The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-11

According to an annual custom, a con-
ference of the pastors OF the Catholic
churches in the deanery of Donaldson.
vile was held at the Catholic presbytery
in this city on Tuesday last. Right Rev.
Canon JIM. 7. Massardier. head of the
deanery, presided over the meeting.
The following young people went to
Whitecastle last evening to attend
dance given by the young men OF that
town. Misses Margaret Fairly. Fannie
BIacktnan. Mae Evans. Lucille Hahn and
Althea Fortier, and Messrs. Robert Dali
feras, Stephen Camel. Guy Landry and Ed
die Vega.
Rev. A. S. Maures. pastor of the Holy
Rosary Catholic church at Taft, st. Charles
parish, visited Donaldsonville Tuesday on
business, and was accompanied by Miss
j. NJ Iver of Taft. and Miss Lucille
Strehle, of Gretna. The party made the
trip to this city and return in an automo-:
bile and found the roads in fine shape
along the entire route.
Messrs. E. N. Pugh. Of this city. and
Nelson p. Himel, of ST. James, former
owners of the Wilton plantation in ST..
James parish, have sold their timber
swamps in the rear of that place-to E. G.
Swartz, of the Burton-SWartz Cypress
Company, for consideration Of $4,000.
The sale was passed at Mr.. Pugh's law
office in this city on Jan. SO.
Joseph B. Fife. an industrious young
farmer Of the Geismar neighborhood. came
to DonaldsonviIle Thursday to confirm
his title, by making final five-year proof
before Clerk of Court Barman, to piece
LOT property in that section which he ae-
CURED by homestead entry in 1905. MIR.
Fife was accompanied by Messrs. Henry
| Decoteau. of DutchtoWn. and Thomas
White, of Prairievilie.
After being with Nj. & J. Tobias for three
years, Louis Dulitz left last week for New
Orleans and writes US from that city that
he has accepted position in the, employ
Of Chas. Weiland & Co., of New York,
whose New Orleans office is at No. 1877
Charities street Mr.. DulitZ asks US to
convey his thanks to his friends in this
community for the courtesies extended
him during his residence here, and says
he will pay Donaldsonville visit as soon
as he can.
Effective Jan Il last, r. E. Vennum as
sumedsthe duties of manager OF transpor-
tation of the West Kentucky Coal Com
4 pany, succeeding G. S. BookWaiter, and
! w. E. Cage assumed the duties OF mana
ger of sales, succeeding G. NJ. Riker. Both
Mr.. Vennum and MIR. Cage have been with
the West Kentucky Company several
years. They have spent part OF their
time at Donaldsonvilie looking after the
/ interests of the Company and part OF their
time elsewhere Both are well known to
the trade and will continue to make their
headquarters in Paducah, KY.
4 The engagement is announced OF Miss
Irene Davis, of this city, to D. G. Marquette,
OF Thibodaux, the wedding to take place
4 al the local Catholic church on Monday,
Feb. q. at $50 o'clock in the morning.
1 MIR. Marquette is the obligiDg and popular
Young express messenger ON the Thibo-
i daux branch Of the Texas and Pacific
4 Railroad, and the bride-to-be is the &C
j complished daughter Of Mrs. Norbert
& Nereauy. OF Donaldsonville. No cards
4 will be issued. but the friends and ac-
{ auaintances Of the prospective pair are
cordially invited through this medium te
be present at the marriage ceremony.
A Edna Bell and Mary Foster, negresses
became involved in a difficulty at a negro
Z wake in Port Barrow last Wednesday
night and during the discussion the Bel
woman produced a knife and stabbed he!
opponent in tie right breast, the blade
!. penetrating the lung ard lH1actlng
wound which may result fatally. The
= trouble started when the Foster woman
stepped on the Bel womans foot, and al
], though the stopper apologized profusel.
to the "steppee" the latter refused to &C
! cept the excuses and proceeded to aveng
/. her injured feelings by carving her oppo
nent with knife. She is. now thinkin
i lover the matter in jail.
I Major General Thomas j. Shaffer. com
: manding the Louisiana Division Of tn
: u. C. ", issued general orders last Sun
day reviewing the twentieth annual re
r union of the organization he'd at ope
Z lousas Sept. so, 1910, announcing the ap
. pointment of-his personal stall and aids
. le-eamp, and discussing other matters
], G& .sso.t :, M i,npprfa eace tn the welfare c