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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-05-12

hopeless idiot.
Then the editor.in chief at
tackled it, and in two minutes he
made the children their, own
mothers in-law, and one of them
he declared, was her own grand
mother, after which he was de-
livered up to the police for safe
keeping.
The problem was taken up by
the comps, and in half an
hour every man was sitting with
staring eyes. figuring with his
finger on the back of his hand
and vowing Shore had married
his great grandmother without a
license, while an errand boy
jumped out of the window, un-
der the impression that he was
his own anceStor.-LOnd0 n Tit
,, Bits.
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NUMBER 70.

ever doing his duty as he saw it, and
now having finished his labOrs ON
earth. he has been summoned by the
Supreme Architect to take his place
in that spiritual building where the
level road of time must take MS ALL
Though we have consigned his body
to Mother Earth whence it came, we
cherish his memory as good man
and loyal member of our Fraternity
and commend his spirit to the Su-
preme Grand Builder whose will is
ever just.
To those dear ones, near of kin,
who mourn his loss, we extend the
hand of sympathy and in this hour OF
bereavement, we offer our heartfelt
coincidence: we mourn with them: their
sorrow is our sorrow: their loss is our
loss.
May his spirit rest in peace.
So mote it be.
Be it further resolved that above
resolution be spread on the minutes
and copy be sent the family and
same be published in town the papers.
o. B. HOPKINS,
N. ABRAMSON,
nj. Y. MOORE.
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The Cane Crop.
Louisiana Planter:

Louisiana Planter:
An unreasonable spell of cool
weather has now prevailed al
most without interruption for
some ten days and this has been
by no means beneficial to the
cane crop, retarding its progress
very much. Although torrential
rains have visited the greater
portion OF the sugar district
there have nevertheless been
some portions of the sugar belt
where no rain to speak of has
fallen and where it is very much
needed. Altogether the situa'
ton at present is not as good as
it was a week ago and it will re-
quire a return of warm weather
and the advent of rains in those
localities where they are needed
to put the situation once more in
encouraging shape.
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LOOki And Take Notice!

To the men of Lafayette who are par
ticular about their clothes, who
desire style, fit and quality in the
same suit:
Mr.. Edwin C. Haskin, representing
the Stein Block Co., of Rochester. N.
Y, arrived here yesterday, May IL,
with complete line of samples for
the coming fall and winter You are
cordially invited to call while he is
here and look at the fabrics and styles
to be worn by the most fastidious
dressers of our country.
F. LANDAU.
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BrOuSsard Notes.

A great game of base ball was.
played Saturday on the local
park between the Broussard
High School and st. Martinville
High School teams. The score
was ten to five in favor of our
boys. Ten innings were played
with a tie five to five, hut in the
eleventh inning St. Martins
pitcher was struck by foul
ball and a change of pitchers re.
suited in five more runs for our
boys. The batteries were, for
for Broussard, Clemont Bernard
pitcher. Andre Bernard, catcher.
st. Martin. G. Maraist, pitcher,
M. Voorhies. catcher. Our boys
seemed mere babies compared
with the visitors, but after the
first inning they showed them
selves superior players. The
visitors scored four runs on two
errors in the first inning but
after that only one score was
added.
Several parties came over with
the st. Martinville ball players.
Among them were Miss John.
son, a teacher, and Mr.. & Mrs.
Champagne. G
Miss NJ. E. Tr0usdale visited
friends in our town Saturday.
Mr.. H. S. Shawn has been
transferred to Kaplan as s. P.
agent. He leaves this week and
we regret very much to lose Mr..
Chauvin and family.
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Judge w. E. Lester, proprietor
of The Gordon, has secured a
lease on the Holland House in
Orange, Texas. He took charge
May l, making his nephew, Mr..
H. A. Latham. night clerk at The
Gordon. manager. The hotel is
a magnificent building and cost
$15O,OOO. Judge Lester will re-
main in Lafayette.
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A Social Tangle.

