The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-12

Mrs. John F. Landry, Mrs. Ferrier
Blanchard, Miss Odalie Pedesclaux
and Louis A. Landry went to Baton
Rouge last Saturday afternoon to at
tend the funeral of their relative,
Mrs. Amelia Landry, returning Sum
day afternoon.
Just arrived, a new line Of fall and
winter dress goods, ladies and
misses shoes, and ladies', misses
and children's walking hats and
shapes, in all the latest styles and
materials. CHEAP TONY, (Col. A.
D. Vega, Donaldsonville La.
Frank Beatrous, formerly Of DON
aldsonville, removed to New Orleans
recently with his mother and sis
ter, and the family are now pleasant
ly domiciled at No. 90 Dauphine
street. Mr.. Beatrous is attending
the medical department of Tulane
University.
Dr. E. K. Sims and his sons, Kit
tredge and Kline Sims, were among
those from here who went to Baton
Rouge Friday afternoon of last week
to attend the evening performance of
the Buffalo Bill-PaWnee Bill wild
west show. They returned the fol-
lowing morning.
Mrs. F. Pintado, aged ninety-six
years, died Thursday at the home of
her son, Captain. Pintado, at Bayou
ITALIA, near Bay St. Louis, Miss The
remains were brought to Donaldson
vile, the former home of the de-
ceased, for interment. For several
years Mrs. Pintado had lived at Ba-
you ITALIA with her son and his wife.
Rosemond Braud, Jr., son of Rose
mond Braud, a leading citizen of the
fifth ward of this parish, while out
riding in an automobile last Sunday
with party Of friends from Plaque
mine, was slightly bruised when one
of the machines collided with buggy
in the road near Crescent. The party
had driven from Plaquemine to Cres-
cent, and were on their return when
the accident occurred.
The Texas Oil Company's 32-horse-
power gasoline boat Lucille, with
Capt. O. ]. Perkins in command, left
here Thursday forenoon for Red
Wing, Mimi, where the Texas Com
pany recently purchased two steel
oil barges. The Lucille will tow
these barges to Donaldsonyille, from
whence it is said they will be shipped
to Texas. Several DonaldsonVllle
boys are among the crew of the Lu,
ellie.
Prosper Delatte, one of the indus.
trious young sons of Mr.. and Mrs
Justillien Delatte, left last Saturday
for Houston, Texas, where he has
secured an excellent position. Mr.
and Mrs. Delatte now have four sons
residing in Housto Norbert, Louis
John and Prosper-and all OF theH
are doing nicely and have promising
prospects for advancement in theil
respective fields,
George of the Alluvia1
Land Purchase Company OF New " 5,s
leans, visited DonaldsonVille las
saturday on business connected witt
/ the development and exploitation O
1.-THE company,s cooperative townslte
st. Elmo, and during his stay here
complimented The Chief with
pleasant call. We found Mr. Reese
Ito be a most affable young gentleman
and an interesting and agreeable
talker, and it gave us pleasure t
4 make his acquaintance.
Ascension Lodge No. 54S, I. Q. B
b., will celebrate its tenth annlVer
/ sary Sunday, Oct. ~, and arrange
4 ments are being made to observe tn
/ event in a befitting manner. I'm
program includes a meeting OF tn
lodge and initiation of candidates, a
Bikur Cholim Synagogue, at 9 o,cloc!
a. M; public meeting at II a.. N.
and banquet at the Hotel Donaldso
at 1890. p. M Invitations to Jo1
; in the celebration have been male
to every member Of the lodge, an
t a large attendance 10 dAetelpe'Io0.
!, DR.. Amedee Mary, who has pee.
j practicing dentistry in this city 10
! 1.-THE past several months, has close
his office here and departed 10
Glenmora, La, where he will engag
!, in the practice Of medicine. u
( Mays family have been vlsltlh
. relatives in New Orleans for som
: weeks, and will join him at Glenmo o.
later. During his residence here ~
Mary made many warm friends, WI.
r while regretting his departure, Jo1
: in wishing him unbounded success
8 and prosperity in his new location.