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~bbtevZee ýJert4%OUt. 'wo Dollars a Year SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1893 Town and Parish. Co~rrspondents will please send all com 2 ganieations so that they will reach the wce Wednesday night to ensure publi estion the same week. NIºTICE.-Having been notified '-qby E. Mouton. mail carrier that he will demand his mail at 5:30 a. m. I therefore will be forced to close tm wail bags at night. Jos. J. ABADIE, P. M. October 14. 1893. Oysters are plentiful and fiue. The train leaves at 8:45 a. m. s" ow. Louis Laporte spent a while in town this week. Call on M. L. Young for a quick sad comfortable shave. D. Southwall of Iberia came over Monday and left next day. Payne Kibbe left Friday morning on the I. V. R. R. for the Tulanue Iaw School. Moses took a little ride out in the iaetry last Thursday and walks gbter now. :G . Wilkinson and wife, who itr onhe large farm west of St. '.nseat Ranch, arrived home last ivmk from a summer visit in Iowa. I.w L. Young's new home on St. .::; ries street is *apidly nearing ption, zed will, be one more residence along the comning Va3U of the town. 31 . Randall, wife and son of ses, who have been here for last two weeks helping Rev. sop condueting his meeting, re 1r to their home Friday. Sdga Edwards has concluded to # ilsrice will every Saturday, in tf during the week as hercto I,. If rice is furnished his mill, it run regulan ly every Saturday. R.l eschamps was in town the part of the week looking after interests hereabouts. Mr. i)es :`mps is now a partner witj Chas. ;:?uaades in the commission busi in New Orleans.-Crowley a'. Iron the Crowley Signal we dirt J. W. Cooper, of Green I., Ind., arrived in Crowley ¶ rsday evening with intention of m stitag" there. He will assume the I tendeucv of the Bence and ?i`td farm, on the Gueydan is man wants one to call on JM, an invitation is sent, and if a charehant wants the public to call examine his goods, he, will in te you through the columns of his to paper. If you don't receive Sivitation, then don't impose'your eoence upon him. No more enjoyment going to the tghr-houses; no horse mills, no Steu kettles, no tuffy and no fun. ,S9nee and skill have done away all this pleasure. Nothing now f big sugar houses, steam and , les. We are sorry for the young 4 . . A. Steidley, of Lake Arthur, ~hhrof the publisher of the Herald, SWednesday noon at an advan dage. He was in poor healhh c oming south last April, but cmsuddenly, lie becoming s erionsly ill only about 24 hours be.. faree the final summons. His son deated this morning with the re pai for the old home in Mowea-~ Ill.--Jeaniings Tiincs. Judge Frederick's court was crowddd last Friday. There was a fike drove of Texas horses and mules in town to-day for sale. Paul Montagne bought 40 barrels of corn this morning at 40 cents per barrel. See trespass notice of Emile Thibodeaux and others in another column, hunters act accordingly. Alcide LeBlanc purchased the square of lots owned by Mose Fisch er in the Chevis addition this week. Last Sunday morning the little son of John Nugier of Perry's Bridge fel Ifrom his horse and broke his arm near the shoulder. Eli Wise and a number of friends leave to night for New Orleans. They will form part of Lige's bridal party from Abbeville. Mose Fischer one of our enter prising young men, left on to-day's train for New Orleans. We sup pose he has gone to purchase goods. Payne Kibbe rushed down to the depot last Thursday to get off but was just "two seconds late." Some folks say he did not want to go bad. Paul Legueree is about to put up a job office in Abbeville. A well equipped job office would pay here, and be a convenience to our people. Judge Green is showing 1is fond ness for horses lately. He and the girls are having the full benefit of Vermilion's good roads this nice weather. Abbeyille is humming with busi ness right now. Drummers, com mission merchants and many other speculative men come in daily and return satisfied. E. I. Addison is still sick and confined to his bed. Through the kindness of John B. Shaw ni d l'nul Leguenec we have been able to get out however. The bridge on St. Victor street near Ernest Lyon's residence