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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
New Camp Ground.

The Methodists of the parishes of
Vermilion, Acadia and Calcasieu have
established a camp ground on Lake
Arthur where meetings will be held
annually. In olden times the camp
meeting was a great institution, and
even today possesses many attractions.
From the Rayne Tribune we learn that
Judge E. @. Bruner went to Lake Ar
thur Tuesday to meet with the board
Of dlrectorssto sign up the deed for the
Lake Arthur camp meeting grounds.
The lot purchased by the directors is
on the lake and contains ten acres.
Work on the tabernacle will be begun
shortly. Up to the present date some
800 or $500 have been subscribed for
the purpose. All members of the asso-
citation will be given lots on which to
build cottages. MFR. Bruner expects to
put up n in lime for the meeting.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
wanted Agents.

.sThe Confederate soldier I'm
Iax16 inches. and over 100 large Battle
Scenes. Portraits. Maps. etc. The great
est aud largest War Book ever published,
and the only one that does justice to the
Confederate soldier and the cause he
fought for Agents wanted everywhere
to sell this book on U new and easy plan
MANY of the lady and gentlemen agents
who are at work are making from $50 to
300 per month. Veterans, Sons and
Daughters of Veterans. and others inter-
ested are requested to send for O beauti-
Jul illustrated descriptive circular lfreP1
find terms to agents. Address Conrler--s
~aonrnal JOB Printing Co, Louisville, KY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

In some parishes we have good
roads, in others we have bad roads.
FL. Ortte has just returned from an ex-
tensive trip through the parishes of
Iberia aud VerDilion. he informs US
that as long as he was within the bord-
ers of Iberia parish he had bad roads
to travel through but when he got on
the Vermilion roads he had a fine route
as the roads, with a few exceptions)
were all good. Mr.. Ortte says he dis
liked to make such a statement but
such is the case-Vermilion has better
roads then Iberia.-Iberian.
.sIt is the simple truth that Arthur
Henry Hallam was a spirit SO excep-
tional that everything with which he
was brought into relation during his
shortened passage through this world
came to be, through this contact, glori-
fed by a touch of the IDEAL" Such is
tie eharacte, ization which Mr.. Glad
stone gives to the subject of Tennyson's
"In Memotiam,' in the fine article he
has written for the New Years number
of The Youths Companion. The arti
Gle is Illustrated by a striking portrait
of Mr.. Gladstone, photographed ex-
prsssly for The Companion, and a
beautiful copy Of the Chantry bust Of
Hallam. The other contents Of this
number are rich in variety and interest
and include an interesting view of Mr..
Glasdtone at forty-eight, by William
E. Rideing, a capital newspaper story,
and other fiction and miscellany Of the
best kind.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Rand, La, Jan. 1.-The farmers
around town have been planting cane
all the week. If the weather keeps
good th ey will get through by the end
Of January.
The crop this year will be larger than
last year, and the farmers are planting
such large crops with the expectations
of having a continuation Of the narrow
guage railroad of the Ferris Planting
Company from it's present. limit, Free
Town, on to Rand, thence to Bayou
Northumberland.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
Notice

The regular meeting for the Police
Jury for January 1898 coming on or
being on a legal holiday, Ii. e.1 1lth of
January, said meeting is hereby post
poned until Saturday the 22nd inst.
NJ. SARvER,
by j. N. WILLIAMS, President.
Clelk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
Personal Mention.

