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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
Perry Pornt e

EDITOR ME~RIDJoNAL:
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxfeld of Rice
Cove were callers at cur burg yes
terday.
Mr.. W. D. Gooch who has been
sick for three weeks is slowly i'm,
proving.
Will NJ. Hearne was at our burg
last week doing business for the
Lakeside Review.
Mr.. 1. L. Ransom and wife were
visitors at our village yesterday, the
guests of J. NJ. Ransoms.
Miss Florence Sutton who was
called home by sickness in her faith
ers family returned to her school at
Gone Island today.
Our usually healthy village has
been having a scourge Of sickness
for a month past, for the most part
pneumonia and Ia grippe.
Geo. e.. White will 60 with
Capt. George to Southwest Pass
for shells for the courthouse yard
starting Tuesday morning.
Spring has opened out beautifully,
fruit trees loaded with blooms, gar.
dens growing nicely, early yegeta-
bles plenty. Corn planting has be-
gun and can planting is almost
done.
The deaths Of Miss Maud Mile,
Mrs. Sutton, SummerficId Stansbury
and Mrs. Erastus Kibbe following
each other in such rapid succession
has caused almost universal mourn.
ing and bereavement and still there
is a large sick list here.
Mr.. Paul TERROR, merchant ut
Ramsey, will move his stock Of
goods into John Nugiers store
building here, consolidating his
stock with Mr.. Nugier. His fam
lily will also move to Perry in the
near future.
Mr. Donaldson and family who
have been stopping at Perry for a
of months pastSwilI pull up
and turn their backs oa our
Sonth land as soon as the
roads gets better. | believe their
prospective point will be Arkansas.
Opinions will differ, for our part
Southwest Louisiana is not to be
compared with Kansas and Arkan
sas but all can't see alike.
Mrs. Nugier has been quite sick
and is vet confined to her bed. Lit
tie Maurice Nugier has had the
pneumonia but is getting better.
Mr.. Elijah Gooch IS quite sick. Mrs.
Pete Clements is very sick. Little
%H&
Norma Mills is getting better but
still quite weak Mrs, Dr.. Hamblet|
and Miss Eva Sutton are slowly
conyalescing IRON pneumonia.
P. S.-Since the above is in type
we learn that Mr. Elijah Gooch has
died.-Publisher.
March 9, 1896. sUNFLowER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Our oeighoor The editor Of the
Star is several inches taller aud
more amiab!e .han eyer # that be
not imposs'bie; al because Of . bonn
cling baaf boF which came into his
home last Monday. Mother and
child are doing nicely.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
Town and Parish.

J E11S
ALCIDE LEBLANC.
Town and Parish.
Paul Bourque has got the mea-
sles.
Dr.. Roy Q. Young was q town
last Sunday.
DR.. ". R. Cusbman, of Milton,
was 10 town this week.
Gabriel Leblanc has been acting
as court deputy this week.
Joe Laurents Of Lake Arthur is
10 town this week attending court.
J. A. Chargois Of Lafayette has
been attending court here this week.
Miss Daisy Shaw spent last week
visiting her many friends in the
country.
Gus !Godchaux returned this
week from a business trip to New
Orleans.
Mrs Laura Haynes left on the
train Sunday for her home in Whit.
tsker, Miss.
Judge Debaillon is here this week
attending court and Looking out for
his political interest.
George Hayes, of the 9Th ward is
in town this week serving his coun~
try as a grand juror.
E. NJ. Stebbins attended a meet
ing of the lumber dealers ssocla-
ton at Lafayette last week.
Miss Cora GaiGry came over from
Lafayette Sunday and is he gaest
of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. B%ourqae.
Ron. Julien Mouton of Lafayette,
candidate for Judge was in town
this week in the interest Of his can
didacy.
August Erath, proprietor of the
Erath Ice & Bottling Works Of.
New Iberia was in town the first of
the week.
VIM. Meaux, Of Coles Island, one
of the solid citizens of the empire
9Th ward has been doing this week
as a grand juror.
Miss Victoria Leblanc returned
TO her home in New Orleans Tues
day after a very pleasant visit with
her relatives and friends.
Conductor Gauthreaux of the
Iberia & Vermilion railroad and his
estimable wife are now enjoying a
visit to her parents 10 the City.
John B. Wright, Of Cayuga. Ind.
who owns considerable real estate
in this section is here on a visit, hav
ing just returned from a trip through
California.
John Brookshire was in the City
attending a meeting of the Reput-
liean State Central Committee Of
which he is the member from Yer
million parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

