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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Wilmer stebbins an Inventor.

Wilmer Stebbins has applied for a
patent on an invention of his for the
prevention of the freezing of water
pipes in winter time.
The device consists of a cylinder
which screws into the pipe that is to
be protected. The water in the pipe
enters the cylinder. On the inside
of the cylinder there is a piece of
pipe which has a water-tight movable
pistons at each end which are attach
ed to coil springs. In the center of
this pipe there is a small pipe that
reaches the outside Of the cylinder
and gives vent to the air.
Whenever the water begins to ex-
pand in freezing these pistons. are
forced back thus relieving the pres
sure and preventing breaking.
The invention. was tested last Sat-
urday. In one instance a piece of
pipe six feet long was frozen solid
without bursting. Another trial was
unsuccessful on account OF water
getting on the inside of The device.
Wilmer planned and made the
model all by himself in the shop Of
A. F.. Maxfeld.
We congratulate our young friend
on this manifestation of his genius
aud hope he may have great success
and make a fortune out of his inven-
ton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Religious.

Religious services will be held in
the Catholic church Sunday by the
pastor, Rev. Father T. A. b. Laforest,
as follows:
Mass at $3.50 o'clock, a. M. High
mass at 9 a.. m.
Mass on week days at $50 a. M.
May devotions commenced in the
Catholic Church Thursday May /
and will continue throughout the
month, being held each afternoon
at $50 O'Clock.
There is talk of a campmeeting be-
ing beld in Crosse lie woods by
Revs. Eli and Sam Riggs and Hebert.
The time for the holding of the
Fpworth League has been changed
to 4:3O O'Clock on account of the
warm weather, Remember Leaguers
the next meeting will be at 4:3O
O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Rev. j. E. Hixon viii preach in
the Baptist church, Sunday, both
morning and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Hixon contemplates
starting q protracted meeting in the
Baptist church the second Sunday oil
this month.
Divine service will be held in The
Methodist church Sunday night at
s O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Kramer of the
Episcopal church, officiating.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Mrs. Jos. T. Guidry.

Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock,
after a long and painful illness,
Marie Nunez, widow of the late Jos,
I. Guidry, died at her residence on
the Abbeyille Canal, about three
miles from town, aged 80 years. She
was the sister of Hon. Adrien Nunez,
and the mother of one child, the late
Mrs. Erastus C. Kibbe. She was 9
woman Ct good impulses and was
charitable to a marked degree.
Her family connections were very
large and being of a prominent fami-
ly her funeral which occurred OIL
Monday was largely attended by the
Borrowing kindred.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
The New Railroad Schedule.

Thursday being May 1st the new
schedule went into operation on the
New Iberia and Eunice branch.
Wednesday the train started from
Abbeville for the last time and or its
return trip in the afternoon proceed
ed to Euni3e. The train will leave
Eunice at 7:15 a. M. daily, pass
AbbevilIe at 10 1885,, and reach New
Iberia at 1850. On the return
trip train will leave New Iberia at
I:15 p. m. about an hour after the
arrival of the local, (Which leaves
New Orleans at Z :O5 a. m. instead Of
1856 as formerly reaching this
place at 2:lo p. m. There will be
Two freight trains daily except Sun
day the east bound passing Abbeville
at 2 80 p. M, the west bound arrives
here at 9 $50 am, and leaves an hour
later.
For the benefit Of our readers, we
publish below the official time table
as issued by the railroad company as
it contains much valuable informa-
ton never before made public.
Cut it out and paste it in q safe
place for ready reference:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Married.

LABIT.-SrUART.-At the residence
of the BRIDES parents, IN Orange,
Texas, on Wednesday, May 80,
1902, at 8 o'clock, p. m., by Rev.
Mr.. Hull, Of the Presbyterian
church, Ne. J. HOWARD LAB1T
and Miss MAY STUART.
The wedding was private only
the brides and groom's relatives and
two invited guests being present.
The parlors were beautifully decorat-
ed with flowers and the wedding
march was played by Miss Georgia
Labit of our town. The bride was
gowned in a beautiful brown travel
ing dress, Delicious. punch was
served and ice cream was served two.
kinds on a plate. One was frozen to
represent a rose, the other a lily.
The happy couple left on the II
O'CLOCK train for WEIGH, their future
home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Fought for His Life.

my father and sister both died of Con-
SUMPTION writes J. T.. Weatherwax, of
Wyandotte, Mich. land / was saved from
New Discovery. An attack of Pneumonia
left an obstinate cough and very sever
lung trouble, which an excellent doctor
could not help. but a few months use Of
this wonderful medicine made ME as well
as aver and 1 gained much in weight
Infallible for Coughs, Colds and all
free, Guaranteed bottles SOC and $1.00 at
"A ] Godard's.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Don't start Wrong.

