The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-04-02

"Clayn MarceanX, for whom Shefl1
Hebert has had a warrant forsome time
was captured Tuesday evening and
lodged in Jail. He is charged with
in the cattle stealing which
has been going on in the 9th ward.
Orange trees, a few of those spared
from the severe winter since '95, are in
bloom AID the fragrance of the flowers
floats in the atmosphere
"Sweet as Sabean odors from the
spicy shore OF Araby the blest."
A Boyce girl is said to have sent
twenty-five cents to a New York ad
vertiser to find out how to whiten her
hands. She got an answer in a few
GAYS: Soak 'em in dishwater." 1t
tickled her tired mother nearly to
death.
What has become of the plan to 0
meet Abbeville and Gueydan by tele
phone? 1t certainly would be a great
convenience to the people of the west
ern portion of the parish and we be
lieve woald soon prove a paying in
vestment.
1t will be a good idea for our citizens
to begin to look after the sanitary con
dition of the city. 1t is better to clean
up now, than to wait until warm
weather is upon US. Every property
holder should see that his premises are
kept clean.
Farm work of all kinds is being
pushed rapidly. Much blowing has
been done. Cane has been barred of,
stubble chopped out and an unusually
large amount Of corn has been planted.
Rice ground is being rapidly prepared
and planting will Don begin.
The members of Vermilion Camp GOT
u. G. v, are hereby notified to attend
a meeting to be held at the courthouse
Saturday, April 3, 1898, at | o'clock p
m Business of Importance will come
up for consideration.
W. D. GoocH, Com.
Judge John y. Shaw has purchased
a lot of l.. F. Marhu7y in the Chevis
addition, opposite the home of e B.
Lyons and will shortly begin the cree
tion of a handsome residence. We had
a look at the plans the other day and
they show a very pretty building.
Last Monday evening while blowing
with a pair of mules on his farm about
eight miles west Of town Treville Petry
an old farmer, was injured by his team
running away and throwing him to the
ground breaking his little finger of the
left hand at the joint, tearing it loose
from the tendio SO badly that it had
to be amputated BY DR.. Il. j. Young.
Last week the Circuit Court while
sitting at Lafayette decided the case OF
Dartez vs.. M~arceauz, in which the
heirs of the late Mrs. Evariste Dartez
contested the disposition made by her
of certain lands, affirming the judg-
ment of Judge De3aillon which was III
favor of the d%efendent, who was repre-
sented BY Broussard & Kitchell.
The old stable on the brick hotel lot
on Concord street has been demolished
this week by Uasin Langlinais and
hauled off into the country. 1t was an
old land mark. AT n time the room
used as a corr crib was the town GALA
boose or lock up, and in the stormy
times of the past many a heavily load
ed bad man was slowed away to sleep
off the effects of his liquor. The liquor
in those days was fighting stuff.
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