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


A Resume Of Passed. Passing and Pro.
spectLEe events in Cur Neigh
boring Parish.
At the town election held in Napoleon.
vile on the 9Th inst, the vote cast for tht
various candidates was as follows:
FOR MAYOR.
Frank Dupaty .......H Maxine Dupaty III
FOR coUNcILMEE.
DR.. Fulton Rogers, IS Louis Pifferi, q
Desire IheTlot, s6 Horace Parker,.....lf
Louis Corde, .........96 Geo. Armstead. ...-. U
A. j. jones, T. Bgrrilleau, 81
The four candidates for CounciImen
named in the first column were elected and,
together with the successful aspirant fo1
Mayor, will undoubtedly give the people OF
our neighboring village an intelligent, pro-
gressive and economical municipal admin
istration. The new officers have been COM
missioned by the Governor and assumed
their respective places last Monday. The
Secretary, Treasurer, Constable, etc., are
elected by the Council.
A Hook and Ladder Company has been
organized in the town, with twenty four
members and the following excellent corps
of officers:
Frank Dupaty, President.
DR.. Chas. MELVILLE, Vice President.
Desire Iherlot, Foreman.
Marx Neustader, Assistant Foreman.
Adam Beatty, Secretary.
Meyer Dreyfus, treasurer.
Their truck is being built by Mr.. W. L..
Phelps of Napoleonville and promises to be
beautiful as we'll as serviceable apparatus
admirably adapted to the needs of the COM
munity.
The colored citizens have also done their
part towards giving the go-ahead town an
efficient fire department., by organizing a
Blue Bucket Company, thirty strong, with
the following officers:
Addison Turnidge, President.
Joseph Dumas, Vice President.
John Williams, Foreman.
Joseph Degreiu, Assistant Foreman.
Joseph IastIue, recording Secretary.
Wilson Welsh. Financial Secretary,
Joseph ago, Treasurer.
Six fire wells have been dug in the prin-
cipal parts of the town, and there are funds
on hand for seventh, which win probably
be completed by the time these items are
published.
Napoleon Fire Company No. l had its
regular April meeting on the first Thurs
day of the month and transacted consider
able business of Importance. Mr.. E. p,
Helluin. who has been nine years in active
service, and for eight Of those Foreman OF
the Company, resigned that Office and had
his name transferred to the roll Of exempt
the faithful Treasurer of the organization,
was chosen Foreman, taa Mr.. David Kahn
succeeds to the post of Treasurer The
Company was 10 meet the evening of the
l4th inst, to adopt new uniform-regu-
lar fire hats, red shirts, etc..-in anticipa-
ton of the annual parade of the Fire De-
partment to take place on the second Thurs
day of May.
The Governor has not yet signed the
death warrant of John Davis, the colored
man confined in the Assumption Jail under
sentence for the murder of his wife.
A small fire, caused by defective chin
ney, occurred at Mr.. Marx Neustader's
store the morning of the 18th inst, but was
extinguished by the proprietor and Mr.. E.
p. Helluin without the necessity of giving
an alarm.
A largely attended and very impressive
memorial service was held at Christ Church
on the 18th inst, for Mrs. Thos. Pugh, who
died year ago.
Miss Lou NJ. Pugh. daughter of the late
Richard L. Pugh, died at Thibodauz on the
14th of April, and was inferred the follow
ing day in the family burying ground on
the underwood plantation, near Napoleon
vile. The remains were conveyed to Made
wood on the steamer Letcher. accompanied
by a large party of mourning relatives and
friends of the lanlented deceased, who re-
turned home by the same boat.
In addition to the fire organizations men
toned above we should not forget to chron-
icle the formation of Hose Company, COM
posed of twelve boys, who are to handle the
hose carriage of Napoleon Fire Com
pany, under the control of Mr.. P. e. Thibo-
deaux, Hose Director. Surely, the wise
people of Napoleonyille are taking common
dable and thorough precautions against the
repetition of such calamity as visited their
town on 7th of November. 1884.
Butterick's Patterns at Ingman's.
ADVERTISEMENTS.