Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-03-20

OIL Mill. have closed down tn" plant
and have announced that it will not
operate again. The firm is offering the
mill tor sale ~ lovemnnt Is %
foot 10 organize "a local company 10
take over the property, providing q
satisfactory agreement can be reached
as TO the price.
FrankIin-Thc Tech Brtcf com
pany, q new coronation. has started its
large brick factory across the Bayou
Tcche from this city, and is turning
out FIRST class bricks at the rat" OF
10000 per day The plant is under
the management of G. \. Aycpck, Tor
merly superintendent Of the power
plant of this city. Marvin Morris IS
president of the company.
Pointe la fIache.-Judge Leandor
II. Perez has appointed new jury
commission with five members, vice
the commission appointed by the late
Judge K. +. Hingle. The newly-ap,
pointed commission met in the clerk 8
office and drew the grand and petit
jury for the April ) term OF court.
Forest Hill-A relief fund was rails.
ed here and sent TO the surviving
members of the Chevallier family,
three of whom have died of Influenza
in the past ten days. A physician al
so was sent Fire destroyed the fam
lily residence. entailing loss OF 81
900 with no insurance.
Franklin-Mrs. Minnie Connerly, q
wealthy woman Of this city and a
large stakeholder in the Albert Han
son Lumber Company, has bought
the property of r +. Milling, known
as Eagle Field" and will resent it to
the local Catholic Church for school
for boys.
Franklin.-A building boom has
struck this city, Notwithstanding the
high price OF building materials. The
Albert Hanson Lumber Company has
recently reaired their store building
on Main street, used by Nathan Sill
verman as a department store.
Franklin-A detail of about forty
men from the Third Division. United
States Army, stationed at Camp Pike.
entertained large crowd at the opera
house with band concert, boxing and
wrestling matches.
Franklin.-The Eissle Dry Goods
Company has organized here and took
over the department store Of John
Elsie in the Masonic Temple building.
Duval Hebert will be the manager Of
the store.
Grangeville. - The weather here Is
very unsettled. Snow and sleet fell
recently, something unusual for this
section, causing great suffering among
the stock. Farmers will be late in
their planting.
Natchitoches.-A recent report from
Professor Alleman, in charge of the
extension department of the Normal
School, states that the demand for
correspondence courses is considerably
on the increase,
Lake Charles. The tentative
schedule ofthe Boardof Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors Of Washington,
who will visit Lakes Charles and
Texas points in the interest Of deep
waterways, has been announced.
PlaQuemine. The residence on
the Milly Plantation, belonging to A.
Wilbert Sons l.. & S. Co, about three
miles out of Plaquemine, and occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Leibke,
was destroyed by fire.
Plaquemine. - Captain John o. Du-
puy, owner Of the gasoline boat Char
ley H" which has been running from
Plaquemine up through Bayou Marin
gouiin to Melville and other points
north, has retired from business.
Lafayette.-The Baldwin Lumber
Company's sawmill is being complet
ed. The blacksmith shop and ma
chine shop to be used by the big
plant have been erected and are being
operated now. e.,
Baton Rouge. T. H. Harris, SUI
perintendent of education. who has
been ill for several days with influen-
"a, was in his office again Mr. Har.
ris contracted a cold on his recent
trip TO Cleveland, and influenza de-
velOped within a few days after his
return.
Lafayette. - The Association Of
Commerce VIII make a comprehensive
survey in the near future, AMI when
all of the industries now being operat-
ed and those in prospect are listed a
booklet for free distribution will be
issued.
Monroe-LOts have been purchased
in the Flournoy addition to West
Monroe and material placed on the
ground for beginning the construction
of thiry-five residences by the Garner
Brothers Trading Company of Chat
ham
Pointe a La Hache. - HeGvy rains
and poorly put down seed cane for
seed purpose has caused a large per
centage to be worthless for planting
this sprin. The cane acreage on the
Lower Coast will be the same as last
year