Don't start the summer with q linger-
ing cough or cold. We all know what a
Summer coldn is. It's the hardest kind
to cure. Often it "hangs on''through the
entire season. Take it in hand right now.
A few doses of One Minute Cough Cure
will set you right. Sure cure for coughs,
colds. Group, grip, bronchitis, all throat
and lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts
at once. Children like it. One Minute
Cough Cure is the best cough medicine /
ever used" says J. Fl. Bowles. Groyeton.
n. II. Il never found anything else that
acted SO safely and quickly."AJ GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
The Lolande Trial.

Friday evening at the time Of
going to press the trial Of Bill Lo-
lande for shooting Paul Broussard at
Gueydan was still in progress. Dis
triat Attorney Greene, Judge o. G.
Mouton and w. P. Edwards are rep
.resenting the prosecution, while Hon.
P. S. Pugh, of Crowley, w. b. Cor
dy and Jno. Nugier Jr. are ably
conducting the defense.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
The ste, 900 High School Building

Wednesday, W. A. Dawson, of
Orange, lex, (the successful con-
tractor in bidding for the work.
broke ground for the foundations for
the magnificent new public school
building.
The dimensions Of the building are
to 63 it. by 81 H., two stories and a
basement high. The front and sides
are to be Of pressed brick. The
roof will be of slate, and the walls
will be plastered throughout.
Besides ample recitation rooms
there will be cloak rooms, principals
room and tercher's rooms. A play
ground for boys and girls, (separate)
will be in the basement.
The building is to cost SIC 200
exclusive Of furnishings.
Geo. Honold, the artistic and
skillful architect, so well and favor
ably known here designed the plans
and will supervise the construction
and we feel sure will give the town
something to be proud of as well as
erect a monument to his own talent
at the same time.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Round Bale Ginnery.

From reliable information we can
say that Abbeville is to have a round
bale cotton ginnery in time for the
fall crop. 1t will be installed by the
American Round lap bale cotton
compress and will be strictly up-to-
date. The 5atterfield Gin Co., of
New Iberia will operate a round bale
gin outfit at Erath and burke &
Broussard another at Remick planta-
ton, which with this one at Able
vile win give lively competition in
cotton this fall.
The grand jury indicted Clarence
Choate for criminal assault on his
first cousin, Miss Rosa Choate, who is
blind. Tuesday last a marriage
license was issued from the clerks
Office, and Justice of the Peace Q.
H. O'Bryan repaired to the prison
and IN the presence of witnesses per-
formed the marriage rites between
the prisoner and Miss Cboate, COM
plainant in the indictment. The
district attorney nolle prosecuted the
case and the prisoner was discharged.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

in st. Mary, whore her hushau8
pied several important positions
plantation manager. Mrs. Son
Miss Louise McMahon,,ard
lady much loved by all who know her.
Franklin Waterman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
Stops tEne Cough
and Works OGfhe Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure "a
cold in one day. No Cure. No Pay. Price
IS cents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

Distance from New iberia: I. &V.
junction, 5.35; Derouen, 5.98; Lee,
TAI; Bob Acres, 1921; Meadows,
1925; Erath, 14.94; Abbeyille,
21.49; Kaplan 3o.43; MuIvey,
1853; Gueydan, 1923; Daspit,
1889; Morse, 52.38; Midland,
56.43; Oriza, 61.88; Iota, 67.14;
Trilby, 72.74; Eunice, 1872.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03
me Best Prescription for sEala.

