The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-11-05

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jury from the seventh ward, came to toWr
Wednesday to attend the monthly meet.
ing of the jury's finance committee.
Miss Virgie Braud, of Burnside, lef
Tuesday for Shreveport. where she viii
remain couple of months with he
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Bates.
Miss Mary 0schwald and her little
nephew and niece. Master George anG
Miss Ethel Oschwald, spent All Saints
Day in Thibodaux as the guests of MIR
and Mrs Emile Oschwald.
| Mrs. Omer Hebert, Sr., of Plaquemine
arrived here Wednesday afternoon on g
visit to her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.
and Mrs. Aramis Melancon, with whom
she will spend several weeks.
DR.. Jos. L. Webre and his pretty little
daughter, Dorothy, came up from New Or
leans Monday evening on brief visit to
relatives, returning home Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. George W. Breckenridge, of Fin
castle. Va, who is here for a visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. Maurin, spent
the week in Baton Rouge with her
brother-in-law and sister, DR.. and Mrs. C.
E. Coates.
Judge and Mrs. Paul Leche entertained
very charmingly at supper on Thursday
evening complimentary to Mrs. Willis
Forester, their other guests being Mr..
and Mrs. C. C. Weber and Mr.. and Mrs. E.
C. Wathen.
Nose Washington, a negro employed by
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail
road, while at work on top of the coaling
station at Burnside, thirty-five feet above
the ground, lost his balance and fell
backwards, striking his head on the track
and breaking his neck.
Charles King, a Donaldsonville negro,
was arrested at Baton Rouge Wednesday
on the charge of stealing suit of cloth
ing and two pairs of trousers from Mas
Brothers store in that city. King had
the suit on when captured by officers half
an hour after the theft.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Peoples Bank, for the purpose Of
electing a board of directors to supervise
the affairs of the institution for the ensu-
ing year, will be held at the bank on
Monday next, the 7th inst, at II o'clock
a. m. Each share of stock is entitled to
one vote.
Lame back comes on suddenly and is
extremely painful. 1t is caused by rheu-
matism of the muscles. Quick relief is
afforded by applying Chamberlain's Lini-
ment. Sold by all dealers.
Mrs. Willis Forester, of st. Francis
vile, formerly Miss Mimi Weber of this
city, is spending the week here as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Weber. Mr..
Forester will come down from St. Fran
cisville tomorrow to join his wife, and
they will return home together Monday
morning.
Col. A. D. Vega left last week on his
annual fall trip to New York City, where
he will buy large stock of winter and
holiday goods for his big establishment in
Mississippi street. A copy of the New
York Evening Mail of recent date reached
The Chief this week with Col. Vegas COM
pliments.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Matherne are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of a sweet little girl,
who made her appearance at their home
in Charles street at 10 o'clock last night.
The Chief extends congratulations to the
proud parents and best wishes to the
diminutive newcomer for long and
happy life.
The Texas Company's big tank steamer
Northwestern, Capt. E. G. LARSEN, mas
ter, arrived here yesterday forenoon with
cargo of oil, which is being pumped into
the company's mammoth storage tank On
Bayou Lafourche, short distance below
the rice mill. The Northwestern will be
in port for several days.
The following young people, chaperoned
by Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Benton, enjoyed a
sugarhouse party at Palo Alto on Thurs
day evening: Misses Mae Evans, Fannie
Blackman, Margaret Fairly, Nellie Craig
and Lucille Hahn, and Messrs. Robert
Dalferes, L. Fleming, B. j. Vega, Guy
Landry and L. Nj. Curtiss.
Mrs. C. c. Weber was the hostess of a
delightful afternoon at bridge on Thurs
day, given complimentary to her house
quest, Mrs. Willis Forester, of St. Francis
vile. Mrs. Weber's guests included;
Mesdanes Paul Leche, E. C. Wathen, T.
H. Hanson, H. C. Whitehan, w 7. Forres-
ter. S. v. Vega and W. C. Hanson, and
Miss Marie st. Martin.
The large dwelling at the head Of ST.