The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-31

cARENCRO NEWS.
Misses Bertha Hays and Bessie LESLEY
have returned ho@e after a two weeks' visit
- Ravne
Mother LaCroix. one of the corps of
sion, has been appointed superioress for this
year.
Mr.. ]. b. Miller, recently located in Alb
beville, was in town last week visiting rela-
tives and friends. Mr.. Miller says that Alb
beville is q hustling town, full of business
and full of nice people.
In the days agone, whenever we country
folk Glanced to visit our city cousins
decked out in our best bib and tucker, in
Guiding our check or colored calico shirts,
ne were greeted on the streets by the news
boys aud street gamins with such pleasan-
tries as, essay, look at Rube, +" Photograph
de guy,'' ssHello, what's hay selling at7',
etc., etc., but nowadays the coloreo shirt
craze has the urbanite firm and fast in its
grasp. He wears them of all shades and all
patterns, pin to poker dots, stripes perpen-
tlicular and streaks horizontal, of all de-
srees of width. Some delicate in tin, sug-
gestive of the poets, gentle sunset clouds,
other SO loud one can hear them approach
ing. Now Rube smiles and congratulates
lar fashion.
Cotton picking has commenced, and bar
ring any unusual occurrence. Carencro should
make a very good crop.
There is some doubt whether the Farmers
Gin will be operated this season.
Miss Mercedes Broussard returned home
last Saturday, after passing some time with
Miss Ophelia Broussard.
Mr.. A. Dominique ginned the FIRST bale of
cotton from this section at A. Broussard &
Bros. gin.
Vacation days are nearing their end. and
the boys and girls home from school, are
preparing for the annual exodus.
There are several very pretty gardens in
Carencro, having fine collections of roses
and plants. Mrs. Geo. E. Brown has col
lection of roses and flowers. numbering over
2o2 varieties.
Misses Camille and Celeste Sicily were in
Lafayette Saturday last.
Mr.. Castor Francez has been reappointed
district agent for the Union Oil Company,
at Carencro.
Col. c. c. Brown, manager of the Car
encro Refinery, says we will make good
crop of sugar cane this season.
Guidry s. Miller will open their new store
on Sept. 2.
Judge E. L. Estilette and Mr.. Clifford
Estilette went to Crowley last Monday.
There is possibility of the judge making
Crowley his permanent home.
A1r. Louis Breaux has secured position
as clerk at Plonsky Bros.
There will be fair given in October,
under the auspices of the town Council and
Mayor, the proceeds of which will be de-
voted to public Improvements. Our people
should give every assistance in their power,
and make it grand success. The date and
programme will be published soon as de-
sided upon.
Cynicus in Sundays edition of the Times
Democrat says that lynchings as a rule &C.
cur in and around ssdead country towns
and suggests as a remedy that the State en-
gage circus or two, a vaudeville and
,ouchy couchy show, and send them around
IN tour of the aforementioned 'dead
owns,'' in order to enliven them, and start
he thoughts of their citizens in a different
channel. Surely Cynicus must know that
New Orleans itself is often visited by the
hree and Touring circus, is never without
IS vaudevillsm in the most aggravated
orm, and vies with Cairo in its presentation
If the couchy- couchy, and in spite of all
his it was unable to prevent the massacre of
he Dagoes after the assassination of Chief
If Police Hennessy, and it did not prevent
is law-abiding citizens from clubbing and
silling innocent negroes, women among
hem, and the burning of school houses dur
ng the search for the negro murderer,
1t were better if the State would
Or could compel the Crescent City itself to
show a greater observance of the laws, and
hereby set example to the ''dead towns
hat Cynicus would make the butt of his wit.
E. Y. E.
New Directory.