The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-11
Death of Renaiah Gibson.

On Wednesday last, the 7th Of October
at 6 o'clock A. NJ, 1884, Benaiah Gibson,
one of the best known and most highly re-
spected citizens of this parish, passed away
at his residence on the Gem plantation,
aged Sc years and 20 days. Mr.. Gibson was
born in the northern part of Alabama in 1928,
removing to Columbus, Miss, during his
boyhood and remaining there until 1854,
when he came to Louisiana, and continued
to reside here until his death. His Occur
patton was that of an overseer, and this he
followed until some time after the war,
when he purchased the Gem plantation in
partnership with Mr.. r. A. Irwin and be-
came planter on his own account Later
on he extended his planting operations in
partnership with the late Amos s. barrow,
and after the latter's dhath acquired from
the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana success
sively the tracks of land forming the site
of the village of DarrowviHe and extend
ing up the lower line of that village as far
as the farm of Mr.. Jno. D. Cantey. These
tracts he devided off into town lots and small
farms and disposed of them on reasonable
terms, thus enabling many persons of mod
crate means to provide themselves with
homes and building up neat and grow
ing little town that will ever be a monument
to his energy, philanthropy and foresight.
He made several rice crops on portion of
the lands located just above Darrowville,
L L., oh, hn omit
ton of this cereal and confined his agri-
cultural operations to raising of cane, corn
and the ordinary products of sugar plan
tation. Though serving for several years
eyincing considerable interest in public af-
fairs, Mr.. Gibson took no very active part
in politics until within the past few years,
and was never candidate for public Of
fee prior to last spring, when he was nom-
mated and elected Representative from
this parish as Democrat. Illness pre-
vented him = ON taking much part in the
proceedings Of the General assembly and
twice during the session he was COM
PEELED to leave the capital in search of re-
lief from the chronic desease that finally
caused his death.
He passed peacefully away after q pro-
tracted and painful illness. Conscious of
approaching dissolution he had made his
will and was prepared for the supreme mo-
| ment that marked the departure of his
| spirit from this earthly existence and its
entry into the mysterious life beyond the
| tomb. In accordance with his dying wish
| his body was taken to his former home, Col
| lumbus, Miss, and there inferred in the
village churchyard beside the bones of his
father and mother. The remains were &C
eompanied to New Orleans by Mr.. 4. c.
| Gibson, brother of the deceased, and
Messrs. Lafargue, Kelly, Bateman, Stuart
and McCrary.
"Uncle Benz" as his friends loved to cal
him, was popular among all classes of peo-
| pie, old and young, white and colored, ricf
and poor, and hence his death sent a pane
of sorrow into almost every househouid IL
the community. He belonged to Kenneth
Lodge No. Al. Knight of Pythias, and tt
the Ascension Branch of the Sugar Plant
| ers' Association of Louisiana, and will b.
| regretted by those organizations as loya
and useful member. A public spirited
energetic, charitable citizen, there are few
among US whose loss would have beel
| SO widely felt and SO sincerely mourned.
BASE BALL-One of the most interesting
and closely contested games of the season
was played on the Nolan grounds last Sun
day afternoon, between teams made up O
members of the Fortier and Nolan clubs
chosen by lot. One side took the name o
Bernard Lemann & Bro, the other that o
NJ. Israel & Co., the Lemanns playing with
the Fortier Battery, the Israels with tina
of the Nolan club. The score by inning
was as follows:
B. Lemann & Bro...1 2 0 0 Z
NJ. Israel & Co......2 0 0 0 L
Umpire-Chas. Cook. Scorer. E. Blum.
The game between the BERTHE and TRIM
} ty clubs for stake of 800 and the cham
pionship of Assumption, was played a
Trinity Park, near Napoleonyille, last Sun
day afternoon, and resulted in a victory
J for the Berries by the one-sided score of 8
to 5.
The Viguets of Plaquemine made an ex
} cursion to Baton Rouge last Sunday an
were handsomely taken into camp by tn
, Dixies of that city-score, 20 to 8. Wonde
if the Dixies learned thing or two from
, their PIaquemine opponents and rung il
| couple of New Orleans players?
, The Wilberts of Plaquenine played tn
, Peek-a-B oos Of Baton Rouge the same de
and the score was tie-12 to IL.
The Lees, Clarks and Stars have been re
, organized in New Orleans and 1eagu
formed, composed of those three clubs, tn
Bachs and the Hunters. The first game of
newly arranged series will be played b
: the Lees and Bachs tomorrow.
t The Berries of Assumption and Fortie1
of Donaldsonyille are to cross bats to-mol
1 row.
The Vincents of New Orleans will be hel
5 on Sunday, the 18th inst, to play the M
5 lans.
: SCHOOL BoARD.-A meeting or the Boar
= of School Directors for this parish was bel
last Wednesday, all the members presel
: excepting DIR. McGalliard. Hon. Ware
. Easton. Superintendent of Public Educ
ton, was in attendance and gave the men
| ell l. %- ho