The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-11
Personal Mention.

DR.. Abshire of the 5th ward was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. R. N. Bush is visiting with rela-
tives in Jeanerette.
d, Henry Labit has thrown mp his job
on the T.. Il v. train.
Adolph Bartels, of Hope Mill, is quite
i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Martin Bagley returned Tuesday
from q visit to Alexandra.
DR., i. T. Young has been laid up this
week with a bilious attack.
Miss Dollie Broussa:d of Jeanerette. is
visiting Miss Onesia Broussard.
Misses Ada and Ida Young left Monday
for Rayne to spend o while with relatives.
L. O.. Broussard made a business trip to
New Orleans last week returning Sunday.
Emile Bessan has retired from the ice
business and is now clerking at J.. S.
Lann's store.
George Hayes. member of the school
board from the 5th ward was in town one
day this week.
District Attorney Gordy is absent in
Lafayette attending the regular term of
the district court.
Malcol mWhite, a bright young lad is
acting as Office assistant to DR.. Pierce and
will study dentistry.
Miss Martinez. of New Orleans, who
has been spending awhile here with Miss
Onesia Broussard returned home Sunday.
Judge Edwards writes from Saratoga !
Springs. N. Y, that it is quite cool up
there and he will soon be homeward
bound.
Our old friend Major j. Y. Gilmore. the
veteran editor of the Sugar Planters
Journal was in town this week and paid
us a pleasant call.
Adonis Leblanc started for his home in
Jeanerette yesterday but is afraid he will
be kept out, as that village has ouaran-
against the world.
Cap. Benz. w. Eddy field superintend-
of the Fidelity Mutual Life Associa
ION OF philadelphia o~neofthe most
thorough insurance men in the ountrV
eft Tuesday for other points.
There is great JOY IN District Attorney
Jordy's household this week over the
birth of his first child. a bouncing boy
nearly II pounds. May he grow
lp TO the fullness OF a noble manhood.
Paul Leguenec is now in the employ of
he Lake Charles Rice Milling Co, and
ylll buy ri ce here for account of the mill.
'eople having rice to sell will do well TO
ave Paul q call before shipping or dis
losing of their crop.
Mr., Bartlett, a representative of the
iutual Reserve Life Insurance Associa- s
ion of New York, was here this week at {
empting to effect a compromise CT the |
eath claim OF Mrs. E. NJ. Feray, but her |
nspaIld refused to accept anything short 6
I q f4ll settlement of the policy which is )
small one, being for only $1,000. !
CASTOR Dutel arrived from Cheniere an |
lgFe late Saturday night with a seashere .
arty. There being no wind and a heavy :
de running out to sea they tied up at !
landing and came on to town !
Ioot. II was a pretty long walk, but
men u fellow IS anxious to get home he u
mine a little thing like a twelve +
lile walk! !,
Mrs. Louis Laporte and her neice Miss f
-artha Addison left Thursday for Chen 8
re au Tlgre in company with CASTOR T
u tel. Mrs. Laporte goes to look after n
large stock ranch which is in charge -
CASTOR while Miss Martha improves ?
le opportunity to become acquainted 0
18th NAL de mer and the h~ealth-giving is
breeZes. Bon voyage! Il
Lastie Broussard has returned from @
lite an extended trip through Acadia, II
llcasieu and Cameron. He found
ings IN general in good condition and ,
'urishing in Cameron. On Grand Chen
some of the oracge trees (which
I'VE been almost totally destroyed by el
Q successive hard freezes of the past ten ii
'arsj are coming into bearing, and if no al
iamlty occurs the crop of oranges next ~
ar will be considerable. VI