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TIts LnEADMGx MRCHANT OP LAPATYTTL. i• as just returned- from New Orleans having S jught while there a lafge stock of GEiNTS and LADIES FURNISMHING GOODS6, which he now has in his store. These Goods were bought for spot cash, and at very .low figures, and, therefore; will sell cheaper than those who went north or west to buy. In prices, and quality, he defies all competition. The public is invited to call and examine the stock. .' E B. (FINEST BEYOND QUESTION.) -AT- L. LEYY.& SO N. The "F. B. Q." is concededly the best and finest cloth- ing made- At the recent "Great Bankrupt Sale of the Dixie Clothing House" on Canal street in New Orleans, we have bought an immense stock of these goods at 75 per cent lower than manufacturer's prices, which we offer to the trade atprices of cheap clothing. Call and see for yourself. FELIX DEMANADE, The Up to Date Merchant SELLS CHEAP• Groceries • + Liquors Crockery " m = Willowa e t and Fancy goods LAFAYETTE, - - - - LOUISIANA. I Big Store 2 " warerooms Has just bought, for cash, at low prices, an immense stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS, HARDWARE, FURNITURE, TINWARE, GROCKERY, ETC., To which he invites the attention of intending'buyers, promising to give as cheap, if not cheaper prices, than found elsewhere MRS. H. L. MONNIER, Dressmaker, Desires to inform her friends and the gen- eral public, that she is prepared to take in sewing, apd solicits the making a fine dresses. SI-2---4m. For Sale or Rent. I5o arpents. Land the most fertile. Good roads. In close proximity to the city of Lafayette, the parish scat. For further in- formation apply to L. NOLLIVE, Jeweller, Lafayette, La. Cheap Store .. SLOUIs NOLL1VE" it••iiaker, Jeweler; AND OPTICIAN. S old Medil- awarded at Exposio. of e's$. 'Reirilasg of fine watches a specislty *'dtk cheap aia guaranteed. ; Y s5 .o-a-, 4p .ufs .e- S.T.r' Slre - Public Auction. As per resolution of the School Board, the school lands embrltced in Sec. i6, T 9, S R 3 E, containing 624.o4 acres, in the first ward ; Sec. i6, T ix , S R 5 E, containing 556. 2 acres, in the fourth ward ; Sec. 16, T o, S R 3 E, containing 645.36 acres, in the second ward, will be rented, in 4o-acre lots, at public auction, at the court house, in Lafayette, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 1893, at Ii o'clock, a. m. No bid cntertained for less than Soc. an acre. H. E. TOLL, Secretary. CRYSTAL LENSES nases mane. " S5tt51y 3raSt na Al was. t' .A T~ , M lggtsgist, has feclmsijve. ,ale of..thesp Celebrated Glasses in L~tayette, La, from the faeodry sf Kellam t & Moore tbhe my complete optical plant in rhe ioii.ti , A. tlanta, Ga - ... TOWN AND COUNTRY. Not the profusion but the selection at Clegg's. Mr. Fred Mouton went to St. Martinsville Monday. Mr. P. L. DeClonet was in Lafa- yette this week. Mr. Edward Doucet made a flying trip to New Iberia Sunday. Judge C. H. Mouton, of St. Mar- tinsville, was in town this week. Mrs. T. Hebert has a few more camelia plants for sale, Judge O. C. Mouton went to Ab- beville Tuesday on legal business. Jules Cervatte, a merchant at Duson, was in Lafayette Tuesday. Solid gold spectacles and eye- glasses at Biossat, jeweler. The Gazette acknowledges a pleasant call Wednesday from Willie Clark, of Duson. Mr. Chas. Billaud and Mrs. M. Billeaud, Jr. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. Billaud. Miss Edna Gardiner, of St. Lan- dry parish, was the guest this week of the Misses Bagnels. Well, what about that street lamp at the corner of Pellerin's hardware store ? The many friends here of Mr. Warren Gardiner were pleased to meet him last Monday. Mr. Geo. A. Bailey and wife of Jennings, are spending some time in Lafayette with Mrs. H. M. Bailey. .There are some lovely articles to be seen at Clegg's. You can always tell of the pros- perity of a town by glancing at the local papers. It is an infallible straw. Miss Mary McVea, of Baton Rouge, who was the guest of Mrs. Wm. Clegg, left Wednesday for her home. We noticed last Monday a wagon load of oranges from Lake Arthur. They were sold at $1.50 a hundred or 25 cents a dozen. Ned Mouton's mare won the race at Arnaudville last Sunday. She ran against Mr. Jno. Clay's mare for a purse of $200oo. The well-known drummer, J. D. B. Grieg, representing• rederick In- gram & Co. of Detroit, was in town the fore part of the week. An important meeting of the School Board will be held on Satur- day the 6th day of January. This