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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
A Fatal Accident.

Information reaches Tho Gazette that
sadly deplored accident happened I" the wife
of Mrs. Jules Scrvattc, in Dusou, some nights
since. 1t appeared that Mrs. Ssrvatte had
placed lighted lamp near her bed, and by
some unaccountal,le means the lamp was over
turned, and the flames thcrcfrom igniteo her
clothes, and burning her very severely. The
unfortunate lady as soon as she perceived her
clothes fire, caught a quilt and envclopcd
herself in it, but too late to escape serious in
Jury. Although given the best attention
known to medical Skill the lady fingered un-
til Wednesday, when death ended her suffer
ngs. In his great misfortune and bercave-
ment Mr.. Servatte has deep felt sympathy
of all
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

Look out for Otto's street parade, headed
by a brass band, to-day,
Assistant Marshal J. d. Veazey, Wednes-
dav evening and Thursday morning killed
twenty-eignt vagrant dogs. A pretty good
record.
Mr.. d. Bonnemaison, the efficient post
master of our growing sister town. 4oungs-
Vile, was in town Thursday, and paid The
Gazette a visit.
front of their store a remarkable specimen of
the fndy tribe captured by a fisherman IN
axe Simonette. The head of this curious
animal cannot be distinguished from that OF
the domestic cat, and likewise the caudal APP
pendace of this inhabitant of the water bears
such strong resemblance to the tail of the
common cat as to make it almost impossible
to distinguish one from the other. Go and
see it.
The Gazette has been noticing some inn
provements going on in the corner building
| next to Mrs. Cornay's and upon inquiry
ascertained that the Lady will shortly open
an ice cream Parlor, where during the season.
will be found not only ice cream, but soda
| water, lemonades, sherbets, cakes, and all
that pertains to a confectionery Parlor. The
| Gazette feels confident that her venture will
prove successful
The commissioners appointed by the seve-
raj Police Juries for the assessments OF rail-
roads, telegraph and telephones, for the
parishes of Avoyelles, Acadia, Assumption
Ca!casieu, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafayette La
fourche, Rapides, ST. Landry, ST. Charles
St. Mary, St. Martin and Terrebone will
meet at Lafayette, Lafayette parish, on
Friday, April FL, 1893. for the purpose OF
assessing the tracks of the railroads known
as Morgan's Louisiana and Texas, Louisiana
Western and Morgan's branch road, running
from Lafayette to Alexandria,, and all teie-
graph and telephone lines running through
! their respective parishes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

this week, where we. had the pleasure OF
meeting some of the boys. Mr. JOHNNIE
WheIan handles No. s4z with Sidney Valiette
fireman; John Bonner. handsome and grace
full like his papa, runs the No $40, with the
no less gallant Walter Ryan freman; MIR.
Thomas Finnegan pulls the throttle on No.
$50 with Peter McGr.sb fireman. 1t was on
this perfection of mechssism that we spent
few happy moments thattarried us away back
into the past, when a mothers ear listened
for the signal whistle that. told her ''your
boys are all right
We also had the pleasure of meeting ma
chinist Pat Tierney. Esq, and Mr. Charles
Higgins, and as Charlie is Vlrglnian we hao
to shake hands with him twice
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CarencrO News.

