The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-21

9f this city, where the certificates
should be presented for the co1lec-
ion of the interest.
At the last meeting of Ascension
Lodge No. 543, Independent Order
If B'nai Birth, Messrs. Solomon
EAlotz and Raphael Singer were elect
I'd delegates to the grand lodge of
district No. 7, which conyenes at
April 26. Messrs. Wal
,er Lemann and Jacob Blum were
1amed alternate Representatives.
The lease OF the toll bridge across
Bayou Lafourche at the head of Mich
olls avenue, for a term of one year,
will be offered for sale at public auc-
ion next Saturday, the 28th inst.
The sale will take place at the front
loor of the courthouse, and will be
conducted by G. c. Weber, parish
treasurer, and w. j. Leblanc, COM
missioner of finance of the city of
Mrs. Louis Dehon and her son,
Ray, left recently for Philadelphia,
Pa, to join Mr.. Dehon, who has ta-
zen up his residence in that city.
The departure from Donaldsonville
# this estimab1e family is deeply
'egretted by their wide circle of
friends and acquaintances, who join
n wishing them unbounded happi-
ness and much substantial prosper
ty in their new home.
Genial "Pat'' stakelum, than whom
Donaldsonville boasts no warmer
hearted Or more worthy citizen
Irish, Dutch, French or native-enter-
tanned a small party Of friends at
a St. Patrick's day dinner at his
home in st. Vincent street
Tuesday afternoon, and it is needless
to add that the collation. was a de-
lieious one and the spirits of the
guests entirely in keeping with the
gayety o. the occasion.
The first band concert OF the sea-
son under the auspices of the Civic
League will take place in City Park
Easter Sunday afternoon, and in con-
nection with the event the ladies of
the League will sell ice cream, cake
and other refreshments for the bene-
fit of the fund to defray the expense
of these public musicales, which will
be given weekly throughout the
spring and summer, A benefit dance
under the auspices of the League is
planned for the first Friday after
Easter.
Mrs. 7. D. Iipscomb, accompanied
by her baby son, Martin, left Tues
day evening for Chattanooga, Tenn,
IN response to a message Informing
her of the dangerous illness of her
father, B. ]. Martin. She will be
Joined there by Rev. Lipscomb, who
departed for Chattanooga yesterday
afternoon upon the receipt of a
telegram that the patient was in a
dying condition. This will be sad
news to Mrs. Lipseomb's many
friends here, who sincerely sympa-
thize with her in her sorrow.
The police jury Of Assumption has
entered into a contract with the
Tioga Gravel Company, represented
in this section by George 3. Bent, Of
Donaldsonville, for a large quantity OF
gravel to be used in the construction
OF permanent roads along both sides
of Bayou Lafourche in that parish.
Mr.. Bent has also contracted with
the police jury of Lafourche for 3d.
600 yards of gravel, which will be
utilized in building approximately 25
miles of hard-surfaced highways in
various sections of Lafourche parish.
Robert Collins, one of the assistant
travelling auditors connected with
the state auditing department, was
here recently checking up the ac-
counts of the sheriff's O. flee and
found them correct in every detail.
This is what might have been ex-
pected, since the administration: OF
the affairs Of this important depart
ment of the parochiaI government
has been of most efficient and
buslness-like character ever since
Sheriff e. G. Hanson and his capable
chief deputy, George H. Richard, have
been on the job.
A trash box in the yard of Lucien
Casso,s restaurant premises in MIS-
sissippi street caught fire at about
1880 O'Clock Tuesday night presuma-
bly, from lighted cigarette thrown
therein by some careless smoker,
and the flames spread to the high
board fence separating the Casso
from that of the Peoples s
Bank adjoining. The glare OF the
fire was seen by the night watch
man OF the Lemann store, who turn
ed in an alarm, but the flames We're
before the arrival OF
the firemen, with no further damage
than that to the box and fence.
Robert J. Broussard, capable
young business man who for num-
Der of years past has successfully
conducted general merchandise
store at Cornerview, writes toy The
Chief under date of the 18th instant
that he is now located at Red Fish.