The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-07-02
NEWS NOTES
OF CARENCRo
Truck Growers Association Organized
n Parish Association Formed VIII.
Cooperate for. Common Interests.
BARBECUE TENOERED cARENcRO
BASE BALL TEAM YESTERDAY.
Deep Well for Town Being Bored
Crops F;ne-Few Boil Weevils in
Prairie Fields.

The energetic farmers and business
men of Carenero have organized a
truck growers association with forty
members to be known as the Carencro
Truck Growers Association. Organi-
cation was effected Thursday, June
"a, at Sibille's Hall and the following
officers were elected: L. G. Sicily.
president: L. FL. Prejean, yice-presi-
dent: George Melchior, secretary:
Almond Andrus, treasurer. Mr..
Sicily opened the meeting and gave
a strong and practical argument in
favor of diversifcatlon of crops now
that the boil weevil had invaded the
cotton fields. Potatoes, cabbage.
onions, etc., could be grown with
profit if market could be found.
The pest of the cotton fields would
eventually prove blessing to the
country if farmers would only CO.
operate and act with enterprise and
intelligence. Mr.. Stelly's remarks
were we'll received and those present
went into permanent organization.
Secretary Melchior states that if
q parish association is formed at
Lafayette the CarencrO people will
join in and cooperate with it in all
measures for the advancement of the
common interest. The association
will meet again July 3.
The citizens of Carencro Yesterday
rendered their base bail boys a grand
barbecue at Breanx's spring on
Bayou Vermiliop. Several sheep,
fat calf, pigs and all other neces-
sary ingredients of a first class bar
becue had been donated and a huge
time enjoyed by large number OF
friends and invited guests. Several
speeches were made by prominent
citizens congratulating the boys on
their victories and urging them to
still greater triumphs in the future
Last Sunday Carencro defeated
Lafayette by a score Of to 4 at
Glenn Oak Park and feel pround OF
the victory. Captain Henry Francez
has doubled his team and is ready
to accept any challenge from anna
teurs. Here they are: Simon Prejean,
Linec Francez, Aristide Dominique,
Roman Cormier, Theophile Sonnier,
jean Jacque Sonnier. Rosemond
Breaux, valex Breaux. Rousseau
Martin, manager.
Father Grimaud has completed
the cement walks in front of the
Catholic church and work on the
steeple is we'll advanced. The stee.
pie will be about 10 feet high and
will add materially to the appearance
of the church building.
Mayor Melchior is having new
we'll put down for the town to supply
water for the waterworks system.
The old well has become Istopped-up
with sand and the water is not good.
Corrier & Son Of Rayne are contrac-
tors.
Mr.. M. p. Colomb, who lives near
town has very pretty little farm.
which he has brought to q high state
Of cultivation. A year or two ago Mr..
Colomb took the place in dilapidated
condition, but now has everything neat
and trim. His crop is the finest to be
seen and he boasts Of the finest pump
kins and melons Of this section. He
also has fine lot Of pigs which he
proposes to fatten next fall and turn in
To lard, sausage, etc.
Mr.. CASTOR Francez, a merchant and
farmer on the Opelousas road, says
that he has been most successful in