R. II. Mills Drug Co, Limited
desires rs to publish the following
extract from a letter Of Chas. NJ.
Gutfeld, Reedley. Fresno Co. Cal,
as they handle the remedy referred
to aud want their customers to
know what a splendid medicine it
is:
t is with pleasure | tell You that
by n days use of Chamberlaln's
Cough Remedy / was relieved Of a
very severe cold. NY head was
completely stopped up and | could
not sleep at night. / a recom-
mend this remedy A cold nearly
always starts in the head and after
wards xtends TO the throat and
lungs. By using this remedy freely
as soon as the cold has been ON
tracted it will cure the cold at once.
and prevent il from extending to the
lungs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

NEweil & Bergman have received
several new buggies for their livery
business.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Vegetables are becoming quite
plentiful in our markets and sell at
very reasonable prices.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

The rain came down in torrents
Tuesday night and the streets
6ooded.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14


Miss Irma Trahan gave a party
to her friends Sunday afternoon, it
eing her 18th birthday. Among
those present were: Augustine Ad-
Olson, Laurance and Lucie Gau-
threaux, Laurance and Clara Lee
Blanc, Bertha Kuchling, Aida
Kellar, Pauline Bernard, Lilly and
Anita Leotaud, Olive Bourqoe,
Genevieve Leblanc, Sidney Leo
taud, Dennis and FloriIe Kellar.
Refreshments were served and all
had a very pleasant time.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Big white frost Thursday morn
ing, but we don't believe the fruit is
injured.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

The earnest solicitation of numerous
friends, and che almost unanimity of
those who first placed me in public Office
and have since maintained me there have
influenced me to consent to become a can
didate for the Office of Clerk of Court Of
Vermilion Parish once more. In asking
your support | promise the same care and
attention to the duties of the office as the
record of my past incumbency shows.
ALCIDE LEBLANC.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

10 the fall Of 1893 a son Of Mr..
t. A. Mcfarland, a prominent mer-
chant OF Live Oak. Suffer CO., GAL,
was taken with a very heavy cold.
The pains in his chest were SO Sc
we're that he had spasms and was
threatened with pneumonia. His
father gave him several large doses
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
which broke up the cough and cur
ed him. Mr.. Mcfarland says
whenever bis children have Group
be invariably gives them Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and it always
cnres them. He considers it the
best cough remedy IN the market
For sale by r. Fl. Mills Drug
Co, Limited.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Ramon has it that the Abadie
Hotel will shortly change hands.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Frequent rains r seriously re-
tarding work in the fields. Very
little powing has been done and
scarcely any one has planted. A
few have been lucky enough to get
in some corn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

At the sale Of money by the
Building & Loan last Tuesday The
oduie lherlot ntd in $1,000 at SO
per cent premium and DR.. W. G.
kibbe obtained $1,000 at &c per
premium.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
TO THE VoTERS OF TERMILI0N.
FOR

We are authorized to announce FRANK
E. WINSTON as a candidate for the office
of Sheriff of the parish of Vermilion at the
election in April 1896.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14


