
of the parish of Wermilion, and we
must cay that it lie one Of the best
documents of that Kind that weihave
ever read. The Gazette thinks that
Superintendent Toll should make a
similar report TO the School Board
at the close of every scholastic year.
Superintendent KitcheEl, Of Vermil-
ion, givesiu his report, the condition
of every school house 10 his parish,
the repairs needed, etc.-4safayeste
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27

AS we are closing up to go to
press, we hear that the baby boom
still swells. There is a new baby
10 home Of Mr.. Charles Gordy, and
the editor Of the indicator is all
smiles at the bouncing new Miss
'Cornsy in his home. This is the
A4th grand.child of Mr. Minos T..
Gordy, father Of our District Attor-
ney. Had we the rules ,of.old Spar
tan times. he would enjoy a hand
sorne peDsion.-St. Mary Banner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27
Probate Sale
STATE OF LOUIalnl
Parish of Vermilion-l7th

|. District court-No. s ss''''a
Succession Of Joseph G. Broa..,.,
Notice is hereby given INV 4
virtue of an order Of sale era y, Z
the District Court ia ,asS il ~ y
said parish and State, in 1hs !. y
|of said succession. to pay ehs @ dss's
The undersigned will ola, 4.
sale, at public auction. ~ n. u Y
and highest bidder, at bis res; IA "
in said parish, on saa
!, Wednesdays. Suay u, ass.
the following described prolsr,s /.
wit: One small house-ona W..
one sulkv--one bed and beda;nsS
one armoir,-one gold watch q
other articles. sas
Terms & Conditions .-One ~
Of the purchase price of all adiua; -
tons cash on the day Of sale. snd 4
other one+haff payable on tha A.
day of January, 1895, and 4 I
represented by notes With siiraa;ss
IN solido to the atisfactiun 81 II
undersigned VITA s per cert Der ! /
mum interest from maturity with !
additional penalty OF 10 Der m
on the amounts due and exieible n,
attorneys fee in case said uolpe
should have to be placed In he hsnas
Of an attorney for collection. I'M
maturity.
AbbeVille, July 20, 1895.
Allied BRoUsARD,
Administering
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27

The grand jury and the police
Jury Of Bienville parish are at log.
gerheads, and the foreman of the
grand jury after charging the police
jury with incempetency and extrsva.
gance challenges them to give a de-
tailed account of the parish expendi.
tures. This seems to be q serious
imputation against the police jury.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27

We have received the frst number
of 1.-THE New Road" a new paper
just started in Lake Charles by
Aowrey & Smith. 1t is populist in
politics and its editor Mac Howrey
seems fully capable Of exploiting 10
we'll chosen terms the glittering
sophistry of third party belief and
protested principle. The third
party will never prevail but it wont
be through any fault of the New
Road.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27
Proclamation of EIectIon.
Ahbeville. La. JnLy Is. 1895.

