The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-01-26

The many friends of Miss Maud
Landry will be pleased to learn tina
she is eonvalescing from an attack o
illness and will soon be up and abou
again.
Emile St. Martin, one of Sheriff ST
| Martins popular sons, has accepted
a position with Stauffer, Eshelman
Co., of New Orleans. and left last Fri
day to enter upon the discharge of hi:
duties.
Charles Tircuit, the well-known rict
planter, has purchased from j. j. La
fargue the residence property at the
corner of Railroad avenue and her
vile street and will make Donaldson
vile his home in the future.
The Chief received a pleasant cal,
last Monday from Fred. Mackay, one
of the leading citizens of the Hope
Villa section of the parish, and was
pleased to learn from him that ''eyery.
things lovely" in his neck of the
woods.
Mrs. Geo. M. Boote and her infant
daughter, Mary Ellen, left yesterday
for New Orleans, from whence they will
sail today for their home at Ensenada
de Moro, Cuba, where Mr.. Boote has
charge of the Santa Cruz Company IS
extensive sugar estates.
Capt. w. S. Cary and family, who
have been occupying ]. r. Dukes
pretty cottage at the corner of St. Pat
rick and Opeiousas streets for the past
two years, removed Tuesday into the
spacious Quimby residence in La
fourche street, which they will occupy
jointly with j. B. Quimby and daugh-
ter, Miss Carrie.
Messrs. G. r. Aleman and Alexan-
der and Edgar Jumonville have ac-
quired from Widow Robert Maurin
the Vile du Bots plantation in As
sumption parish for a consideration
of S25, 900. All three gentleman are
skilled in the culture of cane and man.
ufacture of sugar, and that their ven
ture will prove successful is a fore
gone conclusion.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the local Methodist church
will hold m ip,porkarf v,oaakipo Of tho
residence of Mrs. e. P. Craddock next
Saturday, the End prox., at 2 O'Clock
p. m. Officers for the ensuing year
will be elected, and other business of
an interesting nature will receive con-
sheraton. Every member is urgently
requested to be present.
Col. A. D. Vega, popularity known
as 'Cheap Tony" because of the fact
tn at he is the originator of low prices
for high-class goods, announces that
he has just received large stock of
spring and summer clothing. dry
goods, notions, and ladies', misses
and children's shoes. Visitors to his
establishment are assured of cordial
welcome and courteous treatment.
Chairman Robt. Riggs of the Vet
GRAMS Lee centennial celebration COM
mittee, has requested The Chief to
thank the public for the liberal con-
made to the fund raised by
the Veterans for the purpose of COM
the one hundredth ami
versary of the birth of Gen. Robert E.
Lee, and that enabled them TO so sue
carry out last Saturdays
Among the prominent visitors to
Donaldsonville during the past week
was r. M. Hyams, of New Orleans,
The affable and efficient representative
of the Southern Bitulithic Company
Of Nashville, Tenn, which concern
has the contract for paving Mississippi
street and Railroad avenue, in this
Town. While here Mr.. Hyams dropped
ia to shake hands with his friends in |
The Chief Office.
The Louisiana Railway and Navi-
cation Company has established an
agency at Gonzales and it will not be
necessary to prepay freight to that
point, as was required formerly. The
station is temporarily located in box
,ar pending the selection of a depot
lite, which has been a matter of con-
,roversy between the citizens of the !
and the railroad company |
or the past year.
On Saturd ay, Feb. %, at the same
lime that the Southwood and River
side tor Mound plantations are to be
offered for sale by Sheriff S. H. st. |
Martin, that officer will also sell the
cotton gin situated on the SouthWood
place, together with the acre of ground |
forming its site, pursuant to writ is
sued in the suit of the Foster Creek
Lumber Company VS.. the Ascension |
Parish Land and Improvement Com
Dany,. Limited.
Theodore p. Shonts has resigned as