Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-08

Get an Al Xmas Gift at the Hard
ware store. j. 4. Summers.
Sugar rolling season is nearing a
premature close, due to the short crop.
Prices have been good, $685. Il ton. The
Nonngsvile refinery finished the grind
ing season Saturday and celebrated
re event by dance and supper to the
employees.
Governor Pleasant mas forwarded TO
the war department, for its approval a
list of attorneys for each of the local
advisors, and also the list of medical
boards. Both lawyers and physicians
are to serve for the second and subse-
quent drafts.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Sidney Lyons are re
ceiving congratulations over the arrival
If a fine baby boy, which made its ap
pearance Wednesday night; and of
course, Sidney's numerous friends of
the masculine sex. are telling him how
TO raise boy.
EazOrs and Strops. Pocket Knives.
Xmas. j. A. Summers.
Mrs. w. S. Nilsson returned from
New Orleans where she has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. J. Howard Labit.
in her return Mrs Nilsson was accom-
panied by Mrs. Labit, her little son,
aud Horrid Gale who came TO stay two
or three months.
The other day we had occasion to
pass by the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. ".
itebbins, and to our surprise we had
the pleasure of viewing splendid bed
of cabbage. Congratulations are In
order and We think Mr.. Stebbins is
entitled to them.
What better Christmas present could
a hoy in the training camn or soldier
boy from this section than a
subscription TO the Abi kpgress.
Nothing would be more 1e6!ne. rsss-e
is no extra postage to be paid for In
having the paper sent to them.
All Of the molasses nude this year
greater extent than ever before lccause
manufacturers who use sugar are buy
ing heavily Of first and Sec nd DtOlasses
and using it in the manufao ture of eGi
bles for which sugar only WAS used
heretofore.
Use less wheat and buy local foods.
j. A. Summers.
The Krause & Managan Lumber com
pany has purchased of the Sabine Land
company, a 3000-acre tract OF pine and
hardwood timber land between Lake
charles and the Sabine River, just to
the north of the Southern Pacific rail
way There are about 100000 feet
of lumber in this tract -hich sold for
$27 800.
Mr.. R. J. Montague stole march on
his numerous friends wnen recently he
went to New Orleans While there he
was married to Mrs. Myrtle f. White
Ter, of that place, the marriage perform
ance taking place on Nov. goth and
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
Mr.. Barr. of the Presbyterian Church,
of that place.
The AhbeviIle Public. Library Asso'
citation, at its quarterly meeting Satur-
day, selected the following board of
directors: w. s. Hayes, mayor cx-officior
Mrs Geo. W. Summers, Mrs. D. L. Nc
Pherson, Miss. annie rKibbe, Mrs. Eeb-
ert Stauffer, Mrs. j. T. Hunsburg, 4.
G. Nauek, j. H. Williams, DR.. c. J. Ed
wards, W. S. burke.
The town of Eratb. our neighbor 10
the east, has decided to have their vii
lage equipped with a complete water.
works and electric lighting system, as
will be noted from the ordinance ap'
pearing i'll the Progress. This is quite III
Improvement for the little town and
we wish to congratulate the people in
their efforts in TINS direction.
- Cutlery and Community Silverware.
- A. Summers.
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I Next-year there will. be flooded
market Of cotton if the crop is success
fnb Judging from all we hear. Farmers
We're MT satisfied with cane this year
and threzten TO-. resatt 10 cotton and
cut dow1paIe production.. Be The wise
guy--plant. more cane Don e all try
to raise TIE same thing III the same
year. Diviae up. Diversity ydrr work.
IT is the. safest.
, The Nugie, lot, JUS. north CT the
'Abbeville Progress, 4 being cleaned up
aud pnt into. shape to be asei as play
ground for tae school children, and e.
\ socially those attending the school a.
the French hall, which is jd.t across
he street from: the lot II IS hoped
That some of the citizens and merchants
wftl provide benches aud other articles
IF the use of. the~eaildren,
Electric -Irsns ~. A. Summers
Ordinances are being re.ordaGed by
the sitx, COUNCIL to provide SOME more
cement sidewalks for the citizens "a
walk upon! SSuch improvements arc
m asset to our little town-zand tas
Eseople. want them. Like the graveilnS
peassTs where routes were chosen. citI
ems have asked for an extension OF
certain streets. This is a matter that
lie coming to the fy0ut real seen.