The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-10
Town and Parrish


Toyn and Parrish
Tho new rice mill is going up as If
by magic.
Refreshing showers tins week tna'
laid the dust.
cb,s Corrodi has built a neat
-osidanee in You1g's Addition.
~ chauyin is building ~ addition
ID his home Oh Lafayette street.
Tho AbbeVille Juniors" will play
hall with a New Iberia. team IN New
Ieria Sunday,
The Bayou Tigre Canal, one of the
.newest in the parish started their
pump, Saturday
We were told that salt w9ter was
within one half mile nf the mouth OF
The bayou last Saturday.
uRut how did you know that I was
in love with you2" he asked. "Iou
we're 80 foolish" she answered.
The two little school buildings of
Abbeyille were auctioned on. last
Saturday and we're bid III by Ophelias
BourQue.
Tell your friends to subscribe for
THE MER1DIONAL-the paper your
fathers read. We will keep them post
ed on Vermilion.
The Abbeville Silver Cornet Band
now meets at the Masonic Hall. They
met Monday night and discoursed
some fine music.
Two car loads of Purina Feed arrived
last Saturday. One car was consigned
to J. S. Ewell, The other to The Alb
beville Canal Co.
The refectors for the street lights
have been put up and the report now
Is that we are to have electric lights
in about fifteen days.
Joe Cali, the Port street barber is
having an addition built to his resi-
dence near Maxield's shop which adds
greatly to its appearance.
The little building next to A. j.
Gudard's drugstore is being refitted for
a gents furnishing store which will be
run by a man by the name Of Sam
Glazer.
There will be a church fair at Leroy
Sunday, May Is, 1902, for the benefit
pf The church Of "Our Lady Of Prompt
SuccoI.n The Abbeville Brass Band
will furnish music for the occasion.
We direct attention to the "Notice
Of Dissolution" which appears else
where III this issue. 1t will be seen
from same that Charles Leblanc has
withdrew from the firm of Broussard
l. Leblanc.
Rice in all sections of the parish is
looking fine. Planting is progressing
1ninterruptedly and with a few more
weeks of such weather as the present,
the major portion of the seed will be
in the ground.
The hlERIDIONAL is anxious to print
all happenings OF interest within the
borders Of the city. Any accounts of
social happenings which may not have
peen caught by us will be printed if
sent TO the Office.
Work has been begun on the new
nrlck building at the G. j. Feray stand.
Inc building is to be a modern, glass
tront and will be so by so feet. The
building is being constructed by f. F.
Feray, the contractor.
At the Catholic fair to be given soon
u mas been decided to have only one
pay and that in French. Rehearsals
aave already began and our clever
1ieoie friends have all the talent nee
essafy 70 make it a grand success.
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infee cases Olive frogs we're shipped
hom ahbeyllle this week. We have
some OF the finest in this parish to be
,ouha anywhere, and the lovers of frog
VIZ pave q paradise here. We predict
anu extensive business III The traffic il
Inc near future.
Mrs. Leotaud has given the con
sract to +. I. Feray for the erection O
III new restaurant on Concord stree
heaf Adams Cafe. Some Of tie lum
Sea Is already on the ground and The
aool and window frames are being