Ahbeville. La, July Is, 1896.
KNOW YE, That whereas nm elec1
ton has been held on Thursday. july
Ii; 1895, under order and Authority
of the Town Council Of AhbeyillA
Louisiana, by the electors residing m
and npon the property hereinafter
described. upon the p~ropostinn Of
auuexing said hereinafter described
territory TO the town Of Ahbesills,
I, j. Nelson Greene, MAJOR of the
town Of Ahbcville, by virtue oi 4
resolution of said Town Council m
July ~, 1926, do hereby publicly
proclaim the result of said electiOa
to be in favor Of annexatioH OF aaid
territory. eixty votes representing
$26 1879 having been cast in favor oE
annexation and no vote having been
cast against annexation.
boundaries and description of tie land pro-
posed to be ANNEXED To- and tscI9ded IN fe
t04pR of 4bbegiILe:
The territory proposed to be. annexed
constitutes all the lots and land lying anu
c~omprebended between the w following
described lines designated as line NO:
and line No. 2 which meet aud inciose tno
territory sought to be annexed.
LIN NO. l
Begins at the intersection OF the VIZ
million river and the north line OF tng
Boete's addition and run thence eastWsrsa
along the said north line OF the B0eb6S
addition to tho eastern limit OF the IoWp
of Abbeyille or the east line of East street.
thence southwark along said east ING y
East street to the southern limit OF "
town or the south line of the Megregs
portion, thence westward along the NV
south line of the Megret's portion TO its
intersection with the Vermllion fiver, anu
here line No. l ends.
LINK NO.
Begins at the intersection OF bne hOrens
ern line of Boete's addition and the VT
million river, or the beginning OF line no.
and runs northward along the east pan1
of the Vernilion river to the m0ugn ~
Coulee Valcourt, thence eastward aloas
the south bank Of said Conlee vaicOsfs Nv NJ
Carmelite Blanchet subdivision, ana
thence along said last line 10 2 poine
500 feet west of the centre line Of sam
Charles street measured on the iin6 "
tween lots Nos. 9 and ID Of the Blanche nv
subdivision; thence north 800 east 90 VIZ
south line of Julie Broussard's lands
thence S. 500 E. along the said south Iins
of Julie Broussard's and on EastWaIl T.
same direction to the land of ". ". FL
wards ; THENCE S. 100 w. along the Line 9g,
tween W. w. Edwards and John ADad,s
one side and Lyman C, Lyons on ~ II.
other or west side and on in the same W
through the lands of i. I. lonns
to the land of Gustave Godchaux, tnenv0
along the line between said G0dcnala3
and said Young to the west line OF sa;99
thence south ward along sala
west line of said Godchaux to land 800
iberia u Vermilion Railroad; thence alOls
The north line of said company,s laDd u
the Vermilion river. and thence north Wv a
the east bank Of said river 20 W w.
intersection of the south limo OF tine hu
yret's portion and the Vermilion r1ver, y
;he end of line No. I.
Given through me for the Iown
of Abbeville, LouisiaDa, ing
lay, month and year above Wrifaen'
j. NELSON GREENE, Mayor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27
The Weak Joint inn the Arraor.

-
One of the strongest points the
silverites make against the gold bug
men is the rather significant fact
that a great many intelligent free
silver leaders of past years have
since their accession to power, dis.
covered they were mistaken in their
Financial ideas. 1t is rather a
reproach for a man to remain a
fool, but it is sometimes questionable
whether he il not more of a knave.
The follow ing pointed letter from
a Georgia postmaster containsmsny
a morsel Of food for thought:
"Hou. Hoke Smith, Secretary of the
Interior, Washington, D. G.
Dear Sir-Your letter and
copies Of speeches recently made by
Secretary Carlisle received. 1
assure you that1 will take pleasure
in distributing them, should I find
any one who desires to read them.
But / ~appreiend that there are very
few people in this section of the
country who care to read Mr.. Car
isles on finance since he was APP
pointed Secretary of the Treasury.
If you can send copies of some of
his speeches made when he repre-
sented the people of his State in
Congress and was not representing
a class, he is now, the people of this
section will be glad to read them,
or if you eau send some of the
speeches made by your honorable
self Q few years ago when you were
trying 70 make the populists believe
that you and the Democratic party
we're more friendly to the free coin.
age Of silver than the Populist party
was, | am sure the people would
read them with pleasure. The
people of this section are Democrats,
pnre and simple, and cannot be
fooled, caioled, bought Or bulIdozed
by the powers at Washington.
though they were aided by all the
imps Of Hades, into the support of
Republican principles of finance.
manhood revolts at the idea.
They arc not fools, neither are they
children. They will not be led
from their time-houored principles
by any traitor who, by accident, has
got iato power Or wears the collar
Of his masters. I am, sir, yours
respectfully,
GEORGE T. HoLLEuAN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27

It may be- of interest TO cur read.
'ers to know that the Department Of
Agriculture has ~ascerteined from
carefully compiled statistics that the
loss of cattle in the South last vim
ter from exposure amounted to,$l4,-
,OO0, 600.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27

Editor May of The Rayne Tribune
has got his mad up because the con-
stable of that town tries to kill dogs
with fne shot. He lie right, the
constable should make q decent COB Of
lit or give up The gun. Even O dog
has some rights.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27
Saturday, July .27, 1895.

'Laet Wednesday week was a very
hot day altover this section, but one
case Of sunstroke is reported how.
ever, .hat'being Charley Weber Of
New Iberia, a young ,druggist.em .
lployed by Julius Koch.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-27
About SILVER Coin
age.