Wanted, three competent
men to fill vacancies on the edi-
torial staff of the Daily Doleful. ;"
The sad circumstances which
called forth the above advertise.
ment are as follows:
In yesterdays editorial COL
umn appeared notice that q
man named Shore had married
his stepdaughter by his (Shore's)
deceased wife's former mar
riage.
The society editor very
thoughtlessly asked:
''What relation would the chill
dren by this marriage and their
children hold to the parents?
The whole staff attempted to
solve the problem, with terrible
results.
I'm the first place." said the
society editor, the children
would be their fathers and
mothers second cousins, and
their grandfather would be their
granduncle by their fathers
side while their grandmother
would be their grandaunt and
also stepmother as we'll as their
fathers wife; hence they'd be
their own children. Gracious
Twice nothing is nothing and
two to carry. And then he
tried to stab himself with a
paper knife.
The night editor said:
"As he married his wife's
daughter. the mother is sister te
her own children, and her hus
band must be their brother-in
|law, and if he's their brother in
law, being also cousin to his
wife, her children are his second
cousins and must be cousin tx
her husband. so he's his owr
cousin.
4 His own cousin, he must have
also been his cousins and hi:
uncles and his aunts, and so dit
his cousins and his. =
i And here it became necessar.
| to fasten the night editor in hi
chair, where he sits wildly re
| peating "and so did his uncle
. and his cousins and his aunts."
1 -
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Oddly Put.

A solemn funeral procession, slowly
vending its way up the slope from the
church to the grave, was intercepted
by the old verger, who, pulling his
forelock in the usual rustic style, ad-
dressed the clergyman, whispering in
a confidential manner:
please, sir, corpae's brother wishes
to speak to yer!"
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Blaze LatiOlaiS Drowned.

The sad news was received
here Sunday of the drowning of
Blaze LatlOlais in Bayou des
Cannes near Jennings through
the Overturning of d gasoline
boat. Constable Latiolais. his
brother, left at once for Jen'
nings and yesterday took the
remains to OpelOusas for in,
terment.
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; IN MEMORY
OF Our Departed Brother Leon
Plonsky, Member of Hope Lodge
No. I45 F. & A. M.

Be it resolved by officers and men,
bers'o of Hope Lodge No. 145 F. & A.
M. that
He, who doeth all things we'll, hav-
ing seen fit in his infinite wisdom to
remove from our midst, Brother Leon
Plonsky, we, his brethen, having laid
him to rest, bow our heads in submis.
sion to the divine will.
He labored long and we'll amidst us,
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Prohibition Move in Vermilien.
A move to submit the question
of prohibition to the people OF
Vermilion parish has been
started by a call for a meeting OF
those in favor, to be held at Alb.
beville. Saturday, May 16. The
call is signed by Jos. S. Ewell. j.
C. Theriot, e. M. Durke. Ar
thureDerouen, DR.. G. A. Schles.
niger, Ozeme Viator, Clement
Fletcher, w. B.. Richardson and
O. J. Chauvin.
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Recommended Tor PardOnS.
The Board of PardOnS at it's
meeting last week recommended
for pardons Alphonse Narcisse
and Treville Narcisse sentenced
in this parish to fifteen years for
assault with intent to murder in
1901. The application of Alfred
Winter sentenced in this parish
to three years for attempted
criminal assault, was refused.
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How II Happened.

They met the old COW all forlorn
And asked how she got her crumpled
horn:
Il crossed the road the old COW said,
"And an auto colliGed with my head"
Chicago Daily News.
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HIGH SCHOOL
CLOSING CONCERT.
The Entertaining Musical Play
Little Boy Blue, Creditably
Rendered by Pupils.
Syno sis of Play and the Cast
Characters in Detail.

