The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-07-18

put in a good crop of these edibles.
Nothing grows better with less work
and gives as good returns. Once they
are harvested everything on the farm
can eat them and grow fat.
f. F. Feray is pushing the work on
the store of Moses Fischer and it will
no doubt be completed to-day. 1t is
situated at the corner of State ana La
fayette streets and is a handsome
building. Tinomme is a hustler and
if he has a chance viii make things
whoop.
Quite a thmber Of pamphlets entitl-
ed Wages, Fixed Incomes and the
Free Coinage Of Silver have been
gratuitously distributed around town
by some well meaning, kind hearted
gold bug, but the booklet is 50 full of
gall and gauzy statements that it can't
do n harm to the free silver cause.
Call at Killers grocery and see the
good things he has.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest j, Lyons, were
this week visited with a sad bereaye-
ment in the death of their infant daugh-
ter, Kate, aged 3 months. This sweet
little bud has been transplanted to
bloom IN Heaven. May BE who hath
said "Sutfer little children to come un-
to Me- comfort and console the fond
parents.
Last week the water in the bayou
was very high with a north wind and
an old sailor friend remarked there
was some disturbance going on out in
the gulf. So it vas for on Tuesday the
7th inst. Pensacola and the Florida
coast were visited by a regular huri-
cane which did great damage to houses
and shipping.
Hitler always tries to please and give
satisfaction to all Goods delivered free
in town.
Leonard Code appeared before
Judge c. Debaillon Of the district court
on Wednesday, for preliminary hear
ing for the murder of Valsin Benoit on
May 7th. The district attorney hav-
ing no witnesses to present, the case
was taken under advisement by the
Judge and finally dismissed
cite Advertiser.
There is a steady growth in the i'm
provement and building line in Able
vile, We notice that JAS. a. Petty
contractor has started three buildings
this week. He has others contracted
for which we will mention later OH. Mr.
Petty's contracts amounts to nearly
So 1000 with other plans and estimates
in course of completion.
Hitler the ~grocer-Our motto is quick
sales and small profits.
Tuesday was the 14th of July, the
anniversary of the taking of the Bastile
and although we have a large French
population here and a French society
the great day was suffered to pass IN
noticed. Over in Rayne where the
French are few in number, they made
regular fate of the day. Horseraees
and other amusements were had and
the town was decorated with bunting
and flags.
Among the numerous persons who
have been cured of rheumatism by
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, mention
should pc made Of Mrs. Emily Thorne,
of Toledo, Wash, who says: II have
never been able to procure any medi-
cine that would relieve me Of rheuma-
tism like Chamberlain's Pain Balm. /!
have also used it for lame back with
great success. | take pleasure in rec
o~mmending it to my friends"
For sale by r. Fl. Mills Drug Co,
Limited.
It's about time for our Abbeville
friends to quit talking. Il they mean
business let them send a challenge to
the manager of the Lafayette club and
will be accepted. The manager is
the proper man to tackle; but the Abb
beville boys don't eem to know it.
The Gazette would advise them to
write to the manager, state the amount
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