The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-04

dram Theatre last Wednesday night fo
the benefit of Ascension Hook and Lad
der Company, under the direction of Mrs
w. D. Park and Mrs. H. c. Whiteman
was witnessed by large and apprecia
tive audience and resulted in most en-
joyable success, both from an artistic anc
financial point of view. The attractive
program arranged for the occasion, which
included the charming Liliputian wedding
and other novel and interesting features
was carried out in manner that reflected
the utmost degree of credit upon the tai
ented young performers and the accom-
plished ladies who so thoroughly and
successfully trained them, and many
were the expressions of unstinted praise
and felicitation heard at the close of the
delightful performance. The gross re-
ceipts of the entertainment totalled 500,
Of which amount SASS was derived
from the rattle of the box of toilet soap
donated by Assistant Whartmaster E.
Hart, and which was won by r. N.
Slator. The expenses aggregated $3.50,
leaving $71.20 to be divided equally be-
tween Ascension Hook and Ladder Com
pany and Hubert Treble Chapter, u. D. c.
The sympathy of the entire community
is extended to Mrs. Charles Booksh of
lberville parish, formerly Miss Renter
Duffel of this city, in the sad bereave-
ment oCCasioned by the death of her
husband, Charles Booksh, who passed
away suddenly at his residence on Bayou
Plaquemine shortly before midnight Tues
day from the effects of an attack of acute
indigestion. Mr.. Booksh was mechanic,
aged thirty-nine years. and for some time
past had been in the employ of A. Viii
bert'S Sons Lumber and Single Com
pany, of Plaquemine. He was native
of Crosse Tete, and his remains were
taken to that place on Wednesday and
inferred in the Catholic cemetery after
impressive services at the Crosse Tete
catholic church. Besides his art-hsoken
young wife. Mr.. Booksh is survived by
five small children Miss Lula Duffel, Of
this city, Mrs. Booksh's sister, went to
Crosse Tete Wednesday morning to be
with the bereaved widow in the hour of
her grief, and win remain several days.
A wedding of much interest to the
many friends of the contracting parties in
this city and elsewhere was that of Cam
bron c. MattingIy to Miss ANA Spiller,
which was soIemnize1 On Thursday eve
ming of last week, May rs, at the home of
he brides father on Cora plantation, near
Whitecastle. MIR. Mattingly has resided I
IN Donaldsonyille off and on for the past
several years, having conducted the
Palace sales stable in Railroad avenue as
he local representative of the well-known
View Orleans firm of Sparks Bros. & Nc
Zee. He is.a ssasas-snan of exemplary
labits, splendid character and affable dis
position, and during the course of his resi-
lence here has made large number of
riends who viii join The Chief in extend
ng cordial congratulations to him and his
air young bride and wishing them long
nd happy married life.
Messrs M. & J. Tobias have issued
osters announcing a big closing-out sale
t their well-known New Orleans Bargain
tore for period of ten days, beginning
Wednesday, June Is. Exceptional bar
aims will be offered in dry goods, cloth
lg, shoes, millinery. house furnishings,
and, in fact, everything in s
uded in the comprehensive and up-to- I
ate stock Of the Tobias establishment. /
IL goods will be marked in plain figures /
nd the purchase price of any article will 9
7cheerfully refunded in cases of dissatis- Il
ction. The staff of clerks will be in d
eased SO as to properly handle the large c
ovid OF buyers who are expected to take p
Vantage of this great money-saving S
'poFtunity, and the Tobias motto of d
lind and courteous treatment to all" Y
IL be exemplified in its most ample and Il
ecific application. a
A meeting of the Good Roads Auto D
obile Association of Ascension, AS p
mptlon, Iberville and West Baton :
use parishes was held at the court T
use in this city last Sunday afternoon, a
tn President John DeblielK of Iber- 81 81
IL in the chair and more than score of =,
'mbers present. The committee on d.
lstltution and bylaws submitted its o1
al report, which, after some discussion, !"
S adopted. The vice presidents of the
for the ensuing year are: DR.. Re
TX Levert, West Baton Rouge; DR.. A. A. :.
ain, lberville; J. N. Colomb. Ascension; Br
Sundbery, Assumption. 1t was de- ~ ~
ed to hold the next regular meeting at Go
courthouse in NapoleonvilIe, the date al
'e announced later. 10 10