George I3ouicard, a progressive
merchant and popular citizen of Dutch
town, was in town Tuesday on bust
ness and complimented The Chief with
a pleasant call.
Prof. C. J. Brown, Ascension's ca
pable and progress&ve superintendent
of public education, spent a couple of
days in Baton Rouge last week attend
ing the conference of parish superin
tendents called by the state depart
went of education.
Prof. J. L. Rusca, the efficient prin
cipal of the Donaldsonville high
school, attended the conference of
Louisiana high school principals
which was held at Baton Rouge Thurs
day and yesterday under the auspices
of the state department of education.
Everybody's trying to And out.
Capt. V. Maurin has returned from
a trip ato Washington, D. C., and
Fincastle, Va. He went to Washing
ton last week to attend the annual con
vention of the National Rivers and
Harbors Association, and stopped off
at Fincastle on his way home to visit
his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Brecken
ridge.
The residence of Hypolite Fevrier
on the west bank of Bayou Lafourche,
half a mile below Donaldsonville, was
completely destroyed by fire about 7
o'clock Tuesday night. The flames
originated on the roof of the building,
either frin, falling sparks or a defect
ive flue, and had gained .considerable
headway before being discovered.
The loss will amount to approximately
$600.
But nobody knows, ye'.
