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


week with n view of ascertaining the feas'-
bility of organizing a militia company we
are informed that he did not meet with sue
cess.
Aureiien Olivier and Homer Landry from
Broussardville were in Lafayette Monday
and called at The Gazette Office.
Superintendent of public schools, II. r,
Toll, Esq, was in Lafayette Saturday, and
handed the teachers their warrants for the
current month.
The Gazette's good friend Thomas Mouton
was in town Monday and called at the ONCE
and, as usual, left substantial reminder OF
his visit. Come often, Tom.
We had the pleasure of meeting Monday
Mr.. H. VanderCruyscu, editor of the brean1
Bridge Union. During a few minutes chat
we learned that work on the Knapp railroad
will begin at early date. This is the road
that is destined to reach Carenero.
Services will be held in the Catholic Church
to morrow; first mass at 1890 o'clock and
solemn high mass at 9:3o O'Clock. Imnedia-
tely after high mass the Pews will be Sold
There is a horse, owned by DR.. Arthur
Guilbsau, in Breaux Bridge, who is a flyer
indeed. We rode behind him once and
thought we were facing = North Dakota
cyclone. He clippea time at 2:32 gait.
Alex Delahoussaye has just opened
grocery store, where every thing that is &C.
narally kept in such line of business will be
found, fresh and cheap.
Now, then, listen: We must have that
street sprinkler.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. J.
c. Rivers, of Pennsylvania, this week. MIR.
Rivers, we are happy to say. is much pleased
with our country and people,
Marshal Bradley had an imPromPtn parade
last Sunday. He was escorting two tourists
outside the limits of town. As he passed
the depot some one very appropriately
| speeded the parting guests by whistllng the
| soul-stirring refrain: ''when I'm gone 20"
will miss me-
Emile Girard, the young railroad man, who
| was SO severely wounded by the caboose run
| ming over him some days ago has been re-
| moved to his home in New Iberia, where, IT
is thought, home influence, will tend to hasten
| his recovery.
Every one feels the absolute necessity of a
street sprinkler.
The town of Lafayette should have good
fire company. We suggest the organization
rof a Hook and Ladder company, and be
sides the truck, add few Babcocks. Then
| we could fight a fire to some advantage.
| Miss Stella Trahan the lovely and accom-
| plished daughter of DR.. J. ID. Trahan, atteI
a pleasant stay in New Orleans extending
three months has returned home much to the
delight of her numerous friends.
Mr.. Leonard Guidry, thriving farmer
living about six miles from Lafayette, killed
a hog last week, weight $50 pounds drcs
scd, and still find farmers buying
..store pork
wclman Era.lford Esq, prominent young
business man of Rayne passed through l-afa
yette Monday his way up the road on bust
ness. Welnan is the agent of the Manhattan
Loan company, and is doing rushing bust
ness. See his advertisement in anothe
column.
| The announcement is made that tn
"Black Diamonds'' minstrel company viii
give their entertainment the 9Th instant
a good attendance sholld greet the comPan,
for, besides fine performance, the pro
fits accruing will go to the High Schoo
Building Fund.
Mr. Abe Solomon, of Corsicana, Texas
who has been visiting his sister Mrs. JOS
Plonsky took his departure Thursday TO
Chicago, and Will extend his trip to Glca
Springs, Waukesha, Wis: Mr.. Solomon ha
been great traveller, and says that tn
scenery of the Cote Gelee section of GU
parish is the finest that he has ever seen.
Capt. Anatole Leblanc, a veteran Missis
sippi river and tributaries pilot, and a whilor
steamboat chum of The Gazette's senior,s il
Lafayette spending some days with his broth
. cr Ozcne Leblanc. Anatole is not only
first class pilot, but a nmrod pa, excellence
OF course he called at The Gazette office
and let us tell you when ex-keeper of tn
6 records and a star-gazer meet the past loom
up very wildly
Mr. l. N. Satterfeld, the road contractor
is working on and grading the public roa
, leading from Lafayette to Carencro, and ha
reached, in his work, Ernest Bernards place
Mr. Satterfeld says that this is the prelirni
: nary work, and he will go over the road agai
: putting on the finishing touches, and whe
j.. completed it will be in such condition tina
n no onewill question the work being thorough
e done.
There was prize fight at the Lafayett
arena last Sunday between two negroes
), Robert Aime and George Jefferson, resultin
a in victory for Anne in four rounds.
), match is about being made between Anne an
a a negro from Morgan City for a large purse
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