The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-06


e There is a big crack in the batture and
!, leyee in front of the Clement Dugas place,
Smoke Bend, and cave is threatened there
- which is liable TO fake place at almost any
- moment. The crack is about seventy five
n. feet III length, extending across the batture
inside the levee, and when the cave occurs
a considerable piece of the embankment
- HHtin sc dnwn, -necessitating the building of
a new one.
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,sl al Mr.. Chas. s. Gray of Morgan City, who
md visited Ascension some months ago as duly
a ew chronicled III the local columns of the
CHIEF has removed to Paincourtville, in
H. the parish of Assumption, and will make
: :. that place his home. Mr. Gray was con-
. NJ templating this removal when he was in
our town. He is musician of fine abili-
yh ties and viii probably follow the profession
NJ of music teacher in his new abiding place.
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MIR. Bernard Lemann has telegraphed
na from Cincinnati that he contemplated start
ne ing home from that city last evening, but
as; his brother replied by wire that the weather
p was still quite warm here and advised that
the homeward trip be delayed another week.
1t is probable, therefore, that Mr.. Lemann
= will not be back for ten days yet, when he
will be accompanied by his wife and chill
dren and his respected father, Mr.. Jacob
.. Lemann.
Donaldsonyille's popular cistern maker,
Mr.. John F. Forcha, has orders on hand
I'd for the construction of no less than fifteen
water cisterns and juice tanks and two sui |
.. phur machines designed for use at various |
:, points along the river between New Or
leans and Bayou Sara and on Bayou La
fourche. Friend Johns constantly increas-
wv ing business is the best evidence that |
IN could be given of the excellent character |
of his work.
a delightful solree and reception was
= given at the residence of Mr.. Robert Mau-
d rim, i'll the "City of the Woods,'' last Sun
day evening, under the direction of Mr..
in Maurins charming daughter, Miss Bertha
ID Maurin. Besides a goodly number of the
TO young ladies and gentlemen prominent in
fe the society circles of Assumption parish,
there were several representatives from
In pronouncing the affair pleasant and en-
10 joyable i'll the extreme
y Mr.. Hermann Schillinger of the Yale
plantation publishes in another column |
!, card OF thanks to Rev. Robert S. Stuart
and other friends for kindnesses shown
during the illness of Mr.. Schllinger's
q daughter Katie, and after her death and
burial. Mr.. schiliinger has the sympathy
Of all who know him in the affliction which
II has befallen him, and it is not difficult to
$ appreciate how grateful he must feel to the
: friends who rendered him assistance in his
x hour of need and distress
The report that Mr.. G. Adolphe Gondran,
the youngest member of the Ascension bar ,
contemplated emigrating to Mexico proves {
to have no fondation III fact but grew out
: OF the sale of his interest i'll the river ferry
and remark made by himself in Il spirit I
of righteousness. We are glad to learn that $
the young gentleman has no intention of {
: abandoning his native heath. The firm 7
+ of Miller d Gondran has been dissolved by :
y mutual consent and Capt. W. A. Miller will t
= hereafter conduct the ferry on his own ac- E
9 count.
Capt N. w. Barton has secured the c
agency of the Southwestern Brush Electric j
Light and Power Company and is author 5
lied to canvass the State and contract for c
furnishing boilers. machinery and lighting I
apparatus for stores, sugar-houses, facto- /
r1es, towns, etc. 1t is reported that some v
of our enterprising merchants and planters d
propose to introduce the electric light here Y
, next year, and they will be enabled TO do c
this on the most favorable terms through q
j, the instrumentality of Capt. Darton. See 1
his advertisement. a
Mr.. Pat Reddington has our thanks for II
a pitcher of fresh lager, which came into C
our sanctum last night like a glimpse of d
sunshine on a dark and tetnpestuous sea. o
We soon enveloped the delicious treat with q
the uIseemy dimensions of our capacious p
carcasses. This is not the first time we e
have "stood Pat and it is pleasant to know Ii
that when we are i'll the dusty printing of h
flee, far from the madding crowd, f" ''set- II
ting up for the world that there is at least a
one thoughtful and generous enough to fl
''set 'em up for us. Amen. p
The editor of the CHIEF was compliment q
ed last week by the receipt of an invitation o
to attend the nuptiaIs of Mr.. Frank Mix u
and Miss Christine E. Durand, which were il
celebrated at the st. John Catholic Church, g,
Plaquemine, Thursday evening" at 0 clock
10 the favored young couple whose lives y,
have been so auspiciously joined together :.
6 for better OF worse" we extend our sim y
cere congratulations and hope that the better
will greatly predominant over the worse :.
and that their matrimonial path will be G.
| strewn with the flowers of prosperity and !.
| happiness.
Lee Lodge A. O. q. ". will meet in reg O
ular session next Tuesday evening. Mem y