The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-08

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The grand jury of Franklin played
havoc with the saloon men this term.
About thirty indictments we're return
cd against Sunday law violators.
These cases were arfaigned on Mon
day morning aud only two plead guilty.
Messrs Hall and Cullison have al
ready planted about 500 Of the 1000
acres on the Jefferson tract which they
will put in rice. Their pump is about
ready for business and will have TO
raise water from five to eight feet
Iberian.
The celebrated horse race lawsuit
entitled Evariste Conner Jr. VS.. Alcide
Rousseau Broussard was tried before
Judge Debaillon last week and decided
i'll favor of Rousseau, the Judge refus-
ing to disturb the decision of the jndges
of the race
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The Ladies will find a nice selection
OF the latest styles in Easier head-gear
at the High Art Millinery store on Port
street Call and be convinced of same.
Also dressmaking combined. Kindly
soliciting your patronage we are yours
to command,
Miss ASHLEY & WILSON.
Contracts were let this week by
Isaac Wise, Of Abbeviile, for the cree
ton Of two one-story brick stores to be
erected in thai town. D. W. Wall, a
local contractor, was the successful
bidder, and he has sub-let the brick
work to J.. W. Taylor of this place.
The buildings are 55x42 and 55x52.-
New Iberia Enterprise.
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Dispatches from Guthrie and Ell
Reno, @. T. convey the sad intelligence
ola mighty cloud burst that swept
down Cottonwood valley, the total
rainfall in a few hours amounting to
lbs inches. People were drowned
like rats, and the amount of property
damaged win reach many thousands
of dollars. It is reported that over 100
people were drowned.
st. Mary's Episcopal church, Frank
lin, was the scene of a notable wedding
on Tuesday, April ~, at 1890 p. m.
Notable OH account of the social promi-
nence of the contracting parties. The
bride was Miss Annie E. ParkersoD,
the charming and accomplished daagh-
ter OF Gen. Jno. r. Parkerson, and the
groom, Wilbur Fl. Kramer, the popular
editor of the st. Mary Banner.
A farm hand of RosemoDd Landry
met with a fatal accident last Thurs
day while driving ayoke of oxen hitch
ed to a plantation wagon. The negro
was on the way to Albert Lam
place to get some cotton seed
when for some reason, of which we
have not been informed, the wagon was
overturned pinning the unfortunate
man to the ground.-Lafayette Adver-
$50 >
Quite a party Of town people left for
The seashore Monday and will spend
time cruising around on the
schooner Emma, Capt. George God I
bersen. Among those we recall are DR..
Ira J. Pierce, W. O. Pipes and wife,
Miss Emma Eldredge, Miss Annie
Kitchell, Miss Pearl Cottle, Olive Huey
Francois Leguenee, II. Griffin, Bascomb
White. The party will be absent about :,
a week. (,
There was two night entertainments {
1T Prairie Greig Thursday and Friday
night. They don't do things by halves +,
here; but when they want to do a :
thing they know no such word as /,
but from their plans they all ;
work together and success is sure to
Some three years ago they !
aw the necessity for a new church. !,
They commenced to work for it and :
low they have a nice place for worship
LAST year they willed to have a high 9
ichool building, and planned to see I