The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-09-03

The City of ST. Louis is laid up on
account of low water. The City of
Monroe viii go through to New Or
leans IN her place.
The Police Jury meet on Tuesday
next. The public roads should re-
cieve attention. Roads and bridges
generally go together.
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Miss Kate Turner left on the City
of Providence Monday for Vicksburg
to spend few DAYS. We wish her a
pleasant trip and safe return.
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Miss Maggie Schneider returned
home on Sunday last after an absence
of some weeks visiting relatives in
Marshal, Texas, and Minden, Louis
lana.
Mr.. F. X. Ransdell, one of our
prominent attorneys, left a few days
ago for Nashville aud points adjacent
in Tennessee. We wish him pleas
ant time.
Our neighbor Nick Fousse returned
from Vicksburg on Tuesday with a
fine lot of sheet iron and other things
needed in his line of business, and now
he is more noisy than ever.
To the subscribers who have paid up,
we send grateful Acknowledgements.
one and ALL The subscription price is
small matter individually, but col
,lectively to US it foots up considerable.
The drummers have about done up
their grips and passed away as far as
this section is concerned. Cotton at a
very low figure, and extremely
short crops shows no margin for them.
Buck Premise, one of the old color
ed stand-bys Of the first ward left in
the early part ofthe week fer Goopers
Wen. where he will remain tor some
time, having been iuffeeble health for
some time past.
The new channel in front OF Provi-
dence is on direct line from Purdy's
upper landing to Shipland point, with
10 IL feet of water on Thursday
morning.
4 Mrs. Long, the good lady of our
worthy fellow citizen DR.. w e. Long,
with her first born boy, left for Column
bus Ohio, a few days ago. We wish
her a pleasant time during her stay
and safe return home.
Miss Shiriy Davis before her de-
parture for Texas, appointe d the Wo-
mans World Fair Committee for East
Carroll, with Mrs. V. NJ. Pudy as Vice
chairman. The committee will meet
early in October for organization
The cord wood trade is on boom.
Quite number of wagons are haul
ing wood to the gin houses and pri-
yate residences in town. Good ash
wood commands s2.5c a cord and
cotton wood sapplings $l.75. The
win soon be glntted at the rate
the hauling is being done.
Mr.. Walter Love brought to our
office on Thursday a hen egg measur
ing nearly seven inches i'll circumfer-
ence. On being broken open one per-
feet yolk was found with another web |
on towards maturity. The hen that
aid the egg the day previous was q |
black barnyard fowl
The fleet steamer Natchcz extended |
ler trip above vicksburg IS far as !
Ashton on Sunday evening last. where |
he convicts with all their outfit were
aiken ON board for the BELMONT Gre
Tasse locality, Mr. James having the
contract to build a large new levee,in
hat vics1ity that win cost about S45,-
300.
Our valued friends Mr.: John O..
Ikerd who lives near fensas has been
holding his head 80 high Of late he
scarcely deigns 10 notice common NOR
lis. On searching out the cause of
'uch an unnsuat course on hia part, We
we're informed that his good lady a
ew days ago had presented him with
fine SOU.
Last week we spoke of the excep-
iodslly flne crop prospects on Way-a-
'vay aud the good management of Mr..