Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-12-28
Xmas Marked
By School,

Convent and College mark the yuletide
in their respective schools last week by
appropriate exel cises.
Local public school participates in Christ
mas Tree and entertainment afternoon
and evening. a
The tree given under the auspices of the
Improvement League connected with
the school.
The Thibodaux College and Mt.
Carmel Convent as we'll as the
parOchial school, maintained by
the Catholics of St. Joseph Catho
lie Church, marked the holiday
season last week by appropriate
exercises at their respective
schools previous to the departure
of the students for their homes
to revel in the present week of
holidays. No outsiders partici-
pated and the event was reported
very successful.
The local public school, the
Guion Academy, last Thursday
participated in an entertainment
at night, at the opera house fol-
lowing Christmas tree that
had been operated in the after
noon and at night. Quite large
crowd attended and from all re-
ports success attained The efforts
of The Ladies Improvement Lea
que, under whose auspices the
entertainment was launched and
successfully pulled off. The
amount derived from the enter
tainment will go towards raising
a fund to improve conditions
around the Guion Academy and
to otherwise give comfort to the
children attending. Pay your.
poll tax
Tweaty convicts pardoned by the
State Board of Pardon were released
from the penitentiary at Baton
Rouge last Saturday.
Be live one-pay your poll tax!
The mem bers OF the local
bench and bar received last week
a personal letter addressed to
each one Of them from Chief JUS
tice White of the United States
Supreme Court expressing his
thanks, gratefulness and cOnsola
tion in receiving the telegram in
| which each one of them joined in
expressing congratulations at
his deserved promotion to the
highest judicial position in the
land. 1t is needless to Say that
the missive will be preserved by
each one of them. as they feel
closer to him as a bar than any
set of attorneys in the country.
| THIEL-On Sunday, Dec 25, 1910. at
3:15 O'Clock p. M, CECICLE SOILS, wife
of the late Theophane Thiel, aged 20 years,
| a native of Plaquemines Parish, La, and
resident of this city.
The relatives, friends and acquaintance
of the family are respectfully invited to at
| tend the funeral, which will take place
| from the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
o. J. Legendre, NO. 342l palmyra Street,
at 3 O'Clock this (Monday) evening. pic
| ayune.
ELI and JANE was produced at
the Fraternal Theatre last right to
an ei thusiastic audience. From
the time curtain rises on the first
act there is not one dull moment.
| The play is full of life interest until
the curtain falls on the finish. The
verdict of all who attended 1t
was the best show ever seen here. y
When ELI and JANE returns they
are sure of every seat being sold far
| in advance Democrat. Poplar
Bluff, Mo.-By Press Agent.
The Congressman who posed as
Democrats and supported Republi.
can measures in Congress are pro-
missed much trouble and few com
mittee assignments in the next Cor
gress, if newspaper reports are to be
believed.
The McElwee Bros Merry &c
Round located on the bayou front
between st. Louis and st. Philip
Streets, back of Mr.. A. J. Clements s
place of business is undoubtedl!
one of the neatest, easiest running
and most up to date merry 60 orount
outfits that has ever visited this
!, place. The neatness presented
!, everything being freshly painted
highly polished and presenting pit
ture of newness, coupled with com
fort, lighted by electricity, accom-
|. panied by pleasing music, out o
: the ordinary usual grind, always as
sociated with merry 60 rounds
. makes the feature attractive AM
= lenticing to old and young. Th
- motive power is 40 horse powe
: automobile engine. All of our pc
tple who have n It visited the plac
! should do so. Mr.. John McElwe
- is member of the Fraternal Orde
= of Eagles and is clever and entsl
% tanning gentleman, and while th
- girls have no show with him, hi
" brother, Mr.. James, equally as mic
. is unmarried. We may have som
> thing interesting in our next issr
about Brother John, who has bee