Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-23

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One Rice Mill. \. Summers.
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Mrs. J. S. Lyons and little son are
visiting in Crowley, the guests of rcla
tives.
Ed Corbct, formerly of this place,
hut now in the oil business, was n
visitor here this week.
Agent +. J. LaBauvc went TO Lafa
ycttc Wednesday to visit the district
Office Of the metropolitan Life ms. Co,
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Thos. D. Dyer, resident manager Of
the Rose Hill Sugar Co., left Thurs
day for a business visit to New Or,
leans. y
Evidence of the desire TO carry out
the wisacS of food conscrvators is
clearly seen by the many well started
gardens.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Morton have
returned from n visit to Houston and
Galveston, where they spent n week s
vacation.
The men who were ordered 20 leave
for The training camps today, will leave
next Tuesday, owing TO n delay IN
getting the order made up.
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One finch Pump. \. Summers.
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AS will be seen by notice in this
paper, the Peoples Sugar Co., by
amend it's charter, has changed the
name to the Rose IIill Co, Inc.
Divide Hebert, who has been here
on n furlow visiting at the home, of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cleomere
Hebert has returned to his training
camp.
This vicinity is just recuperating
from another cool spell, which lasted
several days. Just how the frost was
avoided has not as yet been explained
that we know of.
John Dubois, who purchased the Du.
Pre- Meyers Nsmo and moved here With
his famf., .,nd his son,
Leonce Dubois, sos rrath, were pleas
ant callers at our Office Tuesday eve
ming
One 60 H. P. TRACTOR. A. Summers
s. L. Leblanc, of Delcambre, visited
his brother in law, Otis Vitor, who is
at Camp Green ut Charlotte, n. C. Mr..
Viator was i'll at the base hospital,
and had the misfortune of having to
have a leg ampulated.
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A division of "bettermcnts and ad
ditions' has been added to the rail
road administration in charge of Judge
Robert s. E0vctt The division will
have jurisdiction of betterments and
additions to railroad lines throughout
the country.
From the beginning Of 1914 to Au
gust | 1917, there was total advance
Of 80 per cent in the retail prices
of bread, according to the Department
Of Labor. In the last few months
there has been decrease, and prices
are now GIG per cent higher than at
the beginning Of 1914.
Firms or individuals paving officers
or business employees a portion or all
SHidFitS anu wages HHifHR the WdF per |
Tod in which they are in the service
of the United States may deduct these
amounts from their incomes, accord |
ing to a regulation by the Commission
or of Internal Revenue.
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From June 10 December |, 1917, |
only $50 arrests were made or re
ported TO the Department Of Justice
FOR failure to register tle selectivc
service act. OF these, 1868 were re
leased after having registered and |
prosecutions were begun against q
059, of which about 800 eases are
still pending.
WIS.,
''1t Sure does the Work"
Mrs. W. II. Thornton, 1923 W. 10th |
st., Little Rock, Ark, writes: "My |
little boy had severe attack Of Group |
and | honestly believe he would have
died if il had not been for Folsy's |
Honey and Tar. I would not be with |
out il at any price, rs it sure does
So