The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-10-21
THE GAZETTE.
.Ss1se,'!pfion Price, ST. Per H<ax
rONN AND COUNTRY.

It is an established fact that tho.
living in glass houses are prone I
throw stones.
In several sections of Norther
Louisiana, Jack Frost put in an AZ
pearAnce on the 18th instant.
Gov. Foster is determined tina
the Corbett-Mitchell Pie fight shall
not take place within the limits o
the State of Louisiana.
The pay car is overdue by man,
days. Its advent would caused
smiles to many who yeara fo
its arrival.
Mr.. Bolden Huffpauir wants t.
sell or trade for town property q
farm on Queue Tortue bayou. Read
what he has to say about it in anoth
er column.
w. d. Huff, an engineer in this
town, was arrested last Saturday
and detained until an enquiry can
be held into mental condition. No
report has yet been made.
Judge Allen has refused to admit
Martin Bagley to bail. Bagley, it
will be remembered, killed a man
by the name of Ford in Vernillon
parish few weeks ago.
Mr.. c. ]. Sanders has opened up
a saddlery shop, and leather depot,
opposite Mr.. Revillon's store, where
he will be at all times ready to serve
any one who may wish anything in
his line.
The Gazette was pleased to meet
Mr.. Remy klock, the affable crimi-
nal sheriff of Orleans parish, at the
sherif's convention. Mr.. Klock is
a nice gentleman, full of fun, and
made many friends during his visit
here which is to be hoped will not
be his last.
That spendid benefit order, the
American Legion of Honor, has
just declared a semi-annual dividend
of s. per $1,000 of insurance carried
by its members. The order is re-
ported to be in f1ourishing condi-
ton, and is every day increasing
its membership.
when given to plainly understand that
n show would be allowed here, the Sam
Jack dusky troupe wisely concluded that
''discretion was the better part of valor''
and did not perform. Their car arrived
I Thursday morning and still on the track
friday when this paper put to press |
we heard that the manager had wired to the t
proprietor OF the troupe in Chicago advis- [
'ng that all appointments made in the State I
be cancelled. This, for them, is the best
and safest course to pursue.
Mr.. Roman Francez requests The >,
Gazette to state that he has COM
pleted the surveying of the 1'eche S
Railroad, and will hereafter attend
to his duties as parish surveyor He i
IS also ready to do surveying for !,
those who may desire his services.
The Turf Association of Breaux ia
Bridge should in future, prohibit y.
all gambling on the race course.
ne she'll game, which is nothing in
out piece of shameful robbery,
vas in full blast during the races ne
>'AO AAAe@Hy a AduIO was SnOIn OF Its
leece. This should not be allowed. 80
There were some interesting races da
n Breaux Bridge last Sunday, and a
cry large crowd was present to view
hem. By far the best event of the ~,
ay was the half mile dash between
hree two-year old Neptune colts, pa
'hlch was won by Bessie, owned
y H. P. Guilbeau & Son. The
urse was worth something over oo
200.
Some two months since The Ca
cite had the painful task to chron- AZ
lie the death of Mrs. Horace Mar
n, and noted at the same time that A.
he had left baby a few days old. =
his baby was taken in the home J.
DR.. G.. A. Martin, and, not 8
the best care extended N.
re poor frail little mortal expired NJ
'ednesday, aged two months. The Mr.
neral took place next day. G.
DR.. P. Nj. Girard, of Scott, and ~:
riss Leila Singleton, of this town, M
ere united in the holy bonds of 4.