The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-05-07
A VISIT TO SCOTT
DURING The week.
Town Looxs Neat and Prosperous
and Situated in Center of
Rich Country.
FIELDS GIVE PROSPECTS OF GOOD
CROPS, CORN ESPECIALLY.
Public SchooI-Parochial School,
Communion Latter Part Of May.
Cane Derricks.-LocaI Mention

Scott like all other places seems to
feel the stress of hard times just now,
but will no doubt succeed in maintain
ing her position on the map as the
center of a rich, but as yet, compare
lively undeveloped country. The lit
tie town looks neat and prosperous,
the liberal use of paint and brush ad-
ding much to the general appearances.
Scott has always been famous for
large shipments of eggs and still does
an extensive trade in this poultry pro-
duct The hens are nobly helping to
tide over the period of financial dis
tress, and if ever Lafayette parish es-
tablishes a parish fair they will GER
tainly deserve recognition in the dis
tribution Of gold medals.
The fields on every hand give fine
pospects for a good crop, corn espec-
tally being we'll advanced, and sugar
cane and cotton showing up nicely.
Better cultivation and intensive meth
DDS are beginning to be more apprecia-
ted year by year and the effect is Wis
ible not only by appearances, but in
the actual increase in the yield. Cane
is growing well and except in few in
stances very good stands have been
secured. Much cotton has been re-
planted owing to cold weather and in
many fields the genuine boil weevil
is said to have already appeared. De-
spite this many farmers have strong
hopes of fair crop if the season is
dry and no unforeseen disaster occurs.
Corn will be abundant from all indi-
cations and this converted into pigs,
cattle and poultry will materially solve
the boil weevil problem. Several fields
of fine oats show possibilities along
this line, if the soil is well drained.
The public school in charge of Prof
Dean, assisted by Misses Morgan and
Williams, is still running, and has a
very fair attendance. Scott may well
feel proud of her fine school building
and ample grounds, secured through
the generosity and enterprise of her
leading citizens. The Catholic church,
Rev. Detchemendy pastor, is one of
the important institutions Of the town,
as is the parochial school, taught by
the Father and Mrs. Wright, an ex-
perienced teacher. The school has
sixty pupils in attendance and Rev.
Detchemendy in addition has a large
class preparing for First Communion
which takes place the latter part of
May. About Is Priests will assist in
the administration of this sacrament
and most impressive service has
been arranged Father Detchemendy
went to Rayne yesterday to assist in
communion there.
Agent ]. A. Landry keeps the rail-
road Office, ware rooms and yard in
ship shape and attends promptly to
the business Of the Office.
Mrs. J. B. Peres has a neat residence
and store near the depot and has
lately renovated and refurnished her
establishment.
Luke Leblanc, the lumberman, is
still filling all orders for lumber and
building material to the satisfaction of
his customers.
CASTOR Begnaud supplies meat for
the town, but has to chase around af-
ter cattle, so scarce are they now.
o. 2. Boudreaux, the blacksmith, re-
ports business dull, but while waiting
for times to improve is promptly turn
ing out first class work.
J. B. Dugas the ginnery man, is
stirring about for business and getting
ready to take off the coming Drop.
P. H. Mouton has sold his pretty cot
tage near the depot to Mr. Moran.
Several cane derricks will be in ope-
rations this fall in and around Scott,
the Lafayette Refinery already having
one and machinery for Segura having
just arrived. About 600 acres of cane
have been planted and much of it
will be shipped to refineries.
Among the most important mercan-
tile establishments are L. L. Judice,
Prejean Bros, Alex Bernard, ]. Son.
nier, Paul Dugas and Mrs. J. B.
Peres.