will be a regular meeting. Mr. Charles Jenkins, of Scott, and Miss Mary Domingue were mar- ried last Wednesday at the Catholic church in this town. Dr. F. J. Mouton attended the meeting of the Attakapas Medical Association in Opelousas last week. Drs. Leslie and Francez, of Caren- cro, were also in attendance. Solid gold spectacles and eye- glasses at Biossat, jeweler. By raising his hog and hominy at home, and plant cane for a money crop, a farmer would never feel the stringency of the money market. Mr. WVm. Clegg left Monday for Baton Rouge to attend a meeting of the State Board of Education, which convened in that city last Tuesday. That popular young Royvillian, Mr. R. J. Domingeaux, attended the meeting of the Knights of Honor last Tuesday, and, of course found time to pay his respects to The Gazette. Dr. A. R. Trahan left this week for New Orleans where he goes to attend the lectures at the Tulane University. We understand that Dr. Trahan will be away about two months, Our efficient and zealous School superintendent, Mr. H. E. Toll, who has been making his usual visits to the different schools in the parish, informs The Gazette that the schools he has already visited are progress- ing very satisfactorily. A good at- tendance is reported in most of them, and'a warm interest is notice- able among parents in the education of their children. If you want something handsome go to Clegg's. Our Chief of Police, Mr. Alex Chargois, was taken suddenly and violently ill, yesterday at noon- several physicians being called in, soon decided that it was poison that caused the trouble, which was no doubt given ti by some unknown party o - patties. By the skillful and prompt tretznent of the Doctors, he iq out of danger, we pare glad to say, and will, no.doubt,. be able to be on duty again real soon.-Daily ?b, ,rit. will c6nviace you that you can get any style spectacle or eye-glass you wish. If you want to catch the cream of business plant- an advertisement in The Gazette, It will prove a fertile field. At least double this year's accre- age in corn will be planted next year in this parish. Our farmers have realized that it is just as easy to make $70 to $8o on an acre as it is to get $z8 or $so which latter sum is about all that cotton cultivation will bring. Mr. Alfred Hebert received Sun- day by express from Morgansville, Kansas, two fine shoats. With the express rates at $30, the pair has cost about $70o, but Mr. Hebert considers this money well invested and The Gazette agrees with him. He intends to demonstrate the fact that it is possible to raise pork in this country, with the same success that attends the efforts of the people of the Western States. And there is no reason why he should not. Did you see the new style gold- filled spectacles and eye-glasses at Biossat's, the jeweler. The many friends in this parish of Mr. J. H. Humble, the genial man- ager of the Ferris Sugar Refinery at Barbreck, will be pained to. learn that this gentleman met with a quite serious accident last week. While standing on a platform, leaning against a railing, which giving away, he fell a distance of ten feet his head striking an old cog wheel sus- taining a severe fracture of the skull. A Gazette man took a ride over to Creighton's switch the fore part of the week, and viewed with some surprise the big stacks of sugar cane waiting transportation to the mills, but when informed that for the past month or more just such quantity was in the yard all the time, the con- clusion irresistibly forced itself upon the mind that if at this point such quantities of cane are shipped, without considering other shipping points, the urgent need of a refinery is manifest. With a refinery near this town the acreage in cane would be doubled in a year. We must have it. By inadvertance we failed to mention in our compte-rendu of the Carenero Amateur's entertainment last week, the rendition, for the first time in public, of a fine piece of music, composed by Mr. H. Van der Cruysen, which received very favorable mention by those qualified to judge. At the request of many friends the composer will have it printed and place on sale, and will call it the "Creole March." It is to be hoped that it will meet with re :dy sale. Did you see the new style gold- filled spectacleg and eye-glasses .at Biossat's, the jeweler. Thinking that a change of air would improve her failing health, Mrs Marguerite Tiernay, left some ten days ago for Galveston, Texas, only to find a surcease of her bodily