The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1895-05-25
Our Pick-ups.

Mr.. Louis Tapissier, of Carencro, wa
in town Tuesday.
Judge Blackman, of AvoYelles parish
was in town Monday.
Truth is mighty and will pre- all unless
superior inducements are offered the
other way.
Messrs. F. E. Voorhies and Chas. t.
boorhies went to Scott Tuesday to re-
model cotton gin.
Nessrs Chas. Bienvenu and Chas.
Broussard made trip to New Iberia
Sunday On their bicycles.
Ffesh-very fresh-soda crackers and
delicious table butter are two of the draw
| ing cards at Moss Bros. & Co.'S.
The State Christian Endeavor society
will hold its annual convention at Crow.
ley on June 2sth, Goth and 3Oth.
Acadia parish has an Indebtedness of
s2O. .592.11. and the Crowley Signal says
il is all on account of bad management.
The fourth annual session of the Lou
isiana Chautauqua will be held at Rus
ton beginning July 1st and continuing
five weeks.
Mr.. W. Campbell went to Monroe
Monday to attend the State convention
Of the Knights of pythias as a delegate
Of the Lafayette lodge.
Never bear more than one kind of
trouble at time. Some people bear three
kinds-all they have had, all they have
now and all they expect to have.
When you do get bicycle get'the best
as matter Of economy as we'll as of SUI
perlative pleasure Moss Bros. s. Co.
keep the best to be had for the money
and will sell for cash or on easy pay
ments.
For SALE-An sx12 new Champion
job press. In good condition and will
be sold at bargain Amy one wanting
printing press for small amount of
money should address, The ADVERTISER
Lafayette, La.
Sam Jones says. ''There seems to be
morbid appetite throughout all society
for the vulgar This may account for
the large audiences Sam draws. for If he
isn't vulgar then we don't know the
meaning of the word.
Call and examine designs of embos-
sed society address cards at this Office
We can show you the latest styles of en-
bossed emblems for any secret order. In
fact we have about anything you want
in the line of fancy stationery.
The Peabody Normal Institute will be
held in Lake Charles May ~ to June
%. The State Institute Board has pro-
vided for holding a summer normal for
colored teachers at Lake Charles during
the same time. Prof. B. G. Caldwell
will have general control of the work
for both white and colored normals.
| II no ordinance to that effect already
exists that might be enforced, the City
Council could not do better than to adopt
one making it unlawful for bicycles to
be ridden on the sidewalks of the town.
Despite the danger to pedestrians attend
| ing the practice some of the local wheel
men persist in using the sidewalks.
Mr.. Chas. Lusted and family will leave
tomorrow to attend the commencement
| exercises of the New Orleans high
school at which Miss Ella Bell, niece OF
Mr. Lusted, graduated this year. Miss
Bell is one of Lafayette's fair daughters
and her many friends are proud Of her
getting through this popular institute OF
learning at the age Of sixteen.
At least one-half Of the people in the
world never ate beef, and hundreds OF
millions of them could not be induced
to eat it. Plenty Of these people are
strong. fat and happy, too. They live
about as long on the average as beef eat.
ers. There is more beef eaten by the
| people Of the United States than those OF
any other country in the world
! Miss Winnie Davis, General Gordon
| and d party Of Confederate veterans pass
| ed through here Tuesday en- route fo1
Houston. A number Of persons were
| present at the station to do honor to the
Daughter Of the Confederacy." A.
mongst the Virginia delegation was q
gentlemen who had been Gen. Lees
acout. Mr.. O'Neil Baron, veteran o1
this place, presented Miss Davis with 4
be autiful bouquet.
II has long been an open secret that
railway communication between the
southern Pacific at Lafayette and the
Illinois Central It Hammond on the eas,
would have been established some time
/ a0o had not influences il New Orleans