The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
James Norman Shot by Negro.

James Norman Shot by Negro.
James S. Norman, manager of w
b. Chamberlain's Camp plantation
IN West Baton Rouge parish, and
bFother OF A. w. Norman, of Smith.
held plantation, was shot and dan.
gerously wounded at about 4 O'Clock
tuesday afternoon by negro named
Tom Cadervet. The shooting took
place in the Camp plantation store,
and was the result of dispute with
the negro in effeeting a settlement
of his account. 1t is said the man
was creating a disturbance and Mr.
Norman ordered him from the store,
Whereupon he drew a revolver and
commenced shooting. Three shots
were fired, one of the bullets strik-
ing Mr.. Norman in the lower abdo-
men on the right side, inflicting a
wound which the physicians regard
as very dangerous. The negro held
the crowd of men in the store at
bay with his pistol until he had re-
treated a safe distance, when he
turned and ran into the woods. At
once posses were organized to pur-
sue him, and shortly before noon
yesterday, the negro, realizing he
had no chance of escape, surrendered
to the sheriff and was incarcerated
in the Port Allen jail.
Mr.. Norman was placed aboard T.
and P. train No. 60, which passed
Port Allen at about 4 o'clock, and
upon arriving at New Orleans was
conveyed to the Touro Infirmary,
where it was stated his Injuries are
serious and may result fatally.
The unprovoked and brutal shoot
there is little doubt the negro would
have been summarily dealt with had
he been Immediately apprehended.
Mr.. Norman is well and fayorably
known in this parish, having served
for many years as manager of the
Mccall Company's McManor planta-
ton in upper Ascension. Subsequent
~ he was employed as manager Of
the Adeline plantation in st. Mary
parish, and later as manager and SUI
perintendent of the Colonial Sugars
Company's Gramercy property in st.
James parish. He held the latter
position up to a year or SO ago, when
he went to West Baton Rouge to &C
cept the management of Camp plan
tation. His brother, A. w, Norman,
is manager of Mrs. D. A. Millikens
smithfield plantation, and co-owner
of the adjacent Westover place.
Mr.. Norman's multitude of friends
in this community were shocked to
learn of the murderols assault of
which he was a victim, and share the
hope that his injuries may not be as
serious as at first feared.
Ascension Parish at the State Fair.
For a parish without a regular ag-
ricultural fair, and for parish SO
far south, Ascension made very
good showing at the state fair. Our
parish was represented by exhibits
from the Oak Grove. agricultural high
school, the boys corn clubs, the
boys pig club, the girls canning
club, and two high school boys IN
the pig Judging contest.
The exhibit of the Oak Grove agrl-
cultural high school was composed
of portion of all the crops grown
OIL EtlS SCHOO1 ICLl POI tlo1t W IiAN
canning work done by the school, pic
lures of the school, etc. This exhib-
it competed with similar exhibits
from other agricultural schools and
came fourth, winning a premium OF
$685..
The boys corn club exhibit con-
sisted of the ten best ten-ear exhib-
its shown at the Oak Grove fair. No
individual exhibit placed, but as
parish exhibit it won SIS for the
best exhibit in this congressional dis
trict, also SIS for taking sixth place
in the whole state.
The girls canning club exhibit con-
sisted of four individual exhibits Of
club members. This took SIS in
premiums, winning third place as a
general club exhibit.
Only one boy from this parish sent
his pig to the fair, but this hog was
second in her class, winning S..
Bentley Mackay and Allen Sibley,
Of the Oak Grove school, entered
the pig Judging contest. Bentley
was second, winning SIS, and Allen
was third, winning $3.50.
1t is hoped that next year Ascen-
sion will Ibe able to make a general
parish exhibit Before this can be
done, however, We must have a par
ish fair. Every citizen Of the par
ish should do all in his power to
make this possible.
w. C. ABBOTT.
Masonic Officers Elected.