O. A. Landry made a business trip to
New Iberia Monday.
Miss Rosa Mills, of Perry, is teaching
the Delcambre school.
Rev. j. A. Miller, is spending afew days
here this week with his son w. P. Miller.
j. T. Labit, w. D. Lyons and M. Bagley
went to New Iberia Monday, on business.
w. H. Waggoner left for New Orleans
on business and pleasure combined, Mon
day.
j. A. Leblanc spent several days in Alb
beville, returning Tuesday.-Rayne Tri-
bune.
Mrs. Jennie B~eauregard, of Perry. has
been very sick but is able to be around
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Euphemon Leblanc are
the parents Of a fine boy born Thursday
night.
Elias Bernard. of New Iberia. came
over last Saturday for the Frank-Bernard
wedding.
j. P. Black, a farm machinery dealer of
Crowley, and his collector Joe Sarver
were over here this week on business.
Rev. Sam B. Beall, the Methodist min
lister at this place has been transferred to
Morgan City and has left for his new
charge.
Adrien Nunez left last Saturday for
New Orleans in company with n of his
sons whom he will place at school at Bay
| St. Louis, Miss.
DR.. F. F. Young left Monday for Louis
vile, KY, where he goes to take a special
course in medical electricity and will be
absent about two weeks.
Deputy Sheriff f. w. Huff is feeling I'M
usually good this week oyer the Demo-
cratic sweep of the parish and the arrival
of a bran new daughter at his home.
Geo. Rice. j. f. Mcpherson and W. Fl.
Chevis, mechanics of Abbeville, are here
to build DR.. w. G. Young's fine residence
on the east side of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Elijah Ewing who has been quite sick
is reported much better. Dr.. R. j. Young
tapped him this week and drew off more
than a gallon of bloody fluid from his
chest.
Miss Clara Jones, the efficient assistant
in the Gueydan High School, returned
Sunday from her home neal Abbeville,
1 n Co., e1n,I,nr %ha 1a1i1ar VIC u.th 6nr fo ,n-
ily.-News.
Misses Alice and Emerite Bernard, of
New Iberia. came over last week for the
wedding of their cousin John A. Frank
and Miss Alphonsine Bernard and return
ed Monday.
Ben Root has moved from Calcasieu to
Perry into the house formerly occupied by
Geo. Root. He will farm his place lear
Perry in cane and will also open a lum-
Der yard there.
Foster Stansbury, of Abbeville, has ac-
cepted a position in the mechanical de-
! partment of the News, Arthur Pipes hav-
ing severed his connection with the paper
-Gueydan News.
Misses Clara Coleman and Fmilie Del
homme, who have been at their homes
during the holidays, left Monday for Alb
beville, where they will attend the Mount
Carmel Convent.-Lafayette Gazette.
Theonis Hebert, a Young man about %
years old, a son of Sevenne Hebert of Cow
Island, was taken to the Charity Hospital
last Monday for intussusception of the
bowel, a condition in which n portion
of the gut slips down into itself.
Rev. Father Simon. who SO a~cceptably
filled the position of vicar Of the Catho-
lie church here some ten years ago, was in
town this week on a short visit to Father
Mehault. He is looking well and his
many old friends were glad to meet him.
x-. Bernard.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
Beautiful ~2lonumenF

Last Sunday a large number of the
friends of Mr.. Solomon Wise left here
with the family for Lafayette to be
present at the ceremonies incident to
the dedication of a beautiful monument
over the grave of his beloved wife the
late Mrs. Fanny T. Wise, in the He
brew cemetery at that place. The
solemn and impressive ceremony was
conducted by DR.. Max Heller, of the
Temple Sinai, of New Orleans. A large
delegation of relatives and friends from
New Iberia, New Orleans and other
places was present, attesting the high
esteem in which the deceased was held
and was certainly a source of sincere
qualification to her devoted husband
and children. The ceremony was held
at Ii o'clock at the cemetery, which is
one of the prettiest in the State, the
ground having been donated by x
Gov. Mouton several years ago, and
which has been beautifully laid out and
kept up by the Hebrew church of this
section.
The dedication exercises were begun
with a prayer by Rabbi Heller. who
afterward in most beautiful language
delivered an Grafton On the life, char
acter and influence of the deceased.
His tribnte to the many virtues of this
noble woman brought tears to the eyes
of all those who had known her aud
had been brought under her ennobling
influence.
Mrs. Wise, nee Fanny Truskalosky,
was a native of Poland, having been
born at Dzialosyn Dec. 80, 1928. She
was married in 1848 to Mr.. Solomon
Wise, also a native Of Poland. Mr..
and Mrs. Wise came to America in
1854, settling at Abbeville. Mrs. Wise
died al her home 10 Abbeville Feb. 5,
1897, and was buried in the Hebrew
cemetery at Lafayette. Mr.. Wise, in
memory of his deceased wife and as a
token of his love and devotion, had
erected this beautiful monument. The
shaft is a lovely piece of white granite
from the mountains of Tennessee, and
is about twelve feet high. Mrs. Wise
left four children, all prominent in the
social and business circles of the State
Mrs. Bergman of New Orleans, Mrs.
Sokoloski, Isaac and Eli Wise of this
place. The Abbeville party attending
we're: Eli Wise and wife, L Sokoloski
and wife, w B White and wife, W A
White and wife, G ALevy and wife, E
III stebbins and wife, Mrs L ] Feray,
Mrs L Dutel, Solomon Wise, Make
sokoloski, Ned Bergman, Geo W and
Jim Summers, w Smith, Joe Cohn, L
W Berdine, Bernard, Sol and Jacob
Isaacs, D W Wall.
M i
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
Saturday, January IS, 1893.
special Notice.
ABBEyfLLE. La, Jan. Z, 1898.