,Tastegand Fever is a bottle of Groves
Ana I'M; emu Tonic. 1t is simply iron
M NM ihtnel in q tasteless form. No cure
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

The negroes are going to give
steamboat excursion to the bay today
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

". W. Bailey is erecting a handsome
rasidence in Whites Addition.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

Lightning bugs or fire flies are plen-
tifnl lust nov and:look very pretty at
night.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

widows know too much to let on they
know anything.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

The prospects for a bountiful crop
TINS year I exceedingly promising.
IN iact we do not know when the out
look was liner. Only a good rain is
lacking to push along the growth OF
tie young plants.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

Ripe strawberries are coming to the
iIont and by reason of their scarcity
mere are an esteemed luxury. If some
one only had the enterprise to grow
;them on a large scale it would pay
handsomely as it does in other places.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

Twenty men are working On the
Planters Rice Min and the building is
going up with a rush. Contractor Pet
ty is pleased with the progress made
by N, B. Gordy who is experimenting
the construction.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

Inc merchants of Abbeville don't
seem 70 appreciate the value Of our
y0lanlns as an advertising medium.
we nave a large circulation that reach
s. every postofice in the parish and
uent understand why we should Mt
eammand a share of the advertising
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

THE ice factory is now running day
and night.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

iaoallses ola long dry spell are very
b aueas' The cane and corr crops
nase appeared above the ground, and
otoW a splendid stand, with promises
a. oa, i neaYy yield, if one may Judge thus
ioaaiy N the season, conditionally of
Soafse tnat the eultivating season is
a., aosaole 20 agriculture. Tho planters
fb n aoW Duslly engaged working out
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

The pumps at the canals have been
started and will be kept going from
now on.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

Inc excursion that was to have TAX
81 pace last Sunday was prevented by
an an accident which happened to the
ooat. 4 manhole in the boiler blew
az ana 50 the trip had to be aban-
Ioleu, This makes three excursions
toae colored and two Whitley that failed
- aul on account Of unavoidable cir
nstanees. Large crowds were dis
appointed each time.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

We charge a legitimate and REASON
able price for all our job printing. A
price at which we can afford to do the
work and the consumer can afford to
spend for stationery. And we do good
job printing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

Rest. oyster, rest, until we R after
7ou AGAIN. -.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-03

A good corr crop is a necessity this
wear. Be sure to plant as much as you
can work.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
AS OUTLAWS BOLD


And Fair Princesses, Society People
! Appeared ssl Amateur Theatricals.
What would be known in theatrical
Sparlance as a crowded house Witness
ed the production yesterday afternoon
of the first performance of None but
the Brave" a play written by the
misses Olmstead. The drawing room
I of Mrs. Olmstead's home, on Gwinnett
street, was filled to it's utmost seating
scapacity and far beyond it, a number
of people in the audience preferring
10 stand at the rear of the room, rather
&rhan miss any part of the play or lose
Ia word of the clever. dialogue. Not
4 10 enjoy oneself would have been inn
POSSIBLE, for from the opening scene to
Irhe closing song, the play abounded in
|humor, dramatic situation. and witty
hines. A certain incongruity between
|1he very masculine characters, and
their gentle interpreters added to the
amusement, and each recognition of a
(friend in her quaint disguise brought
a peal of laughter. The parts were
we'll cast and it was impossible not to
admire the versatility with which a
bandit bold stepped into the graceful
role of a fair princess. The costuming.
lin particular, was excellent, and the
stage management of the piece worthy
of a professional performance. -
The play opened with scene in the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
LOCAL PERSONAL.

