The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

Every dollar in circulation here isl
needed to stimulate local business
activity. No citizen who has the true
interest Of the community at heart
should send ~.awae for anything that
can be bought at home or through a
home dealer.
The Chief was misinformed as to
the w. B. Stuart household, of Belle
Helene, having moved into the Co
lomb domici1e in st. Patrick street,
They have taken up their residence
in the attractive cottage in Claiborne
street formerly occupied by Capt and
Mrs. Dom. Ducos and family, who
are now residing at Waggaman.
Mrs. L. NJ Turner came up from
New Orleans Sunday to attend the
funeral Of Prosper Plaisance, remain
ing over until Tuesday afternoon as
the guest OF friends This was Mrs.
Turner's first visit to Donaldsonville
since she left here some months ago
to make her home in New Orleans,
and her numerous friends were
pleased to see her again.
a fair for the benefit of the Cath
Ollie church at Valenzuela, Assunp-
ton parish, will be given Sunday,
Oct. 4, and arrangements are under
way to make the festival a notable
one All kinds of good things to eat
and drink will be served at moderate
prices, and there will be plenty of
fun for young and old. The patron
age of the public is earnestly solic-
tied.
There arrived last Saturday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Charles A..
Becnel, at Burnside, fine baby girl,
who is already claiming full attention
as mistress Of the household. Mr..
Becnel is the obliging chief clerk
Of the Houmas store, and he and his
charming rife have a host of friends
who unite in extending them hearty
congratulations upon their good for
tune.
Among the relatives in attendance
at the funeral OF Prosper Plaisance
last Sunday afternoon were Mr.. and
| Mrs. Rufus Breitling and infant son,
WILDER. of Bogalusa; Mrs. George
| Schepp and sons, George and Charles,
Mrs. A. Tanguis, Miss Rose Plai,
sance, .. w. Plaisance and Alfred
Plaisance, of New Orleans, and Fer,
dinand and F1orian Plaisance, of St
| James.
| Donald Despair, president of tins
Louisiana Land Company Of Alexan
dria, visited the Miles Company
property at Burnside Tuesday with
a party of Swedish farmers. Alber1
Landry, the local photographer, was
summoned to Burnside by Mr.. Des
pain to take a number of photographs
of houses and growing crops on thu
various places comprising the Mile
/ estate.
Yves Melancon, of Belle Alliance
who was fatally injured seVera
| weeks ago when a house on hi
premises collapsed while being move
and a piece of heavy timber strucl
1 him across the spine, died Thursda.
evening from the effects of the acct
dent, and his remains were brough
to DonaldsonViIle yesterday after
noon and inferred in the Catholi
cemetery.
Frank Landry, of Belle Helene, an
5 Miss Marie MARITIME, daughter Of MI
and Mrs. John MARITIME, of Burnside
were married Thursday at the HON
: of the brid parents, the prett
ceremony being performed by Rev
4 A. Lutz, pastor of the Smoke Ben
! Catholic church. The Chief joins i
the congratulations and good Wishe
extended the happy young couple D
G their many friends.
8 K. A. Aucoin, the hustling locs
e agent for the REQ and Ford autome
g biles, sold one of the latter cars las
week to George Bourgeois, of S
Patrick. who will use the machine
!, the livery business. Mr.. Aucoin ha
| placed a number of these popula
] cars in this section, and if any {
them has failed to give entire satl
: faction to its owner, a report OF sue
7 delinquency has yet to be made.
Among the numerous DonaldsonVl
: lians who went to- New Orleans la
L Sunday morning were Messrs. Hem