ABBEvfLLE, La. Jan. Z, 1898.
The shareholders of the Bank of Abbe-
neville are hereby notified that by order
the said corporation will be held on
Thursday. February 2tth.1S98. at 3 o'clock
3. M. at the Banking House of said bank
In Abbeville, La, to decide upon the adj
visibility of increasing the eaoital Of said
bank from fifteen to twenty I'VE, thirty,
forty or fifty thousand dollars. Please
endeavor to be present or represented.
T.. O. B~RoUssARD,
Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

The heavy fogs of the past week
have given every one bad colds and a
feeling of general malaise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Yesterday a mean orizzling rain from
the southeast set in early and bids fair
to continue for several days.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Rice is quoted in the New Orleans
market at 50 to 81 per barrel, but act
ual sales for local shippers are consid-
erably under these figures.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

1t behooyes all business men to adj
~yertise, and let the people know that
competition is the life Of trade.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Our readers who want reliable seeds,
which they can be sure are true to
name, will do we'll TO write to W. Atlee
Burpee of Philadelphia, whose adver-
tisement appears elsewhere in todays
paper.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW
YEARS

Watches, Diamonds and Jewellery,
Rings, Silver and Plated Ware. Re-
pairing carefully done.
N. o. BOURQUE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
Town and Parish.

Much cane has been planted this
week and last until the rains set in.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Work on DIR. Woods lew house is adj
vancing rapidly and John Erwin the
contractor will soon be able to turn the
building over as a f~rst-class job.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15


-%-
The heavy fogs of the past week
have given every y bad colds and a
feeling of general malaise.
Yesterday a mean drilling rain from
the southeast set in early and bids fair
to continue for several days.
1t behooyes all business men to adj
v~ertise, and let the people know that
competition is the life Of trade.
Rice is quoted in the New Orleans
market at 50 to 81 per barrel, but act
ual sales for local shippers are consid-
erably under these figures.
Work on DIR. Woods lew house is adj
vancing rapidly and John Erwin the
contractor will soon be able to turn the
building over as a irst-class job.
The Masonic hall is being fixed up
very nicely. Upstairs is being paper
ed and carpeted, the building thorough
" painted and the appearance 0 fthings
wonderfully improved.
Parties desiring to purchase the
jackson Limbless Cotton which is E
ating such a furore just now, a leave
their orders at this office, as we will
orange to receive the seed in any
quantity.
Don't start into business and try to
keep your new years resolutions with
old badly printed stationery Come
around and get the bright, brisk going
kind, where it is done while you wait.
1t doesn't cost a cent more.
The election passed off very quietly
Tuesday. Outside Of the town box the
vote was phenominally small. But lit
tie more than n quarter of the actual
number Of registered voters took enough
interest in the election to come out and
cast their vote.
Moving now seems to be the order Of
the day among the farm tenants. Ev-
cry day wagon loads Of household goods
pass through town going to new homes.
Fortunately the beautiful warm wealth
or we are having makes it very agree
able for those moving.
We are informed By reliable parties
that Jefferson's lane leading to New
Iberia is in a fearful condition, and
that any one travelling on that road
will notice a dead horse, which death
was caused by this horse being begged
in a hole on that road.
--s-
The weather for the past ten days,
beginning with the 3rd instant, has
been very pleasant and ven warm as
spring time. "Wednesday evening the
wind changed from southeast TO north
east and since then it has been cloudy
and drizzling with every indication Of
q spell of bad weather.
The ten round glove contest, for
merit, at the truck house last Wednes-
day night between Chas. Smith and
Mexican Joe, was pulled off before a
good crowd. G. B. Shaw acted as ref
cree. Both men were in good trim and
put up a rafting good fight. 1t lasted
about thirty minutes and was declared
q draw. They will give their seond ten
round contest at Erath this evening at
3o'ciock. Admission % cents.
SEVERN Leblanc has purchased the
two lots Of ground corner of Louisiana
and Charity streets, just opposite
Lastie Broussard's old residence aud is
building thereon a handsome modern.
style residence. John Erwin is the
contractor and be Intends making it a
decidedly pretty bnilding and q finish
ed piece of work. Dame Rumor has it
that when completed the wedding bells
will ring out again, and the house will
become tie home Of Mr.. SEVERN and
mi of our most amiable and deserving
young ladies.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

