The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-02-03

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DONALDs0NVILLE, La.
Saturday, February 8, 1888.
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
This clear, cool weather is delightful.
Revs. Pierre Landry and VIM. Smith
have gone to Alexandria to attend the
annual conference of the NJ. E. Church
in session at that place.
The holder Of ticket No. 900 in the
rattle of Mr.. NJ. Onrso's mare Black
Crook is notified to come forward and
take the animal.
Little Hattie Forcha, the daughter of
our friend John P. Forcl,a, suffered re-
lapse Of scarlatina and was more seriously
ill than before, but we are glad to say
she is again convalescent. !.
Mr.. Harmon, senior partner of the firm
of Harmon g. Voss, arrived here last Sun
day and was no doubt pleased to observe
the progress being made in pulling the
old Israel store to pieces
Mrs. J. A. Braud, Jr., and her charm
ing and accomplished daughter, Miss
Lucille, are sojourning in New Orleans
and will remain there to participate in
the pleasures of King Rex's carnival.
There were no sales of property for
taxes aade last Saturday, the few re-
sasining delinquents having settled their
dues. The list we published last week
therefore completes the report Of adjudi-
cations.
Mr.. Thos. Streck has obtained no clue
to the thief who stole 500 from the
pocket of his pantaloons in stateroom
month. We sympathize with him for
the serious loss.
Mr.. L. z. Bass, Il former resident of
Donaldsonvile who has been living for
some months past in New Orleans, has
moved back here with his family and is
located OH Lafourche street. He pro-
poses to remain with us permanently, we
believe.
Misses Ella and Eula Gray, sisters of
Mr.. L. N. Gray, foreman of the Democrat
office, arrived here some three weeks
since and propose, we believe, to become
permanent residents of Donaldsonville.
We hope they will find their new home
pleasant ors.
The wedding of Miss Florence Perkins,
daughter of Mr.. J. Seuddy Perkins of,
Assumption, to Mr.. VIM. Z. Howell, the
prominent young Napoleonyille lawyer,
Is generally conceded to have been one
of the most brilliant social events i'll
ASSUMPTION annals
A eoIored citizen who visited New Or
leans this week tells us that he "went
down on one Of dem Angelina boats and
come back OH do Kenner." In other
words, lie made the down trip on an An
Choir Line boat and returned on the
Cannon.
Tho proceedings Of the two latest ses-
sions Of the Police Jury are published in
to-day's CHIEF, together With Ordinance
No. IS and a resume of Ordinances Nos.
81, 20 and 90. We shall endeavor to
publish synopsis of the road and license
ordinances next week.
Our readers are invited to note the
change in the advertisement of Messrs.
Bernard Lemann Il Brother. They keep
staple groceries and provisions always in
stock, and what can't be found at the
Lemann Grand Central Depot in their
line of business is scarcely worth look
ing for in Donaldsonville.
We are glad to hear that Judge Makers
little son Charley, who was recently Bit
ten by vicious dog .obelonging to a
neighbor, is all right again, his wounds
having healed satisfactorily. The canine
will bite no more, as bullet from Judge
Makers revolver ended the terrestrial
career of his dogshiE.
Mr.. Vincento 7. Landry, the newly
appointed Justice of the Peace for the
ninth ward, came to town on Thursday
and subscribed to his oath of Office before
Paul Leche, Esq, Justice of the Peace
and Notary Public. We again congratu-
late the people of New River upon the
acquisition Of such competent and
worthy magistrate.
Capt. DE. Jones, Deputy Sheriff and
Tax Collector, visited New Orleans this
week to provide himself with the neces-
sary certified check for effecting set
Element with the State authorities for
the tax and license collections of the
past quarter. The Captain returned
home Thursday evening and posted off
at once to Baton Rouge.
From all accounts, Donaldsonvil1e will
baya n liberal renraaenkation in tha