Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-05-08

J tlnuc Shnu WuuChL Op'lHNc''
! ting active In the southern part Oh '"o
/ parish. FIVE derricks being up. l"o
are on the W. +. Taylor landS III
I r. s, \. K 5. w, one south Of mop
/ In nd one north. Drilling has s'aito"
/ in Section p, G y. W by Fletcher
/ ct ais. The drilling rig has been NOV
! ed in on the Derry plantation III me
northwest corner Of T. 6. \ K. = W.
/ and drilling will start at once.
Viiniia. - The courthouse yArh
/ was throngod with a large and merry
/ crowd of Vidalans who came to par
ticipate In the ice cream social CIV
en- by the Union Sunday school com
/ plimentary To the class Of which MIS-
/ NJ. ID. Boatucr is the teacher, as
/ reward for influencing the largest
( number of members to attend sunday
school Music was furnished by inc
! homctalent orchestra. Ice cream ana
cake was served.
Tallulah. - With the week JUST
ended the committee Of physicians
with Superintendent Leuton, compio'
the examination of the pupils of the
schools of the parish with the "Nctp-
ton of one wad which is inaccessible
because of high water. This WORK
was begun by the local Red Cross IN
November. hut was delayed because
OF bad roads and weather. About 40
81, Oh
found to have some kind of defect.
Pascagouia. - W. ". Walker has
inaugurated a bus line to the sea-
shoe This service was made neces-
sary on account of the removal OF the
electric car line between Pascogoula
and Moss Point Anticipating an I'M
usual number of summer visitors from
New Orleans and the parishes, house
cleaning and the renovation of cot
tages are being rushed throughout the
resort section OF this port.
Lake Charles. - F. O. Morrison.
freight agent of tho X G. s. at Beau
mont, and freight agent OF the con-
>he roads were operated by the gov
eminent, has been appointed traffic
manager for Kelley Weber and Co.
and will have charge of tn freight
movement OF this concern and the
Louisiana Grain Company, allied with
Kelley Weber.
Ia{ro Chnrfes - Ahout thirty nau
bers of the Lake Charles Rotary Club
motored to Crowley TO perfect the or.
ganization OF a Rotary Club in that
city. The Lake Charles delegation
will be joined by Rotarians who are
attending the state convention Of
fayette and by representatives Of the
newly organized Rotary Club.
Amite. The Central Light and
Power Company will have its new ice
liant in full operation within the next
thirty days. Heretofore, Amite has
had TO depend on Hammond and Kent |
wood for ice. and often through a
shortage at those plants the people
In the Tangipahoa parish seat have
been compelled to 60 without ice for
several days.
Baton Rouge - 4 fssoiusSon to3
seek the aid OF the Legislature in i'm
proving the housing conditions of the
girl students of the Louisiana State
University was passed by the South. |
ern Association Of College Women at
their luncheon at the Istrouma Hotel |
recently. A committee from the as
ISOLATION will be apo. nted which will |
appear before the Legislature
Pascagoula.-TheA American schoon-
er c. w. Mills. Captain ]. c.. Ryan,
owned by the l.. N. Dantzler Lumber !
Company, arrived in port from Port au
Spain, Trinidad While passing, the |
Bermuda Islands the schooner en- coun- |
tered heavy blow.
Thibodaux. - A special term of Dis |
trict Court. for one week, will begin |
here shortly, the principal business
before the court being the continue
ton Of the damage suit OF the Bowie !
Lumber Company vs.. the M. l.. and
T. and s. S. Company.
Thibodaux. - Some merchants here
were selling sugar at 81 IL cents per |
pound, but they have olerewtdheR A |
pound, but have lowered the price to !
% cents at present. There are sew
eral factories here refining Cuban |
sugar.
Alexandria. - The mercantile estab- |
blishment OF J. H. Ebert, on Second |
street, was entered and small sum
OF money stolen from a cash register |
Entrance was effected through a door
In the rear.
Ponchatoula. Strawberries are
moving in good valume from this sec. !
ton. Eight cars left here for North |
ern markets recently. The pints
brought from 1865 to 1878 and quarts /
$3.50
Estherwood George Hayes was /
seriously burned recently while firht. /
ing the fire which destroyed his resi-. /
dence in Branch, near here. The prom !
erty loss was about $500 with no
insurance.
Pearl River. - The Columbians Of
the Redpath Bureau played to large
audience in the Civic League Hall