The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-20
JUDGE =. ]. DEL oNE
Z ATTORNEY-AT LAW,
LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA. (
Local and Parish News.
Entirely too much rain again tb

Entirely too much rain again this
week.
River falling six inches every "a
hours. ~
Hard times and more coming is
tlie general cry.
The Treasurer reports $4,000 for
sale next Monday.
The scent oforange blossoms is i'm
= pregnatiDg the air
s Fish from the lake and oysters from
the gulf next month, 80
The City of Cairo is due down to-
night or in the morning,
The City of Providence down, had
the largest trip in two years.
Read Mrs. Gardham's notice she is
going away early next month. ~
The ice factory after two days
rest started again on Monday.
Last Saturday in town was a. dull
one from a business point of view.
We regret to learn that the daught-
err eff Engineer w. s. Brown is dnwell.
Captain Charley and his water witch
have been having high old time this
week.
Buy the $S62.00 from the Building
Association, and have home of your
own.
The convict camps in Bunch's Bend
get ton of ice at time from tie ice
factory. ~
The street corners have been
crowded the past few days with do
nothings.
The cotton crop prospect in the
second ward is not as good as it was a
month ago. i
A wild wind and rain storm visited
this section just before sun down on
Monday last.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. T
S. Delony is improving from his re-
cent accident.
Fail not to attend the. sale of the
$862.O0. The bidding will be inter-
esting. Monday, s pm. /
The public roads in East Carroll
need the practical attention of the
Police Jury as soon as possible.
IlouieHonrthal with the steamerReso-
Lutte, has been distributing sacks for
the Southern Oil Co., thiL week.
Peck and Barbour VIII keep on
hand an abundant supply of Lake
Providence red fish after Sept. ,lst.
A little lime judiciousl, distributed
in the damp places will contributes i
largely to the peoples good health. j.,
Sheriff Dunn and deputy Roberts
returned on Wednesday from their
trip to Baton Rouge aud jackson, La.
Cut down the weeds and clean oufl1
the foul corners'in and. around town,
the malarial season Of The year is close
by. ANn r.
We win publish next week pspe,
by ChauncyrN. Dalton on the z Aissis- !
sippi Problem from the Engineering I
Magazine for August.
Mr.. John Hamilton, marshal elect,
is hauling sand daily with the Fire a
Company's team aud putting the Il;
streets in excellent condition.
After the hurry, hustle aud bnsi-, I,
ness Of the two weeks term, the court
house this week seems decidedly lone
some. Y. y
The scents all fed. the convicts sped. Ia
And all but Bell departed. II
Mrs. d. Dreyfuss has opened a pri.
vate boarding house on the corner of
Second and Scarborough streets, where 4
The best the market affords VIII be
found on the table at meal times.
Ed. Harrang, the polite and accom- :
plished tonsorial artist, was nearly be- :
tide himself with joy the close Of last o
week. Mrs. II. had presented him ii
With q little lady visitor that had come q
10 stay.
We are truly panied to kannounce
hat death visited the family of Mr..J. Fl]
). Guenard about midnight on the
9th and carried away the life Of the
oungest son. We sincerely sympa- d
hize with the bercaved parents. al