The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-01-18
Carencro News.

down during Christmas week, after
a very successful season. There is
now no doubt that this company
will introduce sugar making ma
chinery the coming year and make
their plant complete. This will
give Carencro a full hedged refinery
and provide employment for a
larger number of men. The gentle
men comprising the Carencro Sugar
Co. deserve much praise for their
perseverance; for in spite of the
hard times, and many adversities,
they seem determined to make a
success of their undertaking..
The saloon formerly kept by Mr..
now occupied by Mr.. Henry Crou-
Chef. 1t has been entirely renova-
ted and presents a very neat appear
ance. Mr.. A. Trahan, a popular
young man of our place, has charge
of the saloon, and will always be
found on hand to cater to the wants
of the many patrons of the estab-
lishment.
Our cane-planters Jared much
better this season than last, and yet
we have heard number of them
declare that they would abandon
ton. We doubt the wisdom of such
a move, and fear that they are in
fluenced. somewhat by prices paid
for cotton this year, losing sight OF
the fact that the cotton crop was
short while next year they may suf-
fer the experiences of 18o4-95.
Judge o. P. Guilbeaux has pur-
chased the lot formerly the property
i'll &c
erecting a very neat cottage, in
which he will reside when COM
pleted.
! DR.. Ursin PrejeAn has returned
to Carencro and is now having his
| residence near the depot, repaired
| and othewise improved.
To say that the public road be-
tween Carencro and Lafayette, or
rather between the south limit of
the 9th ward and that place, is in
an Infamous condition., is putting it
mildly indeed. 1t is an ADVERTISE
ment to the world of the slowness
and weakness of the merchants of
Lafayette, because it is in Ael,
power, and is their plain duty to in
sist on the immediate removal of
| the road overseer who is at fault.
This official who seems to occupy a
position as impregnable as that
filled by the Gear, could with con-
cert-d action on the part of those
at heart, be compelled to resign and
make room for one more compe-
tent; or perform a duty that is as
plain as the light of day. The town
of LAFAYETTE controls large portion
~f ho
would right here beg to tell our peo
pie that the progressive town OF
!; Opelousas is not many miles to the
north OF us, and if the beautiful city
of Lafayette Is willing to have it:
interests completely annihilated b,
one individual we would sugges
that we transfer our trade from thu
latter to the former place. W.
have roads to Opelousas, we hav'
none to Lafayette. The road over
:, seer of our ward, Mr.. O. II
Breaux, is a thoroughly conscien
tious and competent. official, and h
has succeeded in giving the sixti
! ward splendid roads from one limi
to the other. What he has accom-
plished, can also be done by tn
others,-hence what we have writes
does not apply to him or his work
Mr.. F. Estilette has purchase
S two large lots from Mr.. B. Cormie,
:. and will soon build nice residence
q Mrs. A. Cheffer has returne
:, home after several weeks stay l
New Orleans whittier she had gon
for medical treatment.
Mr.. Philibert Broussard is builc
IL ing very pretty cottage, south
o the depot.
: A number of our citizens ale il
: teresting themselves in scheme
II have the High School removed
this place.
Mr.. Aristide France, who W;
for a long time employed as cle1
% with his brother-in-law, Mr.. G. +
l. Guiloeau, of this place, is now wi
% Mr.. Hohorst of Lafayette.
j. wish him every success and kno
that he will give entire satisfactit
in his new position.
=, A number of our people who 70
III tunately have their lives insure
&c braved the dangers of an infamo
at public road, and attended the S,
i'll ton entertainment at Falk's HI
"a last Sunday. They expressed the
~ selves as being much pleased WI
- the show.