The Masonic hall is being fixed up
very nicely. Upstairs is being paper
ed and carpeted, the building thorough
" painted and the appearance Of things
wonderfully improved.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Parties desiring to purchase the
jackson Limbless Cotton which is Gre
ating such a furore just now, can leave
their orders at this office, as we will
orange to receive the seed in any
quantity.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Don't start into business and try to
keep your new years resolutions with
old badly printed stationery Come
around and get the bright, brisk going
kind, where it is done while you wait.
1t doesn't cost a cent more.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

The election passed off very quietly
Tuesday. Outside of the town box the
vote was phenominaAy small. But lit
tie more than one quarter of the actual
number Of registered voters took enough
interest in the election to come out and
cast their vote.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15
Scatterinu-Adrien Nunez.

scattering-Gooch..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

Moving now seems to be the order Of
the day among the farm tenants. Ev-
cry day wagon loads Of household goods
pass through town going to new homes,
Fortunately the beautiful warm wealth
or We are having makes it very agree
able for those moving.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-15

We are informed By reliable parties
that Jefferson's lane leading to New
Iberia is in a fearful condition, and
that any one travelling on that road
will notice a dead horse, which death
was caused by this horse being begged
in a hole on that road.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-06
GIVE SPAIN ADVICE.
London Papers Say She Should Lose No
Time in S~urrendering.

London Papers Say She Should Lose No
Time in surrenderins.
LONDON, July Gall the papers
comment upon the sudden dramatic
transformation resulting from Admiral
Cervera's unexpected and suicidal &C.
ton, for which various theories are ad.
vanced. All eulogize the bravery dis.
played on both sides, and strongly coun.
sci Spain to accept the inevitable and
sue for peace, which would entail nc
dishonor.
The Daily Graphic says:
IF Senior Sagasta elects to risk fur.
ther disasters for fear of the frothy jim.
goes in Madrid, he will incur a terrible
responsibility. The Spanish flag has
been borne with undying glory in the
face of tremendous odds, and the pune.
tilios of honor have been generously
satisfied"
The Daily News tenders similar ad.
vice. 1t says:
1.-The Spaniards can fight and Gle. Sc
can the Americans. Ambassador HAY.
in his glowing and eloquent speech of
yesterday, gloried in this thought, but
to their equal courage America has in
her unequal contest with Spain not only
vast resources, but a devising mind and
skillful organization, compared with
which bravery is nothing more than
providing stuff for the shambles."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-06
NEW HAMPSHIRE TORNADO.
Loss OF Life and Damage to Property at
Hampton Beach.

Loss Of Life and Damage to Property al
Hampton Beach.
HAMPTON, n. H., July 6. A tornado
struck a section of Hampton beach at
3:l5 o'clock, causing immense damage
to beach property and s,great loss OF
life. Cottages were blownanat, horses
were picked up bodily and dashed
against buildings, vehicles carried
many feet, barns unroofed, large trees
snapped off at their roots while Others
were torn up bodily. The tornado
touched the beach at a place about
half a mile north of Witler's hotel and
cut a swath 100 yards wide in a west
erly direction, moving in a rotary
shape until it passed out to sea.
Twenty cottages were torn down and
several small hotels completely de-
molished.
The greatest loss of live and injury
came with the demolition Of the ole
skating rink near Levitts, q single
story structure, 50Oxl0O. Here from
rs to 125 persons were seriously in
jured, an unknown number slightly
wounded, and seven persons are al
ready dead. A yacht owned by Cap
tain Frank Mudd of this place wa
sailing off the beach and was in the
path of the storm. In it were nine per
sons, and Of these five were drowned
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-06

