The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-11

feet in length. There are many more
like it OIL Hermitage.
We neglected to mention that our
esteemed friend, Mr.. Solomon Barmon Of
lower New River, brought as a mammoth
sweet potato q few weeks ago that was
raised OIL his farm. It weighed four
pounds aud would furnish =. meal to a
good sized family. It wouldn't take
many like that to keep US insweet Eaters
all the year round.
We weraohocked to learn Of the death
of Mrs. Clias. Obcrkamp, -Jr., nee Louise
Fcrrier, daughter Of our esteemed fellow
citizen, Mr.. Joseph Ferrier, which sad,
unexpected event occurred Sunday night,
the 5tll inst, at DarrowyilIe. Mrs. Ober-
kamp was 20 years Of age, nnd leaves d
husband and two young children be-
rcaycd by her death.
The election in St. James parish passed
of ~ quietly as that in Ascension. We
are indebted to q friend ut Convent post
Office for the suhjoined statement of the
rcsult: Total vote cast 1859; Tor Ellis,
Democrat, 422; for Marks, Republican,
1921; for Demas, Republican, Sc; ma
iority for Marks over Ellis, 799 over
Demas, 1925; over both, 7O3.
We arc sorry to record the death of
Clarence George Cire, the bright little
infant son Of Mr.. Geo. S. Gre and Jane
Gingry, which occurred at All early hour
Thursday morning. The child was 2
years, 9 months and % days old. The
afflicted parents have the heartfelt sym
. patl,y Of all who know them. The blow
is all the harder for the poor mother
because she is Frustrated by severe
spell Of sickness.
Mr.. A. Rocl, the Chetimaches street
grocer, has handed rs three joints Of
q stalk OF cane grown in his garden that
arc certainly "somc" for size. The piece
measures eighteen inches i'll length, SIX
inches in circumference and weighs two
pounds. Perllaps we wouldn't like to
uw,r about Il thousand acres OF such
cnnei We regret to say that Brother
Rocl1's crop is a very limited one, con-
sistiny Of about half a dozen stalks.
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A beautiful sample of yellow clarified
sugar from the Laplaco plantation, in St.
John the Baptist parish, has been sent
us by Il friend Of Mr.. WIN. Hamilton, the
sugar maker on the place. The grain is
as largo and firm as we have ever seen,
presenting the appearance and cnnsis
tency Of crushed rock candy. Mr.. Ham:
ilton's skill as Il sugar maker could have
ITO higher recommendation than is fur
,ishcd hy the sample of bis work wt
now have on exhibition at the CHIEF
office.
DEATH OF LAzAR DuGAs.-Monday
morning, the 9th inst, Mr.. Lazar Dugas
died at his home a short distance below
Donaldsonville. Mr.. Dugas was SO years
of age, a native and life long resident Of
Ascension, al old planter and a man of
genial, kindly disposition, who made
friends Of all who became acquainted
with him. He leavesa large family to
mourn tire loss Of All indulyent husband,
father aud grandparents. The funeral
took place Tuesday morning aud the re-
mains of the deceased were inferred in
tho Catholic cemetery at Donaldsonyile.
A letter of inquiry wHs received from
New Orleans OH Monday last by Deputy
Clerk and Recorder Bnford, asking him
to ascertain if two young men, Thomas
Flanagan and Aloysius Fox, were in or
near Donaitlsonville, as they hal left
their homes in New Orleans without con-
sent of their parents, saying they were
coming hero to work. Mr.. Buforl at
once set about making the desired in
qniries, bnt could find no trace of the
truants. This morning he received
second letter saying that the young men
had been heard from, and are on their
way to St. Louis. They passed through
Dcnaldsonviile but evidently made no
stay here.
Mrs. Lydia Whitaker, the aged grand
n ~ On T