The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-02

at II O'Clock and at night and on Sunday al
| the usual service hours. Mr.. Nall has re-
n'ly occupied (,he past monthly the pulpit
in DR.. Palmer's church, during the latter S
| illness, and is n gentleman Of fine intcllec-
! tual force.
Mrs. Laura Thompson, of Hous-
ton, who has been on an extended
visit to her sisters, the Misses Oil
vier, left for her home Saturday, ac-
conpanied by her sister, Miss Edna.
The Gazette is in good deal the
same position as George Gould says
he is-we don't believe we could
| raise $4,000, 900 if we tried-on
short notice. And we are also good
deal like the New Orleans banks
we find it difficult to get all the
small bills we want.
Mr.. Andrew Lemaire, late Of this
city, but now of Lafayette, was
among his frinds here yesterday
Sunday. )-New Iberia Iberian. Mr..
Lemaire is employed in the popular
establishment of L. Plonsky, and
COHle9 ~ Ad1d) cue tiSi11y iSNoAA-
mended.
H. +. Toll Esq, the Secretary of
the Board Of School Directors re-
quests The Gazette to state that
there will be special meeting Of
that body held in Lafayette, on the
4th instant, (next Monday at $3.50
A. NJ. to which the members are ur-
gently requested to attend for the
| transaction of important business.
G.. r. Wilson, of Houston, Texas,
representing the old firm of p. G.
Tomson & Co., Philadelphia, Penn,
has been in our city selling the ia
nous Hoe Cake Soap. A laundry
soap that softens hard water, and
washes the clothes whittier, cleaner
and in One-third the time required
when using yellow soaps. 1t is said
| to please every one. Give Hoe
Cake trial and you will use no
other laundry soap. Call on your
grocer for it. The merchants we
understand will have it on sale in
twenty days.
G. T. Pearson, special agent of
the Fidelity Trust and Loan Asso-
citation Company, of Mobile, Ala,
up to Thursday had placed $50
shares, and organized a local board
as follows: II. Vandercruyssen,
president +. Pefferk crn, vice-pre
idcnt; II. ]. Church, secretary and
treasurer; +. G.. VOORHEES,, attor-
ncy. Directors: ]. +. Bowen, B.
J. Donlon, y. J. Mcbride, and r.
Richard. Appraisers : F. G. TRAY
and J. Parker. Local agent, G. &.
HigSin',otham:
Last Saturday, at o:3o o'clock,
Mrs. Arthur Brcussard, nee Marie
Lolette Guidry, departed this life
! at the age OF "a years and l month.
1t is, indeed, sad to die SO young,
when life is SO full Of hope, and to
make ncr death all the more sorrowful
such a kid disposition, that her
presence was like tie sunshine. TO
the inconsola 1le husband, kin lred
and many friends, The Gazette ex-
tNAA>Ao I'D AAAcot SAAA>SiS IA panty.
A novel entertainment will be
given in ST. Martinsville, Tuesday,
the 9Th instant, for the benefit Of
the high school in that town. 1t is
a mock trial wherein the dram atis
persona are all young ladies. The
trial will take place at the court
house, and will have all the details
of court Of justice. After the en-
tcrtainment ball will take place
in the High School building. "A
cordial invitation is extended to the
people of the adjoining towns to at
tend.
Quite an interesting game of
base bah took last Sunday at the
grounds near town between a nine
Of lie Pilette and the Black Dia-
1nonds Of Lafayette. They played
five innings and the visitors
were ahead at the end Of their
fifth inning. Nothing daunted the
Lafayette boys, went to the
bat to win their half of the last in
ming, and by a fine squirt succeeded