Big white frost Thursday morn
ing, but we don't believe the fruit is
injured.
NEwell & Bergman have received
several new buggies for their livery
business.
Vegetables are becoming quite
plentiful in our markets and sell at
very reasonable prices.
The Grand Jury made a partial
report last Thursday and returned a
number of not true bills.
Mrs. Derouen is having a neat
new fence put around the Strangers
Hotel kept by 4 NJ. Feray.
Politics are beginning TO warn up
in this parish, and meetings and snip.
pers are Of daily and nightly occur-
renee
The trial of Clement Hundley
charged with the marder Of Bib
Cody, is fixed fof next Wednesday,
the 18th inst.
The police jury net in regular
session at the court house on We'd.
uesday. Their proceedings will ap-
pear next week.
A heavy hail storm accompanied
by thunder, lightning and a brisk
wind passed owe the parish west Of
here last Friday morning.
The masons have about completed
the press brick front Of the bank
O wing 10 the heavy rains this week
they have been delayed considera-
bly,.
The days are growing longer and
the flowers that bloom 10 the spring
are beginning to make their appear
ance ID the gardens throughout the
town.
The Abadie building on The cor
ner Of Washington and South street,
occupied by Bouterie as a tin
shop is being fitted up Iur a millinery
establishment.
Politicians III this parish are all
good naturcd, ana the differant can
didates are making a personal can,
vass. This is as 1t should be, aud
mas The best man win.
The statementin last weeks paper
10 regard to N. Fischer making 40
assignment TO Fl. Mouton a a mis-
Il should have read an as
segment TO his creditors.
Tuesday morning anout s o'clock
heavy hail storm aud high wind
over this town. The hail
fell in large quantities and the grond
was covered for a few minutes.
Archie Leblanc has two young
that he recently caught 10
the marsh. They are the genuine
American bad eagle and he says
there are thousands of them there.
The comet may not strike the
earth to-day as some of the sky
gazers predict, but it has certainly
tnruod tho maatbor wrOnn Siaa ont
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
MINOS L.

as a candidate for reelection to the office
of District Attorney, of this, the 18th
judicial District.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
ANNOUNCER ENT'S.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

We are authorized to announce to the
voters of the parishes of Lafayette and
Vermilion the name of
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

The Grand Jury made a partial
report last Thursday and returned a
number of not true bills.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Mrs. Derouen is having a neat
new fence put around the Strangers
Hotel kept by Z NJ. Feray.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Mrs. RosabelIa Guidry, wife of
Eratus G. Kibbe died of pneumonia
at her home about 5 miles west of
Abbeville, 90 Sunday, March 9Th,
at 5 p. ~, aged SO years and 6
months. She was the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. 7. Guidry, and a
niece Of Hon. Adrein Nunez. Her
funeral which took place Monday
evening was largely attended and
denoted the high esteem in which
she was held.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

District Court opened last Mon
day with Judge Allen on the bench,
and District Attorney Gordy repre-
senting the State. J.. Cleomer
Broussafd was appointed foreman
of the grandjury and that body af-
ter listening TO an able charge from
the judge retired TO their room and
commenced work on the cases be-
fore them.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

The comet may not strike the
earth to-day as some of the sky
gazers predict, but it has certainly
turned the weather wrong side out
this week, aud given Us all the sea-
sons.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Archie Leblanc has two young
eagles that he recently caught 10
the marsh. They are the genuine
American bad eagle and he says
there are thousands of them there.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

The Gage Tool Co., Of Vinelan nd
N. j., manufactures Of the Gage
Self Setting Plane and Printers
steel composing rules are putting on
the market a much needed pencil
holder, which holds the pencils Sc
urecly in The pocket and prevents
the sharpest point from breaking as
nothing can come in contact with
the point while 10 the holder. This
pencil holder will also hold a fount-
ain pen.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Tuesday morning aoout 5 o'clock
a heavy hail storm and high wind
passed over this town. The hail
fell in large quantities and the grond
covered for a few minutes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

Politics ire beginning to warm up
in this parish, and meetings and snp.
pers are Of daily and nightly occur
renee
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14
The forest trees are all out in full
leaf, and the pecan is putting forth

leaf, and the pecan IS putting fofth
The Banner receiv ed q very
pleasant call during the week from
State Senator Edwards, Of Vermfi-
ion. and we are pleased to state re-
ceived the denomination for Senator
before the convention which met
here on the 4th inst.-Frankliu
Banner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

The statementin last weeks paper
10 regard to N. Fischer making az
assignment to II Mouton was a mis-.
take. II should have read an as
TO his creditors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-03-14

The trial of Clement Hundley
charged with the marder of Bib
Cody. is fixed fof next Wednesday,
the 18th inst.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-07-11

