Abbeville progress., 1921-01-08

| Hammond. .-HdminOnl "dS dSai
visited bythieves, some five or 81
houses being entered and considera
Bile loot obtained. so far no aIreSt
have resulted but there promises Il
be Developments within "a few days.
ThibOdaux-T Quality Pharmacy
has moved into new quarters, now oc
cupying half OF the lower portion %
the Woodmen building. adjoining tho
pos'office. 1t is owned by John !
Pierson and Dr. Charles }. Barker.
Monroe.-More than $1,000 OF
Christmas gifts were distributed tc
Monroe's poor by generous-hearted
people Of Monroe The Goodfellowa
Club distributed $500 of gifts to poor
| tots and the aged.
Columbfa.-Sa Santa Claus entertained
| the children Of the town al the Meth
udist Caurch recently. The merchants
Of the town did very satisfactory
business during the week, although
the people generally complain Of hard
times.
OOnaldSOnville. - A branch agency
Of the packing and dairy products
house of Longino & Collins, New Or
leans, was established here Il few
days ago, occupying the building for
merly used by the DOnaldsonyille Co
operative Mercantile Company.
Thibodaux-At a Christmas tree
entertainment at the home OF Nr. ard
Mrs. James Dill Santa Claus assist
ant came to grief The mask worn by
Miss Hazel Dill caught fire and the
young woman was burned badly about
the face.
Pointe la Hache.-Continued unfa-
yorable weather is delaying the har-
vest of the sugar crops. ano the big
Myrtle Grove Central factory has been
operating on small supplies of cane.
The grinding season will be prolOng
ed three weeks.
New Roads.-At the regular COM
munication of Livonia Lodge No. 220
Free and Accepted Masons, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: J. B. Churchill, worshipful
master; W. B, Heber, senior warden;
A. D. Ellis, junior warden; ]. A. Lang
lois, treasurer; E. A. May. secretary.
Monroe.-Owing to the financial
condition of farmers, the Richland
parish police jury has rescinded tire
ordinance for an appropriation for w.
E. Worsham as agricultural agent and
he will leave the services of the par
ish. Prominent citizens, however, are
asking the jury to reconsider its ac-
ton.
DonaldSonville. - The state high.
way engineers are advertising for bids
to complete the construction of the
unfinished part of the Jefferson High
way in thisl parish. The link is about
.95 OF mile long, and is located about
three miles below Darrow. and is the
only piece of dirt road along the left
bank of the riverin Ascension parish
Hammond.-The syrup making sea.
son has about closed and the farmers
are much encouraged with the results.
A local firm bought all the cane of.
fered them, paying about $3.50 an
acre, which is considered a fair price
This crop promises to take the place
OF cotton, as it has been found to pay
better than cotton. Next year will
no doubt see a large increase in the
acreage planted to sugar cane.
Hammond.-The local branch of the
W. c. T. U. will organize civic
league for learning how to vote prop.
erly. The first meeting was held De.
cember %. Menu and women we'll in
formed on the subject will address
the meetings. The laws of the city
will and the duties of the officers were
the first study. Then in succession,
parish, state and national laws and du.
ties.
MOnroe.-The Delta Ice ana Cold
Storage Company of Vicksburg is
planning 10 establish an ice factory
in BastrOp. The plant will cost about
$6O 900
Columbia,-The prospects are that
road construction in Caldwell parish
will be halted for a while on accoun(
Cf suits being brought to set aside Ger.
tain contracts recently let by the po
lice jury Certain taxpayers of the
parish charge that in two instances
contracts for road construction have
been awarded to favored persons in
face Of the fact that lower bids FOR
the same work were rendered to thai
bod. which Ccnformed in every re.
spect to the requirements of the ad
yertisement'S call for bids. 1t is also
charged that in another instance a
party proposed tod0 certain road work
at a IKE price, and that at a subse-
quent meeting the police jury. the bid.
der stated that he had been unable to
make the necessary bond because the
bonding companies regarded his bid as
too low, and thereupon the police jury
Increased his pay as much as six cents
per cubic yard. without readvertising
for bids.
Winntield.-A rouSing meeting of
the Lone Star Trail Association was
held with the Natchez Chamber OF
Commerce recently. which opened tie
way for this great highway through
Missississippi and the states east.
The officers of the association present