The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-07-25

Nf. ana MRS. AQOIpne Meter are
receiving the cordial congratulation:
of their multitude of friends upo1
the arrival of their first child, {
lovely baby girl, who came to then
last Tuesday evening. Long life anG
happiness to the proud parents AND
the little new member of the family.
After spending several weeks here
as the guests of relatives, Mrs.
August Braud and her two children,
May and Caesar, formerly of Gary
vile, left Thursday for Dallas,
Texas, where the family will reside
henceforth. Mr.. Braud preceded
them to that city a few weeks ago.
Hon. Henry C. Braud, of Burn
side, came to town Tuesday to tes-
tify in the case of State VS.. Gus
Randolph, charged with burglarizing
Leon Schuster's store at Hohen
Solms. Mr.. Braud, with A. e. Hick-
sUn, arrested the negro at Burnside
as he was making his way down the
river in a skiff with the stolen plum
der.
II. A. O'Neil, the reliable fireman
Of the steamer Virgie, last Saturday
received from the international Cor
respondence Schools Of Scranton,
Pa, a diploma certifying to his com
pletion of the steam engineering
course Of studies as outlined in the
curriculum of that institution. Mr..
O'Neil will go to New Orleans short
ly to stand the examination for an
engineers license.
Among the out-of-town guests in
attendance at the Boudreaux-Landry
nuptlals on Thursday morning were
Mr.. and Mrs. Stark Davis and chill
,dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ian
dry, of Gramercy; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Landry, of Baton Rouge; Miss Bes-
Sic Tichenor, of New Orleans; Miss
Camille Sheffield of Lutcher; Jack
Landry of Breaux Bridge, and T. S.
Landry of Waggaman.
The good news comes from New
Orleans that Mrs. Caleb Weber, who
was operated on at the Touro In
Urinary in that city Monday of last
week, has sufficiently progressed to-
ward recovery to be able to leave
the institution, and is now recupera-
ting at the home of relatives in the
Crescent City. Her host of friends
Will be gratified to learn that she
expects to return to Donaldsonyllle
next week
;. T. Lasley, grand lecturer of
Free and Accepted Masons, juris-
diction Of Louisiana, instructed the
officers and members of Ascension
Lodge No. Psi in the secret work of
the order On Thursday and Friday
nights. Sessions of the lodge We're
convened each evening at 8 O'Clock.
and goodly number of the craft
were present on both occasions to
listen to Mr.. Lasley's interesting and
instructive remarks.
Mrs. John B. Rodrigue, nee Ma
;hilda Bourgeois, a native of La
sourche parish, died at the family
residence in New Orleans at $3.50
o'clock this morning, after a long
Illness, aged 80 years ana ~ days
Her remains will be brought to
tomorrow forenoon
or interment in the Catholic GENE
cry, the funeral to take place
from the T. G P depot upon the
arrival of the 1910 O'Clock train.
Deceased is survived by her husband
md six children, four Girls and two
Boys, besides her father, several
'rothers and sisters, and other rela-
ives. Mr.. Rodrigue is native and
ormer resident of this city, and has
large number Of friends here VINO
ender him deepest sympathy in his
WANTED.
Donaldsonville, La. July II, 1914.
HEALED BIDS will be received by the city OF