The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-08-05

lucky ones who plucked a plum ;
= the mint. His position is assista,
4 weigher and the emoluments al
= SI25o year. Sam had exceller
backing in the parish.
DR.. E, J. Chachere has move
his family into the house opposit
The Gazette Office The Docto
has also secured the building mex
to the bank and will use it as Al
Office.
While the excursion train on it
return from Galveston made a sto,
at TINS point of 20 minutes, the
crowd demonstrated burning
thirst that took two kegs and a hall
OF beer at Mr.. Jno. O. Mouton':
saloon to quench.
In these stirring times when every
body is on the move, those who
don't join in the procession will
ind themselves chewing the end of
the refuse. This refers to, towns as
we'll as to Individuals
| Mr. Auguste Lagneau planter living and
! owning farm in L'anse Berluchau, harvested
| 90 sacks of oats this season which he sold to
Mr.. Alfred Hebert at IS cents bushel
MS Is the largest crop ever made and har-
vested On one place in the parish, and speaks
II glowing terms for the fertility of the SOIL
That stretch of road starting from,
the Mouton bridge over Bayou YER
million and extending out mile or
so is IN a terrible condition, and
should be attended to at once, else
1T is likely to be in an impossible
condition as soon as the rainy season
sets in, if neglected.
Messrs. Louis G. Sicily and Hugh
hutchinson took the train at this
point Monday bound for Lake
Charles where they go as delegates
from this parish to attend the meet
ing Of the State Farmers Alliance
which convened this week in that
city.
We notice from our exchanges
that IN every town neighboring |
Lafayette, the young people have
social organizations for the PURPOSE
of amusement and social recreation.
and from the frequency of their en-
tertalnments we should judge that
hey are traversing life's path over a
road strewn with roses
President ]. w. Nicholson, of the
State University, will be
n Lafayette on the 18th of August
n the interest of that insti
ution and in order to fully and
practically illustrate it's merits he
Will deliver lecture and present
lxty-odd fine stereopticon views Of
he grounds, buildings, equipments
md scope and method of the work =
# the institution !
EsssFs. George Melchior. II.
1estayer and G.. f. Brown passed !
Trough Lafayette Tuesday on their /
eturn trip from Chicago, where l
hey spent some time taking in the ,
xPosition. Mr.. Melchior reports
ne party having had a very pleas
mt trip, and says the exposition is \
immense sight which should be
cen by every one. 4
On August a new schedule went I:
ITO effect on the St. Martinsville j
ranch railroad. Instead of making 6
'e run end at Cade station the train
III hereafter go to New Iberia "
here exchange OF pas sengers, bag >,
age and express for ST. Martinsville &
i'll be made. Persons holding
ckets for St. Martinsville will not G
charged any extra fare by going r:
New Iberia +
Real estate is looking up some ia J.
lafayette, and holders are not over NJ
'Nlous to part with their holdings
1lldlngs continue to go up, and y
the stringency of (,
e money market. which tends to
nder business somewhat dull, still G.
nsldering the situation and com NJ
ring with our sister towns Lafav- A,
e is fairly holding it's own. With ID,
excellent crops in sight that will
ON be moving, business will shortly Ro
en- brisk.
1t was a to-be-remembered &,
hit that presented itself to the NJ
wv Of ths. onlooker, q the depot n
: other day: when a fair, warm, 4
'wlng, bouncing c. and gushing II
lighter Of Africa conplacently Lit 4.
norrid smelling old pipe. This 4,
ely lily of Ethiopia was deter y
ned that the perfumes from the a "A
&c should not be lost in the sweet
ors of her person. But no one wv
named long enough to note which II
more striking to the olfactories n NJ
fact she was monarch of all she "
veyed, with none to dispute Arm Arm
sway. lose
=. r. Wilson, of Houston, Texas, Mrs