The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-04-08
Local and Parish News.
Get ready for tie May festivitie,


Get ready for the May festivities.
The mercury went above 80 tbi
week.
Keep the Improvement ball a roll
ing.
Providence Fire Company is comm,
to the front.
Col. E. w. Constant and lady wer,
in town on Sunday.
Vegetables and garden truck eener
ally are growing luxurantly
Progress seems TO be the watch
ward; and enterprise is full of lie.
An abundance of fine fish are now
being taken out Of the lake with hook
aud line.
Let every Que chip in and help 10
make the May festiyala glorious oc-
casiou.
Major Jno. A. Buckner from the
Mounds, was III attendance at Grace
Oh Sunday.
The Misses Keene from Sauve Terre
we're IN attendance at Grace Church
on Sunday.
Capt. r. N. Kea and several Others
from Bunch's Bead, were at church
Easter Sunday.
Grace Church was crowded to its
utmost capacity on Easter Sunday,
ard the services were joyously inter
esting.
Mr.. Nat Murfee has returned. from
New Orleans with an assorted stock
of new goods.
There were large number of citi- |
zens from the country in town on |
Wednesday.
Charley Swofford is painting the
summer house in the Providence Gene
terry aud the front fence.
The secoud ward was fully relre-
senied in the attendance at Grace
Church on Sunday forenoon.
DR.. r. Il. Bernard returned home
on Tuesday morning from Washing
ton City aud Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr.. w. H. Benjamin aud family
from Homestead were in town attend .
ing divine service Oh Easter day. {
Messrs. II. II. Graham, G. Richard. {
son and "A. Voeght from the second :.
ward, were at Grace Church Sunday.
The Police Jury proceedings. and !
the proceedings Of The School Board
and town Council will appear next
week. h
The Police Jury, parish School ?
Board and Town Council held their i,
regular monthly meetings on tie 9th
nsfant. =,
The Fire Company have appointed u
IN efficient committee of arrangement n
o prepare aud manage the May-day !,
festivities. "
Mrs. Emily Keller sent US another :.
ample of her garden products this :.
week. The radishes aud lettuce wee nj
lnc. Thanks. of
Hon. 4. Jones York, once member sa
{ the Louisiana Legislature from this Ut
arish, died at his home in Point II
Ieasan,, New Jersey, on March 3lst., MI
ged 80 Years.
We had pleasant call from Mr.. Sam
osier OF HARDWOOD Island, Arkansas, TO
n Wednesday. He reports every fol-
ing prospecting in Chicot county aud A
, fear of water. no
Nlessrs. r. ID. Quays from the 4,h. C. Eli
Fo"tker from sihe 5.h and Rubl ,.h,
floui The Isl, were Ia town
I Wednesday,, to attend 10 their '"'
/. .ss rs POLES Jurors. ans
.r,. -; ri
!, ,.,,,t,,.u.s ~ ha haara - ana. Fri
reciii,n IN aud around town In r
oee p,enis uf sarloas k;ndsare going Rim
notwithstanding the hard times.
Easter sunday was bright and de- es !
nifa day. WIKI the mercury al SO. bee
FER Aseal showers f9i during the one
sn..g, lowering the temperature ~.
4 making The nighs quite pleasant. Du'
The Easter decorations in the
arches on Sunday last were much u :
mired and could not be improved sucl
on. Gorgeous flowers, evergreens ton
hot house plants, occupied every Is,
K and corner in tasteful array. az.
We have no desire nor pretentions dee,
ateverto Instruct the planters in re- g.
on to the work on their places, but -
do want 10 fasien upon their minis ious
memorable laws that govern the ness
ply of and demand for cotton. ton
Fire Company had a big obtr
,ting ON Monday evening last, az diff
oh il was determind to revive the and
: festivals during the coming -,
18th. The school children, Con- 'sh'
rate Veterans and secret societies
be invited 10 ioin the festivities,
'hich, time aud place due notice "a,
70 s'sc"' ed to
ne of the departments in which re- rasa
Is badly needed IN This section of ensai
TRY il 1the postofficc route agents to vet