The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-05

hand will be offered to tie highest Dlude
n l.. 0. BROUsSARD.
Secretary.
saturday, December 5, 1896.
Town and Parish.
a civil term of the District Court
viii convene here Monday.
A car load of mules arrived here
from Missouri the fore part OF the
week.
The local supply of oysters arriving
here has been q very limited n for
the past two weeks.
The Alexandria Lumber Co, of
Alexandria, La, want to exchange
lumber for hay, write them.
Quite a large number of Pythians
and their friends attended the suppef
given for them at the Veranda Hotel.
Fire wood was in big demand during
the cold snap and the wood and coal
dealers had their wagons Oh the go
constantly.
WANTED:-Hogs in exchange for
lnmber. NED BERGMAN.
Last week it was roses and mulber.
ries, fog and a temperature of SOP, but
this week it has been sleet and icieles,
snow and billiards. until you would I'M
agine this was a part of Canada instead
of the Sunny South.
Now is the time to advertise, holli-
day season is coming, let the people
know what you have and what you are
going to get for Christmas, and we
have the paper that will get that same
news to the people you want to see.
Supreme Justice Nichols on Monday
last handed down IL decision affirming
the Judgment of the lower court in the
case of the State OF ouisiana VS.. G..
Laborde in which the Ii was
convicted of manslaliglter and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for fourteen
years.
We have it on the authority of DR..
c. II. Smith, parish physician, that
the smallpox, which threatened the
negro population of Patterson, is being
stamped out. No new cases have de-
veloped, and the chances are that the
dreaded disease will 60 nc further. DR..
Smith has certainly been energetic and
watchful in destroying any possibility
of this awful malady being scattered
throughout st. Mary.-Franklin News.
Bro. Bentley of the DOnaldsonville
Chief, IN boasting of the bland weather
there last month tells of a friend who
drought to our Office the other day a
twig from a peach tree bearing a beau
tiful blossom, and if there had been a
continuance of the mild and balmy
weather which has prevailed here re-
Gently he contemplated the possibility
of having ripe peaches before the win
ter was over.u That's nothing to what
ye have seen here, peach, plum and
pear blossoms, to say nothing OF roses.
But they are knocked out now.
There were married at the Methodist
church in Franklin, Tuesday evening
at Z o'clock, Rev. II. Armstrong ofici-
ating, Edward Reginald Knight and
Miss Willie Dupuy. Mr.. Knight is a
law student in the office of d. Catfery
d Son, blessed with a keen talent and
q promising future, and Miss Dupuy is
a refined and stately young woman, in
the very glow of health and beauty.
For nearly an hour previous to the ar
rival of the bridal party, the church
was packed with anxious lockers and
listeners, so much so. that many could
not obtain seats within and stood at
The entrances. The Weekly News joins
their many friends in wishing them q
long, happy and prosperous life here
below, and a seat around the throne
beyond the sun.set.-News.
The venerable Mr.. Pierre Revillon
celebrated his 80 anniversary at his
homo east Of town on Wednesday. At
this advanced age, which lacks but q
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