The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
TOWN AND COUNTRY.


cut.
The Black Diamonds are billed for a per
formance-in Abbevilie tomorrow.
Miss Terrible Broussard, OF Patterson, La,
is spending some time in our midst, the guest
of the Misses Bailey.
Miss Lea Glatlu visited her brother DR.. C.
Gladu. At Mermentau, this week.
Mr.. ]. c. Nickerson and sister, Miss Leila,
spent Sunday in Abbeville.
Miss Azelie Rousscl, of Patterson, is the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Cornay.
- Mr.. F. Otto made flying trip Sunday
to Burke station.
Mr. Simeon Begnaud, from Scott, called
to pay his respects to The Gazette.
Mr.. J. E. BONN, of Broussard, dropped in
to see The Gazette.
Mr. VIM. Clegg made a trip to New Or
leans last Sunday.
Dr. Geo. c. Mouton Sundayed in Lafa-
yctte, and spent the day with his mother
at the old homestead.
DR.. James Ray, leading physician of
Opelousas, was in town Tuesday on bust
ness. We were pleased to meet him.
The Gazette was pleased to meet Sunday
Mr.. ]. p. Russell, prominent capitalist of
Washington La.
The wife and child of Mr.. Thornton, the
af1able telegraph operator at the Southern
Pacific depot, arrived in Lafayette Monday.
Judge c. DeBaillon i. spending some
days at the seashore. with a party of gentle
me, from Royviile.
Ladies and children haircutting at domi-
cilc Up. Bagarry.
Read The Gazette to-day. go to church
tomorrow and then talk municipal progress
to your neight,ors.
DR.. II. P. Guilbeau, and Misses Gabrielle
Thomas, Ermide Martin and Malou Gull
beau were pleasant visitors of ours last Sa-
turlay.
When too late the people of this town will
probably awake to the realization of the
fact that a we'll organized FIRE department is
a crying need.
If you wish to enjoy good and interesting
reading matter send for copy of Kate Fields
Washington, you can secure it through
his Office. =
The crors between Lafayette and Cade
along the line Of the Southern Pacific rail-
road are in splendid condition and are grow
ing finely.
Broussariville aud vicinity must indeed
be great egg and poultry region No less
than IS empty egg boxes were put out by
the express company At that place last Sun
day.
When you need any kind of printing The
Gazette would he pleased to have you look
over the samples in the Office. We are con-
IL erit in Il
manshp.
Probably the only growing camphor tree
in the State except the one in Horticultural
Hall at Audubon Park, New Orleans, is to
be found on Father FORCES premises in this
town.
Mr.. Edward Hebert, has accepted the
agency of the popular Anhenser-Busch beer
and he is now serving it ice-cold at his sa-
loon, at cents glass. He extends gen
eral invition to call.
Another train of mongoiians, in bond,
destined for Cuba passed through Sunday.
At the rate they are going into Cuba it won't
be long before the island will be overrun
with cinnamon.
The Gazette was panied to learn Monday
of the illness of Mr.. a. c. Ordway, the edi-
or Oh inc <NdVcfllSCT nc AcIk wednesday
for New Orleans, and we hope he will soon
return in good health.
The altar in the Catholic church of I.afa
ycttc is one of the handsomest in the State.
It's striking simplicity-a pure white, with
a running streak of gold together with few
dazzling religiousstatuaries, form the sole or
namcntation, constituting a magnificent
ensemble, beautiful to behold and revcrent
to contemplate.
If anything the Southern Cultivator for
May is the most interesting number yet is
sued. This splendid publication, rePlete
with matter that forms complete text book
on farming should be in the hands of every
farmer in the parish. The Gazette will get
it for you a whole year for 90 cents.
One of the prettiest laid out 1owe rgardens
around is the one at the railroad
station house near Broussardville. The pref
ty flowers in bloom and the bed of young
growing china trees are especially attractive.
We compliment the owner on his admirable
taste.
We received agreeable visits this week from
our friends, R. T.. Cunningham, the hand
some young editor of the Rayne Ranger, and
jovial Welman Bradford, prominent and
hustling business man from the same burg.
They are at home in The Gazette Office.
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