The closing of the town schools
was marked Thursday night by
the presentation of delightful
little play called Little Boy Blue.
The new High School auditorium
was packed to it's utmost capac
ity. some 900 people being crowd
ed into the hall.
The exercises, which were
quite short. lasting something
over an hour, were begun at 8
o'clock and proved to be very en-
tertaining, so much so that when
the curtain was lowered on the
last act. the audience waited
some time, expecting more, until
.Supt. Avery announced that the
exercises were concluded.
The stage, which is quite a
nice one, was provided with draw
curtains, and on each side were
ferns. Electric footlights gave
all the light needed on the stage.
Before the beginning of the
play. Supt. Avery made brief
talk in which he urged the i'm.
portance of the schools and the
necessity for the active co-opera-
tion of the parents.
The play was interesting
throughout and the children all
performed their parts admirably
showing careful and painstaking
training. While every child de.
serves much credit, Patrick
Mouton, who rendered the part
-of Little Boy Blue, and Miss
Martha Pellerin, that of Mollie,
deserve special mention, as also
the musical frogs. who quite
won the audience. the
Tattle Tale" song and the boys
song, Put Me With the Girls. >
The success of the play and
the excellent presentation is
largely due to Miss O'Connor un-
der whose direction the play was
prepared.
The synopsis of the play is as
follows: Children returning from
q days sport sing the Sunset
: Song" and then plan to go fish
ing. Little Boy Blue, whose
great failing is going to sleep,
promises for once to not go to
sleep ard to be on hand prompt.
". The boys then sing a fishing
song, when the Skies All Shiny
Grow" and all go home except
Little Boy Blue, who plans how
TO keep awake and when M0llie
comes in confides the secret tc
her that he. will sit up all night
Together they sing There Was
q Boy in Our Town" Mollie
leaves and Boy Blue hides be
hind 4 havcock where he sOOr
falls asleep and dreams
The Katydids enter and
sing -Four Katydids from
the Meadow Lot" Their
the Fire Flies came on and sans
stripping, Tripping A mid
night scene is then shown with
large clock occupying the center
of the stage and marking twelve
O'Clock. The Echo Elves entel
and sing THE Dreamland Sea.
Katydid and Katydidn't appeal
and sing I'VE Are Tiny Twil
Sisters. . Boy blue wakes VI
and talks with the Elves ant
Katydids who persuade him t
fish back Of him. He catches
che the sand mans clock whicl
disappears because he looks be
4 hind him, Being urged he fishe
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to the hay field of the boys and
girls. Boy Blue comes forward
and tells of his wonderful dream
which he believes was real.
MOllie finds an alarm clock be-
hind the haycock which seems to
substantiate Boy Blues wonder
full tale. The play closes with
everybody singing the Hay Day
song.
Two speciaIties were sung
during the performance, The
Tattle Tale song and the boys
song Put Me with the Girls.
both of which greatly pleased
the audience and won hearty ap-
plause.
The following was the cast of
characters:
Little Boy Blue Patrick Mouton
Mollie 49,. .... Martha Pellerin
katydid. Florence Kahn
Katydidn't.. ... May Moriarty
Katydid Chorus Fern LarrAbee,
Estelle Crouchet, Ruby Long,
Mary Ruger, Bessie Trahan. Oil
via Olivier. Lucille BrOussard,
Anna CrOuchet.
Children in the Hayfeld 49,. Edmond
Delhomme, Linden Dalferes, Ed
win Reeves, George Lacoste,
Henry Senac, Roy Dalferes, Lewis
Langford, Clarence Sterling, Ed
ward Schmulen, Lionel Jagou,
Francis Guidry, Lucien Mouton,
Jules BrOussard
Girls in the Hay Field. 49,. Mildred
Larrabee, Zula Garnett, Carmen
Lazaro. Maydelle TRAY, Margue-
rite Allingham, Matael Roslain,
Henrietta Duhon.
Musical Frogs. 49,. .Wartelle Sales,
Thomas Guilbeau, Raoul Mouton,
Warren Lacoste.
Echo Elves $500. Shirley Guilbeau,
| Clayton Pellerin, James Moss. AL
| fred Menville, Chas. Caster, Char
| lie Couvillon, BAIL Clark, Char
lie Newton, Wilfred Olivier, Char
lie Adams, Henry Mouton, Jimmie
Adams, John Ramsey, Willie
Landry, Denais Landry, Robert
| Yandle, Nicholas Broussard,
Overton Richard, Nathan Rosen-
| field, Joseph Robichaux, Roder.
ick Singleton, Antoine Singleton,
Harvey Hopkins, Alpha Brous.
sard.
Fire Flies. Dora Martin, Leonie
| Schumacher, Knoxie Crump, Viii.
i lie Fontenot, Alice Donlon, Ada
| Wells, Alma Landry, Josie Kahn
| Jeanette Schwartz, Matilda Ian
/ dau, Elizabeth Denbo, Hattie
| Breeding, Jeanne Olivier, Hilds
j Kahn. Ora Broussard, Francis
Levy, Leola Stailey, Gladys Fon
i tenot, Odessa Sales, Anna Liable
| Aline Olivier, Gussie Adams
Mamie Frost, Edna Landry, Oliv'
Reeves, Bernice Garnett, Aglis'
Walter.
Song, Put Me Among the Girls.....
| Alfred Moss, Paul Leblanc, Franz
Daigle, Paul Montelbano, Frances
Tanner, Claude Verret, Edward
Schmulen.
, Song, Tattle Tale. Mary Ruger
i, Martha Pellerin, Estelle Crouchet
), May Moriarty.
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Mexican June Corn should be
planted in succession from the
first of May to the end of August.
It is the best of all late varieties.
Get your seed at Moss Pharmacy.
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For Rent

