The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-07-19

lbe DoQaldsopsille cbiief'
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DoNALDsoNVILLE, La,
Saturday, - July 10, 1884
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
Read tie changed advertisement of Mr.
s5awyer's agency for sale of the famous
Silent No. s. Wheeler & Wilson sewing
machine.
The Police Jury held q meeting Wednes
day, pursuant to their adjournment of las
week. We publish report of the proceed
ings in to-day's CHIEF.
What has become of the $4,000 of schoe
funds referred to in "Shrimp's" communi
cation? is question that demands an answer
from the proper source.
The steamer Mabel Co,neaux will max.
an excursion to the seashore, passing Don
jacksonville or Wednesday, morning. Th,
Independent Brass Band will join the part.
at this point
No meeting of the School Board was hele
CAST Saturday, for want of a quorum. Tht
president of the Board is i'll and the Sec
retary was called to Grand Bayou ON of
,fsh-al business
The name of .UrsiH Landry of the fourtf
ward was accidentally omitted from the
aist of first week jurors drawn for serviceae
the September term Of our District Cour
.as published i'll the CHIEF last week.
The crowded state of our coluanans com
pels US reluctantly to defer until our mex
issue III account of Yesterdays interesting
exhibition and distribution of premiums te
the boarding pupils of st. Nincent's Insti
stute.
John Hack, an cid resident of the New
River sectign, taied at his home on New
River lane, about six weeks ago. He was ar
Intelligent man, an ex-Union soldier ane
much respected by ali his neighbors, white
and colored.
Mrs. Rev. r. s. Stuart has gone to Hous
ton with her children for a summer visit te
relatives and friends in that city. We hope
their stay will be pleasant and that they
will return home benefited by their triI
to the Lone Star State.
Gen. Jos. L. Brent has gone to White
Sulphur Springs, Greenbriar county, Viz
ginia, for the summer. This is the Generals
favorite place of sojourn during the heatee
term, and the CHIEF wishes him q pleasant
time there this season.
Mr.. Gustave Dugas, a native of Donald
sonvilIe, died at his residence in this tow
last Sunday morning, aged about 36 years
He had been sick some time and his deatl
was due to general debility and exhaustion
of the system. He leaves wife and foul
children to mourn him.
We regret to chronicle the illness of DR.
A, G.. Love of Darrowyille, who has beer
Frustrated nearly two weeks with an attach
of fever. He is not considered dangerousl!
ill, we are glad to say, and his early recover,
is earnestly hoped for by host Of friends
~, offor.
dance.
The Misses Verret of Assumption, &C
companied by their guest, Miss Laur'
Lagarde Of Thibodanx, spent few dag
this week with the family of Mr.. j. NJ
Breaux, on the Conway plantation, ant
also attended the commencement exhlbi
lion at jefferson College, st. James, Tues
day evening.
A heavy invoice of new goods at largel.
reduced prices has been received at Mau
rims Cheap Grocery Emporium, and tw'
fine prizes are offered to customers-al
improved Charter Oak stove with fixture
complete and barrel of frst-class fanc
-four. See explanation of the scheme il
advertisement headed "The Best Place TO
Big Bargains"
Cor1ELD GuARDs.-At Wednesday night
meeting of this command partial repor
of the finance committee was received, an
the committee Instructed to continue it
Investigation and get the finances of tn
organization into, proper shape as soon a
possible. When the business of the meet
ing had been concluded adjournment unit
the third Wednesday evening of Angus
was voted.
PIoN1c.-A number Of young folks ha
delightful picnic on Mrs. J. A. Braud'
Picayune plantation, opposite Donaldson
vile, on Thursday. We have net learne
the names of all the participants, but kno'
that our town was worthily represented b
those good looking and popular young gel
tlemen, Messrs. Ckas. A. Maurin, Desil
g, Gondran, VIM. D. Park and Henri
Comstock.
Mr.. J.. J. Greenwood of the Cheap Cas-
Centre returned last week from his visit t
his old home in st. Mary, and report
having had pleasant trip. We find in til
MORGAN City Free Press this little pa