Editor Lafayette Gazette =
The time is coming when our Police Jury,
or the proper authorities will realize that
public roads are highways, and not canals
nto which tsevery Tom, Dick and Harry
can drain their fields pastures, or plantations.
When we reach that period, laws will be
enacted, and regulations esta blished, that will
make it an easy matter to grade and maintain
our roads in proper shape. Through constant
wear and tear, the washing of the rain, and
blowing of the wind, most of the public high
ways are several feet below the general level
of the country through witch they pass; now
as long as the owners of property bordering
such roads are permitted to cut large drains
| leading into them, just so long will we have
impossible roads; and no road overseer, nor
Contractor, will be able t1 keep them in shape.
There surely must be some means whereby
this injurious custom could be stopped, and
some remedial plan afforded
Mr.. Stokes, one of Sunsets leading business
| men, was in Carencro last Saturday.
1t is remarked that ''Captain' Collier, the
| we'll known detective of Lafayette, has been
| summoned to Chicago enter the secret ser
vice of that city. He will be accompanied by
| his secretary, Mr.. Fritz Pefferkorn, the
| ..Camelia fend." Baby Parrot will look
| after the interests of the home Office during
| their absence.
| Mayor Courtney has issued his proclama-
| ton announcing an election for municipal
officers for the corporation of Carcncro to be
! held on MayI.
| Mr. Geo. Z. Brown, is having his large
| store building thoroughly repaired and
painted. The front is to be completely
changed, and two large show windows will
improve its appearance. When the carPen-
| tiers and painters have finished their work. ii
will be one of our most attractive stores.
| Mr.. VIM. Canine, OF New iberia, is here,
| having contracts for the building of serveral
wind mills in the immediate vicinity of town.
Mr.. Edwin Estilette has opened barber
shop in the building adjoining Mr.. A
Breaux's Saloon.
! Easter is coming, when the stsmall boys
| with the varc-coorcd eggs will be in his
glory.
In the last issue of the Lake Charles Echo
| your correspondent sees that our old friend
and former fellow townsman, Mr. G
:1chmuleni is meeting with success, in that city
In addition merchandise and millinery
establishment, he will conduct genera
commission business.:'~,> -
Carcncro needs a good butcher shop
where the purchaser get the meat tina
suits him and for which he is willing to pay
The presen, cooperative bu,chery plan, tina
has been in existence in this section fo
many years, has lived out its usefulness
is pucular method, in lien Of which, any
thing would be an improvement
Our popular and genial parish Supt. of Pub
lie Schools, Mr.. II. L. Toll, went to Lafa
yet,c last Saturday to pay the teachers.
Mr.. Chas. I-usted, and Mr.. Duvcrny, the
.'widc- awake representative of A. Mackie
were in town last Saturday, We regret no
having been on hand to entertain them.
TOTIDE.I VERBS.
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ago he went to the Charity Hospital in New
Orleans to undergo treatment, but failed to
obtain satisfactory one. On his return,
Drs- Trahan, Scranton and LatiolaIs decided
to attempt an operation, and IT resulted IN
the cutting of his leg, saving the knee. Mr.
Boudreaux is doing we'll, and is expected to
recover shortly from the severe operation.
The sinking of the artesan well at Mr.
Bllaud's sugar mill was begun last Monday.
Ninety feet were bored the first day.
Constable George Malagarie left for New
Orleans Sunday. George sent in three mes
sengers in the shape of horses to announce
his prompt return.
A goodly number from our little town
went to witness the hanging OF Louis Michel,
in St. Martinville last Friday
None of the town boys are to be seen around
on Sunday. All out calling on their
counsns more distant relatives Get your
wedding cards in shape, Mr. Editor
A progressive euchre game was played at
Mrs. J. A. Roys's last evening by Misses
Nellie Bailey, Haydee Trahan, Leila Nick
erson, and Messrs Ed. L. Estorge, Henry
Fournet, J. NJ and J.. p. Olivier. Mr.. J.
NJ Olivier carried the honors of the game.
Our worthy agent, Mr.. Gardemal, tells us
that business is So dull that he has any amount
of spare time.
The opening of the season; the grandest
occasion of the year Easter Sunday cello
bration ! Fall in ranks, boys Grand So
cial gathering, balloon ascension, torch llght
with dance at St. Julien's Hall. A prize
to be awarded to the best dancer and part
ner. Be sure to give your best girl a chance
to win, don't be too heavy. Lots OF FUN TO
those who know how! Two or three bands
wifi be in attendance to furnish dancing and
s.operatic music.'' Fail not to attend.
Why should not the High School theatri
cal company give our town trial, such
laudable purpose would surely meet will
success.
DI1RARDIEu
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

We send out many copies of this paper to
parties whom we have been unable to see'
but whose names have been furnished to u.s.
persons who would likely become subscribers,
aud shall continue, to send them until notihed
rot. 70 do so,regatding non-refusal to receive
il asindicating wish to be considered sub
scribers. The subscription price is SO low
-one dollar per year-that we hope every
one will become subscribers, and send US the
amount of subscription.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
Sheriff'S Sale
STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH OF LAFA-
IETTEI-NO. -
p. Il. Chiasson Is GLtotA05 Hunks.

