St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-11-18
Poitevent & Favre Lumber
Co. Closed in Respect
for His Memory. u. !
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SUPERINTENDENT :
OF TIMBER LANDS
Vaudeville News of Week,
Sports, Social Doings, Il
Personal Mention
BY STAR Correspondent.


Vaudeville, Nov. 15.-William G.
Hutchinson, for forty-f1ve years a
resident of Vaudeville, died at his
home early last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Hutchinson, born at Pearl
RiverS La, In 1851, moved to Mande-
vile at the age of 26 and at once
acquired scores of friends in the city
proper and the neighboring towns,
It was in this year that he married
Miss Sarah Sharp, by whom he Is
survived.
For the past forty years he has
been connected with and employed
by the Poitevent & Favre Lumber
Company, being superintendent OF It's
extensive timber lands in st. Tam
many and Washington parishes and
adjoining counties Of Mississippi. He
was a life member of the Covington
Lodge, No. 1873, F. & A. M.
Mr.. Hutchinson was recently seiz-
ed by an attack of influenza. He
struggled hard to conquer the malady
but failed. For almost 9 year he
has been in feeble health, his suher-
ings ceasing when he quietly passed
away on the morn OF November 12-
In his memory, and In coincidence
of his family, the P0ftevent & Favre
Lumber Company closed down Its
mill on Monday, showing due respect
to him who had so earnestly and .
faithfully worked for the company's
success.
At the residence from which the
funeral services were conducted, Rev.
John r. Foster delivered an appro-
pirate and impressive sermon. The
funeral procession was unsually long,
being composed OF his immediate
family, Masonic. brothers from Man
deville, Covington, Slideu and other
towns, large part of Poitevent's
force, honoraries and his numerous
friends.
Inte1ment was made in the Chin
chuba cemetery with Masonic cere-
monies. The pail bearers were Z. u
Morgan, Henry Keller, w. G. Davis.
June and John Poitevent. The floral
offerings were especially beautiful
and numerous. The three Poitevent
brothers, Eads, John and June, pre-
sented three giant wreaths OF imbed-
ed chrysanthemums interviewer with
red buds.
Mr.. Hutchinson's survivors are.
his widow, Mrs. w. G. Hutchinson;
one daughter, Mrs. Gregg Arm
strong; three sons, James M, OF Bo-
ga1usa; w. NJ, of Pop1arville. Miss:
j. p, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
'sRed'' Hill Defeats Lee.
The swiftness and aggressiveness
Of "Red" Hill proved too much Tor
Douglas Lee, walterweight, who is
stopping in Vaudeville, when the two
clashed III a 10-round bout. The
battle was stopped in the sixth, when
Lees seconds threw in the sponge,
seeing that Lee was receiving such
cruel beating. Lee, who practically
resides here, returned on Tuesday
evening and Is stopping at the
Casino.
slidell Wins Hard Fought Contest.
"Why didn't Vaudeville play the
second half as she did the first
against Slfde1l?" That was The ques-s
| tion repeatedly asked among the fol-
lowers Of the Vaudeville HESlideli
Hi basketball game last Thursday.
At the beginning Of the game in
terest and excitement reigned eu-
preme, verified by the pep Of both
teams. So intense was the playing
that neither team scored a goal Tor
the first five minutes of play then the
INandeville forwards. Prestc1 Prfeto
land Eads Russ. showed themselves.
Within. Just few minutes Russ
Gagged three field goals and Pr1eto
two. In the mentime Slidell was
very closely held. The semi-fnal
whistle brought the news Of 12-7
score, with Slidell on the small end
The final half was tremendous
disappointment to the fans present;
for Vaudeville scored not point.
1slidell, with Pierce as its star, took
the 12-7 score and returned 1t at the
end OF the game 20-18, but on the
winning end this time. Slidell is de-
serving OF the credit Of victory, but
Vaudeville HI is determined and will
never feel satisfied until it can claim
Itself basketball superiors to SlidelI
which they hope to do soon.
School League Plans Picture Show.
The Vaudeville School Improve
ment League met In regular session
on Tuesday afternoon and discussed
and reached conclusions on several
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