The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-01-12
AT ROYgELLE.
Happenings in the Busy and
Thrifty Town u Reported
for TIE Co:un.ns OF The
Gazette.


standing the unusual dullness Of the
season, trade was to certain ,ex-
tent quitessatisfactory 1t is to be
hoped that a revival in business
will soon take place. The farmers
are doubly in earnest this year,
and from present inc,ica tions west
ern pork and meats will find very
poor market in this section.
The variations Of the weather
with its daily changes from warm
TO cold, have caused irnurlcI1Nls
cases Of pneumonia and consequent
ly physicians and druggists are kept
quite busy. 9th erwisc the coun-
try is healthy.
Say, Mr.. Editor, what may be
the matter with you1 staff Of CORE
spondents?
Tie young men Of Royville make
use Of "Ckerokee's column" to pre-
sent their many thanks for appre-
ciated attention paid them by the
young ladies and gentlemen Of La
fayette.
Miss Birdie Palmer, Of Carencro,
is visiting Mrs. Scranton.
DR.. r. O. Young, Of Houston,
is sojournins in Royville.
Dr.. p. A. Duplex was on the
sick list last week.
\ trio Of s.gay ones" y. Bonnie
mason, "A. Iidalso and Ursin
MoutOn, were called to Lafayette
Monday as witnesses in the kalck-
stein Steiner lawsuit.
Mrs. Desire Roy is now bette, :;
she was confined to her bed for
several deys.
Miss May Scranton, after a weeks
stay at home, returned to New Or
her studies at the Dominican AGA
denny.
Several well-known Royviilians
started out for bear hunt a few
nights ago. a friend Of the your
correspondent (being one >of the
number) related to him a very in
teresting feature of the slaughter
Our sports, armed to the teeth.
amply Supplied with restoratives.
etc, Gin case OF emergencies(
marched out to the sonorous com
| n'ands Of Captain --. They
! rad not gone very far when one Of
! the party said he sr,elt ssbor"
You may imagine how excitement
few sky high. y dark object a fcw,
yards ahead, presented the finest
specimen Of i'll:;a. Crack ! crack .
= and bullet alter bullet found their
way to the poor beasts chest. AZ
ter running out Of ammunition, and
seeing that they had failed to earth
their game, a caucus was decided
upon. The bravcst of the party
was selected to interview Mr..
Bear. After r,'cking his gun over
and over, and then Waking eau
+ tiously and quietly toward the OBJ
jet, he stopped, aimed and again
fired. Advancing rapidly to claim
his property, when 10 he was sur
, prised to see that a buggy to-,
pierced with holes like sitter
stood before him. Our sports left,
but naturally disappointed: The
! story leaked out, and as we "cau2l. t
! on to it, did no more than to pro-
! Cuce it in our column.
Miss I[ita Scranton IS visitir g
! friends in Houston, Texas.
Nessrs. Ed Estorge and Andre
! Billaud, Of Broussard, were in towi,
Sunday.
Mr.. A. A. Iabc was p1easan>
! caller at our Office last week
| The roads The roads The
roads It is not our intention tc
say anything about them, tut-wcll
we can't help it. They are not eN-
actly as they should be.
Married-NIr. Manuel Doudreau>
to Miss IIcbert; Mr.. Baudoin to,
Miss Breaux; Mr.. s. Gi:ouard tc
! Miss Gabrielle.
Born to Mrs. Albert Iandry-a
girl.
Born to Mrs. Joseph Cirouard-