Something About SILVER Coin
age.
Let those. who care to study the
money question for themselves first
take up the proposition that the
value of a dollar depends upon the
number of dollars it has to. compete
with. Get right on that point
before wasting time on bimetalism,
per capita, parity and ratio, or the
intrinsic value Of metals, says the
Fort Smith Democrat.
And when you have concluded
that the value of a dollar does de.
pend upon the number of dollars it
is in competition with, ask for the
number Of dollars in circulation per
capita to-day, as compared with the
in circulation in this country
ia the past. The goldbug will
quickly answer that IT is about $25
now as against $22 ten years ago
and $40 prior to that time.
Be not deceived into the belief
that the number Of dollars issued,
divided by the population gives the
number of dollars owned by each
person. Per capita means the num-
Der of dollars each person might
own, not the number he does own.
Therefore "per capita" means
nothing ia this debate.
Ten per cent. Of the people own
DO per cent. of the dollars. Then
Why talk about capita? The ten
per cent. of persons who own 90 per
sent. Of the dollars belong to an
Intelligent class who believe in the
right of the Kings of Finance
to stand together and prevent COM
petition, to the end that dollars may
Dc dear INSTEAD of cheap.
Instead Of there being in the
United Ststes fifteen hundred mil
ions of dellsrs i'm competition for
abor and the products of labor,
leBe but the bank expert can tell
low little really is in competition.
Times are hard and prices low,
because the dollar is dear.
The dollar is dear because there
re few dollars in competition.
There are few dollars in conpeti-
because those who have the
find it mere proGtable to
together snd tax high the
adRstry of the world, than to enter
nto competition for the gaia that
ONES from mepey loaned to the
ighest bidder.
The Government of the United
tates owes it to its citizens to give
hem whatever of relief that NAV
ONE to them by making the noun
aims of the United States COMPETE
ors of the vaults Of England for the !
sbor of American citizen. |.
At this point the enemies of ell +
er coinage ask with grave faces : q
What about impairing the obliga. ,
ons of a coatract?-Weekly Truth. e
A ne cunuvseA 80 80 Andso. [
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

Dallas. Tex, Feb. 10.-The first pre-
plratory services OF the coming great
Moody meetings were held at o'clock
this afternoon in the Sam Jones taber-
nacle. y large attendance was pres
ent. Services were conducted by Rev.
Z. L. Seasholes.
The large choir who have been re-
hcarslng almost u week were present
and dlscoursed inspiring music, as did
the star orchestra OF eight pieces. Sc
lected especially for the occasion.
a feature OF the musical program
was the rendition OF Coronation US
u violin solo by little oscar Templeton.
A letter was read from Mir. Moody
stating that on account OF the bad
weather In san Antonio, he desires to
remain three or four days longer, and
that he would be in Dallas about next
Sunday.
Arrangements were made for a
union prayer meeting at the tabernacle
on Wednesday night to be presided
The auditorium committee did good
The auditorium comittee did splendid
work in getting the building ready,
and within doors 1t IL as comfortable as
though II Were spring time. Doors have
been put in. broken windows repaired
and seventeen large stoves placed
about the Immense hall.
Much enthusiasm was manifested at
this evenings meeting.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

Temple. Tex, Feb. lO.--w. A. Will
kerson was in Bolton Tuesday.
Freb N. Weber went over to Bolton
Tuesday.
owen Grunday has taken Job with
the Glnett Commission Company.
DIR. A. c. Scott wont up to Coleman
Tuesday on professional business.
10. o. Sanford has accepted 4 POSI-
ton In Waco and left this week fer
that city.
Misses Jimmie Methvln and julia
Montgomery attended the Potts-Healey
wedding at Bolton last Tuesday.
Misses Villa and Florence Cahoon
have returned from the Centenary col
lege at Lampasas.
Mrs. h. W. Noble. who has been
visiting friends in Temple. returned 10
her home at Barclay this week.
II. =. Downs left Tuesday for Hills
boro on business, and will stop over IN
Waco on his return.
Mrs. Fanny Dunn from Dallas. moth
er or Mrs. DR. Avis, is visiting her
daughters family.
John Fuller. one of Temples young
men, has a line OF samples for the
City Tailoring Company, and is on the
road rustllng business.
Aha' " n bynum or killeen was
visiting IN Temple this week.
w. s. Banks and a +. Bentley went
to Meridian this week.
z. +. Lawrence, formerly OF this city.
LETT this place for Galveston, to reside
there in the future.
3. c. h. Bynum Of Bynum Bros. &
Dunn, killeen. was in the city this
week.
Miss Mamie Melodies returned Mon
linger
r. G. Prater was over from Bolton
last Monday.
j. l.. Smith and wife OF Amarillo are
visiting j. A, Walker.
j. B. Gnnette OF Brownwood.a mem
ber OF the Temple Grocer Company.
was in the city this week.
Eugene Daugherty has taken Il posi-
tlon with the Temple Grocer Company
as travelling salesman.
Mrs, W. A. Whitmore is visiting
friends at Gainesville.
r.. b. wadsworth, a well known
book keeper OF Temple. has resigned
his position with Wilcox & Nelson
and taken position on the road with
the kingland Manufacturing Company
OF st, Louis.
c, G. Allen Of Fort Worth was In
Temple this week. -
Ben Matthews is back from New
York. Ne"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