is in a very had condition and should he repaired at onde as an accident may happen if it remnins so. F. L. Melebeck is putting in a new stock of goods ip the Burle&gh building near Post oflice, and will en4eavor to have things in good shape for his customers soon. The injumetion suit of Mrs. Zack Griffin and daughter vs. Adelbert Broussard and Arthur Deronen be fore Justice O'Neil was decided last Tuesday and the injunction dissolved. New comers are comming into our parish rapidly. We suppose now is the time to test the soil of Vermilion as one can judge the av, erage yield of cane or cotton per acre. Last Saturday night was quite eventful. During the many things that happened. Oscar Marceaux gave his cousin a clubbing, who in turn cut Marceaux on the arm during the affair. Mrs. Jos R. Legunec has come to Abbeville to be immediately under the care of her physician Dr. F. F. Young at whose home she is now.. We hope to report her entirely re covered very soon. C. P. Pearson, representing the Fidelity Trust and Loan Co., of Mobile. Ala., has been in town thel past week trying to organize a board here. He ex'essess himself as of the belief that he will be successful. -Crowley Signal. Can't some one tell us what has become of the Abbeville branch of this concern. Rain has come at last, and the long drouth was broken this morning by a bountiful show l. Rev. Father Mehault returned home last .JFriday frot a pleasant outing through Uld Mexico. Father Thebault spent a few days here last week visiting Rev. Father Mehault, and left for his new home in St. James on Monday. The Hanclhet plantation seized in the suit of Martin Bagley agent, vs J. C. Mouton, was sold last Satur day at Sheriff'ssale and adjudicated to Mrs. M. Bagley for the sum of $2200. There will be a trotting race on the track near Lafayette, on the tith of November, between the horse Cash Item, entered by Mr. Eznest Constantin, and a mare belonging to Mr. Ned Mouton. Emile Leblanc, an old farmer re siding since the past 10 years on the Norbert Bourque place just across Coulee Kinney about 2 miles from town, died this morhing of pneumon. in, aged 67. Bidding was not very' spirited at the meeting of the Building and Loan Wednesday night. The crowd was small and money in modest de mand only. John Wilson recureda loan of $600 at 37 per cent premium, and Ophelias Bourque captured $1000 at 30 per cent. These loans will absorb the receipts of the next 30 or 60 days, and there will proba bly be no money for sale before the January meeting. Perry's Bridge is a quiet, sleepy little town, but last week she broke the record for sensations. Saturday night an old man was regulated by a few of the good citizens; "Ness" Broussard while wrestling or fight ing with a young man named Crane had both legs broken below the knees, and a general free tight took place in the town between a lot of young men-who had taken too much of the '.'O be joyful" There are no flies on Perry Bridge. Sunday morning between the hours of three and four the usual quietness of, the town was relieved somewhat when the fire bells sound ed out their startling mission. Af ter a brief stir the store of F. L. Melebeck was discovered on fire and at once the firemen b'egan their work. Conscious of the responsibil ity, they labored with caution and every heart gladdened when the fire was under control. The building of Lyons & White was damaged while J. 0. Lege's escaped without. Melebeck's logs is estimated at $10, 000, he recovers by insurance $5,000 Lyons & White received $185, The I. & V. R. R. Co. having re fused to continue to carry the mail between New Iberia and Abbeville, the old stage coach arrangement is once more in vogue. The people of Abbeville are greatly inconve- nienced by the change and propose to appeal to the Postal Department at Washington for relief. The present contractor is Eraste Mouton and the friction is between him and the railroad authorities. The causes of disagreement have not been made public.