The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-05-31
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j. l.. West, Dick Melriet,
Mefriet, j. e. Armstrong, u. j
drews, John Robertson and \
Nhitcomb, Of Crowley, were visit
A~hbeTllIo this week.
Miss Belle Nelson, of Abbeville,
mas been visiting her uncle, Or. @
Brooks, and family, of this place,
Tuesday morning for Gnevd&n-
correspondence in CroWley Signal.
j. II. Holmes left Sunday for M
ehltocles where ne w6ntto attend a
COMMENCEMENT Of the State Norm
school. lis accomplished aaerhte
Ailss Fadfa graduates with high hon
ofs.
a crowd Of young people went Over
to Avefg's Island, Sunday, amos
them were; Misses Adelaida Morton
Daisy Feray and Lizzie Lyons and q.
j. Thomas, P. e. Broussard and Geo.
c. Honald.
Mrs. John Erwin went to LAFAYETTE
Sunday to attend commencement at
the Southwestern Industrial Institute
and was accompanied home by her
son, Perry Leblanc who is q student
OF that institution.
j. Il. LutgFing the live land agent
left last ) turday for Jennings where
he will spend a week and from there
will 60 Indiana and Illinois where nc
expects 10 stay two months, combining
business with pleasure.
J. d. Sims, of Lebanon, KY, II of
the late p~roprietors Of the RushmePe
ranch was here this week attending to
the sale Of the livestock belonging tG
the ranch. He has fully recovered
from his recent severe illness.
Captain j. H. Putnam, of the Sour
Lake Springs company, was in Crowley
Saturday. Captain Putnam is vepy
enthusiastic over the oil prospects at
Sour Lake and predicts great things
for that station.-Crowley Signal.
DR.. W. c. Mays popularity is in
creasing. He Was recently called 10
Crowley and as far away as Lake
Charles to perform some dental work
This speaks well for u geaial friend
and shows his merits are appreciated
wherever known.
Elias Broussard. n of our largest
rice planters and president of the Bayou
Tigre Canal Co. left Tuesday morning
for Houston where he will join the
Century Club excursion to California
and Oregon. The party will be gone
about u month.
The infant daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs.
L. Bassich, aged 2 months and 3 DAYS
died very suddenly Monday morning
and the funeral services were
held in the Catholic church next after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. ''Of such are the
kingdom Of heaven
Jane Brown, an old eolored granny,
aged 20 years, died Monday night after
a long illness. Her funeral was large
ly attended. "Aunt jane as she was
Familiarity known was very popular
with al classes and her death is re-
GREETED by all her friends.
Gus. Godchaux left here Tuesday
and will be n of the party making M
the excursion given by the Century
Club from Houston through Texas,
New Me xico, Arizona, California. Ore.
! gon AMI Washington, a trip which will
consume q month or more.
Anderson Robertson, a most worthy
old negro, who had accumulated a
handsome farm in the 9Th ward near
Springhill, and always enjoyed the
good will Of his neighbors, died last
Thursday morning aged so years. He
had been in feeble health for several
months and suecumbed to an attack of
pneumonia.
Horace. Taylor, a native Of Indiana,
and a resident of this parish for sonfe
ten years, died last Sunday at his home
near Gueydan and was buried in the
Masonic cemetery at Abbeville, OIL
Monday. Mr.. Taylor was a Mason
and the funeral took place under the
auspices of that fraternity. He leaves
a wife and several children.
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