The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-11-16

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4 celVed this week from DR.. Moore a
bag-full of delicious apples. which
were some of a quantity shipped by
Miss Moore to her parents, They
were greatly enjoyed by the staff. and
MISS Mooress thoughtfulness and cour
eesy IS keenly appreciated.
! w. bowers, a. seaman of the United
1 States navy with the rank of ships
COOK on the gunboat Tonopah, passed
through DonalasonVille Monuay on
MS way to Plaquemine, where he Will
visit relatives. Bowers was granted
den-day furiough, and left the Nor
folh Navy Yard Nov. S. IN addition
10 the tlme-lImlt named in mis- fur
Tough, he is given sufficient time to
EeoVer the period required IN travelling
TO and~frdln his destination. He en-
listed from New Orleans.
The board of directors OF the Don
aldsonVllle Ice Co., Ltd, met in an.
nuaI session Sunday afternoon and
py unanimous vote reelected the
present efficient officers, as. follows:
.. GOette, PRESIDENT and manager;
iJr. John u. Hanson, vice president;
James srsoruer, secretary and treas
urer. The presidents report showed
tnac the business Of the CON pany uaae
peen satisfactory curing the past
year, and the outlook for the coming
tWelRemonth is considered promising.
Hons p. N. Pugh left Sunday be-
tore last for w aslington, ID. c.,
where On the oth Instant he appear
sea before the United States supreme
court to- argue the case of the Lou
isiana iNaY4g alton Il Con pany VS.. the
Oyster Commission OF louisiana. Mr..
Pugh represents the plaintiffs III
the suit, which was aec1ded IN favor
OF the defendants by the supreme
court Of Louisiana. IRON Washing
ton MIR. Iugn went to New York
city for snort stay. He is ex-
peeted to return early next week.
The synip thy OF q host OF friends
Is rendered Mrs. a ss a. s5arradet,
whose venerable nDlner, Mrs. LOUIS
s. Bourgeols, dled aI8 ner nouie ID
Convent early iast Saturday, after a
prolonged liluesS. the funeral cere-
naony was held Saturday afternoon
at st. Michael's church, and inter-
ment IolloWed in St. MIeAaeI3s ceme-
terry. MRS. Bourgeois was a sister.
OF 1On. T. III. LalI DreMGut, Of Con- /
vent, formerly lleuIeLaIt governor OF
anu was one DI the most
prominent women of Sc. James par
iSh.
Clerk OF Court j. S. Barman re-
ceived nollce yesterday that the su- i
preine court had granted a writ OF
review and ordered the original doc /
sent up IL the case OF Nortn
British and Mercantile Insurance
Company VS.. r. N. Sims. In accord
ance with the rules of the court,
attorneys for Dotn parties are allow
I'd twenty days in Yfnien TO file
oriefs. This case Wsts decided III
favor OF the defendant By the dis
-rict court, but the circuit court re-
sersed the judgment and handed
loWn d decision IN favor OF plaintlIIs.
Mayor Charles Maurin is in receipt
If d telegram signed " a. II. Sea-
ward, chairman OF tne Merchants aud
Bureau of tie NeH
orleans Progressive Union, thankln5
ne people OF this city for the cor
lial deception rendered the Cres-
cent City trade boosters upon the
Of tneif visit to donaldson
lille MonGay afternoon, ana express
ng the appreciation oil the tourists
or the ho5pitaUle treatment ac1ofo-
I'd them. DondldaoitHlIe was giau
Q entertain the OrEean.taIs, and re-
sretted that their stay b ere could not
lave been prolonged.
Tile many friends Of Miss Emma
aaurin, one of the talented young
daughters CT Mrs. A. AIaurin, will
egret to learn that she is suffer
ng from an attack Of illness at her
nother's home in Chetimaches street,
nd will join The Chief in wishing
Ter an early recovery. Miss Maurlu |
'as just returned from Aanite City,
where she was employed as manager
# the Western Union Telegraph
commercial office, and
s soon as her health permits she
viii take charge Of the same COM
'anv's local office, yiee Karl Del
3uono, who has been promoted to
he management Of the New Iberia
'ffice.
A thief entered the negro barber
hop conducted by Eddie Duffel at
bout 10 O'Clock Tuesday forenoon.
nd made away with the electric
ight meter which was fastened to
ne of the walls. The meter was
: the prepay type. and contained
.4ut S1.5o in coin. The theft was
nmitted while the proprietor OF
Sp establishment was i'll rear
q M, and there is said TO be no f
,l6e to the identity of the bold
burglar 3. A. Thibodeauy, superill-
,endent of the municipal power plant,
las offered reward Of s5 for the
'eturn Of the meter or for infornla-
.ion leading to its recovery and the
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