The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-11-17
Misses Louise and Amel,e Locker,

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home near St. MaEtinville. They
were the guests of their relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Billaud.
! Now that the business season is
fully opened, Agent Davidson and
his diligent assistants, Messrs. Ma
bray and Givens, are always busy at
the office of the So. Pac. Depot.
The amount of work done by these
gentlemen, shows better than any
thing else, the large and increasing
trade of this town.
We learned that the Billaud &
Estorge ginnery at Broussardv;lle
experienced a narrow escape from
fire Monday. I, appears that match
passed in the gin and set fire to
Fortunately intelligent and prompt
work prevented any further damage.
The sad intelligence of the death
at New Iberia of Mr.. Paul Castillo
reached here last Tuesday. Mr..
Castillo had lived in Lafayette
and many were panied to hear of
his untimely demise. He was 80
years of age and leaves a wife and
several young children. He was
a man of many sterling qualities,
a kind husband, devoted father,
good citizen and upright gentleman.
Mr.. Washington Bernard, a gen.
tleman as proficient in the tonsorial
art as his famous namesake was in
the art of war, has secured
a position in the well-known es-
Enlistment of Mr.. John Wander
griH and offers his services to the
public. Mr.. Bernard comes to our
town very we'll recommended.
Abe Hirsch, the industrious and
genial bar tender at Begneaud's
saloon, made some much-needed
Improvements to the plank walk at
the corner. Another earnest effort
like this, Abe, and you will regain
your reputation as a hard working
young man.
An accident which will deprive
the victim Of the use of one finger
happened at the railroad yards last
Monday. Floresta Guidry, young
man employed as switchnan, while
coupling cars had his left had
badly mutilated, necessitating the
immediate amputation of one finger.
Drs. Hopkins end Martin performed
the operation.
The Gazette was pleased to re-
ccive an invitation to attend the
wedding of Miss Emma Mccormick,
the charming daughter of the late
John Mccormick, the lamented
editor of the Lake Charles Com
mercial. Miss Mccormick will
be married to Mr.. Charles c.
Clerc on the 2:nd of this month
at the church of the Immaculate
Conception, Lake Charles. We
beg to extend our heartiest felici-
tations to Mr.. Clerc on his good
fortune, and express the sincere
wish that a happy life awaits him
and the estimable young lady who
will soon be his wife.
\ local politician, who has the
stuff in him to make a Tammany
Sachem, takes the Democratic de-
feat very phiiosophically. He says
that the recent landslide is sure
sign that the Democrats will win in
1896, and had the Republicans lost
the election, says our local prophet,
the Democratic party would, in all
probability. lose the fight at the
next presidential election. Coming
events cast their shadows before.
Judge Debaillon kept his word.
Was not Lafayette hummer though,
Beattie was not in it.-Assumption
Pioneer.
Judge Debaillon knew whereof he
was speaking. Lafayette is always
right. Bounty on sugar, cotton,
Irish and sweet potatoes and any
thing else they raise could not make
the people of this parish vote the
Republican ticket. We have a few
Republicans down here, but they
are not sugar-teats; they are straight
outs.