The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-04-24

Reddington's Mechanics Exchange.
Alderman Variant was quite sick the
early part of the week, but is all right
again.
h. 7. Hanson, ESQ.,, is away on pros
pecting visit to the parish of Calcasieu and
will return in a few days.
Napoleonville has sir fire wells and is
about to dig a seventh. Donaldsonville has
none and ought to be ashamed of herself.
Services at the Catholic Church on and
after this date will begin at 6 o'clock A. N.
on week days and 6 and 8 A. M. on Sundays,
until the LIST of November.
Our near neighbor Mr.. G. Kline is a can
didate for Mayor, and if present appear
ances can be relied on he is likely to be
elected by large majority.
Every purchaser Of bottle of Reeds
Gilt Edge Tonic at Maurin's Cheap Gro
Gerry Emporium will be entitled to chance
in the drawing of a handsome eight-day
clock.
Ladies, don't omit to notice the cordial
invitation extended yon in the ADVERTISE
ment of Mr.. Meyer Meter. Gentlemen, q
few words of interest to you will be found
there also.
The suits in the United States Court at
New Orleans against the late firm of Mrs,
NJ. Israel & Co. of Donaldsonville are as
signed for a hearing on Wednesday next,
the 2Sth inst
Mrs. Lille B. Hamilton has returned to
Donaldsonyille after very pleasant visit
of several weeks duration to her esteemed
relatives, Mr.. w. J. Walter and wife of
Plaquemine.
The parade committee of Ascension Hook
and Ladder Company will hold second
meeting next Wednesday evening to con-
tinue preparations for the annual celebra-
ton of Mays.
picnic that was to have been given on
the LIST and End Of May at Darrowville
grove, by Darrow Lodge No. 1928, q. 0. of
o. F., has been postponed until the 9Th and
9th of the same month.
Mr.. W. T. Rodrigue of the Mechanics
Exchange went to New Orleans yesterday
morning to attend the funeral of his form
or employer, Mr.. Frederick Ebehard, who
died in that city on Thursday after pro-
tracted illness.
You can get the Singer Improved High
Arm Sewing Machine on easy terms of
S. s. Ingman.
1t is gratifying to learn of an improve
ment in the condition of Mrs. Judge Duffel
and of the hopes now entertained by her
relatives and friends that she will soon re-
cover from her severe attack of illness by
which she has been Frustrated for some
weeks.
The white fire companies of Napoleon
vile have invited the colored company to
parade with them on the occasion of their
annual celebration, May b. The st. Joseph
Brass Band of Donaldsonville will probably
he engaged to furnish music for the colored
fremen.
Nothing stale, nothing bad, nothing high
priced at Maurin's Cheap Grocery En-
porium.
Better late than never. The Mayor and
Council were tardy in issuing notice and
making preparations for the town election
OF next Saturday, but the spirit of the law
has been preserved, though the letter was
disregarded by the omission to issue the
proclamation ten days prior to the date of
the election.
Since the recent departure of Mr.. E. w.
Lawless for Kentucky, Mr.. Jas. Darlington,
the efficient assistant naanger of Messrs.
Crossley & Sons Southwood plantation, has
succeeded to the position of manager, and
has for his assistant Mr.. Robinson, neph-
ew of W. I. Ellis, Esq, manager of the
Evan Hall place.
Most of the public school teachers of the
parish are in town to-day interviewing Sec
rotary Gondran and Treasurer Landry
upon question of finance-in other words
seceiving their salaries for the past scho
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we have conversed report their schools in
highly satisfactory condition.
It is reported the Baton Rouge branch
of the Texas and Pacific railroad is to be
extended to Port Allen and perhaps still
further, and that a morning train for Baton
Rouge will be put on about the LIST of May.
We trust the rumor may prove correct as
our mail service is particularly unsatisfao-
tory under the present schudule.
The erroneous report that Judge II. @.
Maher of Donaldsonyille had graduated
at law and been admitted to the bar, as
published by the New Orleans Standard,
was founded on confusion of names which
are very similar. Mr.. Thos. F. Maher.
stenographer of the Second Recorders
Court of New Orleans, was the fortunate
candidate for legal hanors.
Splendid stock of base balls, bats, masks.
ETC., largest ever brought to Donaldson
vile, at Jngman'a.