through trains twice each day from
rt Worth, Plano, Greenvillc, Sher-
IN. Whitewright. Wolfe City, Sui
lur Springs, waco, IIlllsboro. Cor
ANA, Tyler Pittsburg and TexArlsnnR
Memphis, Tenn. making close con-
cuons Mt Memphis for the Old States,
"a at TexarkanA making close connec-
,ns FOR 81. Louis and the north Via
L.. /. NJ. & s. R'y.
pullman cleeping coach service from
" above cities for Memphis via cot
"A Belt Route" and for st. Louis via
II l., !. NJ. q S. R'y from Texarknna.
Through Pullman HleeperH from San
ntonio TO Memphis via International
"a Great Northern railway, Tyler and
'otton Belt Route"
Close connections TO receive and de-
per passengers in Texas as follows,
roenyllle with tho NJ, k. & n and
iexas Midland railroads.: Plano with
be IL. a II. O.: Fort Worth with the
Il. w, a. u, C., TT. w. e r. O., O., c. &
II. and ~ - Il. railways; big Sandy
18th the T. q r. railway; Tyler with
Ne !. a @ N. H'y.; Corsicnnn with the
\ s. IT, G. Ry.; Waco with the NJ. X.
II. and s. A. g. A. =. railways; Nc
'regor with the G.. @. & 8 Il. R'y.
All Texas railways sell tickets via
be Cotton Belt Route" Ask for them
nd secure the accommodations and
nick time offered by tho only line
Inning solid trains from Texns to
lemphls. An inquiries answered
romptly by
g. WARNER, G. p. A.. Tyler. Tex.
A. Gibson, II. L. A.. Fort Worth.
Tex
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11
COL. jim WILSON MARRIED.
A NOTABLE DEPARTURE Fno7i
3 EACHELoHHooD.
The railroad omces WIN Receive
the New benedict with open Arms
Today-Thsy wish Him Happiness
with n Loud Voice.

~. A. Wilson and wife, c. 6 A."
Colonel Jim Wilson married!
All the boys in the railroad offices are
talking about It under their breath.
For the genial live stock agent OF
the c. & A. was the jolliest bachelor In
Fort Worth.
lie went tc st. Louis not long ago.
and this is the first result.
People would not believe this If the
exact words OF the register at the Hotel
Worth were not quoted as above.
The happy couple arrived at 1890. on
the cannon ball.
Colonel Jim had disappeared In com
pany with Martin Casey when he was
sought last night. Therefore no further
particulars of the affair were obtained.
But the railroad men will find out all
about It today, for Colonel Wilson Will
be twice as popular as he ever was be-
fore since he has doubled up.
when he goes up Main street this
morning the front OF all the railroad
offices will be wide open. and they will
all take OF their hats to him.
For Colonel jim Wilson Is married.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

and the sublime virtues OF this great
American the vocabulary Of thoughttul
and discriminating eulogy has been cN-
hausted. II all else in our American
history should be lost his name would
give TO the American Republic On I'M
mortality in the worlds literature. II
IS therefore, peculiarly appropriate
that Arhor Day and Washingtons
birthday should be observed together;
and surely the heart must be callous,
indeed. that is not stirred by some pure
patriotic sentiment inspired by the APP
propriate exercises in Observance or Ar
Dor Day and Washingtons birthday.
] therefore call upon the teachers or
this state to arrange suitable programs
and direct their pupils in profltable
Observance OF the day, In accordance
with the proclamation OF the governor.
Most respectfully,
j. NJ. CARLISLE.
state Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11
|ORADO CATTLE FARlNG WELL
Jun WINTER AND PLENTY OF
PAsTunAeE.
Recent Blizsards Havs Desn Co
u Around tho Centennial state
a All I. Sunshine IN Denver
Nsse Days.

