The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-01-01
Personal Mention.


j. A. McCorkle went to New Iberia on a
visit Sunday.
j. s. Lam made a business trip to New
Iberia Sunday.
j.. H. Putnam went to New Orleans on
business Sunday.
Columbus Trahan went to the city ON
business. Sunday.
DR.. R. O. Young, of Royville, was in
town Wednesday.
E. p. Putnam went to New Orleans
on business Tuesday.
Judge Debaillon came down Monday to
hold court the next day.
w. r. McHenry, the druggist at r. "a.
| Mills, returned home Sunday.
Eraste Mouton left for St. Louis, Sum
| day, after a car load of mules.
Grow Girard and w. B. Torian, of La
fayette were in town Wednesday.
DR.. w. D. White has SO far recovered
from his recent illness as to be out on the
streets again.
Camille Sellers. one of orr old stock
dealers, returned last week from a trip to
Lake Charles.
Miss Olive Airheart is spending the hol-
idays in town and is stopping with Mrs.
JOS. r. Leguenec.
r. C. Cofey, the popular engineer on
the I. & ". made q business trip to New
Orleans this week.
Miss Lizzie Morris, of st. Landry parish
is visiting with her sister Mrs, w. B.
White during the holidays.
Warren Ellis came mp from New Orleans
last week on a visit to his father and
mother. returning Sunday.
Elias Broussard went to Baton Rouge
last week with Sheriff Hebert, in charge
of the prisoners sent to the Penitentiary.
JAS. A: Petty and Vernon Caldwellleave
next Monday for Crowley where they are
to build a residence for DR.. w. G. Young.
Our friend F. l.. Melebeck is all smiles
this week oyer his best Christmas gift. 1t
was a big boy. Mother and child are do
ing well.
Mr.. Curry, who has been visiting with
his daughter Mrs. JOS. S. Ewell for some
time, returned to.his home at Evergreen,
Sunday.
DR.. Tom g. Lyons, is feeling extra good
these days all because there is a new baby
in the house since Tuesday morning and
it Is a boy.
Another heir has been added to the
household of DIR. and Mrs. G. j. Edwards.
He is a fine boy and promises to grow up
a free silver Democrat.
w. o. Pipes. editor of the News. has
been appointed postmaster at Gueydan.
You're in luck Oscar, or is it that Repub-
Leans are rare out your ways
Thos. E. Kennedy, of Centreville, La,
who lived ar Perry's Bridge for quite a
while before the war, was here for a
couple of days this week on a visit to DIR.
! II. j. Young.
A handsome picture of Miss Marie Their
lot. of Bayou du Large, Terrebonne par
ish, appeared in last Sundays Times Dem
ocrat. She IS a popular young lady and
has many friends here.
Howard Labit, one of our young men
who went away from home to grow up,
is here on o holiday visit to his family.
He is nov at Orange, Texas, where he
holds a responsible position with the
Bancroft Lumber CO.
Sheriff Hebert and his deputies have
returned from Baton Rouge where they
went in charge of ten of the prisoners
sentenced to the Penitentiary being all
except Fell Glen Dartez, Divide Miguez.
Laodice Landry and Desire Hebert, Jr.
Language is too tame to tittingly ex-
press the horrible condition of the roads
since the past two weeks rain. but all
this wr~etchedness cannot deter DR.. Ira
Pierce and Prof. Pickard from coming
over from Gueydan to see their best girls.
OF course we mean they have only n a
piece.