The will of the late Grove Young was
offered for probate last Monday. A num-
Der of interested persons were present and
heard the reading OF it's provisions. h
witnesses to the deed were John j. Gains,
NJ. D., J. NJ. Murray, J.. F. Todd and r. L..
of all his just debts, the deceased
bequeathed his property as mentioned in
the trust deed, a transcript of which was
Published in this paper last week. He
made no alteration in his bequest to his
daughter, Mrs. George Price, and her two
children, leaving them only one dollar
each. Confederate Home $500 per year for
thirty years; Della Cramer, $500 per year;
David Youngs, $500 per year; Mary and
Norma Lynch, $500 jointly during life;
$500 for three years for repairs to cemetery
vault; Mrs. A. E. Asbury, diamond ring
and scarf pin; Mrs. S. A. Vermillion, Mrs.
DIR. w. G. Webb, Mrs. Jas. Canterbury,
and Mrs. II. c. Carter are each left one
lot in HiggInsville for special attention
shown the deceased during his illness.
Grover Heimbrook, Grover Reed, Grover
Jackson, and Alex. Higgins were also
left one lot each in Higginsville. David r.
Youngs, Joseph l.. Youngs, Theodore
Youngs, Elmer Youngs and John z.
Greer are named as executors of the will.
1t will be noticed that only slight changes
were made from the trust deed filed
before the death of Mr.. Young.
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SHERIFE'S SALE

The State of Missouri ut the relation and ia
the use of Thomas a. CatrOn. Collector OF
the Revenue of Lafayette County, in the
State of Missouri, Plaintiff,
versus
Unknown heirs of Sarah l.. Wiley, deceased,
defendants.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette County.
Missouri.
By virtue of Il special execution issued from
the Office of the clerk of the circuit court of
titled cause, wherein the state of Missouri. at
the relation and to the use of Thomas A. Cat
ron, collector of the revenue of Lafayette
county, Missouri, is plaintiff, and against
Unknown heirs of Sarah l.. Wiley, deceased,
To me directed and returnable to the August
sheriff of Lafayette county. Missouri, will on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1886,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, and in front of the court house door, in
the city of Lexington, in Lafayette county,
Missouri, during the session of said circuit
court of said county, offer for sale and sell
publicly. by auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash i'll hand, all the right, title, Interest. claim
and estate of the said unknown heirs of Sarah
l.. Wiley, deceased, defendants in said eXecu-
ton in and to the following described real
estate, situate, lying and being in the county
of Lafayette and state OF Missouri, to wit:
ton, Missouri, described as follows: Beginning
80 feet south of the northwest corner of lot 4,
block %, thence east fifty feet, thence south
80 feet, thence west 80 feet, thence north 50
feet to place of beginning, levied upon as the
property of said defendants, ard sold to satisfy
expenses of this sale.
Given under my hand this 10th day of July,
1876. ZACH W. WRIGHT,
7-ll-td Sheriff.
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VANDIVER's DEFENSE.


