The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-25
Carensro News.


Carensro News.
Mr.. T. L. Bailey, accountant
and agent for the Teche railroad at
Huron for the last two years, has
resigned his position, and took his
departure last week for New York,
where he expects to locate.
The buildings have been COM
pleted, the numerous watts put in
place, and the Larencro tannery
will be in operation within the next
few days. If this new enterprise
proves as successful as its promo
tiers anticipate, it is their intention
to add harness and saddle factory
to their plant.
Col. c. c. Brown went to Lafa-
yette last Saturday.
At the first regular meeting of the
new council held Wednesday May
18th the following officers were
unanimously elected: Mr.. A.
Cheffer, secretary; Mr.. CASTOR
Blot treasurer; and Mr.. St. D. Ar
cenaux marshal. A vote of thanks
was rendered by the council to Mr..
A. A. Micaud the retiring town
marshal, for faithful and efficient
services rendered by him during his
term.
Now that Ike Broussard has pre-
sented to Baron Natili his edu-
Gated crane, he should make the
gift complete by giving him that
wonderful yellow dog of his.
Mr.. Cheffer was visitor in New
Iberia last Sunday.
There were quite a number of
strangers at the skating rink last
Sunday.
Miss Armide Guilbeau, of Breaux
Bridge, is in Carencro, spending a
few days with relatives and friends.
Mr.. L. Lacoste, of Lafayette,
and Mr.. John Breaux Of Lake
Charles. were welcomed visitors in
town this week.
Your correspondent was shown a
few days since, some wheat raised
on Mr.. Ernest Bernard's place, and
that gentleman among many others
is now convinced that wheat can be
as successfully cultivated here as
elsewhere. This adds one more
feather to the already fully be-
decked cap of Lafayette parish.
The receiver of the Teche Railroad
and Sugar company has issued circu-
lars to the various creditors of that
company, wherein he submits a
proposition that the property be
taken out of the hands of the court,
and a new company organized, with
the creditors as the stock holders,
to be classified as follows: The
present mortgage and lien holders
to receive SO per cent of their debts
in end mortgage bonds, and the re-
naming 50 per cent in stock. The
common creditor to receive 50 cents
on the dollar on their claims, in
stock of the new company. The
amount of the capital stock to
equal the amount of the revised
schedule. A first mortgage bond
will then be issued for an amount
sufficient to cover the receivers in
debtedness and costs of court. 1t
remains to be seen how the creditors
will accept this proposition.
The festival to be given for the
benefit of the new church will take
place on the 18TH and 10th of June.
Archbishop Janssens will be present,
arriving Saturday evening, and will
deliver lecture on the day follow
ing at 2.3o p. m. There will be a
grand concert both nights. There
will also be a number of new and
attractive features, and every pro-
vision made for the proper enter
tainment of large attendance.
A large number from here at
tended the races at Arnaudville last
Sunday, and the consequence was
that a considerable amount of Ca
rencro money is sojourning in St.
Landry parish.
Miss Birdie Palmer was a visitor
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