The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1900-03-24

Mrs. ELLA BENTLEY.

This glfted woman departed THIS
life at the matrimonial domiciie, in
DonaIdsonville, last Sunday morning
at half past five O'Clock. Her death
though expected for some days, as
the result Of lingering illness,
nevertheless proved a shock 10 the
community in which she lived, which
hoped to the last that Sue would rally
from the attack, as she had done on
several previous occasions.
After the performance of the
solemn funeral services over her
remains in the Catholic church of
Donalds onville BY Rev. Father Du.
bernard, assisted by Rev. Fathers
Simon, his vicar, and Cartisser, rector
of the Smoke Bend church, they were
transferred to the home of her mother
in New Orleans, where the funeral
took place last Monday from St.
Theresa's church.
Mrs. Bentley was native Of New
Orleans, daughter Of the late DR..
Alfred Donnaud, one of the promi.
nent antebelium physicians Of the
city, and Laura Beaie, of Virginia.
On her fathers side she traced her
ancestry back to the de Duches Of
France, whose direct descendants
cmigrated to Philadelphia, where her
father was born, and with this branch
CT the family came to Louisiana and
thence to New Orleans. On her
mothers side the family dates back
to the revolutionary war-Major
James Harper, an officer under Gen.
eraI Washington the Wrocs, Clarks,
Beales, Alexanders and other Virgi.
mans prominent in the early history
of the country.
Mrs. Bentley's husband was Linden
Il Bentley. editor and proprietor Of
the DonaldsonvlIle Chief, Of which
paper Mrs. Bentley was the associate
editor and continued actively at work
until very short time prior to her
last illness
! OF her surviving children there are
MISS Ella Bentley, Jr, whose poetic
contributions have already brought
her prominently into notice and dis
tinctiOn and &. Donnaud Bentley,
who is associated with bis father ON
the staff of the Chief.
Mrs. Bentley's mother, Mrs. Laura
Beale Donnaud Davidson, survives
her also her sister, Mrs. Captain r.
j. Lowden, and her brothers, Messrs.
Albert and Charles Donnaud.
When only II years old Mrs. Bent.
ley was married to Mr.. Bentley and
at once began newspaper life, helping
him to build up his paper to the
eminence it enjoys among the interior
press and newspapers of the south.
Mrs. Bentley's poetry, through her
contributions to the local press and
leading newspapers and magazines of
the country, has made Ler famou, fol
originality of thought and beauty of
depression.
The SENTINEL extends to its cs-
teemed friend, the bereaved editor
and proprietor of the Chief its SIN
cerest and most heartfelt sympathy
and coincidence IN his dark hour OF
! trial and tributation and trusts that
he will find consolation in meek re-
signatlon to the Divine Will, the only
true source of comfort to bleeding
hearts.
. CRAGIN
Mrs. Geoge d. Cragin, nee Green
died last Sunday morning at 4 o'clocl
at the residence of Mrs. X. Fl. A'leI
in New Orleans. Her remains were
brought here Monlsy for intcrment
Her funeral took place at St. John
t Episcopal cemetery on the arrival o
q the train.
Tn. deceased. was we'll known herr
D having lived during many years OF
Rienzi Piantationr
LAcRoIx
Last Wednesday the remains @
4 J. r. Emile LacrOix were brougl
r here by the Str. Louisiana AMI iai'
# to rest in ST. Joseph's cemetery, afte
y the customary funeral services. Th
deceased was native of tins paris
"a was only 30 years OF age, and le
y Il young wife to mourn his loss.
g.; LACROfX
:" Yesterday morning, two days al
y ter her Youngest son, Emile. ha
been laid at rest, all that was mol
tai of Mrs. Louis Lacr0ix WAS con
- signed to mother earth IN StJoseph
= cemetery in the family vault
y The Deceased who was 50 years {
? ? age died last Thursday at her hon
= = 10 the Vachrrie Dugue Livauda1
- amt her remains were brought Ov
- !. on the Str. Louisiana for intermen
=" ~ She was a good christian woman, al
% left two cons and u daughter
mourn her loss aud cherish her men
.t oay.
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- - Beef Tea at Thlbodaux Drug Stol