The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-05-15
Texas & Pacific Railway
Time Table.

No. So, Texas express II :35 A. ",
No IS, accommodation. .........6: % 2. n
LAFoURCHE BRANCH.
No. So, Leaves for Thibdaaux rs P. H
No. a. Arrives from Thibodaux. ;. ....S 40 A. NJ.
No. So, Leaves for Thibodaux. II 40 A. N.
No. IS. Arrives from Thibodaux. ......3 90 P. NJ,
EAPoLEoSvILLE BRANCH.
No. 81, Arrives from NapoIeonville. 40 A. NJ
No g. Leaves for Napoleonvilfe. -. II 40 A. N.
No. e6 Arrives from NapoIeonyiIle... 100 P. NJ.
No. 80, Leaves for Napoleonvile. 3 80 p N.
Local freight trains each way daily, Sunday
excepted =. B. MATTINGLY, Local Agent
SATURDAY MAY IS. 1909
Gus Markins made business trip
to Plaquemine this week.
Omer Hebert, Sr., of Plaquemine,
spent last Saturday and Sunday here
as the guest of relatives.
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Mrs. j. G. Oschwald spent several
days in Thibodaux this week as the
guest of her son, Emile OschWald.
Miss Lizzie Moebius returned home
last Thursday, after having spent two
weeks n New Orleans visiting rel
atlves and frleEds.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. Donnaud Bentley
returned Wednesday afternoon from
a pleasant ten-day iaunt to Covington
and Abita Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Thibodeaux and
their two little children, of Mer Rouge,
spent Monday here very pleasantly as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Thibodeaux.
Master Linden Melancon, the bright
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Aramis J.
Melancon, is in Plaquemine on visit
to his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Omer Hebert, Sr.
A bouncing baby boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edward De-
Almond, of Acy, on the 9th instant.
Mrs. DeArmond was formerly Miss
Irma Vessier, of this city.
J.J. Lahut, William Lazenbey and
Charles Curolay, of the crew of the
battleship Mississippi, were pleasantly
entertained Thursday evening by the
typographical force of The Chief.
Willie Acosta, the promising young
son of Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Lucien
Acosta, returned Wednesday morning
from Ruston, where he attended the
Louisiana Industrial Institute during
the session just closed.
L. j. Brun, assistant cashier of the
Bank of Donaldsonville, went to New
Orleans yesterday afternoon to attend
the banquet given at the Grunewald
Hotel 10 that city, complimentary to
the Louisiana State Bankers Assoeia-
tion. He returned this morning.
A grand open air ball will be given
at the Smoke Bend Bargain Store
building on Sunday, June 6. for the
benefit of the fund to erect a new
public school building in Smoke
Bend. The affair will be under the
management of G. Grumbaeh and its
success is assured in advance.
Michael Tobias recently bought OF
Giovanni Graci three properties in
Nolanville and of Jonas Tobias the
desirable property at the corner of
l.afourche and ST. Michael streets.
Mr.. Tobias expects to dispose of these
properties at an early date, as there
are several parties negotiating for
them.
Profs. A. E. Crabb and g. White
head, principals respectively Of the
Sunshine Granada and Rosedal
schools in Iberville parish, and Profs.
Hasty and Sarre of the Isidore New
man manual training school. New Or
leans, visited Donaldsonville last
Sunday as the guests of Supt. G. ].
Brown.
The members of Bikur Cholim Con-
gregation and OF the local Masonic,
Binai Birth and Knights Of Pythias
lodges, together with their relatives
and friends aud all other interested
parties, are invited to be present at
the dedication OF the tombstone of the
late Rabbi Nj. Klein, which will take
place in the Jewish cemetery at 1890
O'Clock tomorrow forenoon.
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Billy Homes, ex chief of The Alex
andria fire department, passed through
Donaldsonville Wednesday, en- route
to Thibodaux, where he went to par
tieipate in the annual parade and
celebr alton of the Thibodaux fire de
partment on Thursday afternoon
MIR. Holmes was the guest OF Chief
Schiller, of the Plaquemine depart
ment, during the early part of the
week.
Senator Frederic Wilhers and
Messrs. John and Charles Wflbert
returned last Saturday from bust.
mss trip to New Orleans. While there
they purchased the big pumping plant
that was operated at the mouth OF
Bayou Lafourche after the dam had
been built, and expect TO install it
near their Myrtle Grove plant TO be-
used for drainage purposes. Iberville
csy.,9S,