The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-04-05


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Office in Crescent Place.
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DoNALDsoNVILLE, La,
Saturday, April 5, 1884.
LOCAL JoTTINGs.
ALI ScRiPs AT PAR.
All properly approved
PARISH SCRIP. TOWN SCRIP,
SCHOOL BOARD VARIANTS AND
JURY CERTIFICATES
will be received ut face value in exchange for
Goods at
JOS. GONDRAN & SONS
BLUE STORE,
Mississippi Street. Donaldsonville
A. Riggs & Bro, cistern makers, 247 Delord
street N. 0. Send for price list.
Go to the courthouse and register if You
desire to qualify as a voter.
AZ. Israel g. Co. are sole agents for Putt
Pomade for shining metals Of all kinds.
The April term of our District Court will
be opened on Monday.
A LocAL.--Give the @. G. G. a call for q
refreshing drink, served in good style.
The regular April meeting of Ascension
Hook and Ladder Company is to take place
Monday evening.
The Board of Directors of the Donald
sonville Bridge Company was called to
meet at IL o'clock day for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing year, but
the bad weather has compelled postpone
anent.
No damage tsas been done by the cy-
clone. On the contrary, it has benefited
the. community. We speak. of course, of
the cyclone of new goods at Maurin's
Cheap Grocery Emporium on Mississippi
street.
Most of the meetings called in the va
rious wards of the parish for this afternoon
- reorganiEe the Republican central ward
clubs will be postponed until next Satur-
day afternoon. on account of the bad
weather.
Do you drink If SO, take snifter at
Mack's Exchange, near the Courthouse.
Whether you prefer whisky, wine, beer or
any other class of liquid refreshment, you
will find the best at the Exchange. Pop
ular prices.
Miss Harriet Levy. who has been in New
Orleans during the past three months, ar
rived home Tuesday night on the steamer
Cannon. During her sojourn in the city
Miss Levy was the guest Of her cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Noise Levy.
Mr.. Joseph D. Gauthreaux will resume
his post as second clerk on the steamer
Belle of the Coast to- morrow. Joe is one
of the most popular scribes in the coast
trade and the patrons of the beautiful Belle
will be glad to see him aboard again.
The proprietor of Mack's Exchange, near
the Courthouse, advertises to sell best
quality flour, sailed meat, cheese. crackers,
canned goods and other groceries at lowest
market prices and confidently refers to all
his customers in support of his public an
nouncement.
Valentine Williams. an old colored citi-
zen of Donaldsonville, died Wednesday
night, after an illness Of only about twenty
four hours, and his funeral was largely at
tended. He was a prominent member of
the Nazarene Baptist Church and had been
treasurer of that institution number of
years.
Mr.. Henry Meter of the enterprising
young St. james firm of Meter & Levy
spent two days in Donaldsonyille this week,
and his friends were glad to see him. Heis
Jealous member of Kenneth Lodge, X. of
p, and participated in the ceremonies at
tending the initiation of three pages at
Tuesday evenings convention.
Mack's Exchange grows in popularity as
depot for fresh, cheap and good groceries,
and the bar attached to the establishment
is gaining quite reputation for fresh beer,
fine liquor and frst-class cigars. Mack
solicits visit from all his friends, conf
dent that if they give the Exchange one
trial, the visit will be repeated.
Judge Hiram FL. Carver, formerly of
Donaldsonyille and Napoleonyille, but now
a practicing lawyer in the city of New Or
leans, has removed his Office from No. IL
st. Charles street to No. ID Commercial
Place, where he can be found ready to
transact nyiegal business that may be
intrustcd to his competent charge.
A wind and rain storm of considerable
violence is prevailing to-day, and as the
river has again reached the high water
mark Of 1882 and 1885, renewed vigilance
in guarding the levees is necessary. Our
people are alive to the situation and in both
town and country watchmen line the en-
bankments that stand between 11s and the