New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1913-03-15
ON the night of March twen-

On the night of March twen-
ty-ffth dance will be given at
the hall of America Fire Com
pany No. 2 for the benefit OF Mr..
O. E. Stansbury, citizen OF tins
City and an invalid who needs the
sympathy and patronage OF the
public. Special music has been
for the affair and the
public is urgently requested to at
tend. The usual admission OF
soc will be charged.
Several desirable residences
for rent.-Apply to Sharp &
Nuckolls.
Last Sunday night, about
nine o clock, the wareroom OF the
Lamperez bakery just back OF the
City Market was discovered on
fire. Fortunately it had been
raining for several hours previous,
otherwise the building is so sltuat-
ed that it might have proved a
disastrous confagratiOn. Both,
the residence of Mr.. E. Taul and
that of Mr.. A. Armintor IS with
in thirty feet of the shop and
would undorbtedly have suffered
much damage before the ire de
partment could have checked the
flames. Mr.. Gustave LampereZ
Informed us that his damage
would not amount to more than
S75 90 as very little flour was
stored in the building at the time
and the principal damage was
caused from the volume of water
than had been thrown on the
-four.
Last Sunday a very large
number of men, young ana olu,
ioined the Knights of Columbus
and the Holy Name members III
their Annual Communion at 81.
Peters Church. 1t was magni1-
ieent spectacle to see so many
men make public profession OF
the faith that was in them. On
Sunday March Odd, easter Sun
day) the first Mass at st. Peter $
will be said at 5:15 a. m, Rev. D.
NJ Langlois having consented TO
the change in the hour IN rder
that those taking part IN the eN-
cursions on that day Will nave
ample time to attesd divine wor-
ship.
| The wedding of Miss linda
Schmulen of Lafayette and nv.
Sam Adler of New Orleans, when
took place last Wednesday even
;no at the home of the bride, at
tracted a number Of lberlans
Among them who were present
at the ceremonies which was per
formed by Rabbi Bergman were
Mesdames Max Levy, Lazaro
King Maurice Scharff. Jules Du,
puy. Jacob Davis and Masses Ma
bel Levy, Pearl Davis and Messrs
Joe NJ and Nathan Davis.
On the eve of April Sd, thf
installation of the officers-elect OF
the Elk Lodge will be held II
their spacious Lodge Rooms. ul
that occasion as usual sumptuou'
"Dutch Smoker" will be givet
complimentary to the large mem
bership through the liberality o.
the new officers. The affair prom
ises to eclipse anything of its KIM
ever given before by the Elks
No dorbt all of the boys will b'
there eager to satisfy the lnnel
man.
"A case Of much importance
| this week before the D1strlc
: Court was that of Assaid ELIAS
| the Cyrian VS.. the City OF New
iberia for $4,000 damage TO
: the loss of his wife who was sur
, posed to have been killed by com
, ing in contact with a live wiz
l which ran across his premises
: The plaintiff is being repre-
sented by Mr.. Lazarus,
, LAWYER of New Orleans and Hor
: Walter J. Burke, while the Con
r poration is also being ably reI
, resented by City Attorney l.. !
Dulany. From the manner l
t which the witnesses were eros
: questioned the case will be a har
5 fought one before decision frol
Y the Supreme Court is finally hanf
: ed down. Among the wltnessf
$ who testified were Drs. Shaw an
$ Sabatier, f. F. Millard. Lawrene
j. r Villermin and Paul Cordov'
| All Of the evidence being sui
r mitted on Thursday evening,
t was finally decided to subm
Z briefs In the ease in about t"
/ weeks or as soon as the Court ST.
$ nographer could write the ev
O dence and do away with the or
j argument.
Our attention has been calle
:. to the dangerous double trac
J. crossing of the New Iberia an
s. Northern Railroad just In frol
: of Lallande store, on Jal
:. Street. On Tuesday morning Ia
Il Mr.. j. P. Harrison, who wi
It driving to New iberia with n
e little grand daughter, a child
a Mr.. j. w. Wyche, came vel
J. near meeting with an accldel
l. that would probably have eaus'
the death Of both had it not be-
= that Mr.. Harrison back his hor
into the large ditch which is
= both sides Of the railroad trac
IS The manner in which the sm'
It round house has been arrang
IS along the tracks On the sou
Il side, with the coal shutes on t
I o+har II iS almost impossible l