The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-06-10
10 n Self-sealing Fruit
~ kF3HA.. Jars TOR sale at
Ri. Burney's.

The crops above overflow 10 this
parish are Just little better of, only,
than those under water.
Tire funeral at Shelburn on Sunday
was largely attended notwithstanding
the very inclement weather.
There we're large number OF
hungry people waiting for the ratlons
that. did not come on Tuesday.
The great quantity of fresh water
in the lake will extend the fishing sea-
son away into the summer tails year.
Everybody says we have a good
substantial lot of of Getty dads, ana
what every body says must be true.
There was never kicker in sight
on Monday. Everything was lovely
and the corporation goose honked high.
Judge WHY. Mrs. Templeton his
sister and his brother the Doctor, are
STAYING in town until the water
receeds.
DIR. w. ID. Bell goes up to the con-
vict camp three times week he re-
ports everything solid up in The reach.
The ice factory shut down on Tues
day tor want of wood. The de.uge
disturbs the progress of every enter
prise.
! A sprinkling of lime around and
! about would absorb considerable OF
4 tho nrevailing moisture and be a great
i benefit.
The situation may be tersely set
forth as follows: Broken levees, III.
undation aud prospective ruin and
starvation.
The Ruth with lot of excursionists
came up behind time again on Sunday
/. last. aud struck our town In pie
down pour of rain.
4 .Cleauliuess is next to Goodness
! John Wesley said. John was goot
Judge of such matters, and the warn
! weather is close by.
i H.B. Stevens, clothiers of New Or
' leans. sent S25 to Mr.. G. Il. Egelly 10
: the overfiowed people few day
!. ago. A kindly act.
We are not dealing in futures, bu
we are trying with might aud main Z
solve the problem Of the future 10
u our distressed people.
n Aunt Louisa Burton remembers
$. our little chaps the early part OF tn
d week by sending them some earl
u peaches. Thanks, Aunt Lou.
Mrs. w. N. White and children hay
gone TO Clinton to visit relatives
They will be absent for sometime Ell
). loving themselves in the upiands.
r Over twenty negro men came III !
= town from Joe's bayou, down nes
" Monticello. on Tuesday evening las
q in search of food for their families.
= Rector Guerin by his urbanity an
= kindly disposition has secured TO mn
in self a host of warm friends during Il
NJ short time he has been in our midst.
Is Many hungry women and childfs +
lie around here this week because OF u
4 DELAY III forwarding rations. Dela.
- are dangerous. Hurry up the CRU
= The GuatamaIa movement did,
- pan out much in Lake Providence. :,
- was case Of abetter endure the
D. we have than fy to those we know u
of"
Science so-called, says stick to {
leyees. We here in East Carroll fe'
i'll ingly exclaim: The al levees a
a sticking it to US just now beyond 9
th durance.
By Inspection tours along the leroes
~ officials are much paraded 10 '
20 papers of late, but the good that u
=. accomplish are not named that
- have seen.
al Messrs. Ransdell and Hamley ha
I'm 1 large force st work ever, day u !
il Overflow cutting down and hoati
nd Cypress logs to their saw mill
90 Bayou TcnsAs.