The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-05-24

1Re DoQaldsoQyine Gliief
Office in Crescent Place.
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Subscription Price, Two Dollars Year
DoNALDsoNVILLE, La,
Saturday, May "a, 1884.
Local JoTTINGs.
n. Riggs Il Bro, cistern makers, 2f7 ,Delord
etreet, NO. Send for price list
That elegant.set of double plush parlor
furniture at Israel & Co.'S will be given
away on the 18th of July.
The Clipper left here at 9 o'clock last
night to tow fatboat to Plaquemine and
Eeturned at Ii this forenoon
The violent rainstorm prevented a meet
lng OF the Knights of Honor Tuesday even
ang. The Workmen meet next Tuesday. Il
Our genial friend Judge H. H Carver,
formerly Of the Ascension bar, dropped in
top US to-day, and was as welcome as unex-
pected. II
Ameeting of the Cofeld Guards will prob
ably be called for the first Wednesday of
June to make preparations for target prac- r
tice. Let all the members attend II
The Common Council met again on Mon
day last and transacted considerable bust
mess of Importance. The official minutes :
are published in another column.
Capt DE. Jones visited Baton Rouge
again this week and effected settlement {
for State taxes and licenses collected in this Y
parish during the first quarter of 1884. c
The commissions for the newly elected :
parish and ward officers were brought by 1
Capt. Jones from Baton Rouge yesterday. t
and are being distributed to the proper q
parties. II
Invitations for the Babcock ball are be-
ing printed at the CHIEF job off &c and will
be sent out on Monday. The entertainment :
promises be one of the most complete So :,
cial successes of the season.
Items concerning the meeting of the CT
Grand Lodge of the co1ored knights of W
Pythias at Monroe, examination at Ashland hi
school, and several other matters of local p
and general interest are unavoidably n,
crowded out.
George Garnett, a young colored man &C
living in Smoke Bend, is charged with the ps
theft of $40 in money from his stepfather, la
VIM Harriaar Aroueod hoe bao,, r1ocoS7 | III
under q bond Of $75 to appear before the as
Fourth Ward Justice Court when notified. tn
Judge John Fl. Hsley and his charming "a
daughter, Miss Laura Ilsley, arrived here w
Wednesday morning on the Keokuk, and "
WiA remain few days as the guests of III
their friend and relative, Mrs. NJ. A. eau u0
Diet. We hope their visit will be an enjoya- "
BILE one. su
The grand clock drawing which was to -,
have taken place yesterday at the Blue or
Store of Messrs. Jos. Gondran d Sons, has -,
been postponed until O'Clock tomorrow ~
N n0oeAi'o oonio o1 .'.e ssH1ieiheh sta
selected to supervise the drawing we're I'M m;
able to attend yesterday. fo
pound meeting was held BY the 60 lored he
people Of the Ashland and Bowden planta- VIII
tions, Wednesday evening of last week, for we
the benefit of the family OF Rev. F. D. Gel
Bowers, pastor of the Gilbert Haven ID. E. tha
Church, Darrowville. One hundred and the
Fifty pounds Of provisions were contributed to
by the participants. rus
The rain Of Ypesday evening was one of '''e
fho hao on hcnf a1l
within our recoliection. A gentleman who ''''
has lived many years in the New River sec AK,
ton of the parish sends US word that the pu'
water YES higher there than he has ever E
known it before excepting during periods bet
# inSpdation from crevagses. pla
If Won desire to help a good cause and at aft
he same time have an enjoyable evening, mrs
attend the entertaiHment of the Ladies' Aid nol
Association at Phoenix Hall next Tuesday A
evening. The programme comprises an ma
admirable blending of theatrical, Terpsi- bet
,horean and gastronomic pleasures, and fo-
he price of admission is only half dollar. A
The drawing of the beautiful set of double elul
plush parlor furniture advertised to be by
,iven to the customer of the house of NJ. TO-,
israel & Co. holding the lucky number, will idel
AXE place on Sunday, the 18th of July, un- Kes
Ter the supervision Of persons whose names secl
will be announced in due season. Each Rer
ash purchase Of So worth of goods entities cap
he buyer to ticket in the drawing. mel
The body of an unknown colored man pfo
hat had evidently been in the water about anu
fifteen days was found floating in the river con
n the fifth ward of this parish to-day. The 1
,oroner being absent from the parish, an II.
inquest was held BY Justice Landry. No at
arks of violence we're found on the body, oun
or was anything discovered by means of OF ,
hich the corpse could be identified. oao
- -- .- in Fl
Hon. Ben. Gibson spent last Saturday W
nd Sunday in Ascension pending the re- oan
sss of the General Assembly from Friday to f,
yening until Monday morning, and is in cons
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