p. Il. Chi0sso,, 7'5. GItofA"s Hanks
Nv virtue of 4 writ of and sale. issued from
the Honorable Judge of the 18TH Judicial l'lstri'
Court and for the parish of lataN cite, state o
louisiana and directed. ! have sczed ano
will offer for sale at public the last and
hish bidder. a. the Court House. in the town oil
Lafayette. louisiana. on
Saturday. April 22. 1903.
between the legal sale hours the following DC
scrbed property to-wit:
a certain OF land situated in the parish OF La
favctte of louisiana with all the buildings
and improvements thereon standing and thereto bc
longing Said tract of land containing fifty superb
ciai arpentS. and is bounded North by land OF fr-
gene Leblanc: South by land of J. J. Smith public
road: by land of p. A. Chiasson. and West b,
land OF Mrs. Bernard Leblanc. being part of same
property acquired by vendor from Joseph A Green
IermS-IaSh.
ISAAC A BROUSSARD,
Sheriff Parish of Lafayette.
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DUBAR RID Ell.

The Gazette congratulates its yonng TREND
L. P. Bagarry on his marriage to Miss MA
mic Boas, which happy event occurred IN
New Iberia last Thursday. The Gazette
was kindly remembered, and hope that their
path through life will always be strewn with
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
FOR SALE.
Valuable Town Lots.

Valuable Town Lots.
Lots Nos. 81. 1875 and 21S, situated in
the Mills addition, measuring Ioox14o feet :;
also improved property on Main street OPP
,,osite T. E Martins place. Terms reason
able. For further particulars apply to
THE GAZETTE.
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RrouSsardvills DrizZ lingS.

EdI/or Lafayette Gazette &!
The operation performed last Saturday on
Mr.. Sevenc Boudreaux's leg proved quite
successful. Mr.. Boudreaux had been suf
fcrins for more than twenty years with
seemingly incurable sore. Some two months
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01
NOTICE

The quarterly meeting of the Farmers' Parish
Union OF parish of Lafayette. will be held at La
fayctte. April 8. 1893 full attendance is requested
V. E DUPUIS. President
r. w. FII.1orT. Secretary.
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Public Sale.
SUCCESSION OF EMILE CREIGHTON. DE-


CEASED.
Notice is hereby given tina, by virtue Of order
parish of lafavesse there will sold pubcauc
sn a; ee hhs: Of h
in this parish. on
Saturday. tho 2ed. day OF April. 1893.
the following dese,ihsd p5oIsrty 5o-w''
Parish of Lafayette. meas"rns five aIPents front
R9ysu oHs bic by i"r'y Of % ""
and below by plantation of Ra i w S ard
ings improvements thereon. Guiding the crop OF
cane plants on said place: od ,,nd-s;,,,,.d
iafayerre Parish sishsy ssTen sIpsr
ana ives; M sX eHd ., IS
n Haa.Hn N Ha s'se Mre Euph crsshson
Xs and s hs s
One pair OF bay and black mules.
One pair of dark mules.
c,}ss s P P old cow e"e ! a" @
orc OK dh. eS"s old p e~e tour AyeSy
;:.a: :s CELLARS and tlse hH-ncSs re ."a
spades and three hoes two eu.Ea,ors ;"aeo
sesm sc.H on: double
Of d b COTTON OF "a o
lot of brick: cane knives one water cooler: one
center table four chairs two rockers. etc. etc
TERMS AND CONDITIONS;
cx;hIss viii be s"d ,b for Ch on and day hs
balance n equal instalmcnts. payable rcsPcc-
lively February 1904 and 1906 bearing interest At
Gig per per thereon. from date OF sale.
till paid ter per penal clause. as attor-
news n of suit. the aggregate amount
recovered. the payment of which credit portion OF
said be secured by vendors PRIV
lege and special mortgage the property sold and
same to be represented by promsory notes drawn to
of the Administrator for the use OF sad RS
tate, and in sodo. of joint purchasers: PiI.
chaser purchasers confess judgment in favor ct
said in capital interest attorneys ices and
charSes authorizing cxecutory process to issue
before of competent jur'sdction II, de
fo,It of a n
selves and heirs o sell ALLEVIATE the property
purchased 10 prejudice of SAID mortgage and
'e' ISAAC A. BROUSSARD.
Sheriff. Lafayette Parish. la
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Services at the Methodist Church-First
and third Sundays. Sunday School at 9:3o
a. M II. ARMSTRONG.
Pastor.
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NOTICE

The undersigned wishes those who have
borrowed tools from him to return same at
once as I need them. WIN. TANNER.
Lafayette, March 80, 1898.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-01

