The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-08
Personal Mention.

town on Monday.
Morris Mills made a business trip TO
Crowley last week.
Mrs. L.sokoloski and Miss Rosa Mouton
went to New Iberia Tuesday.
Fay J.. Caldwell of Bellevue. is here
this week visiting relatives.
Miss Emma Eldredge spent several days
in town this week, the guest of Mrs. w
A. White.
Oliver Landry the State street furni-
ture man is out again after an illness OF
several DAYS.
Mss Eliza Haslingworth of Bellevue,
st. Landry parish is Wishing the family
of Dr.. G. j. Edwards.
Dr., j T. Abshire of Leroy was in town
This week. He reports great damage to
the rice in his section.
Isaac Broussafd the V giant sheriff of
Lafayette was in town Monday and left
for home the next day.
Col. Gus A, Breauz, the mnch sought
af,er nominee of the Republicans for
Congress came in Monday evening.
DR.. We. Young, of Crowley speat
Saturday ia our town The guest of Dr.. +.
f. Young, aud returned home Sunday.
Dir. E. Miller of Lake Arthur was in
town on Monday evening; came over to
attend as a witness before the Grand
July.
Minos C. Broussard the foreman Of the.
new grand jury is a most excel!ent choice
and may be depended upon to do The
right thing.
w. G. Hall of Hall & Slutz made a
trip to New iberia Monday. He states
that their rice was not vesy badly dam
aged by the storm.
Jas. A:Pe5tysone Of our hnstiing bui d.
ers and contractors came over last
Tuesday from Crowley whese he has
several large contracts.
r. TheFiot, representing the W.'R. Irby
Tobacco Co. Of New Orleans was in
town this week. He is a brother to
Theodnle Theriot of this pfaeo.
Solomon Wise left Wednesday for
Nashville, Tenn, where he goes with his
granddaughter Miss Myrtle sokolos1i, who
enters Wald's Seminary in that city.
Miss Lila Singleton, after an enjoyable
vacation spent at the gulf coast watering
places has returned to take charge of her
school Is in the Abbeville High School.
DR.. H, B. White came over from Guey-
dan Tuesday evening an with him was
our former typo Z. w. Berdine who is
now rnsticating in the wild and watery
wastes to the westward.
Joe Monitor a high private in Co, C. Isl
La. volunteer infantry was in town this
week. His command was mustered
ont last Monday at Camp Cuba
Libre. Jacksonville, Fla.
Hon. Rom. p. Leblanc is in trouble
these days, all owing to quarantine. HI
is scheduled to marry a charming youne
lady of Natchez. Miss. mex week, ant
rigid quarantine regulations over tina
: way will make it difficult for him t.
reach that citv.
Last Wednesday our old friend ALDER
, G. Maxwell celebrated his eighty thirt
] birth day. He was born Oc6, 6. 1916 oil
the eastern shore of Maryland and to-da,
his eye is as bright, his step as firm ant
his hand clasp as cordial as it was man.
years ago. Having passed the allottet
! three score and ten may our old friend b
allowed to round out the century Of
we'll spent life.
Mrs. Forsytne. wife of Mr.. L, Forsvthe
$ Jr.,, manager of the Cutlery Contra
5 Refinery, died Monday night at her HON
above town with yellow fever. She hat
T just returned from a nm!ner TRIP +
Virginia. and no doubt she contracted tn
: fever while passing through the city 9
: New Orleans, for She was taken sire
g Immediately on her arrival here. w
! extend our heartfelt sympapAies to til
bereayed ,iiy.-Franklin Banner.
DR.. Henry E. Read. son of the lat
Henry DREAD and Engeuie GuegIlon die
: on Sunday Oct. 2, 1895, after q long pai.fr
Illness al Lis hnn,n near Eiinica- s.