The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-02-10
Ruyville Items.

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Monnier's.
Royville Items.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Misses Ada Olivier and Leila
Breaux, two charming Lafayette
young ladies, have been the guests
of Mrs. Scranton for a few days.
Whilst returning home last week
from a professional visit, DR.. Scran-
ton had a breakdown in one of the
disgraceful precipices adjoining this
town. The doctor fortunately es-
capped injury. His buggy was to
some extent damaged.
Sugar gets q blackeye; Mitchell
bruised mug, whilst Lafayette,
with its disgraceful roads, the usual
comment and redicule of adjoining
parishes.
Warfare should be weekly con-
tinued by the local papers, on the
fearful condition of the public
throughfares. Our officials might
then begin a tour of investigation,
one has indeed grossly neglected his
business.
Councilman A. L. Dyer was
absent from town last week.
-Carencro and Royville are in
sympathy with each other.
Little Marjory, daughter of Hon.
O. Cade, has been ill, but we are
happy to report that she is now bet
ter, and pronounced out of danger,
by DR.. Young her attending physi-
clan.
We are under many obligations
to Hon. o. H. Simpson, of the New
Orleans Mint, for valuable assistance
rendered the past week.
Who is to represent Lafayette
parish at the next General Assembly
of the Legislature
Several of the boys attended
the Myre-Toups ball at Langlinais
Hall last week. The bride is a
niece of Mayor H. 'Theall
-Messrs Arthur Greieg and Foley,
of Lafayette, were in Royville lately
buying cotton.
MIR. A. J. Comeau, a ''Knight
of the pestle," was called at his
fathers home, as one of his brothers
| was quite sick with pneumonia.
| Late reports are that he is better.
MIR. Felix, representing w. G..
Tebault, of New Orleans was in town
lately selling furniture. DR.. Duplex
bought a bed room set, and DR..
Scranton beautiful parlor and bed
room furniture.
Mayor H. Theall and wife, DR..
Duplex, wife and sons, p. R. Roy,
d. Bonnemaison and J. O. Blanche,
left last Sunday for the crescent city,
and will remain there until after tn.
carnival festivities.
Cadets Charles Young and N
Theriot have returned home, two
students of the university died O
spinal meningitis, hence, the retu,,
Of our boys.
DIR. Scranton and J. r. Domin
geaux. we're called to Lafayette
Monday ON business.
Hon. o. Cade, after spending
few days with his family, left for hi
post of duty Monday, with HIM wa
Master Clifton Young, who goes t
witness the mysteries of Mardi Gras
After . very satisfactory ginnin
season., Roy's cotton gin closes
doors Friday evening. The amour
. of bales ginned, s'hits the nail" a
887. The colored employees cele
brated the event with an old ant
: bellum dance. The fiddle and &C
. Gordon held prominent parts in tn
entertainments.
One of our leading clerks ''take
j, the pie" when it comes to sellin
1 wedding costumes. Boys, fear nc
+ the consequences of marriage, q
S figures below speak for themselve:
t in showing that you can afford
wife, which also proves the fact, ths
;. our town can supply you with good
e as cheap, if not cheaper, than an
other town in this parish. Patroniz