The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-12-26
SCHOOL EXHIBITION.
An Interesting Entertainment at til
Academy of Ascension.

Academy of Ascension.
The exhibition announced to take place al
the Academy of Ascension last Thursday
afternoon attracted large assemblage of
the relatives and friends of the pupils and
we'll wishers of the school, and all who at
tended no doubt felt amply repaid for the
visit as the exercises proved of highly in
teresting character. Tasteful decorations
of evergreens, roses and flowers enhanced
the attractive appearance of the room ID
which the the proceedings were conducted,
and the throng of children in holiday attire
grouped upon the platform or stage added
| an essence of animation to the pleasant
picture that could not but be admired.
| The programme of exercises comprised
the following Rotations, declarations and
| dialogues:
Seminoles Defiance and Hohenlinden, re-
cited in concert by an entire class with every
gesture and intonation in accord, affording
an illustration of Prof. Ferrell's etficacious
instruction in elocution. Mark Antouy's
grafton over Caesar, by Master Sydney
Hanson; Cataline's Defiance, by Master
Sidney Vega; Burial. of Sir John Moore, by
Master Arthur Comstock; the Baron's last
Banquet, by Master Jos. Maurin; Burial of
Sir John Moore, by Master Eddie Hanson;
Old Ironsides, by Master Jos. Webre;
Mark Antony's Grafton over Caesar, Master
Albert Mas; Dead Years, by Miss Juanita
Dalferes; Bridge of Signs, by Misses Eva
Greenwood, Bessie Pugh and Annie Lang
becker; Quarrel of Brutus and Cassius, by
Masters Geo. Turner and Charles Lang
becker; Patrick Henry's Speech to the
Virginia Convention, by Master Jos. Rich
ard, Seminole's Defiance, by Master Walter
Lemann; Hohenlinden, by Matte Pugh,
Irene Mitchell, Gussie Hanson, Rosa Bou
dreaux and Alberta McGalliard: SeInino!e's
Defiance, by Master John Nolan; What is
Death? by Misses BERTHE Levy and Minnie
Lafargue; The Tempest, by Misses Stella
Boudreaux, Alice kline and Barbara Han
son: The Unfortunate Scholar; by Misses
Irene Dalferes, Stella Feitel, Mary Rodri-
guez aud Mamie Richard; Quarrel between
Brutus and Cassius, by Masters Edward
Pugh and Ikey Lemann; Little Hal, by.
Master Frank Sims.
The youthful performers all acquitted
themselves in manner eliciting merited
applause and commendation from the APP
preciative audience, attesting not only their
own intelligence aud fine capacities. but
also the careful and conscientious training
they are receiving at the hands of Prof.
Terrell and his accomplished assistants.
To those who witnessed the exercises it
will scarcely seem invidjous to mention rs
especially meritorious the rectations of
Misses Mia Dalferes, Bessie Pugh, Eva
Greenwood and Anna Langbecker, and of
Masters Sydney Hanson, Arthur Comstock,
Sidney Vega, Jos. Maurin, Jno. Nolan, key
Leuaann and Edward Pugh. These are
among the brightest scholars i'll their re-
spective classes.
The exhibition occupied about three hours,
beginning ut P. NJ. and closing at 4.
Dolls and toys of every description, at
Ingman's.
ENTERTAINMENTS AT BLUE BUCKET HALL.
The fair. concerts and balls given at
Blue Bucket Hall on Thursday and Friday
for the benefit of the bucket fund of Blue
Bucket Fire Company were agreeable and
successful entertainments, atfordlng much
enjoyment to all who attended and netting
about $50 for the worthy object stated. The
programme of Thursday evenings musical
and dramatic entertainment included songs
by Mrs. Louisa Strong, VIM. E. Martin
and Walter Martin; the farce of F" A Model
Wife, the several characters in " hich were
and Albertine Martin, Walter Martin, Mel
son Ross and Moses Turner; the farce of
.Sam's Courtship." by Miss Felicie
Thompson, Walter Martin and Edward
Ross, followed by ball.
Friday evening the entertainment opened
witt, a minstrel overture in which all the
performers took part, and the remainder Of
the programme comprised the following:
Song, "I'll Await my Love-" Mrs. Louisa
Strong; duet. 1.-The Pilot. Miss Wilhel-
nina Martin and Walter Martin; the farce,
| mot Bit Jealous" with Misses Mary
| Guedry, WiIhelmina Martin, Mary Leon,
and Edward Ross, Isaac Lawson and Jesse
Hardin in the cast; the farce, 'Oue Too
Many for Him. presented by Misses Fell
Gle Thompson and Josephine Conway, Mrs.
Louisa Strong, Nelson Ross and Aristide
| Martin, followed as before with a ball.
Much credit is due to the committee of ar
rangements, composed of Jos. A. Duffel,
Emanuel Bercier, Eugene Colwart, V. c.
Gabrielle, Jr., and Walter Martin, for the
efficient character of the preparations and
the excellent manner in which the program
mes ere executed i'll every detail. The
ST. Joseph Brass Band was a prominent
sic was worthy the estinable reputation
attained by that we'll known organization
Currants, citron, raisns, almonds, ap-
pies, lnincemeat, neuchatel cheese, Swiss
cheese. all of the best quality and sold al
lowest prices, at Maurin's Cheap Grocery
Emporium.
Lousis Minor, q young coored man re-
siding Oh the Linwood plantation, i'll the
sixth yard Of this parish, has been com
nitted TO the parish Jail by Justice Fortune
charged with shooting aud wounding a col
ored man named Warren, employed as a
laborer on the Ashland plantation. Accord
ing to the statement of the prisoner he Was
sitting in the door of his cabin when War.
rem came along the track of the Mississippi
Valley railway accompanied by his do.
| Minors dog ran out and attacked Warren
| animal aud Minor Selling q stick went &c