Notice hereby given that by virtue OF an order
from the Honorable District Court in and for the
parish of Iafavette there will be sold pu bile
ton o the last and highest bidder. blythe under
signed Sheriff the last residence of the deceased
l,;S ariSh
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-09

Queen Anne was in her closet one day
at Windsor-a little turret chamber
with windows on every side looking over
the green and fertile valley of the Thames,
with all the trees in full summer foli-
age. and the harvest beginning to be
gathered in from the fields-when there
was brought to her scrapof crumpled
paper bearing upon it the few hurried
lines which told of the GLORIOUS victory
of the battle of Blepheim. 1t had been
torn off in haste from a memorandum
book on the field and was scribbled over
with an inn reckoning on the other side.
The commOtion it caused was not one
of unmixed joy. for though the queen
wrote her thanks and congratulations,
and there was great thanksgiving serv-
ice at st. PsuFs which she attended in
state. the party in power did all that in
them lay to depreciate the importance of
the victory. When, however, Marlbor-
ough appeared in England with his pris-
oners and trophies marshal of France
among the former. and many standards
taken in the field-the popular sentiment
burst all bounds. and his reception was
enthusiastic. The crown lands of Wood
stock were bestowed upon him as fur
ther reward. and the queen herself COM
manded that palace should be built
upon the estate at the expense of the
crown. to be called Blenheim in COM
memoration of the extraordinary vic
tory. Mrs. Oliphant in Century.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-09
EviIs q Option Dealing.

The people of this State, or of many 10.
calities in the State have this spring been,
al foried, i, would seem. ample opportuni.
ties for approaching many of the evils at
tending dealing in options. They certainly
appreciate the folly of it rs applied to their
own cases.
1t has generally been believed that gamh-
ling 10 food products has had injunou. eff
fects upon pricee, usually to the injury of
the producer. A writer in the Country
Gentleman snegests other than the popular
y supposed rcasons why this gambling in
grain pfoduces injurious effects He says
in coursc Of his article:
Dunng the last ten years the natural ten
depcy Of prices has been downward. - there
has Leena greater supply than demand. Each
year that the price Of ncw wheat started .
lal~ lower than the preceding price since
the vaf. every one said that this surely vas
the bottom and that preducsion would fall
- and restore the ssae Of the market. The
rvesateat feeling vas op4inistie--noshins
vosse was expected. No proof Of this state
naees need he sGefed here, q al rr,in.
erovess ksos bow little our psesrns ex.
r. ne lov prices have heen anticipated.
his to rural tosns and even 10 she farm,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-09

The administration il good al any sort of
fshing but II never crswtishes. New Age.
This is an evident attempt to yindicate
the administration, but in shat respect II
10 generally conceded that the head of the
administration can catch hsb. Whether his
ponierous tread along the banks Of the
trou, brook may have ,oterfered with the
truly inspiring sport Of Turing the speckled
beauties from their element. We are not IN
formed. We are told however, that in pa
tien,iy awaiting the delayed nibhle of the
horupout or slow mastication of an occa
sionsl sucker Mr.. Cleveland has no peer.
But statesmen at Washington not fisher
men on Hog island are needed. sadly
needed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-09
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

The races at Riverside Park, Bethel
July 4tb, will be as follows: In the fore
noon the ; minute trot, purse, SIS. ais,
green race purse, So. In the afternoon
free for all, trot and pace, purse $3.50 g,
10 class, trot AMI pace. Bicycle races
will occupy a great deal of time, anc
promise to be very interesting. Libera
purses are offered for the fair. Sept 10. 20
and 81.
Two fine colts by .Iamaiquc, the import
e'l Percheron, Edminster horse were showi
at Belfast last week. They were SIX week
old, owned by T.. o. Pendleton of Bel
fast and N. B.Allenwood of Belmont, an,
are handsome, well proportional animals
Edward +. Wescott of Belfast has latel,
bought of +. A. Niekerson valuabl,
young mare by Gilbreth Knox.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-09
lssA o., l.. ~ ussIs.

