The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-17
NUMBER 25.
AT CARENCltO.
New Stores. Good Roads and
Other Evidences of Progress.

Messrs. Guidry and Miller have just COM
pleted their new store building, which they
will Immediately stock with large
ment of mems and boys clothing, hats and
shoes. This firm is composed of
Odon Guidry and Edward Miller, two
young men of Carencro, who are both ener-
getic and progressive. and who will unques-
tionably make a success Of their venture.
A properly conducted clothing store is a
thing that Carencro has long needed.
The Gazette wishes them a full measure of
success.
Miss Louise Landry, of New Iberia, is
spending while with her friends, Misses
Celeste and Camille Sicily.
The Carencro Refinery will use Beaumont
Oil as fuel for the coming The ne
cessary changes now being made for its
adoption.
The young people of Carencro can get
more solid fun and pleasure out of an or
binary summer, than any set of people your
correspondent has ever been thrown in con-
tact with.
Miss Lizzie Dimitry is visiting friends in
New iberia.
The road overseer has just completed the
cleaning of the coulee that passes through
this place. The drain had never been
touched before, and had reached such a
condition that an ordinary rain would flood
certain portions of the place. Mr.. Brous-
sard found it necessary to deepen certain
parts some five and six feet, and has cleaned
it for several miles. This work will be of
great benefit to Carencro, and the farms on
each side of the bayou. The 9th ward has
been singularly fortunate in its selection of
road-overseers, men who know their bust
ness, and conscientious in doing their work
Rev. Father Grimaud has returned home
after spending several days on Grand Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Bechet, of New Or
leans, are visiting Carencro. the guests of
Mrs Bechet's mother, Mrs. c. c. Brown.
Mr.. Maurice Francez has returned home
after spending several weeks on the gulf
coast whence he had gone to recuperate
after season of unusually hard work.
The crops. cane and cotton, in excel
lent shape in this vicinity. The same can
not be said of the corn crop, which is at
all satisfactory.
DR.. Weir and DR.. Girard, of Lafayette.
were in town few days since.
The new Council and mayor have gone
to work with vim that is really refreshing
The sidewalks of the principal streets have
been levelled and curbed, greatly improving
the general appearance of the town. Mr..
A. x. Lamule, the recently appointed
marshal, is hustler, and performs his
duty in a manner highly satisfactory to the
majority of the citizens.
In an '"educationar' way, Lafayette
seems to have awakened from its evan
qualification to parents residing in the par
ish who feel and appreciate the necessity of
educating their children.
Misses Mercedes Broussard and Lizzie
Bailey, of Lafayette, are the guests of Miss
Ophelia Broussard.
Miss Ida Matthew, Of Lafayette, is visiting
her sister Mrs. U. Preiean.
Mr.. U. A. Patin, of New Iberia, has been
appointed section foreman at Carencro, vice
S. Pullig, resigned.
score at the annual inspection of any station
on the line between New Orleans and Ell
Paso, being far ahead of the general re-
quirements for cleanliness, etc.
Misses Josie Courtney and Celeste Donna
que have returned home after visit of
several days 20 Chicot, ST. Landry.
E. YE
A handsome line of fancy sum-
mer ribbons at greatly reduced
prices at Mrs. Bailey's millinery
store.