Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-01-29

the coming year.
Natchitoches.-The Masonic Orde
Of Natchitoches is planning 10 erect
handsome three-story brick building
on the site Of it's present lodge.
Oberlin,-Gravel IS being laid ol
Main street from the 81 Louis ant
Iron Mountain depot ITO the court
house.
Natchitoches. - The first lyceuu
number for the winter term was
very enjoyable musical recital giyaI
by the Harold Proctor Company,
Lockport.-The Bank Of Dcnham
Springs submitted its quarterly state.
ment To the bank examiner this week,
showing total resources Of $233, $50.
Lockport-The Lyon Lumber Com
pany is the largest single taxpayer OF
the parish, and this week paid to the
tax collector Yoral of $6l.35S16.
( Monroe Stockholders of the Ouach-
tia National Bank of Monroe, in an
nual meeting. have authorized an in
rrease in the banks capital stock
rom 5000 900 10 $500. 600.
NatchitOchCs.-PhO Van
cey and Rayner Of Alexandria are at
the normal making pictures Of the fac
atty and students for the Normal an.
nual, "Potpourri."
Natchitoches. Professor George
Williamson OF the department of biolo.
gy addressed the student body recent
ly on the importance ana worth of our
forest trees.
Lockport.-The police jury sold the
public ferries of the parish at low
prices. The Port Vincent ferry brought
So; the Colyell Bay and Rome ferries
only SO each.
L0ckp0Pt-The tax collector began
work this week on the largest roll
Livingston has ever had. The total
valuation is $S,6S4932. which is about
$1,OO0,0OO above last year.
Eunice-A fire was checked in the
building on Second street owned by
Mentor and Anastas Guillory and &C.
cupied by the Red Rose Restaurant
and Mrs. Verret's grocery store.
st. Francisville.-The parish super
intendent of schools, P. c. Garris,
who was elected last fall for one
year, has been reelected by the
school board for a term of four years,
Basile-Dr and Mrs. C. NJ. Mccain
are at Touro Infirmary with their little
son Rudolph who has developed a
mild case of tetanus as a result of a
toy pistol wound Christmas Day.
HammOnd-Many are going from
this place to Amite, the parish seat
to register as Hammond is to have
municipal primary in the near future
anu lllS 10" lCdullCS NliOb NObNAo hAuoN
register 80 days before a primary.
Natchitoches. - Unusually warm
weather prevails here and fruit tree
buds are beginning to swell, endanger-
ing the crop. Although the weather
has been favorable to breaking land
hardly a furrow has been plowed
Farmers seem demoralized and still
undecided as to what to do.
LOckport-The Association of Com
merce meeting, held here, was attend
ed by Superintendent Glover of the
Southern Pacific railroad, who came
to confer with the commercial body
relative to some changes in the time
card between Lockport and Raceland
Junction.
Natchitoches.-Miss Dorothy Gregg
of Lincoln parish has been elected fac
ulty representative of the present
graduating class and Miss Marguerite
Steckler, OF Iberia parish, class repre-
| sentative. These are the honor stu.
dents Of the class and are always chos.
en- fromthose students showing the
highest class averages.
Columbia.-The crime wave evil
IDENTIFY has not reached Caldwell par
| ish, for at a session of the grand jury
| last week there were but three true
bills found, and none of them were
| for serious violations of the law.
Observation-Disclosures II. Gay. pres
| ident of the A. II. Gay Planting Com
pany, has been selected by the State
! Board of Affairs and w. B. Middleton,
cashier OF the Citizens Bank and
! Trust Company of Plaquemine. and
| Charles w. Row of Rosedale, sugar
! planter and merchant, have been Sc.
lected by the police jury of Iberville
| parish as board of equalization IN
Ter Act 23l of 1920.
PiaeQuemine.-The police jury, at
| its last meeting, withdrew the appro.
! priatiOn of $50 per month to Parish
Agent II. Lesseps. and S25 per month
to Mrs. l.. G. Kirk home demOnstra.
ton agent. The two agents receive
| the majority of their salary from the
| State and Federal government, and il