Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-06-23
Brief News Items of Local Interest

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c. II. Huff left Monday for a visit to
New Roads.
Fourteen slackcrs have been reported
at Natchitochcs.
Miss Camille Leblanc is WISHING with
friends in New iberia.
II you are not member of the Red
Cross Society. Why7
Mrs, Adofph Brasscux was the guest
of friends in Erath Monday.
Can you look potato in the eye and
say, 81 have done my duty"l
Little Miss Jessie Bourquc is spend
ing her vacation in New Orleans.
The Woodman Circle viii hold n spe-
cal meeting Wednesday, June eth.
A. NJ. Smith, of Kaplan, was among
the business visitors here Thursday
afternoon.
F. /. Broussard and little daughter,
Miss HiIda, left Wednesday for visit
to Hot Springs.
Miss Olga Caldwell was visitor TO
jcauerette, where she was the guest of
Miss Loretta Shaw.
Prof. Redman was n visitor here
last week on a visit. He was former
school teacher at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Leblanc and lit
tie daughter Dorothy, are spending n
few days in New Orleans.
Miss COrnelis Rice, Of Oberlin, is
visiting in this city, a guest at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Louis Abadie.
Fisk & Labry are daily expecting to
anhounce the arrival Of a carload Of
Studebaker Wagons. Watch for it.
Robert O'Bryaa. of FreePort, Tex,
came in Wednesday on visit 10 his
brother and family, J. W. OBryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schlesinger are
receiving congratulations over the ar
rival of a fine baby girl at their home
Mr. and Mrs. P. o. Bourgeois, Of near
Erath, spent Sunday here, guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. O'Bryan
George A. Comfort, Of the Planters
Rice Mill, returned Wednesday from
New Orleans, where he went TO receive
surgical treatment.
The Victor Theatre give n benefit
performance last night of which the
entire proceeds of the show went to
the Red Cross Society.
Franklinton, Washington Parish, has
begun the work Of putting on its reg
ular parish fair, which promises to be
Dne Of the best they have ever held.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. U. Bourque and Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Bendahan motored over 20
Jeanerette Wednesday, where they were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald
Patout.
The total world production Of both |
best and cane sugar nearly doubled |
during the 20 years s93-94 to 1928,
increasing from 100000 to 10000
600 tons.
c. W. Moore, superintendent Of the
Blunt Plow Works, was a visitor here
during the latter part Of last week, q.
sisting in the demonstration Of he
new plows, at KRplan.
Only sweet clover seed which ger.
inmates 70 per cent or more should
be sown In the spring of the year un-
less the rate seeding is increased TO
make up for poor termination.
Simon Leblanc, one Of the soldier
BOYS, was home OH visit for a few
days during this aud last week lie IL
looking fine aud shows that Uncle Slm
Is giving them the best there is.
Some families take pride In serving
lavish and overbountifui meals and
evergenerous service of food on the
table and Is temptation TO overeat-
Ing, which often impsirs health and
efficiency
The program Of The Bible Institute,
which IL to be held in this city from
July 30th to Aug. 5th, inclusive, is
published IN this Issue of the paper and
shows that many out Of town people
..-.r Ia hare fo- that nrrhsinn