The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-29
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never healthier. The farmers seem all hap
py. Present indications point to full re-
vival of trade this fall.
B. Falk, Esq, of Lafayette was seen in
town Sunday.
Royville will send a solid and representa-
tive delegati On to Lafayette on July 4th.
DIR. Scrantons lovely and acc omplished
daughter, Miss May, accompanied by Master
G.. G. Scranton, returned home Thursday
for vacation. Miss May is of the Domin-
lean Academy, New Orleans, whilst Master
Gustave attended school at St. Stanislaus
College, Bay ST. Louis, Miss.
Miss Leah Landry is spending vacation
with her parents.
DR.. X. O. Young and Mr.. A. A. Mouchet
were visiting in historic old St. Martinville
Sunday.
A cucumber tipping the scales at two and
a half pounds was left at our Office by our old
friend, Fracis Joseph Rageur.
Alexander Delhomme, Esq. of Scott, was
guest of DIR. Scranton Monday.
Miss NJ. Cayret, of Scott. is visiting at
Bellevue.
Prof. Alcibiade Broussard will attend the
Normal school at Russian, La, this summer.
The school commencement and picnic of
last Saturday was a genuine SUCCESS MIR.
Webb, assisted by MIR. Ioler, clcverly
managed the affair, and all guests were:
made to feel as comfortable as circunlstan-
ces permitted. The schools have certainly
made rapid progress and are now in very
fourishing condition. The program map
ped out consisted of dialogues, recitations,
songs, speeches, ETC., and the fine showing
made by the children, reflects much credit
on Messrs. Webb and Toler, the able and
skilled teachers. The address of welcome
by Master Ferdinand Tarbarlet, of the Webb
school deserves especial mention.
The pleasures of the day closed with a
splendid dinner, and three short speeches by
Messrs. Mouton, Cushman, Broussard and
Toler. This s.scribe'' returns thanks for
the many courtesies extended him.
Amongst the large gathering Of friends
and patrons of the schools, the following
strangers were in attendance and enjoyed
picnic dinner: Mesdanes. Hahn, Brous-
sard, Cushman and Walker, Misses Pharr,
Higgins and Wallis, Messrs. Julien Mouton,
Randle, Wallis, John Taylor, ]. w. Brous-
sard.
Should rumors be correct only eight can
didates out for clerk of court, with fair
probabilities Of a whole dozen. By the by,
talking about that office reminds of that
memorable convention held at Scott four
years ago, when the late lamented Emile
Creighton coveted the nomination.. That
convention should figure on the annals of
this parish, as the most one sided, put up and
cut and dried t'job' attempted, and
the way the sstrick'' was successfully played,
shows how <'slick'' some of Lafayettc's
politicians Will another s'Scott Demo-
cratic Convention select the new clerk of
court? Hardly!
Concerning the district judgeship, it
should seem if asprants are at bay,
awaiting favorable opportunity to jump
up and claim the honorable plum. cen
tous cas- if tsCherokee'' is not errng, that
race will be of the Greek VS.. Greek style,
with the tug of war closely following.
MIR. and Mrs. A. l.. Dyer and Miss Lille,
were calling on friends in Lafayette We'd
nesday.
Charlie Young and Joe Leblanc were
calling on their sssweet-hearts'' in New
Iberia Sunday.
Messrs. Ed. Primeaux and Eloi Brous
sard, of course spent Sunday at the Lake.
DIR. and Mrs. Dupleix were in Lafayette
Monday.
The watermelon and peach season is near
at hand, and we would advise our friends of
the drug trade to rerlensh their jamaica
ginger and blackberry cordial stock.
CHEROKEE.