The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-05-16
DEATH OF JOSEPH FERR1ER,

DEATH VI JuSEPA- fERklEk.
!. Announcement is made in another CO
umn Of the demise Of Joseph Bernard Fe
- rier, IN old and much respected citizen {
10 Donaldsonville, who passed away on Tue
= day morning, at his residence on Sout
n Houmas street in this town.
Mr.. Fsftier was born at DraRuignal
France, on the ed day Of November, 1872
where he married his first wife, Cesarin
= prisoned for participation in the Reput
III iican revolution Of f848, but in 1850 escape
," from captivity in company with party c
= fellow prisoners and made their WI
through the mountains into Italy wher
rs they resided four years. Louis, their frs
child was born in that country in. 1858. i
: the ensuing year, 1854, they emigrated t
}. the United States, living for some tim
in Virginia, where their daughter Mary
!. now wife of Mr.. Jos. J. Leche of Donald
!, sonville, was born; they moved thence t
n Illinois and subsequently to Pilot Knob
70 Missouri. second daughter, Louise, de
ts ceased wife of Mr.. Chas. Oberkamp, wa
al born at Pilot Knob, and here also Mrs
: Ferrier died, in July, 1868. During the fol
= I lowing month Mr.. Terrier revisited Franc,
el and placed his children at school, return
Il ing to America in 1864 and locating Al
IS Donaldsopville, where he continued to re-
side until the day of his death. In 1866 he
:, married Louise Miller, daughter of the
y late Henry w. Miller, by whom he had
: three children, only one of whom, a son
l named Henry, is now living. This lady
1 died in 1876, and three years afterward Mr..
Terrier married third wife, Eug6nie Ro-
drigue, daughter of Mr.. J. B. Rodrigue of
this place, who, with their only child, lit
tie girl, survives to lament the loss Of a
kind and induigent husband and father.
! Louis Terrier and Louise Oberkamp both
died in Donaldsonville, the former on the
18th of July, 1879, aud the latter on the 9th
of November, 1882.
Mr.. Terrier was skillful machinist.
blacksmith and wheelwright and had a
! shop for many years at the corner of South
Houmas aud Opelousas streets. which was
torn down only few days before his death
to make room for the new public school
house about to be erected. This shop and
Mr.. Terriers adjoining residence were
located on lots belonging to the parochih
authorities, and the fact that he was CON-
PEELED to sell his home ut sacrifice by rea-
son of the expiration of his lease of the
ground, weighed heavily upon his mind,
81, :. n of !; H., -
tribute the Fastening of his death. He
declared to one Of his intimate associates
not long ago that the worry and anxiety of |
this affair would kill him. He had been |
rallied to such an exte1t that it was hoped |
his life would be prolonged number of |
years. Last Sunday evening he attended |
the anniversary dinner OF Phoenix Fire |
Company, of which he was one Of the char
ter members, and although he ate and |
drank very sparingly, it is supposed that
even this temperate indulgence ut such a |
late hour superinduced the spell of illness
which manifested itself the following eve
ming and ended fatally at half past O'Clock |
L uoS>Ady uIOIAAlH. lno HttnCk was not re- |
garded serious by the patient or his friends
and it was not until few minutes before |
his death that its true character became
apparent.
During his long residence in this COM
munity Mr.. Terrier always exhibited an |
active and hearty interest in public affairs
and never wavered from the Republican |
convictions and devotion to the principles |
Of liberty. fraternity and equality which he |
adopted in early manhood. He WAS by mo |
means Communist, but belonged to that |
party whose aspirations were realized in the |
establishment Of the French Republic that |
succeeded the downfall of the Napoleonic
dynasty in 1870. He occupied the positions |
OF Alderman and member of the Police
Jury at divers time and proved himself a
conscientious and public spirited official.
The funeral took place Wednesday morn
ing and was attended by a large concourse
of people, including members of the Phue-
nix and Ascension fire companies in uni
form, led by the Independent Band. The
remains we're inferred in the Catholic ceme-
terry, and a number of stores and other
places OF business along the route of the
procession were closed in respect to the
memory of the lamented deceased. To the
Borrowing widow and children, the CHIEF
begs leave to extend assurance of the sym
pathy which their bereavement has excited
among all classes of the community.
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BASE BALL.-No game was played at the
Nolan park last Sunday, owing to the fire.
mems parade, and none will come of to- .
as the Nolans go to Plaquemine I
to meet the Viguets. On the following
Sunday, the oath inst, the Viguets will re-
urn the visit of the Nolans and these fine
clubs will play a rafting game on the dia- {
nond of Nolan park. Besides their local +
Experts, the Viguets will be strengthened I
~ New Orleans battery, Messrs. Childs q
md Porter, formerly pitcher and catcher q
# the famous Lone Stars, and our Donald \
onville amateurs will have another oppor- r
urnity of showing their mettle and skill in q
with those of emi-professional 7
layers. The Viguets will come down on Il
he Sunday morning train, accompanied
o doubt by large party of their her n
lille friends, and the game will be called ut o
P. n. sharp in order to allow the visitors r
, return to Piaquemine by the afternoon a,
ain which passes up at half past A. The O.
rice OF admission to the park will be Is u,
ants for gentlemen, 10 cents for ladies and c.
cents for children under u years. with .,
FlS''eee q shady seats whenever the as