The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-08-19
Personal Mention.

Eraste Mouton is rush1ngthe stock trade
and is on the road nearly all the time
these days.
Ernest BroussGrd, of Cow Island is quite
i'll. having relapsed from an attack of ty-
fphoid fever.
Nicholas V3gnaud has returned home
from a visit of several weeks spent in
New Orleans.
A. H. Nunez of Cypress Point was IN
town this week and will begin cutting rice
in about three weeks.
Mrs. Robt. j.. Young and her little
daughter May visited friends in Royville
last Sunday.
Ex-Mayor 5. Nelson Green came in
Thursday evening after a pleasant trip to
Hot Spring, Arkansas.
Bro. Pipes of the Gueydan News was in
town last week. He has about recovered
from his recent illness.
John Nugier of Perry's Bridge is MAX
ing an active canvass in the parish for the
position of clerk of court.
Mrs. w. o. Pipes of Gueydan, and her
children are sdending awhile with her
mother, Mrs. W. D. White.
Joseph Landau of the firm Of J. and L..
Landau, was married IN New York last
Tuesday.-Opelousas Courier.
J. E. Nettles has disposed of his inter
est In the firm of JAS. s. Lam a. Co., and
will probably go into business for himself
this fall.
Mrs. Eraste Mouton left Friday morn
ing for New Orleans and Bay st. Leuis
land will spend sometime at the latter
place for her health.
Hermany friends will bepained to learn
of the continued illness of Mrs. Rosa W.
Leguenec who has been sick since last
week with continued fever.
jim. Foutz OF Garland settlement was
in town this week, and reports that rice
harvesting will begin in earnest in that
neighborhood about September list.
Or. F. F. Young was called to Rayne
Tuesday evening to see his little daugh-
ter Matte who had been bitten by a pois-
onous spider and was seriously i'll,
DIR. Webb of Minden, La, who is becom-
ing interested in a large irrigating canal
in this parish was here last week on a
visit to his brother-in-3aw w. p. Miller of
Perry's Bridge.
j. Z Hitter, of st. Nartinsville, an ac-
eomplished young druggist speaking both
French and English is now in the employ
of N. C. Young at the old stand lately oe-
eupied by the &. I'll. Mills Drug Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Roy. returned to
Louisiana during this week, Mr. Roy's
health is precarious, but we hope that the
native soil will be beneficial and that ere
long he will enjoy again his usual health
and strength.-Lafayette Advertiser.
DeButy-sherif f Ned fluff had a little ar
gument n day this week with a run
away horse and came off second best.
The bottom of the sulky is gone and Ned's
leg is pretty badly skinned np-hut he
swungto the t'crittern until the last.
Ludwig Sokoloski of the firm of Eli
! Wise d Co., returned home Tuesday even
ing from a five weeks tour in the North
and East during which lime he visited
Philadelphia, New York and Boston. He
found business of all kinds booming in
these great commercial centres, n every
NJ
course he did not failf to find time for q
little pleasant recreation at Atlantic City
Long Branch and the other fashionable
seaside resorts.
Charles Boren, the surveyor, has moved
his family to AbbeYilie where he will re-
side for several months. Mr.. Boren came
to Crowley the first of the year and went
into the Office of Wellman Bradford. For
: sometime he assisted Mr.. Bradford, in the
meantime taking work on his own re-
sponsibility. He has made q good success
since coming here and his move to Able
vile is caused by the contract secured by
him on the new Hunter canal. This new
canal is a big undertaking and will re-
quire the ervices of q surveyor from ter
to twelve months.-Crowley Signal.
AbbeviIle holds the State championship
medal for shot gun craftsmanship. 1t
+ was won by Ex-sherifG Granville B. Shaw,
~whonaptured it in 1881. A Crowley special
has this to say about the coming sporting
Tournaments: Arrangement are about
contaminated by which State shoot Of
i, the crack marksmen of Louisiana will be
!, held here next month. Granville Shaw
) of Abbeville will put up the champion.
ship medal, which is a handsome gold
one and which has been in existence since
1876, to be shot for. He has held it fol
some time, and its being open for compe
t1tion will bring out q number of the 10y,
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