Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-02-08

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If YOU are to be conspicuous by your
absence, your presence must have value.
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c. Bouligny is up and about again,
after being laid up with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon d. Hayes have
moved into the j. T. Brooks home.
Mrs. J. Felix Broussard is up and
illness.
G. f. Brashier, of Washington, D. c.,
was the guest of Miss Stella Bouligny
last week.
Dr. Smith, of the Tick Eradication
Department was a business visitor here
this week.
\. Thibodcaux, of Houston, formerly
of this place, was business visitor
here a few days.
Have a part DIN Agriculture 5 big
job-back the organization that backs
the parish agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Eldredge are
the proud parents Of a fine baby girl,
which arrived Monday.
God bless mother-in-law, old maids,
small brothers and bald-hcaded men!
The world would be so sad without them
Louie b. Dutcl, who has been very
disagreeably confined to his home on
account of illness, is out and about
again.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mini are re
ceiving congratulations over the arrival
of a fine baby boy at their home Mon
day morning.
II. NJ. Lindenthal, the great style
originator of the "L' system clothes
for young men, is the guest of his daugh
ter, Mrs. D. Silverman.
ltr. Perrin, of the department of
Agriculture, was a business visitor here
this week, and had matters to bring
before the Police Jury.
At s. per year, subscriber pass
about cents per copy for a weekly
newspaper. All things considered, there
is nothing else so reasonable in price
in proportion to value received.
In our mention regarding Mr.. Frank
Godchaux purchasing the Live Oak
Plantation we were in error about the
figures The place consists of 12,15j
acres and the price paid was $95,000.0e
Owing to the large engine Of the
power plant being out of commission,
with cracked cylinder head, no street
lights were burning lately, and on dark
nights it has been inconvenient for
people to go about.
Looks like possibly the flu epidemic
was abount spent, but this is no reason
why people should relax careful atten-
ton to taeir physical welfare. The hor-
roF, has nasty way of working ON the
back trail at evesy opportunity.
r The City Council held its regular
meeting Monday night and transacted
much important business The matter
connected with the crawling of streets
was much discussed, as was that of the
reconstruction of the Light and Water
plant.
Last week we made an error in stat
ing that tne telegraph office, which i,
to be moved into the business part OF
town, would be in the place now occu
pied by Campbell s barber shop. II
will be in the place where the Isaac
Morvant barber shop is, Just south OF
the Eldredge drug store.
Efforts are under way 20 return tc
school as many children as possible OF
the children under IA years of age who
entered industry at the beginning Of the
war. The Children's Bureau is urging
the back-to-sehool drive, and 80 States
are giving splendid cooperation.
Autos coming in from the parish anG
others that were run through our mud
canals this morning looked more like
mud scows than anything else. How
much longer will this condition prevail
in the face of money, men and material
for remedying iti-Lafayette Gazette.
Robert (Jake) LaSalle, of New Iberia
with Uncle Sans forces in France
cius LaSalle, that he has taken unto
himself French girl and that he would
soon be home with his bride. Jake has
many friends here that will gladly read
this news.
Don't Fool Yourself.
A man suffering from backache, rheu-
matte pains, stiff joints or sore muscles