Five room cottage with hall and
front and back galleries, good cis-
tern and we'll, on Buchanan street, op-
posite Presbyterian church. Also
cottage near brick yard. Apply to
DR.. T. B. Hopkins.
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Rev. ]. I. Kendrick left yester'
day for Hot Springs, Ark, to at
tend the Southern Baptist Con
vention, which convenes there
this week. He will be away
about a week, therefore there
will be no preaching service al
Masonic building next Sunday
Sunday school as usual.
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Prohibition Meeting.

A prohibition meeting was
held at the Alex Broussard
school in the second ward Sun
day. About 100 men and 50
ladies were in attendance. Alex
Broussard was chairman and
Alexis BOudreaux secretary.
A meeting will be held at the
Cormier school in the 9Th ward
next Sunday at 8 p. m.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-05-12

Judge Alfred D. Breaux, of the
second ward, was a welcome Wis.,
itor to our office Friday.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-05-12

When you want any kind of
feed stuff, just ring up p. Guidry
& Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-05-12

Homer Hebert, of the second
ward, paid our Office a welcome
visit yesterday.
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Excursion to New iberia.

Sunday, May II, the Southern Pa
cific will run excursions from Lake
Charles, Abbeville and New Orleans
to New Iberia. Train leaves Lafa-
yette $40 q. M, returning leaves New
iberia at $50 p. m. Fare from Lafa-
yette 80 cents.
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Road taxes are now due and be-
comes delinquent August l. 1908.
Pay promptly, avoid costs and get
good roads.
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For Sale At A
BARGAIN.

On account of moving from Lafa-
yette l am now offering my lot and
residence, furniture, my high bred
stallion, VIM. Mckinley, two fine
colts, one mare and five registered
Jersey cows for sale at q bargain.
JnO. T. BrOuSsdrd.
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Kodak finishing done by F. F,
Carter.
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Sheriff and Tax Collector
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-07-16

There was a small attendance at
the weekly meeting of Hartland
Grange last Saturday evening. AT
this meeting it was voted to hold no
more meetings until the last Satur-
day in August.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank J. Craig of Waltham, Mass,
will be interested to learn of the re-
cent safe arrival of daughter in
their home. Mrs. Craig was former
ly Miss Ethel Butt of this town.
Mrs. Julia Smith of Pittsfield with
her guests, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. K
Gunner of independence, Kansas are
sojourning at Moose Pond. Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. J. Rodenbaugh are also in
cluded in the party.
Arrangements have been made by
Hartland Grange to have Prof
Hutc hings, state etomologist, speak
in the Opera House, Thursday of this
week. He will bring with him, Mr.
Yeaton, who Is extensively engaged
in orchard work and together they
plan to visit several orchards in this
vicinity during their stay here
Everything is free connected with
the lecture and large number of the
fruit growers in the town will doubt
less be glad to hear and meet the two
gentlemen.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-07-16
HARMONY.

