New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-02-15

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Mr.. L. II. Martin of New Or

Mr.. l.. II. Martin of New Or
leans, chairman of the Armenian
and Cyrian Relief Fund of Lou.
isiana will be in New Iberia next
Sunday to address the citizens of
our City in behalf of the war
stricken peoples Of those coun-
tries. The meeting will take
place on Sunday afternoon at 3
O clock and the public is requested
and invited to be present. DR..
Henry "A. King and other citizens
here are hopeful for a large at
tendance.
Died. at Port Arthur. Texas
on Tuesday. February 18th, 1919
at 9 o'clock P. NJ, Mr.. Ulysses }.
Babb, aged % years. Deceased
was a son of Mr.. B. Babb of this
City. His remains arrived here
on Thursday evening after which
the funeral obsequies were con-
Quoted at st. Peters church by
Rev. J. NJ. Langlois. Besides his
parents, brothers and sisters, de
ceased leaves a young widow and
several children to mourn his de-
mise.
On Wednesday, February
10Th the WoOdmen Circle had
present at their interesting SEES
sion their Supreme Guardian Mrs.
Amelia Smith. One of the fea-
lures of the evening was the im-
pressive installation of officers for
the ensuing term. The policy of
Mrs. Alfred C. KILLER was turned
over to her during the ceremonies.
Last Sunday morning Mr.. a.
B. Murray lost a prize Jersey
cow which he thought had been
poisoned. 1t seems the animal had
lust been MIXED and about ten
minutes later was discovered
dead in his back yard, where she
had been turned loose to Craze.
DR.. H. H. Collins, the veterinary
surgeon held post mortem IN
order to see what had caused her
death when to his astonlshment
several nails was found in the
cows stomach. One Of the mails
had punctured the heart causing
it's death. The animal had
swallowed the nails while eating
her food.
We had a pleasant call yes
ferday morning from Police Juror
Hamilton Derouen of the Fifth
Ward. After dincussing public
roads and other matters concern
ing the people in general he III
formed us that his son James r.
Derouen had slaughtered a hog
which he had raised on the place
that tipped the scales at 74O los.
The porker was about three years
old. We believe this is about as
large a hog as was ever raised III
the Parish.
Miss Henderson wishes us 20
announce that she has re-opened
the Oaks, and is now fully pre-
pared to careGfor the wants OF
permanent or transient boarders.
On Friday morning the shock
ing news reached here of the death
of Mr.. C. Crest Babin which oc
Cured at New Orleans on Thurs
day night. Deceased had been
stricken with pneumonia and for
several days he was reported here
as being in a critical condition.
Mr.. Babin had been residing at
New Orleans for several months
and was engaged doing civil ell
cheering work for the Parish OF
Orleans. After his marriage. some
years ago to Miss Edna Daigrc,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aristide Daigre he lived in New
Iberia for several months. From
here he spent a short while in
Florida and then returned to Lou
isiana locating with his wife in
New Orleans. His remains were
taken to Lafayette for interment.
His widow and other relatives
have the condolences Of large
cirola of friop1c