Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-12

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DIR. c. J. Edwards was laid up rew
lays thi5 week with the measles
NJ. c. Taylor, of the Junior Extension
Jel artment, spent a few days here.
Rev. and Mrs. B. O. Wood have re
1rncd from pleasant holiday visit
% Moss Point, Miss, where they were
the guests of relatives and home folks
Lcodias Trahan, aged about fl years,
md son of Mr.. and Mrs b. b. Trahan
lied Monday at the home of his par
IS The funeral took place Tuesday
from the Catholic. Increment was
made in the Catholic cemetery.
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Ritter is just being remodeled and isl
yearly completed. The home will be
comfortable one. The contractors
1,c Me,srs. Montague and Broussard.
The Peoples independent Warehouse
IS taking all precautions against any
waste caused by rats and mice, and are
providing the place with cats. before
they get a start. Those who wish to
see their eats in goods hands can sell
them to the company.
Yesterday was quite an unusual day
II this section. Just about noon the
snow began to fall pretty heavy, but
lid not last long. 1t was much enjoyed
by those who were out in it. This
was followed by heavy freeze during
the evening and night.
f. ]. LaBauve, agent of the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Co.. has re-
3eived the 1918 almanac and monthly
journal, published by the company, and
is now distributing them. Several 9th
er splendid pamphlets are in his pos
session and you can obtain them for
the asking.
To be sure the department stores tell
you taat if their gods are not staisfac-
tory you can return them. Sure! But
you have to pay express or freight
both WAYS and you decide to keep them.
If your home merchants goods are not
satisfactory you can take them back
and it costs you nothing.
Many men snend more money on OK
pensive caskets, flowers and emblpmJ
of mourning than they ever spent on
their poor, loving, self-sacrifcing moth
ers for many years while alive. Men
who perhaps, never thought of carry
ing flowers to their mother in life,
,ile them high on their collins
Mr. Carlyle Bourgeois, Of the Able
Vile Grocery Co., force and Miss
Maude Eldredge, of the high school
faculty, gave their friedns big sur
prise last Saturday night, when they
slipped off to New Iberia and were
married From New Iberia they went
to New Orleans on short honeymoon.
If the mother would have her chill
dren susceptible of training, let her
make her own life what it should be.
Let pure and holy thoughts fill her
mind; grand and noble deeds enter
into her life just as surely as "like
produces like" in the vegetable king
dom, will the life of the mother be
reflected in that of her child.
~ c ? Grimmer has interested Mr.
Emile nutel in half interest in his
-rccery store, and have changed the
stem IF the business 50 as to give the
Nublie the advantage Of the best prices
obtaihable Mr.. Dutel was for many
years connected with the Immergluck
grocery store, and has many stauncn
friends who wish him much success in
his undertaking.;
The School League Meeting which
vas to take place Thursday, was post
oned until Thursday of next week.
he weather being very disagreeable
the time for,tre meeting was the
use of the postpcnment. All are
ordially invited to be present next
Nursdav The program planned is
fine one and will be found in another
iumn of the Progress. o..
Messrs. C. F. Grimper and Claude
Goock have taken up the agency Of
the independent Oils. refined by ,he
Urited Oil Refining Company, of Lake
Charles, and have already received
heir first car of oil, and are now reaGy
20 serve the public with every product
in. the oil line This is a new Arm, and
they have our best wishes for sue.
esssful and bouasltu! business