sufferings in death. The mortal re- mains were brought to Lafayette and consigned to their last resting place in the Catholic cemetery last Tuesday. Mrs. Tiernay had reached the ripe age of 73 years, and was the mother of Messrs. P. J. and J. T. Tiernay of this town. The Gazette joins with the friends of the family, in extending its sympathy in their bereavement. In another part of this paper will be found the advertisement of, Messrs. Trahan & Doucet, drug- gists and dealers in fancy and toilet articles, tobacco, cigars, etc. Mr. J E. Trahan, the senior member of the firm, has sold a half interest of his business to Mr. George Doucet, who is well and favorably known by our people. His affable manners at the Trahan drugstore have made him a host of friends who will be happy to learn of his promotion. It goes without saying .that under its new name this sterling firm will sustain its reputation for fair dealing, fresh goods and low prices. At Falk's Opera House there will appear to-night Prof. Hugo Kipling the only recognized rival of Herman Lthe Great. Prof. Kipling will be assisted by the World's Greatest jugglers, Victor and Madame Lee; also Mlle. Sligo the originator of the beautiful and bewildering "Serpen- tine Dance," with Calcium Light effects. Mlle. Sligo. by the beauty of her dancing won the hearts of many thousands who witnessed her dancing in Berlin, Paris, ahd London and the principal cities of the United SStates. This attraction comes to us highly recommended. Popular Prices: *5, 35 and o50 cents.. One of thefeatures of the show is the Swonderful performance of "Magic, Mirth, and Mischief." W- A IT ."rDi";i ,ER' A young white woman, named Marie Celina Guidroz, aged about 23 years, was brought to town Wed- nesday by Deputy Sheriff Thomas Mouton and placed in the parish prison, charged with the murder of Willie Melancon, a boy about a years old. It appears that the I accused wa, living with the foster parents of Willie, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Vilmond- Melancon, near Carencro E bayou. On Friday, Dec. 8, Marie Guidroz went to the bayou.to wash some potatoes, and took along with her the little boy, who was subse- quently found drowned. We give below the testimony given before the coroner's jury and the verdict of the jury: Marie Celina Guidroz, after being duly sworn, said: "'Friday last, Dec. 8, 1893, I was washing potatoes on a raft in the ba- you. I had the child Willie Melancon on my left arm; when the raft started drifting I let the child drop in the bayou. Water at that place was about waist deep I think. When the child fell I started away. At the moment I could not hallow, I was too much afraid. " It was half an hour after that I could call for assistance. When I reached home I did not tell anyone that the child was drowned" Edouard Stelly said: "Last Frriday, Dec. 8, 5893, 1 was working at a sugar mill abot t four arpents distant from home. When I heard Marie Guidroa hallowing after Willie who was drowned. Marie Guidroz said to Mrs. Euclide Stelly: "It is no use to call for Willie; where he is, he will not answer." The child had a natural dread of water and was not in the habit of going to the bayou. The water where I found the child was about two feet and a half deep. The child was about five steps going up stream from the raft.'" Mrs.*Vilmond Melancon, the foster-mother of the child, said: "Friday last, Dec. 8, Marie Guidroz was coming in the house with a dish of potatoes that she had washed in the the hbayou. I asked her, 'Where is Willie ?' She answered : 'He is there.' I asked Mrs. Euclide Stelly to call him when Mary Gui- droz answed: 'It is no use to call him; he will not answer where he is.' " Vilmond Melancon, the foster-father of the child, said: "'Friday last, Dec. 8, was working at the sugar mill when I heard Ma- rie Guidroz hallowing. I started running, following'Edwouard Stelly straight to the bayou and found the child, Willie Melancon, drowned. Marie Guidroz, when called for assistance was running in a direction oppo- where the child who was drowned." The jury of inquest, composed of Messrs. Edgard Martin, J. Y. Villere, Lucien Cay- ret, Ernest Crouchet, C. L. Villere, and Coroner Gladu, rendered the following ver- dict: * * * said Willie Melancon came to his death by drowning while being in charge of Marie Celina Guidroz, and, we, the ju- rors, find Marie Celina Guidroz guilty of gross negligence, if not more, and we sug- gest an investigation by the grand jury." Fond