The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-15
CorencrO News.
Rev. Father J.aforest was in
Opelousas the early part of this
week

Rev. Father J.aforest was in
Opelousas the early part of this
week.
Mr.. George Melchoir attended
an ACCORDION ssrecital" at Grand
lCoteau a few nights since.
! There seems to be a regular
mania for improvement in Caren-
Gro. Those who are not building
are repairing and making prepar-
atoms for identifying their resi-
dences.
A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized on Tuesday Feb. 4, at ago p.
m. at St. Peters Catholic church.
Mr.. S. d. Arcenaux and Miss Anais
Bernard were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony by Father La
forest. The bride was most charm
ingly arrayed in white. satin,
trimmed with lace and orange bios
SONS, the ample veil of tulle grace
fully arranged upon the brides dark
tress and falling to the end of the
train. The two pretty little atten-
dants dressed appropriately to grace
the happy occasion were Miss Lii
liam Guilbeau and Miss Pearl Guild
ry, who kept their places by the
bridal couple during the ceremony.
Rev. Father Girard, of Montreal,
eloquent words upon the grandeur
and the solemnity of the true Chris
tan marriage. During the day
fine dinner was served at the resi-
dence of the brides mother to rela-
tives few intimate friends, in true
hospitable Creole style. After the
ceremony, a reception was held by
Mr.. and Mrs. Arcenaux to their
numerous friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arcenaux will be residents of our
town and we take this occasion to
welcome them in our midst, and to
wish them felicitous journey
through a long married life.
| We deem it the duty of all public
spirited citizens to ally themselves
with the sGood Roads League" or
at least to give such encouragement
as lies in their power. Should the
plan of the association meet with
| the support it deserves, there can
| be no doubt that we will gradually
have snch roads as we may be p1 oud
of, and prove a source OF general
| satisfaction.
Miss Armide Guilbeau, of Breaux
Bridge, is in Carencro visiting rela-
| tives.
The following transfers or sales
of lots in Carencro have taken place
Claude Latiolais to Mr.. Melchoir,
Mr.. Ludovic Guilbeau 10 Mr..
| Claude Latiolais, Mr.. P. D. Alpha
to Mr.. o. p. Guilbeau, Mr.. Maurice
Francez to Mr.. p. Broussard, Mr..
Maurice Francez to Mr.. F. EST
lette, Mr.. Ludovic Guilbeau to D.
A. Dimitry, DR.. J. P. Francez to d.
A. Dimitry, Mr.. Roman Francez
to Mr.. A. Cheffer. In nearly every
instance the lots were vacant, on
which houses are now being built,
or will soon be.
DR.. F. w. Courtney was a visitor
in Lafayette last Monday.
Miss Lucie Bernard has returned
home after spending quite pleas
ant time with friends in Broussard-
vile.
Do not let your excitement over
the political situation cause you to
forget the terrible condition Of the
public roads.
| Mrs. G. F. Latiolais has been APP
pointed teacher at the Broussard
school, vice Miss Hopkins, re-
signed.
We notice that several of our
citizens have planted shade trees on
the edge of the sidewalks. This is
move in the right direction.
Mr.. Crouchet is having his resi-
dence- painted.
| Mr.. O. Trahan went to Houma
last Monday on a business trip.
Mrs. o. Robicheau was call@d to
the bedside of her sick grandchild,
the daughter of Mrs. Ed. Mouton,
of Lafayette, last Monday.
Carencro will ship over 5000
bales of cotton this season, and is
surrounded by some twenty-four
cotton gins. Do not these facts in
dictate that this would be suitable
place for the location of a cotton
seed oil mill
Mr.. Henry Breaux will in a day
or two ship a lot of eighteen oak
logs to a certain place in France.
This is the beginning of what may
prove a lucrative business.
Our people will learn with much
pleasure of the probability of
the establishment in Lafayette
of an electric light plant,