The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-17

land. They returned home this after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan Tobias, Cd
Baton Rouge, spent a couple of days
here very pleasantly during the week
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
min Tobias, returning Thursday af
ternoon to their home in the cap.
ital city.
Fine 10-cent figured dimities, only
5 cents per yard at Tobias's big
sale.
James P. Armitage, of st. Patrick,
was circulating among his host of
friends in this community on We'd
nesday last, having come to town to
attend the regular monthly meeting
of the PEOPLES Bank board Of di-
rectors.
Camille Caillouet, Well-knoWn
mechanical engineer of Houma, spent
last Sunday here as the guest of
Jos. F. A.. Matherne, Sr. Mr.. Call
louet is engaged in dismantling the
sugar house on the Avon plantation
in Assumption parish.
John A. Marchand, the efficient
postmaster of Gonzales, and P. Sid
ney Berteau,a progressive young mer-
chant of the St Amant section, were
in town Thursday on business and
received cordial greeting from their
many friends and acquaintance.
The handsome McGalliard residence
at the corner Of Houmas and Iber-
vile streets was recently given a
coat of dark green paint, with white
trimmings, and now presents most
attractive and inviting appearance,
with it's pretty setting Of artistic
shrubbery and stately trees.
Ladies' full-length kimonas, worth
90 cents. only IS cents at Tobias's
big sale.
After spending a short while here.
as the guest of her son-in-laW and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Aramis ].
Melancon, Mrs. Omer Hebert, sr.,.
Wednesday evening to her
eompanied by her little grandson,
Linden Melancon, who will be her
guest for several weeks.
Beginning tomorrow morning, June
10, the Burnside and Donaldsonville
Packet Company's steamer Virgie will
leave Donaldsonville at s instead OF
6:10 O'Clock, making close connection
at Burnside with the Memphis fast
mail, which arrives in New Orleans
at $3.50 o'clock a. m. The travelling
public is requested to take notice OF
this change of schedule.
Miss Hiida Park, the talented
young daughter of Councilman w. D.
Park Of the third ward, arrived here
today from Emmittsburg, Maryland,
where she has been attending st.
Joseph's College for the past year.
Her many friends are delighted to
have her among tham again, and
learn with much pleasure Of her
successful completion of her first
years course of study.
Mondays special ct Tobias's big-15
day sale: $40 decorated 10-piece
toilet sets, only s4.sS.
The annual election CT officers OF
Ascension Hook and Ladder Fire
Company took place at a meeting OF
that organization on the 5th inst, re-
sulting as follows: G. Kline, presi-
dent; r. N. Sims, vice president; d.
Israel, sr., secretary; ]. e. Blum,
treasurer; v. A. Rodrigue, foreman;
Fred. Skipper, first assistant fore
man; Laurent Rodeillat, second as
sistant foreman; A. v. Templet, war.
den.
The announcement is made that
the Wells-Fargo Express Company,
which recently absorbed the Pacific
Express Company, will take over the
business of the latter concern on
the li9e Of the Texas and Pacific
Railway about July / !. The change
will of course affect the personnel of
the office staff of the Pacific Elk
press Company at this point, 81 but TO
what extent has not yet been made
known.
Theo. Gentil, formerly of this city,
but who for some time past has been
located at DeWeyville, Texas, where
he is conducting a hotel, arrived here
Tuesday night from New Orleans,
after undergoing a tHo weeks course
of treatment at the Touro Infirmary
for spinal trouble. His many friends
here were delighted TO see him again
and to learn that he is greatly i'm
in health. Mr. Gentil left
Thursday for Baton Rouge, from
whence he proceeded to his home
at DeWeyVille. He was accompanied
by his little son, Norman.
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