of Watches. A suspicious looking negro was arrested by Marshal Vigneaux near the depot last Tuesday. He gave his name as George Washington White and a search in his valise developed the fact that he had in his possession three watches and a clock. One of the watches is said to be very -valuable. As White could not give a satisfactory account of himself and his watches he was incarcerated in the municipal bastile, awaiting new developments. City Council. The City Council held an important meet- ing Wednesday evening. There were present: Wm. Campbell, Mayor; J. 0. Mouton, Albert Cayard, F, I)emaunade, Albert Delahoussaye, A. M. Martin. Mr. Albert Delahoussaye the newly ap- pointed member took his seat and was ap- pointed a member of the finance committee. The Mayor was appointed a committee of one to contract wiih the Sun Vapor Light Company of Memphis Tenn., to light and il- lumiate the city. The following ordinance was passed. Be it resolved, By the City Council that hereafter it shall be prohibited for any stove pipe to run through any building, without either a brick flue,terra costa or a galvanized ventdilated flue such as are accepted by the different insurance campanies, and any person violating this ordinance shall be dealt with according to law, and this resolution to take effect 15 days after its promulgation. The committee appointed at the last meet- ing to confer with the School Board about the running of the High School reported that it was agreed that a board of trustees would be appointed: two by the Police Jury, one by the School Board, and two by the City Council, which will be known as the Board of Trustees of the Lafayette Hligh School. * ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Look out for the pay car Tuesday. Rev. Father Forge made a short visit to Now Orleans this week. Mrs. Sigmund Kakn, of Patterson, is on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Falk. Wmin. B. Bailey, Esq., and Jedge C. De. baillon went to Abbeville Thursday evening and returned home Friday. Mrs. D. Lallanne, of Washington, spent several days with Mrs. James Hannen, re- turning home Thursday. A Brakeman on the Cypremort Branch was run over by some cars while making a coupling and dangerously hurt, probably fatally. A train consisting of about 5oo heads of cattle passed through last week and two hun- dred died before reachinh t'le;r t s nation. Reed the advertisement on this page of L. Levy & Son. During his last visit to New Orleans, Mr. L. Levy the senior member of the firm, was so fortunate as to be present at the bankrupt sale of the "Dixie Clothing House" on Canal street and took advantage of the rare opportunity to buy, below manu- facturcr's prices, a lirge stock of the "'F. B. Q." (Finest Beyond Question) clothing which he is now selling at very low figures. Mr. L. Levy and his son, Armand Levy of Lake Charles,were the only country merchants who \crc present at the "Dixie" s~les. 5 ,.. WE ME..AN T very Word, In Pact, PRICES T We offer this week all sizes of Steel Wire Nalls, 3cts a'' Tomatoes, per dozen ...... 90•c. CATON FLANEL, PE" 'AM Assorted Jellies; 5 lb. cans, former price 5oc., now........... 40c. WHITEBLA IB ANETS10 P Keller's Extra Olive Soap per case ............ ... 1.40. FLANNELS FOR SKIRTS, PER• • Columbian Cash StL MOUTON & SALLES. A Tremendous Hit ! A Grand Surprise! A Big Bargain _: IN GOLD FILLED AND SILVER SILVERWARE, WEDDING AND X MA -S PRESEN GOLD PENS AND PENCILS AT T. M. BIOSS T'S,, Mail Orders Promptly Filled LOCK BOX 137. LAFAYETTE. LA. TRAHAN & DOUCET, Successors to J- E. TRAHAN, -AND DEALERS LN-- Paints, Varnishes, Window Gla FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,. - School Books and Stationery, Base Ball Goods, Tobacco and Cigi Meillier's Perfumes Prescriptions Compounded Day & Nig i-16--93 Iv Miss Louise Revillon Solicits a visit to m A FULL ASSORTME~ OF FINE GOODS IN THE LATEST STYLES A. J. MIOSS. * A. EMILE MOUTO MOSS & MOUTON r WHOLESAIE and RETal OFFICE AND YAR N EAR RA \ILROAD D EPO LAFAYETTE. LOUISIANA. Cypress and Pine Lumber,-c Rough and Dressed, Shingles, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Etc. Pittsburg Coal, Firewood, _ McCormick Harvester, Binders and Mower. Eagle plows, W and Riding Cultivators, C.otton and Corri planters, Hay dct Stalk Cutters, I tc. Wagons, .Cisterns. :• Mrs. John O. M•ou NE W AND SECASONABLE MILLINERY G SUCIH AS Hats, Feathers, Silks, Embroiddir also Ladles' and .-.
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