The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-06-13
Personal Mention.

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Lastie Broussard and wife visited in
New Iberia last Friday.
Nemiah Broussard went to New Ibe-
ria Tuesday on business.
DR.. Jos. A. Villien of Mauriceville
was in town last Saturday.
DR.. F. F. Young left for New Or
leans, Wednesday morning.
Mrs. L. O. Broussard, went over to
New Iberia on a shopping tour Tues
day.
Jules Laurents, a prominent farmer
of the Lake Arthur section was in
town Tuesday.
M. L. Spencer of Alvin, Texas, has
been visiting his brother-in-law. J. 5.
Ewell this week.
A. J. Decuir the energetic life insur-
ance agent and lumber dealer OF New
Iberia was oVer here this week.
Mrs. Jos. r. Leguenec returned
Monday from a visit to L%aureanville,
and left next day for New Orleans.
Capt. Isaac White. who makes pref
ty regular trips with his schooner from
here to Cheniere au Tigre was in town
this week.
Miss Ada Nunez of Abbeville, n of
L~ouisiana's most charming daughters,
is visiting Mrs. j. A. Broussard.-Or-
ange (Tex.) Leader.
Foster Currey who has been visiting
with his sister, Mrs. J. S. EWell for
some time past returned to his home
at Opelousas Saturday.
Postmaster Ernest J. Lyons, left
Tuesday morning for Melville, where
he was called by telegram to see his
baby girl Kate who is very i'll, and not
expected to live.
Prof. Picard, the efficient and popu-
lar principal of the boys high school at
this place left a few days ago and it is
reported that he has gone to Cuba to
join the revolutionists.
Constable Demary al on the war
path this week slaughtering all the
surplus dogs running around the cor
poration. Next week he will run in all
the tramps and loafers.
Miss Olive Airheart, who has been
spending some time with Mrs. F. F.
Young, has gone to the country to
spend awhile at the hospitable home Of
Mas. Frank E. Winston.
VIM. Choate, a wealthy and pro-
| gressiye stockraiser of Cheniere at
| Tigre was in town this week. He re.
ports that Charlton has made it's ap-
pearance on Mulberry Island.
Miss Nellie Burks, a charming young
lady of Waveland, Indiana, who ha'
been spending the winter and spring
months here left for home Monday.
| Some of the boys will certainly veal
Grape until you return Miss Nellie!
o. NJ Nilsson, the energetic presiden
of the Rose Hill Planting and Refining
company, and a director in a number
of the country banks in this State, j
at Rose Hill this week attending t.
the extensive improvements now being
made on the refinery.
Mrs. Theophile Veaz ey, died at he
residence in Abbeville, on Sunday
June 7, 1896 aged " years, Mrs. Yea
zey was one of the first and oldest in
habitanJs of the town having resides
here since 1850. She was very actiy
and vigorous until a few months ag
when she was stricken down with
fatal malady, which caused her intens
suffering. Her funeral which too
place on Monday was largely attended
She leaves the following children: Os
car Trahan of the Long Point neigh
borhood, Eraste Trahan of this place
VOORHEES, Trahan of Galveston Texas
Mrs. Jean M. Beauxis, Mrs. Louis Lee
teaud, Mrs. Chas. Corrodi all Of Able
vile.
The Jewish Cemetery Associatin
met Sunday, May 81, at Faulk's Oper
House in the town of Lafayette, an