The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-08-07
Personal Mention.

and friends in Jeanerette this week.
L. Forsyth. of Franklin, was in town
| this week in the interest Of his refinery.
DR.. Robt. J. Young's infant son has
been quite i'll this week but is better at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zachary Broussard are
now boarding with the family of Emile
Bessan.
Adonis Leblanc and wife came in this
week from II visit to her fathers family
in Jeanerette.
l.. A. Keilar, of Rayne, was here We'd
nssday visiting his brother T. L. Kellar,
our ~enterprising baker.
Mayor Greene, has been heard from.
He is still in Chicago, bat will be home
by the 18th, at the latest.
w. ID. Gooeh left Wednesday to attend
q meeting of the PopulistS State Executive
Committee at Alexandria,
Mrs. A. J. Labry, Of New Orleans, was
in town this week visiting friends, and
left for heme Wednesday morning.
District Attorney Minos 7. Gordy, of
| auDtAIilb, was III bomI StFNith hUi . THIS
week on business.-Franklin indicator.
Emile Bessan has moved his family into.
the old Noel residence on Washington
street lately occupied by Z. W. Gaspard.
Miss Mamie Nugier has resigned her POI
sition as telephone operator at this place
and will leave shortly on a visit to Texas.
J. S. Lam, the hustIing proprietor of
the Racket Store, left Sunday for New
York, where he will lay in a stock of
goods.
Miss Verrier. of New Iberia, spent sever
al days here last week as a guest sof the
Wall House, returning home last Sunday
morning.
Frank Godchaux left this week for
Baton Rouge to join his company of mi
litia and will go to the Shreveport en-
campmeRt.
Odeon Bourque viii occupy the fine large
building of his father on State street just
being fixed mp, with a fine stock OF jewel
| cry and fancy articles.
Miss Viola Vilermin, the accomplished
daughter of Paul Villermin, of New Or
leans is visiting here and is the guest of
Mrs. Opifelias Boarque.
Z. 7. Sanders and daughter Alleen, ac-
! companied by the Misses Dimple and Mel
lie Jackson of New Iberia were in town
this week, stopping at the Wall House.
George Going, f. w. Berdine, Frank
Williams and Vern Caldwell attended the
ball game at Lafayette Sunday. the lat
ter playing with the Washington boys.
CASTOR A. Levy and family have moved
here from Bay st. Louis, into the house
lately occupied by Ernest Lyons. He
will open MP q store in one of the Wise
buildings in a few days.
Thomas A. Addison, Of Scott station. a
brother of our publisher, was here this
week on a visit. He reports the crops in
Lafayette, in the section from Scott to
Carencro, as being the finest in many
years.
Jas. A. Petty has been busy this week
fitting up the BourqEe building on State
street, next to Griffin & Fuller's grocery
putting q shed gallery III front and get
ting it in order for occupancy as a bust
ness stand.
Fernest Duhon has purchased of Ed
ward Noel his blacksmith shop and the
new cottage adjoining, on Washington
street, for the sum of one thousand dol
lars. Sosthene Benoit will continue to
run the shop.
Judge Edwards left Sunday morning
! for Chicago. where he will join his wife
who has been there since April last. He
will spend the balance of the summer
| along the great lakes and will be gone
until October.
r. III. Burton, who was an energetic
cotton seed buyer in this section last sea-
| son, is again with MS. He is associated
this year with New Orleans dealers and
is in the field early in the season to look
after the interests of his business.
A, f. MaxfeId, is going around on
crutches this week as the result Of an en-
counter the other dav between his foot
| and a heavy cane cart axle. 1t is pretty
hot weather to he standing around q forge
anyway. and we guess our friend enjoys
the rest it his foot does give him pain.
w. Q. Pipes, of Abbeville, La. formerly
one Of the propTietors of the Republican
| Idea and Mr.. Erwin gave the Signal Office
a call on Tuesday morning. Mr.. Pipes is
making arr ngements for the publication
of q paper at Gueydan, and will Issue the
first number about August 15.-Signal.
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