St. Charles Herald Excerpts - 29 Sep 1883    St. Charles Parish, LA
Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by: Linda G. Robin
Source: St. Charles Herald, 29 Sep 1883
Date Submitted: 25 Sep 2001




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An infant child of Rosamond Champagne, of this parish died on
Wednesday evening last.

Our energetic brother postmaster Max J. Chapsky, paid us another
visit last Wednesday evening.

Mr. Reese, the popular representative of Jules Samuels of Gretna,
stopped over in Hahnville last Wednesday, on his usual weekly trip.

Mrs. Lucien LeRoche, of St. John, died quite suddenly last Wednesday.
She was apparently well and hearty in the morning, and in a few hours
afterwards was taken sick and died suddenly.

Mr. George W. Adams representing the old and reliable hardward house
of Stauffer, McCready & Co, of 71 Canal street, New Orleans, favored
Hahnville with a visit calling on our merchants in the interests
of his principals.

There was quite an excitement in Hahnville, yesterday morning, caused
by our well known merchant over the way, Mr. T. C. Madere; crying out,
mad dog-mad dog-why didn't you kill him, etc. The dog was pursued by
several brave citizens of color, and, after firing about eight shots,
the dog was executed, and Hahnville breathes freely once more.

On Sunday evening last, another fatal affray occured in St. John parish
in front of Mr. Sarpy's plantation, between Edmund Todd and Jules
Thomas, (both colored). The former was in company with the latter's
wife, when they were met by Thomas, who endeavored to kill his wife.
Todd, in attempting to defend the woman, was, it is said, killed with
his own weapon. All of them were intoxicated.

Mr. J.S. Brady, the efficient manager of Mr. John A. Morris' Ashton
Plantation in this parish, has had about 100 acres of peas on the land
under tile drainage, plowed under with an eight horse plow and intends
to plow 250 acres more on the old Kelly place, for the purpose of
planting cane therein. The thoroughness of this work can be seen from
the T. & P. R. R. train, and it is pronounced perfect by all who
have examined it.

A large assembly of our good colored people took part in the ceremony
of baptism in the Mississippi River near Luling Station, last Sunday
morning. 24 persons were baptized, and at least 600 were present.

Mr. Dugazon of the Davis Place, below Hahnville, has sold 3 arpent
front by 80 deep, upper line, to Mr. Toups for $4800.

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