W. G. Grelig of Augusta is a guest
at the Pulaski.
j. V. Singer of Baltimore is stop
ping at the Pulaski ,~.
| a. Kirkland of Tampa, Fla, Is a
guest at the Pulaski.
VIM. NJ Scott Of Winston, N. c., IL
a gnest>at, the DE. Soto.
ID w. II, McLafferty of Atlanta is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
C. D. Reamer of Birmingham, Ala,
is a guest at the De Soto. e..
j. T. Carney Of Florence, S. c., Is
registered at the De Soto.
j. G.. Knapp of Fitzgerald is, in the
city and a guest at the De Soto.
II. C. Tiplan Of Atlanta was among
the arrivals, at the Pulaski yesterday,
Mr. and Mrs. II. C. McFadden of
Waycross registered at the De Soto
yesterday.
Ex1Gov. d. H, Chamberlain of South
Carolina was guest at the De Soto
yesterday.
John M. Dickey of Augusta was
among those registered at the De Soto
yesterday.
Eugene Finkelman Of Macon arrived
in the city yesterday and is a guest at
the Pulaski.
H. H, Gordon of McGregor. arrived in
the city yesterday and can be found at
the Pulaski.
D. C. Layton of Folkston arrived in
the city yesterday and was a guest at
the Pulaski,
D. B., Osborne, C. E. Creese and w.
A.. Osborne of Atlanta arrived in the
city yesterday.
John High of Bakers Mills. Fla, ar
rived in the city yesterday and regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mrs d. f. Thomas and daughter OF
Eatonton. arrived in the city yesterday
and are at the Pulaski.
d. e. Gammage and wife OF Arm
strong, Fla. are in the city and are
stopping at the Pulaski.
B. S. Butler, Jrs of Live Oak, Fla,
arrived in the. city yesterday and is
stopping at the Screven.
y. W., Oglesby and c. f. Tillman, of
Quitman, were among those arriving
at the De Soto yesterday.
T. L. ingram and H. o. Reilly OF
Atlanta arrived in the city yesterday
and registered at the De Soto.
r. r. Sullinane of Gulf Point, Miss,
and a prominent lumber exporter OF
that place, is in the city on business.
Mr.. A. H. Neeson left last night for
Warrenton.- Mrs. Neeson left at the
same time for Atlanta. After the hol-
idays they will go to-Bfackville, s.. c.,
where Mr.. Neeson will be cashier. Of
the Exchange National Bank. Mr..
Neeson has been for. several years with
the ,E1lis7Young Company, and has
many friends, who will regret his leav-
ing Savannah.
Mr.. c. A. Munster sailed for New
York on the Nacoochee on Monday
morning, en- route. to visit his mother
at Stolpmonde, Pomerania, Germany.
during the Christmas holidays. He will
sail for New York on Saturday on the
North German Lloyd liner Kronprinz
William, and will return. to this coun-
try in about six weeks on the Deutsch..
land.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10

washington. Dec. 9,-Thomas 3.
Reeds ambition was to be President
of the United States. Gle cherished
that lofty desire up to within a week
Of his death. A few days before he
was stricken down by the illness which
proved fatal Mr.. Reed, in conversation
with a few personal friends at the
capital, intimated quite clearly that q
stroke OF presidential lightning would
be welcome to him. Those who en-
joyed his. confidence knew that he
never ceased to harbor the wish that
he might be selected as the presiden-
tial nominee of the Republican party
before he died.
Mr.. Reed was Justly distinguished as
one Of the ablest leaders of public
thought of this generation. He was
broad gagged and, liberal upon all
great national questions, but where his
personal ambition was involved he of
ten took an extremely narrow view Of
those who antagonized him. The vim
dictiveness and bitterness he displayed
towards Mckinley and those who help
ed to give the Ohio statesman the
presidential nomination in 1896 over Mr..
Reed, Is we'll known to all students OF
political history. s ~ ~ t!.s
A noticeable change In Mr.; Reeds
nature is dated from the campaign OF
1886. His warmest and best friends
could not fail to recognize then that
he was suffering the pangs of political
disappointment and the blight of per-
sonal ambition. q, While his intellect
was neither impaired nor his, bril-
liancy dimmed, he developed into az
most a chronic opponent of every pol
icy emanating from the Mckinley adj
ministration. srssss4 L..4 u.at
connection was his pronounced con-
demnation of the Spanish war policy.
When war with Spain was declared,
numerous attempts were made by var
ious newspapers to obtain from Mr.,
Reed a signed statement of his pri-
yately expressed views against the
war. The writer, who for many years
had enjoyed the personal acquaintance
and confidence of Mr.. Reed, was as
signed the duty of securing, If posi-
BILE, from him an authorized interview
upon the subject. 1t was the intention
of the newspaper interested to make a
great feature OF the Reed interview.
Mr.. Reed, who was then Speaker of
the House of representatives, was
alone in his private Office in. the Shore
ham Hotel when the correspondent
called.
The real object of, the visit was not
disclosed in the preliminary conversa-
ton, but at that time Mr.. Reeds mind
was occupied with the Spanish War
problem. and he, gave utterance to
numerous startling statements in his
caustic comments upon the administra-
TONS war policy. He arose from his
desk and paced up and down the mar
row confines Of the room. his hands
cIinched tightly behind him and his
small, bea6y eyes flashing with ven
geance and Indignation as he arraign-
ed the so-called Mckinley Stable
Government in Cuba ~,
1t seemed as though Mr.. Reed was
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10