II il wasn't for veeds the farmers life /
vouh present more attractive aspect. 1t is |
In the bu.ieet seasons Of the year. vixen the |
farmer is distracted by the demands upon
bis time and patience that the noxioas ueed
springs TO the fore and in erii iuxuri-
ance. How the weeds do grow, What
shall ne DO to get rid Of ybem: These
questions are asked every year AMI some
little advance in grsppllng pith the weeds
has been made People who bave Travelled
abroad have noticed that on most of the
small farms in France and Germany the
fields hare bad clean cultivati 20
long that there were no weed seeds left in
the soil, and cultivation was necessary only
to loosen the soil to admit the air and help
to retain the moisture. Most of our Amer
lean farmers look on weels - matter Of
course, and never seem to get the iiex that
farm can be so managed as to become
free from weeds.
One well known writer says: One of the
greatest helps in subjugsting weeds is clo-
yer, for two bodies csnHYt occupy the
same space at the same time, and if fields
are well set with clover there is much less
room for weeds. A thick stani of clover
shades the soil and keeps ii moist. which is
favorable TO the termination of seeds, and
then smothers them in their infancy Clover
is thiekened and bene fited by cutting. while
most of our perennial weeds are killed by
cutting.
A field so seeded with rag-veed that it
takes full possession of the soil can be
thoroughly clesnsed in FIVE years by the
use of clover, and by moving the stubble
the last of July or first of August. have
a field on which this plan has been fol-
bowed, and FIVE weeks ago it WAS planted to
potatoes. An examination of it Yesterday
showed it TO be clean of weeds, although it
has rained so necessarily that we have not
been able to go on it at all. but strip eight
feet wide, where row of corn shocks stood,
had no clover on it, and late last fall RI
pened crop of weed seed, anil on this strip
there is now mat of weeds.
have an acre and more of garden on
which no weeds have been allowed to 60 to
seed for many years, and know that after
the longest wet spell, when am kept from
cultivsiing it for weeks, it will remain COM
psratively clean. 1t Is not difficult mat
ter TO keep weeds from going to seed in a
garden; it only requires that the land be
kept usefully employed through the season.
As soon as a crop is past use remove it and
plant something else. I plant vegetables
" which will mature at about the same time
in plats adjoining.
One must study the habits of plants to
fight weeds intelligently, and know the con-
dtion under which they mature seed, and
how they propagate and scatter, to fight
them successfully, and he must keep ever
I,stiuvlv at il
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-09

Talk is cheap" Possibly the President
hsd this opinion III mind when he advised
the distracted business men to be calm
and patriotic" and ''iook to the future -
Perhaps also he thought the man on the
verge of bankruptcy could afford to listen
the talk being cheap. Words without deeds
appeara to he the Presidents hobby He
advises the business interests not to have
apprehension. Yet his former verbosi,y
about = ''robber tariff" the rotten planks
in the Democratic platform, the
bounding Of solid financial policies by the
large part of the Democratic party gave
rise TO that apprehension. While We be
iicve that panic is not upon us and that
there is sufficient huoysucy IN the money
market and sufficient resources 10 tide over
perhaps to wholly recover from the present
depression. there will be nothing to credit to
the administration in such happy event. On
the contrary every Influence cmsnatIng from
the vscillsting don't know how course of
the administration has tended to depress the
financial condition of the country.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-06-09

The National Tribune of Washington is
irving Ia find ont over what schoolhouse
the American Nag was first raised. Hon.
G.. f. Richards of l,ockrort, writes the
Tribune rs follows. understand that the
question OF To whom belong the honor of
first raising the flag of our country over
the public schoolhouse il mooted one.
Some of our soldier boys,uow men past mid
die age. wish me to state what know. In
the beginning of the war in 1861 | was the
teacher of the High School in Rockport, Me
In the latter part of April. the same year,
the lth Maine was being raised in the city of
Kockland and vicinity. The High School
boy. were very much interested and very
patriotic. pne of them came to me one day
anil asked me if ! should object 10 raising
lhc hag on the top of the school building
| answered. most certainly not, it is my
duty 10 teach patriotism, anil know of no
better object lesson than the aag of our
country living from our schoolhouse.
The n. 1t day ,hl, boy \. u. thsinpney
afterwards IN the lst H. c. and lst Maine
Cavalry went to the woods, cut staff and
with the help of his schoolmstes erected 1t.
The next MONDAY morning large, beauti-
full tlsy was thrown to the breeze. The
huiding standing on hill overlooking the
village and surrounding country made the
Nag verv conspicuous. Many a cheer went
MP from the passers by during the summer
following. The raising of this flag oc-
CURED not later than the middle of May
lsGi Mr.. Champney Is still with US, a.
are several of his schoolmates, who will
verify this statement.