New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-11-29
A distressing accident which

morning. For several months
the children have daily driven
from their home at Morbihan to
attend school at the Convent,
their parents secure in the knowl-
edge of the docility of the pony
they drove. Last Tuesday how
ever, piece of harness broke
frightening the horse into frantic
efforts to extricate itself from
the dangling harness which upset
the buggy and threw the children
beneath the feet of the kicking
animal where both received Sc,
we're and painful injuries; the
little boy being kicked in the
mouth loosing several teeth and
the little girl receiving a blow
over the eye which rendered her
unconscious and threaten the loss
of the eye, if not her life. At this
writing, both children are re-
ported as doing we'll and on the
fair way to recovery.
Mrs. w. b. Sharp and Miss
Julia Pike had the sad misfor-
tune of losing by death their SIS
ter, Mrs. f. p. Bowers, who died
at NapOleonville last Monday
night caused from the rupture OF
a blood vessel following a shock.
1t seems the roof of her home on
Glenwood plantation caught fire
and the shock caused by the ex-
citement proved fatal to the lady.
; Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp and their SIS
ter, Mrs. Pike attended the fun
eral which was held the follow
ing afternoon from the Episcopal
church.
1T the Masonic Banquet Hall,
Monday, December 9Th, at eight
o'clock, Prof. Thomas Carter OF
Vanderbilt University will deliv-
err an address on the Power OF
Personality" On Tuesday, Dee.
10Th at the same place. DR.. F. S.
Parker of Nashville, Editor OF
the Epworth Era will deliver an
address on cart and Religion. !"
Both of these men are scholars
and students and because OF their
interest in men at large come to
us with messages that will broad
en- our horizons, add to our re-
sources and contribute to our
general culture. They generous
ly give there lectures free and we
ask for them large and apprecla-
, tive hearing. These speakers
will introduce a series of lectures
that we hope to be able to offer
daring the coming winter.
AT a meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Southern Uni
! versity held at Baton Rouge on
! Wednesday, action was taken Tor
| the purchase of site for the
University at cost to the state
of $4,000 for $50 acres OF land
about ten miles from Baton
| Rouge. where the school will re
placed unless the Board sees tit
| to again make some other change.
/ What we cannot understand is,
! why the people Of New Iberia
| were called upon to make such a
large donation to get the instltu-
| ton when Baton Rouge will get
it without putting up one cent IN
cash. Upwards of Four Thou
sand Dollars were raised here
through the efforts of the colored
! people and no doubt several thou,
| sand more would have been raised
bv public subscription had they
been allowed sufficient time to
canvas the Parish.
| Despite the repeated warn
, ;nes of Mayor Fontelieu, a num-
! Der of owners and chauffeurs
running autos on the highways OF
this City. persist in exceeding the
| speed limit when they reach the
Model Road between the Post Of-
fee and the Lietmeyer property
on the line separating the Parish
| from the City Of New iberia.
These violations Of the City s
| ordinances have become SO COM
mon Of late that Mayor Fontelleu
has made up his mind to have his
Police Officials be on the alert IN
the future and arrest each and
every person who ignores the law.
| Mayor Fontelieu has the good
wishes of all of the residents re-
| siding along the Model Road IN
! his determination to stop the
practice. It is astonishing that
! some child has not already sui
fered injuries on account of the
| speeding along that important
thoroughfare. 1t is much better
to punish the violators now be-
| fore some terrible accident hap
pens than to wait until it is too
late. We hope the notice which
appears in another column will
have the proper effect.
The patrons of Magnolia
School, East End, met at the
school building last Wednesday
afternoon after nice little pro-
gram was rendered by number
of the bright pupils and laid plans