palace of Theobald the Wise, the role
of the King being played by Miss
Florence Olmstead, who appeared on
the programme as .F. Williams Ohm
stead" AS the lordly, if somewhat
choleric monarch, the tender father
anxious over the future of his mar
riageable daughters, or the loving hus-
band, F. Williams Olmstead handled
the part to perfection, receiving eX-
cellent support from Miss Florence
King Hhiot, as Eleanore, his queen,
Miss Mary Wilcox was. altogether
charming as the beautiful Princess
Yseulte, for, whose hand knights did
battle in tourney and for loving whom
Sir Lionel of. Laureston had been ban
ished from the Kingdom. ,Guric. the
Kings Jester, was delightfully."- done by
Miss Lima Huger, who appeared under
the; stage name of &C. Pinckney HUI
ger. One of the. hits of the piece was
the song by Guric at the close of the
first act, in which he advises Yseulte
of the folly of being sad, and tells her
that 80
"a large round tart win soothe the
pain
That's caused by Cupid's dart, s
And chocolate creams are very good
For a sad and wounded heart" 81.
The music was by Mr.. Noble A.
Hardee.
The page and kings herald was very
we'll, done by Miss Virginia Lord Nisbet.
in costume remarkably like that
worn by the White Rabbit when he APP
peared as the herald in alice in Won
derland.." Lord Nisbet'' was. one of
the attractive figures. of the piece. .-.-
Baldwin the Bold, Captain of the Out
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
CITY BREVITIEs:

Clinton Lodge, No. 81 r., & A. NJ,
will hold its annual election tonight.
The Irish American Friendly Society
viii meet Thursday night at Labor
Hall, corner Abercorn. and Bryan
streets, instead of Tonight as was an
lounced at the last meeting.
= Rev. +. M. Williamson, pastor Of the
First. African. baptist Church, at Boz
ton and West Broad streets, says
order in Harris street hail during the
progress Of the fair, which his church
is holding there. A fight occurred
near the corner of East Broad and
Harris streets Monday night, but the
fighters were not visitors at the fair.
The congregation is condncting a fair
for the purpose of raising money for
the liquidation of the church debt.
and is trying to see that good order
is observed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
SOCIETY,"

laws, was captured, after many law
less deeds, and brought into the royal
presence, and at the same time discov-
cred by the delighted audience to be
Miss Annie Maclean, under the impos-
ing stage name of A. Mcdonald Mac
lean. Her humorous conception of the
role and her brave attire and bewhis-
kered countenance made this part one
OF the best of the piece, The thought
OF his two unsought daughters softened
the heart of the stern monarch and he
agrees to release Baldwin on condition
that he and two of his men will meet
in combat for the hand of Yseulte the
fair. and that the two who are de-
feated marry the uncomely Princesses,
Adella and Adelais.
When the. second act opened, Sir
Lionel of Laureston, the bandit-lord
and banished lover portrayed by Miss
Emma. -Huger, was discovered seated
alone in the camp of the outlaws, .rapt
in meditation and looking handsome
enough to. be adored of any princess.
Here, he was visited, by his ladylove
masked, who tells him of the juorney
to be; fought for her hand, and later
by Dame Elfrida, the village crone, a
part that was excellently filled by
Miss Phoebe Elliott. whose :, makeup
and costume were wonderfully fine.
When the band of fierce brigands. in
deubletzand hose, bewigged and mus
tachioed,' entered the camp, the en-
thNSiaSm of the audience. broke into
delighted laughter. Those who appear
ed as bandits were ~. NJ. Egan" (Miss