I. d. shuford. general live stock
ut OF the Union Pacific, is at the
IN Worth on his way from Denver
sian Antonio to attend the cattle
rs convention. which opens there
prov. He Is accompanied by q.
lBallentine. manager Of the Union
TX yards at Denver. After the
) OF Tho convention they will pro-
to the city OF Mexico on Il pleas
I trip. which may be more or loas
,aected with business. OF which they
not speak at present
h. shuford says that cattle are
tg remarkably well In Colorado this
ter on account Of tho mild weather
oh has prevailed there up to date.
the late bllzzards have passed
sind Colorado and there was only a
Il fall OF snow when all the rest
lthc Western states were piled up
N heavy drifts couple OF Gays ago.
he range Is not very heavily stocked
colorado at present and there "a
se than abundant paaturnge TO carry
cattle through the winter In splen-
shape.
lessrs. shuford Ond Ballantine win
We this evening for San Antonio, ac-
lpanied by MIR. n. G. Graybrlght OF
aver, who iB travelling with them.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

DeKalb, Tex. Feb, lo.--A local optlon
convention was held at the court house
at Boston, Tex, for the purpose Of
Organizing for local option fight in
this CBowle) county. The foiinr,,, ",
executive committee was elected, n NJ NJ
FULLER, chairman j. w. Weaver. seere,
hry, and +, 5. Ransom. treasurer.
Inc meeting was well attended
nelegatons OF ladies from DeKaib ana
New Boston were present.
Rev ]. b. Crannli OF Waco deliv-
cred an eloquent address, which was
undivided attention. VS."
The Texas and Pacific railway made
excursion rates and furnished speclaI
trains from DeShlh To New Boston
This was due TO efforts made by citl,
sens OF DeKalb and through the eonr.
tcay OF the Texas and Pacific officials
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

ton and the Hon. d. d. Akin, whose
speeches in the United States congress
the past few years have won for him a
national reputation. The occasion OF
the visit OF these noted gentlemen or
Michigan 10 Texas Mt this time will be
for the purpose OF attending the state
convention OF the Knights of the Mac
cabees, to be held at BRENNAN on
March IL. Worth Tent members con-
gratulata themselves upon being Ia
vored by visit OF these gentlemen, as
they had received urgent request from
many places In Texas, but owing TO a
lack OF tlmo declined them all except
Fort Worth and Brennan.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11
THE NEWS OF THE RAILROADS,
THE RAILWAY TELEGRArHEHs
CONCLUDE THEIR woHh.
They WIN He Heard From Mt the
seDii-centenniai-Co ThicvinS on
the Freight Trninn--rhe delayed
TraiBs-Personai Mention.

The meeting OF the Railway Tele-
graphers was concluded Saturday
night at Knights OF Honor hall. the
meeting was harmonious throughout
and was attended by number of the
representative men OF the business.
The resolution which was unanimous
iy pissed indorsing the state semi-cen-
tennial was heartily approved by all OF
the mambers, and the telegraphers
pledged their best effort toward the
furtheranee OF the plan. pledge which
no doubt win be faithfully performed
and when the great occasion comes off
the boys who manipulate the electric
keys can be safely counted on.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

The Fort Worth and Denver railroad
has fitted up It's passenger coaches
with steam hcaung apparatus and is
running solid siaam heated trains be-
tween ms city and Denver. thus show
ms us disposition to care for tile
health and comfort of its passengers
at any expense which may be entaIled.
even IN u dun season. by making such
improvements as may be necessary,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-11

To the teachers OF Texas:
Department OF Education. Austin.
Tex, Feh .. is95.-your attention Is
requested to the proclamation OF tho
governor dated February 2. 1895. re-
questlng the suitable observance OF the
Sand day Of February as Arbor Day
and as a memorial day in honor o.
washington. The custom OF 1ev6tinr
= day IN each year to the planting az
trees and s.lenobery. accompanied by
appropriate exercises on the part 81
the school, must commend tself To
every thouyhtfui teacher. The chill
dren who thus pause in the midst OF
their ordinary duties and turn lovingly
and happily % the contemplation Of
nature in her most hsauteous and pleas
ing forms, can not fail 10 be untitled
IN thought, elevated In sentiment, and
improved IN character.
No other name would blend so beau.
tifully with the Inspiring themes m.
propriate TO Arbor Day as thar 81
washington. In Alternating to exnress
a Just estimate OF The Lofty charseter