To the Editor of the Intelligencer.
In justice to myself and for the satisfac-
ton of those who have honored me with
their support, and to remove any doubt
as to my eligibility to the office of state
senator, by reason of non-payment OF
ta1es in this district, l ask publication OF
the following extract from MIR. Huston's
circular, une 18th:
"He has never paid a single dollar,
either state or county tax. not only in
this county, as the records will show, but
it may be safely said, in any county of
the district"
In support of this proposition, certifi-
cate of Thos. A. Catron, collector, by e.
M. Catron, deputy, in the same circular:
This is to certify that Charles Vandi-
YER is delinquent on his personal taxes in
this, Lafayette county, No., for the years
1888, 1894 and 1895, on one horse, to the
amount of $2.7S, and further certify that
he has paid no personal or taxes on real
estate in this county, as shown by tax
books in my Office, June II, 1896.
"THOS. A. CATRON, Collector.
"By E. NJ. CATRoN, Deputy"
Extract from Mr.. Huston's letter in the
INTELLIGENCER of june Goth:
"Besides, we charge that Mr.. Wilson
knew as a matter of fact that Chas. IL.
hAN " Poy tHS bN0SS ~ "OAb
to the collectors Office before signing
that statement, and the collector told
him that the taxes were paid by Mr.. An
derson, the seller, as the following %certifi-
cate will show:
Il hereby state that on Thursday, June
Is, w. b Wilson came to the collectors
office to inquire about who paid the
taxes for 1895 on the lands Anderson con-
veyed to g. II. Vandiver, and | told him
that the book showed the said taxes were
paid by Anderson, and l further state the
books show that said Anderson paid the
axes. E. Nj. CATRON,
Deputy Collector OF Lafayette County,
MO-"
Certificate of Collector Catron in same:
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Lafayette.
OFFICE.
LEXINGTON, Mo, Dec. IA, 1896. !
Received OF c. III. Vandiver $33 % on
the following described real estate: 1877
acres, n x, Sc and Sc, Sc, and e side sw, Sc,
and Sc, NV, ne, and so acres W y sw.
THOS. A. CA IRON,
Cole ,tGr OF Lafayette County Mo.
BY NJ. &. PANDoN, Deputy Collector.
Yours, etc, &. Ii. VANDIvER.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the Probate Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri, adjourned May term, fourth day,
July 9th, 1896.
Estate of Fannie Crockett, deceased.
Now ut this day comes A J.CrOCkett. executor
of the estate Of Fannie Cruckrtt, deceased and
presents his petition praying for an order for
The sale of so much of the real estate of said
Fannie Crockett us will pay and satisfy the
remaining debts due by said estate and yet
unpaid for want of sufficient assets, accom-
Dnnied by the accounts, lists and Inventories
euuired by law in such cases.
On examination whereof il is ordered that
all persons interested in said estate be notified
that application as aforesaid has been made,
and that unless the contrary be shown on or
before the first day of the next term OF this
court, to he held ON the second Monday in
August, 1896, an order will Toe made for the
sale of the whole or So much of the real estate
of said Fannie Crockett as Will he sliiicicnt
for the payment of said debts. And the court
finds there are no heirs residents of Lafayette
county except the executor,
And it is further ordered that this notice be
published in the Lexington lntclligCncer, II
newspaper published in said county for four
weeks snccessiVely before the commencement
of the next term Of this court.
WILLIAM YOUNG,
7-ll-5t Probate Judge.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas. Rufus w. Mccormack and his wife.
Sarah j. Mccormack. by their certain deed of
trust. dated the Sd day of .iuGe. 1884, and
recorded in the recorders office OF Lafayette
county, Missouri, in decd book 10, at page
l2s. conveyed TO the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate. situate. Tying
and being in the county Of Lafayette and
state of Missouri, to wit: Lots number sixty
nine tG9l and seventy six C7fl in the original
town of Lexington, Missouri. rs the same
appears ON the plat OF said town. on tile in the
recorders Office for said county. which said
deed was made in trust to secure the paymeut
of n certain prOmissory note in said deed
described, and whereas. default has been
made in the payment of said note and the
same remains due and unpaid, now. therefore.
this is to give notice that |, the undersigned
trustee. by virtue of the power in me vested
under said deed of trust and pursuant To the
provisions of said deed OF trust, and at the
request OF the legal holder and owner OF said
note, will. on
TUESDAY, AUGUST, 4th. 1896,
between the hours of nine O'Clock i'm the fore
noon and five O'Clock IN the afternoon of said
day, at the court house door. I'm the city of
Lexington, Lafayette county. Missouri, offer
for sale and sell at public vendue, to the high
est bidder, for cash in hand, the said property
above described, for the purpose of paying the
amount due upon said note, together with tine
costs and expenses of said trust and sale
Given under my hand this 2pd day of July,
1876. ERO FAKMER,
It'd Trustee.
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Our Slaughter Sale
Is STILL ON!
And like a Cyclone, it gathers strength as it
goes and is now sweeping every
thing before il.

Some things have been cleaned up entirely, but there a
more and better ones to take their places.
5000 yards lawn, EXC, worth &C.
5000 yards lawn, &C, worth &c.
These are fresh goods and bought for this sale.
500 palm fans, S for SC.
IS shirt waists, worth $I.oo to So. 90, choice for 25c.
A lot of mems white unlaundried shirts for 44c, worth Coo.
5000 yards zephyr dress ~ginghams for &c, worth I2Hc.
If you ever expect to get a bargain in your lie this
is your opportunity.
5000 yards outing cloth for nc, worth Sc.
5000 yards outing cloth for SC, worth Ioc.
5000 yards organdies for zoe, worth CSC.
1000 yards organdies for 27c, worth 4oc.
1000 yards challe for SIC, worth 25c.
1000 yards 33-inch chanie for IL PC, worth CSC.
1000 yards all wool French challies for CSC, worth Coo.
This is one of the best bargains ever offered to the
trade of Lexington.