St. Louis Globe, 5: The immense
wheat crop which is in sight is reducing
the price Of flour, which is somewhat
lower now than it was 10 March and ear
ly April previous to the Letter rise,
Present indications are that the wheat
yield in the United States will be from
G75, 5000 to 100000 bushels IN 1898.
The largest previous crop, Gl2,OOO,OOO
bushels, was in 1892, and the next in SIZE
to this one WAS in 1899, which was 3l5,-
100000 bushe E. The dearest to the crop
OF the last named year was that Of 1885,
which was 5l3,OO0,O00 bushels. In 1886
the yield was 4G7 100000, and 10 1897 it
was 42S,oOQ,00O. The crop of 1893, even
if the price should be lower than last
years. will bring in a great deal of mon
ey TO the American farmer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-06
SUNK DURING A SQUALL.
Pleasure Steamer Lot AMI sevefa'
Drowned OF Beverley, Mass.

Pleasure Steamer Lott AMI Several
Drowned OF Beverley, Mass.
BEVERLY, July 1.-THE small excur'
sion steamer Surf City, with 70 passen'
gers on board, was struck by a terrific
souall about 6 o'clock and capsized. OF
those on board a large majority are
supposed to have been rescued by boats
from both Salem and Beverly Shoals,
but no less than six bodies had been
recovered at dark, and as it is known
many rushed into the cabin just before
the squall, it is thought twice as many
bodies are confined there. As several
taken out Of the water were in q crit.
ical condition, it is likely the death list
will reach a score.
The vessel had just reached Beverly
Bar when the storm struck the boat
and at the same time q lightning bolt
struck the beacon at the end of the bar.
Amid the terrific din Of the thunder
which followed the lightning fash and
the fearful whirlwind the little steamer
careened over to starboard and went
down.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-06

AS az evidence of the warmer feelings
of friendliness which now prevail be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States. the demonstrations in honor of
this country manifested all over the
United Kingdom on the Fourth Of July
bearing testimony. Never before was
there such recognition of the day in
England and the great papers pay us
the warmest kind of tributes. The Pail
Mall Gazette says:
Those who have been drawing de-
pressing conclusions from the earlier
kilograms reckoned without their Samp-
son. who has made such a thorough
business Of the destruction of the Span.
ish fleet. The strong presumption is
that the Americans hold Santiago a,
their mercy. 1t is a great Fourth Of
July.
The Westminster Gazette remarks:
Under the depressing circumstances
suggested by the earlier dispatches from
Santiago our demonstration of friendli
ness would naturally have augmented
rather than diminished. But to-day's
message indicating the splendid triumph
of Admiral Sampson has given a warm
or tinge to the expression of our friendly
sentiments toward the people of the
United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-06

South Dakota has a boat 10 the new
navy named after one of her cities. her
first honor in this respect. The "lank'
ton SO named at the request Of Senator
Kyle. was formerly the yacht Penelope
which was transformed into a torpedo
boat destroyer. From data received
from the bureau of construction OF the
navy department it is learned that the
Yankton is 2lS feet in length; beam. 3:
feet; draft, loaded, II feet: displacement
estimated, 379 tons; net tonnage, 54l tons
speed, ii knots; coal capacity, lS6 tons
armament, l 4.pounder, rapid fire; 6 6
Founders; , Colts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-07-06
BRIEF BIS OF NEWS.

The Realization stakes at Sleeps.
head Bay was won by Hamburg, easily
by three lengths, Plaudit second by ten
lengths, George Boyd third.
1t is reported at Shanghai ION good
authority that Germany arranged q
concession for a port in the Philippine
islands, antedating the present situa'
ton there.
Hon. Phillip Becker, twice a Repub'
lican mayor of Buffalo, n. Y, and in
1891 a gubernatorial candidate at the
Rochester state convention against j.
Sloat Fassett, is dead. He was a mem,
Der of President Hayes electoral col.
lege.