Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-28

Natrhitochcs Members Of tA' p'S'
and girls club who attended the SLo'
course in Baton Rouge captured "'5'
prize. in all the contests WEi'h ny
entered except one in which they won
the second Aubrey Box ut Mai '''''
Vile won first prizes in the poultry
cattle. corn and hog judging contests
mis- prizes amounting 70 So as 'o'
lows. 4 s35 registered Duroc jersey
MIG from the Parker Stock Farm II
West Feliciana. $25 puow, a SIa
n,ir of shoes and 50 check. Angle
Sanders won second prize IN tns
third wear canning contest an dIeceN
ed a Burpe can seaIer and for nrst
prize IN the first year dairy contest
she was given a complete butter max
ing outfit.
Covington-At meeting "I IN"
81 Tammany parish police jury 70
Gently Of the St Tammany parish pN
lice Jury the subject of drainage vas
taken ND and acted upon. Judge J.
VI. Burns presented the matter 'or
the drainage committee Of seven rep
respnting the Parish Progressive
League and stated that the police
Jury was in need OF more revenues
from the parish to meet the general
expenses of the parish. To get this
additional revenue, the lands WoAid
have IN be made more valuable so the
assessments could be increased.
Hammond As an added attraction
At the coming Florida parishes fair
there will be the exhibition given by
the New Orleans Young Mems GYM
nastic Club in front OF the grand
stand on Saturday of fair week.
These young men. fifteen M number.
will come under the management OF
Or. Soniat aud will give the people an
idea OF what can be done to improve
the physical man They will visit
other fairs in the state.
Arcadia. - The Arcadia Chamber
o. Commerce was successful in con
Quoting a good roads Work DAY re
Gently. Every place OF business IN
town closed. according TO agreement.
and every able-bcdied man Was on
the lob" bright and early. Conse-
quentlr the roads leading into Ar
cadia present a fine appearance. Good
work was done by an army truck.
now the property of the parish, with
large road scraper attached.
Natitoches. B. Thompson of
New Orleans, chairman of the Amerl-
can Cotton Association, will address
the students who will attend the agri-
cultural short course which will be
conducted at the State Normal August
1920. Mr. Thompson will visit Match
itoches August 20 Sheriff. J. P. Payne
reports 1858 dog licenses collected in
NatchitOches parish to date.
Arcadia Arcadia has in the last
few years gotten paved sidewalks,
electric lights, municipal water works
with some OF the best water in the
country, according to analysis; is
soon to have laundry and ice plant
and other improvements, and has at
present more than thirty new homes,
completed or under construction.
| Roseland-As Mrs. Walter Kline of
Fluker was driving her car on the
model road through Roseland, Jesse
Wright, young negro boy, in at
tempting to cross the road was STRUCK
by the car, Knocked down and ruT
over. Medical aid was summoned
and prospects are that he will recover
Roseland.-Rev. c. E. Burch, form
erly of Jennings, La, for over yea
past In charge of the First Congrega
tional Church in Roseland, has sen
in his resignation, which the member
ship accepted. A larger field ha
been offered him, with increase'
salary.
Welsh.-Thieves entered the Benoi
grocery store here recently by nal
= ing entrance through the south sid
door, robbed the safe of $55 and too
= one box of cakes from the store. tn
= robbers entered by breaking the glas
r in the door and unlocking the doc
which latches from the inside.
8 New Roads.-The first bale OF co
e ton from Pointe Coupee parish VIZ
t ginned recently by Mix and Jewe
II the cotton was raised by A. l.. Je'
e ell. Jr.. in the Island of False Riv'
d at Ventress, and weighed SO pound
II II was shipped by express to Norma
s Never, New Orleans, La.
Iota-During an electrical stor
here attended by three-inch rainfa
NJ lightning struck and almost demOhs
6 ed the local negro church and TO
10 out the side of a small residence ocC
NJ pied by a Mrs. Deitz and her ty
~ children. Luckily, no one was in eli
er OF the buildings during the stor
Welsh-The local rice mill and I
two warehouses have about Compl
- ed their overhauling and are rea
., for the new crop. With dry wealth.