-New iberia En terprise. There is no friction between Mr. Mouton and the railroad authorities. It is the railroad people and the Post-office authorities at Washing ton. It is reported that the railroad wants $1800 a year for carrying the mails and the Government not ap pearing disposed to do so, the rail road proposes to mako it as disa greeable as possible until they gain their poiot. IF 7o0CR BACK ACHES ai you are all worn out, really goodri ~r flO It will cure yoU. cleasne your Uiven, and giv _ goud appoM. rIAT BO YOI( THINK! I am going to continue selling bargains until Ms MY MAMMOTH STOCK OFE DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING, ETC., Are sold down sufficient to admit of some room IN MY STORE - Those who have visited my place of business can See how crowded I am. It is just impossible for me to SHOW MY GOODS TO ANY ADVANTAGE. I kindly ask my patrohs should they fail To see what they want, TO PLEASE ASK FOR IT, I COULD QUOTE THE TRADE SOME PRICES That would interest them, lBut for fear they would think it a bait, I ONLY ASK THEM TO COME - AND SEE FOR THEMSELVE; I HAVE NO LEADERS, ALL COODS SOLD AT=-- HARD TIME PRICES. M. FISOJEIL Dr. S. G. Read, a well known phy sician of the western part of this, parish and Acadia, died at 7 a. m. Thursday, Nov. 2nd, after an illness of 4 weeks, at Il late residence near Point Lyons, Acadia parish. His remains were taken to Crowley for interment. Circuit Court. The Court of Appeals for this circuit, convened here on last Tues day, and disposed of the following cases, adjourning Monday morning: Jacob Isaacs vs Wm. Vidalhet, Remy Hebert, 3rd opponent. Judg ment of the lower court reversed, and judgment for intervenor rendered. Chambers Roy & Co., Limited vs Miss Blanche Broussard. Judgment for $75 damages. Chambers Roy & Co., Limited vs F. F. Feray, Miss B. Broussard, 3rd opponent. Judgment of the lower court affirmed. John Nugier vs J. A. Gibson. Judgment appealed from affirmed. F. F. Young vs Elodie Gastal et als. Judgment of the lower court affirmed. Succession of Tenaice Leleu. Jacob Isaacs opponent. Judgment of the lower court affirmed. Venance Romero vs Police Jury. Judgment appealed from, to be reversed and case remanded. W. E. Dean et al vs Alex Trahan, case continued to next term. Victor Leblanc vs Jno. B. Becker. Judgment of the lower court be affirmed. Jean L. Bertrand vs widow and heirs of Amide Broussard. Jodg ment reversed and plaintiff's demand rejected. In case of Chambers Roy & Co. vs F. F. Feray, and Jacob Isaacs vs Wm. Vidalhet, rehearings were ganted and continued. W- Come to the Abbeville MERIDIONAL for Job Work. $50. Reward,, 80 There has been circulated through out the parish by petsons whose envy or hatred dispelle all thek re gard for truth, a rumor to the tect that Martin Bagley, who is now in. carcerated in the parish jail. ander charge of murder, was allowed leave the prison, and go to his Ram" soy plantation at nights. In order to endeavor to locate the originator of the above shader, t hereby offer - a reward of $0, to whomsoever i¶illabring me. inas " proof to locate the slanderer. A. IL. LEajAoc, Shsrit SPECIAL DOTWKE. RAMsEY, LA., Oct. 20, 18M Itake this method of tiforminh all those whom it may c ncern, Nat I have all chbrge of all matters relating to. financial portion of the busine sa Martin Bagley, agent, for both Rases0g and i .yons Plantations in all tions that may take place froutil 18 date; also in settling !or all cane coil. tracted for by Marti L gley, agent,. from the crops of 1811.. I have also the power to f y and purchase ean$ fort. said plantatioti during the 'gfi g season of 1893. All persons desiring information in regard to selling cane to said factories, may obtain same by calling on me at my store on Ramsey Plantation. Oct. 21-3mo. P. I. TuRRzza. & UABANT2ZD 9*ZR Perhaps you are run dew., cMn't esat can't sleep, ean't t - ,` at do any. thing 3 your sa.at tien, and you wonder what, ails you. You should heed the warning, you are taking the first step. Into Nervous Prostration. You need a Nerve Tonie sad in Elec fle Bitters you will And the exact remedy fur restoring your nervous system to its normal, healthy condition. bur. prising results follow the use of thise, great Nerve Tonic sad Alterative, Your appetite returns, good disgestioa is restored, and the Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action. Try a bottle. Price 50c. at A. J. (Godard and N' 0. Young Drugstores. ,e