The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-12-05

Poll tax collections are brisk at the
sheriff's Office, but not SO brisk as
they should be. Have you come
across With your dollar yet?
Mrs. Joha Doell, of Westwego, ac-
c fnpanied by her sweet little daughter,
Eunice, arrived here yesterday on a
visit to her parents, Capt. and Mrs.
M. f. Bradford.
The feast of the Immaculate Concep-
ton of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
which occurs next Tuesday, will be
observed with appropriate services
at the local Catholic church.
Christophe Diez and Felix Marchal,
prominent and popular citizens OF the
Cornerview neighborhood, visited
Donaldsonville Thursday on business
and were welcome callers at this Office.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. E. C.
Arceneaux of Sulphur, La, on We'd
n4sday, Dec. 2, a ten pound baby girl.
Mrs. Areeneaux will be remembered in
Donaidsonville as Miss Mia Melan-
con.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Prosper Plaisance, Of
Barton, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Bertha Love
Plaisaace, to Rufus Breitling, of New
Orleans, the wedding to be solemnized
in January,
Luther Manship and Frank K, Bar
ton passed through Donaldsonville
Thursday evening en- route to their
home in Jackson, Miss, after attend
ing the funeral of S. Kennedy Barton
at Napoleenville.
Among the approaching attractions
at the Gondran theatre are ''The
Runaway Sunday, Dec. 6;
Faust" Saturday, Dec. y; "Power
OF Love, " Sunday, Dec. -, and "The
Traitor. Thursday. Dec, II.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Donaldsonville,
for the purpose of electing board of
directors to serve for the ensuing
year, will be held at the bank on Tues
day, Jan. u, 1903, at IL O'Clock M,
aud official notice to that effect is
given in another column of this paper.
The Chief joins the host of friends
of DR.. aud Mrs. Paul 7. Thibodaux in
extending them hearty congratulations
upon the birth of a fine little son, who
arrived recently to lend added sun
shine and happiness to their coy
home. The youngster will be named
Theophile Oliver Thibodaux, after DR..
Thibodaux's father.
n. A. Terrio, local agent of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
was entertained at dinner in New Or
leans on Wednesday evening by Hon.
George 7. Wilson of New York, vice
president OF that well-known corpora
bions MIR. Terrio went to the Crescent
City Wednesday morning to meet Mr..
Wilson, returning home Thursday
forenoons
Cheap Tony (Col. A. D. Vega) begs
20 announce that be has just received
large stock of Christmas toys, in
Guiding chairs, wagons, velocipedes,
magic lanterns, etc. Also a large as
sortment of black and colored latest
style coats and jackets for ladies,
misses and children. visit to my
store will convince you that you can
bug from me cheaper than elsewhere.
The newly organized Donaldsonville
Cotiilon Club will dance it's initial GER
man at the knights of Columbus hall
in Mississippi street on Tuesday eve
ming, Dec. %. AT a recent meeting OF
the organization, the following of
foers were elected for the ensuing year:
DIR. James p. Fortier, president1Per
Lemann, vice president; Richard Mel
ancon, secretary: Morton Henderson,
treasurer.
John GaudiD, a popular Donaldson
vile boy who left here twelve years
ago to seek his fortune in other climes,
and who for some time past has made
his home in Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived
here last week on visit to his sisters,
the Misses .Gaudin, with whom he will
snena a FORTNIGHT. He is looking as
hale and hearty as of old, and says
he has every reason to be satisfied
with the way the world has treated him
s1ace his departure from Donaldson
vllleo
Judge Paul Leche, who was elected
without opposition to succeed himself
as Judge of the twenty seventh judicial
district, qualified today by taking the