The Bossier banner., 1893-05-18
Personal Paragraphs.


Thanks TO Mrs. Braxton Wise for
basket of nice vegetables.
Mr.. j. ID. Robinson left Tuesday
for his home in Palestine, Texas.
Miss Lillian Gry,ler, of Plain
Dealing, is the guest of Mrs. E. A.
Gryder.
Col. j. A. Snider came over from
Bellevue Tuesday on legal business,
and returned home yesterday.
Mrs. w. Ii. Bledsoe and Mrs. L. A.
Brownlee were welcome visitors at
the Banner office last Thursday.
District Attorney A. J. Murff
went to Arcadia last Friday on Off
cial business, returning Sunday.
Our clever friend, DR.. Robert G.
Campbell, of Shreveport, has our
thanks for setting of braham hen
eggs.
Mrs. T. NJ. Vaughan spent day
or two last week at Arkana visiting
her sister, Mrs. l. r. Thweat.
Mrs. Pattie Cade visited Plain
Dealing last week. and was the
guest OF her nephew, Mr.. E. NJ. Car
starphen.
Mr.. 2. d. Allen, of Sarepta, will
begin teaching a public school at
Ansel, in ward ON the first Mon
day in June.
Mr.. S. 1t. Dowell, of Rush Hill,
Mo-, has succeed Mr.. Russell as
agent of the st. Louis Southwestern
Railway at this place.
Mr.. VIM. Duty and Miss Aline
Howell were united IN marriage at
Bellevue Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Hamil
performing the ceremony.
Mrs. w. RI. Bledsoe, who spent
near two weeks visiting relatives
aud friends in Benton and vicinity,
returned to her home near Haugh-
ton Saturday.
GuardiauJournal, May 10: Mr..
r. f. Taylor, of Bodcau, Bossier
parish; spent several days among
his Homer friends last week. He is
well pleased with his Bossier home.
Mrs. S. j. Wimbish, of Shreve-
port, came up Sunday Oh visit to
her daughter, Mrs. r. L. Carstar-
phen, who was sick last week. and
returned to her home Monday.
Miss Mary Smith came over from
Bellevue Sunday on a visit to her
friends in Benton, who were de-
lighted to see her. She returned
home yesterday morning with her
brother, Joannes Smith, Esq.
Our clever and obliging Deputy
Clerk, Mr.. B. +. Fort, is again at
his post. He returned Sunday from
Oak Ridge, MOrehouse parish, where
he went to visit his sick sister, Miss
Lizzie Fort, who, we arc pleased to
learn, is convalescing.
The Webster Signal is Informed
that the school at Sibley, Webster
parish, in charge of Miss Sallie
McDade, an accomplished young
lady of this parish, is sin most
flourishing condition, with flattering
prospects for successful term"
| Contractor ID. G. Gibson, who has
been with us for more than year
past, bid farewell to his friends here
and left for Shreveport last Satur-
day. He has made many friends in
Benton who regret his departure,
and hose good wishes attend him.
Louisiana Mentor: Mr.. Will A.
Thompson, who has been attending
the Pioneer School h,re the past
session, left on Monday for his home
in Benton. Will's ways are pleas
ant ways, and calculated to make
aud hold friends wherever he may
I've. Noble and generous, how could
it he otherwise?
Prof. j. M. Davies, a worthy and
clever gentleman, has been elect,
ed clerk of the Police Jury of Web
ter parish. Prof. Davis was Princi-
pal of Bellevue Academy during the
session of 1888 and 1889, and was
our nearest neighbor during his
residence there, and the Banner
wishes him and his charming wife
success aud happiness wherever they
may be.
Webster Signal, 18th: Judge J.
T. Watkins and wife left Tuesday
for Nashville, Tenn, to attend the
Southern Baptist Convention, which
convenes to-day. From Nashville
they will journey on to Chicago
} where they contemplate spending a
number of days viewing the great
Chicago show. They expect to be
absent two or more weeks. The
Judge has been closely confined at
tending to his official duties for the