The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-03-04


Mrs. H. Guidroz, of Carencro,
was in Lafayette last Tuesday.
Judge c. Debaillon is in Abb
beville this week holding Court.
Mr.. A. L. Dyer, of Youngville, |
paid us a pleasant visit last Monday |
Mrs. Leonce Dupuis, of Caren-
GRO, was in Lafayette last Tuesday
Mrs. Geo. Melchior, of Caren-
GRO, was in Lafayette last Monday.
Mrs. Boudreaux who has been
quite sick, is improving rapidly.
Mr.. Emick Courtney, OF Caren-
GRO, was in Lafayette last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Brown, OF
Carencro, were in Lafayette last
Monday.
MIR Harry Fellows, of England,
visited Mr.. Chas. Lusted and fam
lily last week
Mrs. Henry Gerac, of New Or
leans, is visiting her mother-in-law
/ Mrs. P Gerac.
Mrs. Josse Loillier, Of Houston,
Texas, is visiting her mother Mrs.
Alfred Voorhies.
i-Messrs. Chas. Young and Ro-
dolph Roy, Of Youngville were in
Lafayette during the week.
The Ice factory started yester-
tday for the season under the man
agement Of Mr.. John Givcns.
Mr.. Alex. Delhomme, Of Scott,
told us that he killed a hog weigh
ling, $40 pounds. This is good
1-Admirh Dewey has been crea-
ted by the U. S. Congress a fall
hedged admiral at salary OF $I3,-
1900 per year. bsesssb 5aos .4rgi. 90
1.-The Teche and Vermilion Tele--
phone Co, has made many i'm i'm
provements on their lines and re-
'iplaced new cable box. ..,Y
, Mrs. 1T. Reams, left last We'd
J 1nesdays for Alexandria, La, as a
delegate to the annual, convention
Of the Homs Mission and Parson-
: age society. -. -,
The new ~ lights at the Opera
.IHouse were fine last Sunday
Slowly but surely Manager Fall
will have his opera house in frs
class condition. . 80 .
IT Madison Wells, former gov
ernor of Louisiana, and membe1
f onathe notorious Hayes returning
e board died at his old home at I,e
of compte, Rapides parish, on Feb.
27th., aged 81 years. eiat5s'
lin our article ."Relics of tn
IS War; of last week we committed
: an error in giving Mr. Bagnal
l. non-commissioned Office, we ough
o TO have said First Lieutenant. w
is gladly correct the mistake.
y MIR. T. B. Hopkins, son of Dr
e T,lB. Hopkins has taken charg
Q of the Lafayette Drug Cos. store
n Mr.. Hopkins,is an. ex-citizen {
y Lafayette, very aecommodatin'
and will as in the past make grea
:. many friends. s aar 8 =.
f. Marrow najorities are not cor
fined only to the United state
lSenate. as amendments to tn
fe treaty OF peace being before tn
le le Spanish. Senate, the governmer
E escaped defeat by a majority
at two. 1t is sumrised that on onsl !
Y final passage, the opposition +. wi
~ be successful.
orf-On the last day of Februa1
of about s o clock p M, a neg
e. named Homer Jean LOUIS, vi
Il brutally and cowardly assasslnate It
e. at his home near the line dividir
= this parish from vermilion. s..
- Upon pretext OF procuring son
efs matches, some one called him % ou
of side. and short whils, q after j
sd was shot in the abdomen !; and r !,
I'd died at 4 o clock a. M, on We
.. nssday, Before dying the neg
III stated that he rsc9gpIzsd ne 20
10 VIZ shot hiip Is bfihg Fl prov
= This latter IS the son Of Ale
e'y y adder Brodssard 4 welI-kno'
a1u Iarns1r Of this parish. : He IS
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