According to present indications
there will be about one half an aver
age hay crop.
The remains of M. F. Pingree, who
died in New Mexico recently, were
brought here to his old home for
burial, and services were held at the
church on Sunday afternoon, Rev. T,
e. Hearn speaking words Of comfort
Evening Star Lodge l. o. o. F. OF
which he had been member for
many years, attended in a body and
performed their burial rites. The
family have much sympathy In their
sorrow. They will return to their
new home in few days.
8. F. Jordan is at home from Au-
burn to cut the hay on his place here.
Mrs. Guptill Of Gouldsboro is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Bragg, for a
few weeks.
G. F. Spaulding has completed the
tenement in the lower part Of his
house and moved into it, while the
one vacated by him is to let.
w. 8. Bemis was in Guilford and
Dover on business, the first of last
week.
T. j. Smith is having his house
newly painted and the parsonage has
been greatly improved in the same
way.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Jacobs were in
Skowhegan several days last week,
called there by the accident to their
son, Leslie, whose many friends here
are anxiously hoping for his speedy
recovery.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-07-16

Lillian Jones of Waterville visited
al E. c. joys over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Palmer were
calling on friends in Cornville, sun
day.
Mrs. Wade Wheeler and son Clifton
returned Sunday afternoon from a
visit to relatives in Skowhegan.
Roy Roberts, who has been i'll IN the
Greenfield hospital in Massachusetts
has returned to his home somewhat
improved in health.
Earle Palmer, s. E. Conner, Misses
Julia Boynton and Geneva Lutz spent
the afternoon at Lakewood, July H.
Mrs. Florence A. Peakes and daugh :
ter of Waterville spent Sunday WIN
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Nelson. Howard
Davis, wife and son of Fairfield ana
Mrs. Samuel Parkman have also been
visiting at Mr.. Nelson's the past
week.
Mrs. Julia McKechnie, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Saw
telle of North Fairfield has returned
home.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-07-16
LACkMAN

Rev. Mr.. Dennison of Williams
town, Mass, who is spending his va
cation at Attean camps supplied, at
the Congregational church, Sunday
morning during the absence of the
pastor, Rev. D. L. Pettengill.
Rain is needed very badly in this
section, the gardens are drying up,
and several forest fires are raging.
One fire is at the head of Attean Lake
running in some old lumber cuttings.
1t was reported large fire was rag
ing down on Misery stream, but at
this writing a large crowd of fire
fighters were getting the blaze under
control.
Elsie Gilbert closed a successful
term of school at Dyerville on Friday,
June 10th.
G. E. Bass and son Earl, have gone
to Megantic in their automobile.
Tuesday, the seventh, was the hot
est day we have had. The thermo
meter reached 100 in the shade at
noon.
Will Taylor, who has lately pur-
chased the sporting camps at Little
Big Wood Pond, will move his family
to the camps, Monday. MIR. Taylor
expects a party of visitors from Wor-
cester, Mass, to spend month at the
camps. This is a fine locality, easy
way of reaching the resort and plenty
of good fishing.
Mr.. A. j. Moore and daughter LYDIA,
returned Thursday from three days
trip to st. Corne.
Mrs. Dell Fisher, who spent the
Fourth with her mother and children
returned to her work at Onawa on
Tuesday.
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STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

One of the matters to be discussed
at the convention of the Maine com
missioners at Augusta, Aug. 18th, will
be the plan of having the cost of con-
Quoting coroners' inquest borne by
the State instead of by the county as
is the case at present and methods of
working the prisoners in the various
county jails.
One of the largest, if not the largest
charge of dynamite ever exploded IN
this State, shook the earth in Auburn
Saturday afternoon. About two tons
of dynamite were exploded in one
charge in the bed of the Little andre
scoggin river, where the new Libbey
& Dingley dam is being built. A
large crew of men has been at work
for months preparing for the great
blast of Yesterday. Over four hundred
holes from ten to twelve feet deep
had been drilled in the solid ledge OF
the river bed. These holes were
charged each with its quota of the
powerful explosive. Then an electric
current over the wire which was con
nected to each hole, caused the
explosion. The spectacle was wit
messed only by a few spectators, as
care had been taken not to advertise
the hour when the explosion would
take place. The earth trembled fol
miles around and for a few minutes
some of the people thought it was an
earthquake. The air was filled with
stones ranging in size from the small
est pebble to stone weighing nearly
20 tons. This latter stone was hurled
upward in the air a distance of be.
tween 400 and 500 feet and came dowr
with a terrible crash. One of the
spectators said it was one of the most
thrilling sights he had ever seen
The explosion was success IL
every way. No one was injured, and
no damage was done except to the
Golfer dam, and this was not seriously
damaged, The ledge in the river bed
was broken up to the entire satisfac
ton of those who are behind the
enterprise.