The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
Death Of A. ]. REYNOLDS.

grst the sad intelligence that A. J.
seynolds, WelI-knoWn citizen Of
Plaauemine, and for years an equally
prior TO his removal to the Iberville
sawn, died suddenly at his home last
sunday evening. He had been con
tined to the house about two weeks
with an attack of pleurisy and was
for time threatened with pneu-
monia, but seemed to have passed
the crisis safely and to be on the
road to recovery. Sitting in chair,
at 5 o'clock, conversing with his
wife, he was seized with heart fail
ure and died in a few seconds.
Ably" Reynolds, as his friends
here were wont to call him, was
connected with The Chief for num-
Der of years.. coming here from his
native town Of st. FrancisyiIle in
the late, seventies or early eighties,
and made many friends among our
people by his genial manners and
Warm-hearted nature, He was a
good printer, writer OF ability aad
great f1uency, both in rhyme and
prose, and took much interest in a
quiet way in public affairs and po-
litical questions, In later years, af-
ter he had taken up his residence in
Plaquemine, he returned temporarily
to Donaldsonville to do editorial and
mechanical work on The Daily Times,
and still later on The Progress, but
he maintained his domieile in Plaque
mine, where his wife and children re-
sided. A host of his friends and
acquaintance in this. town and
parish will Join US in this expression
OF sorrow at his passing away and
in rendering to his bereaYed family
heartfelt coincidence and sympathy.
From the Daily Champion of
Tuesday we reproduce the following
brief sketch of its deceased editors
career:
Abraham ]. Reynolds was born
sixty-one years, eleven months and
seven days ago, in Bayou Sara,
where he spent his boyhood days
and where he first embarked into
the journalistic field. He always
showed himself industrious and con-
scientious in his work, and had been
in Plaquemine and in this section of
the state for about forty years
When he first came down this way
he was for long time employed by
the Dona1dsonville Chief. After
ward he was for number of years
connected with the Iberville South
as editor and manager. Following
the purchase of that paper by Sher-
if Browne, Judge schWing, and the
late Louis Lozano, the deceased be-
came interested in the Daily Jour-
nal, which was published for many
years in this town. Since that time
and before the establishment of the
Daily Champion. Mr.. Reynolds was
connected with, several newspapers
IN one capacity or another, always
doing his level best to promote the
interest of the papers with which
ne was connected. At one time he
was associated with the Donaldson
vile Times and Progress, at another
with the White Gastilian, still an
other with a bright little paper pub
sIished for a while here called the
Enterprise. Once, too, he was en-
sployed on newspaper I'M New iberia,
out as soon as the opportunity pre-
sented itself he associated himself
X At3 g PePNta5lASl0y Il
resides. In fact, during the whole
of his life, Mr.. Reynolds had been
connected with the newspaper bust
=aess, and was a clean and easy
writer as well as a good printer and
publisher, being familiar with every
phase of the business.
Not only as a newspaper man was
the deceased known throughout the
state, but as a composer of songs he
was also well known, and many of
MS songs have attained a high de-
gree Of popularity.
"A wife, one daughter, Myrtle, and
two sons, Buford and A. j., Jr., sur
ViYe him; also sister, Mrs. T. T.
Lawson of Bayou Sara, La. Two
years ago Mr. Reynolds lost a sis
ter, Mrs Mcpherson of Bayou Sara,
who died in just about the same man
ner as. he did. Mr.. Reynolds was a
good husband and father and was al
ways most Jealous in trying to do
what was right by his fellow men.
His familiar figure about this office
will be sadly missed, but his asso-
citation, his kind -heartedness and |
his fair-mindedness will forever be
remembered and cherished by those |
with whom he labored. He was a
good man, a good citizen, and died
like a good soldier. May his soul
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