The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-19
TOSvHa and Parish.

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Co.
The infant child of Paul Terri er of
Perry's Bridge isquite i'll.
Fine musical albums at Al. GODDARD
& Co.'S.
Town has been full Of drummers this
week and sample oulns were III great
demand.
Our Xmas turkey is fed on dynamite
and roosts on a gasoline tank. This is
all we have to say.
Complete line of fireworks at GODDARD
& Co.'S.
District Court has been in session all
week. and the indications are that the
term win extend over into January.
Weather this week has been superb.
Bright and sunny with just enough
cool air at night to make a fire comfort
able.
The cane season is about over. The
asst load has been shipped to the out
side mills and the home plants will
close down next week.
Friday will be Christmas. Our read
sers and patrons all have our best wishes
for an enjoyable time on that day for we
wish them g merry Xmas!
The Gueydan rice lands, along the
canal with water assured, are now for
rent for 1897. Apply to B. M. Lam
borf mr. A .Kanlon GI0wlau La
Messrs. a. u. GODDARD &c Co, have re-
ceived a large assortment of wall paper
which they offer at New Orleans prices.
Thursday night while going to a ball
at Erath a daughter of Chas. Frederick
of Prairie Greig was thrown from a
lsulky and had her arm dislocatsd at the
elbow.
The venerable Mrs. Solomon Wise
has been quite i'll for some days past.
The entire community sympathize with
the family aud hope for her speedy re-
.covery.
If y5h wish to rent choice rice lands
for 1897, with water privileges, you can
secure it along the Gueydan canal. APP
ply TO b. NJ. Lambert or 4. Kapian,
Crowley, La.
Cotton continues to fall in price de-
spite the generally conceded short
crop. 1t is worth only 81 cents a pound
in the local market and no purchasers
for seed cotton.
/" There she lay says the sensation
.io1 urr.enr u och opn 49, HiYa Annp - hpa.,fh /
ng her life out in short pants" She
must have been a lady bicyclist in up
to date costume.
Who will win the fine toy piano-You
get a chance free with every dollars
worth 0 fholiday goods at GODDARD Il Co.
Races at Aurelien Primeaux's track
near Royville on Dec. 20. "Linda" be-
longing to Jos. Anclet and "Henry'
owned e. B. Roy will run Ave arpents
for a purse Of 800. /
Money sold fairly we'll at the Build
ing d Loan meeting last Wednesday !
night. Mrs. Simonet Leblanc bid in
$1,000 at 30 per cent premium and g.
Tebo, 5000 at same rate. +.
Will receive shortly a fine line of J
Standard Poets and literature. ]
Gedard 81 Co. 6
tits announced that u. Fl. Putnam i
has purchased o. M. Wilson's interest q
IN the Rose Hill Planting and Refining +
Company. 1t was also announced that 3
Mr.. Nilsson will establish a refinery in !
AbbeVille or its Q vicinity. .
The little ones are looking forward
to a grand and glorious Christmas
season. II is the happiest moment in
Ine life of childhood, when small trink- r
cts, dolls, tin horns and firecraekers, r
make the whole earth resound with
-gladhess.
A. T. Dhhon is having a neat picket a
fence erected around the Duhon prop O
'erty on st. Victor street. For many p
Years this desirable property has laid 9
idle and we hear that it is Fernest's T
"a to build a nice residence and move 2
town with his family. fl
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N Wrlght's perfumes are the most dell q
cate and exquisite on the market, COM
plese line at GODDARD Il Co.'S, especially
such oders as Mary Stuart, American =
Beauty and Wild Olive. ~
Unless we are seriously mistaken the :
prospects of having a sugar refinery at I
tlls place are very bright. We wonder =
Waat inducements would the property
nolaers in or near town offer toward :.
Donation of suitable grounds for -
sucn a plant, the erection of which -
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