The genial "banker" of the Whntisp r'
Mr. Will. F. Mavor, whiled away a couple
of days in Donaldsonville this week. Will.
thongbt lie was going to have a regular pic
nic of it, but the fates willed otherwise.
Capt. Frank Bergeron. the Whisper's pop
ular chief cleri, stopped off when the boat
landed this morning. and will board her
again as she passes down to-morrow.
Goon FRo me Gt'ir.n.-At the meeting of
the Guild of Ascension, last Monday even
ing. a committee composed of Dr. A. C
Love, Capt. D'E. Jones, Capt. R. P. Lundly,
Dr. Maurice Eisenberg. Rev. R. S. Stuart.
Messrs. N. K. Younghtood and F. N. (hay
was appointed to solicit pecuniary aid from
the citizens of the parish and to seek the
cooperation of the Police Jury and Cont
Council in the tle'k of extirpe l's'un'll
-pox from the community. At the ii- tnce
of the committee the Council i - rltn« wedt
its organization Ia a Hoard of Hriith. aid
President Han-on hae plomi'e' 'Ie lise
swstance of th~e Posliie Jo r. '._, s
o is tnttugwrtedt ttý:, ! ie bud.:1
Another week of hot, dry weather has
passed: the vl:st on the streets and roads
grows deeper and lighter, rising with every
breeze and permeating every nook, cranny
and corner: many cisterns have run dry and
a large number of our inhabitants are com
pelled to resort to the river and bayou for
their water. Rain is needed badly, but the
weather signs are unfavorable to its comling.
