The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-07-07
Local and Parish News.

Judge F. F. Montgomery is back
from Tensas.
The glorious 4th of July celebration
was very tame.
Mr.. Moser is receiving orders for
ice by every mail.
Mr.. Mcclure is pushing work on his
new gin this week.
Hot as the lower regions on Friday,
Saturday aud Sunday last.
Mr.. Clifton Davis lis running the
5th ward justice court now.
II was not Beauregard's band
though-nor Neily's either.
That game of base BALL Provi-
dence, go smother yourself.
Judge j. NJ. Kennedy returned
from Rayville on Tuesday morning.
Three bales OF cotton of last years
crop, came in from the Hills on Wed
nesday.
Julius Meyer and w. b. keene
were the best baseball players on the
ground.
Dr. Bernard's horse ran away with
the Jumper on "Wednesday. NO
damage was done.
The City Council met Thursday
veening. Their proceedings VIII De
published next week.
Our town boys stand their defeat
admirably; bnt, don't you forget IT.,
they will take their revenge.
The hottest weather East Carroll
has experienced for years, is that we
Are, gssing just about now.
aNon sibi, sed suis," "not for them
selves, but for their own" will hence
forward be tho East Carroll Guards
mo.toN
Mrs. Sam Blum left for Greenville
onfThursday. From there she will 60
to Colorado, where she will spend the
summer.
Master Eddie Martin, the bright
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. MARTIN
ofVicksburg, is on visit sto his iitti'
friends in town.
Richard Robinson, colored, on INT
LonsdAle place, we are informed, ma
thirty acres of cotton that cannot o.
bent in the parish.
Miss Pallie Belden, the orator on tn
part Of the ladies, acquitted hersel
admirably aud received the congratu
lations of her friends.
We neglected to mention last wee
that our friend Dion Stewart was To
happy father of a sweet baby gir
Mother aud baby are well.
A large number of colored peopl
romstown and the upper end OF u
parish. went down TO Pennsylvania 0
the 4th, and report having had goo
time.
Mr.. Moreau Purdy returned la
Thursday morning from the Bate
Rouge University, looking in the be
ofhealth and spirits, and as handson
as ever.
Good many ladies were out bathii
at West End on Thursday evenin
Tho Santa Maria is getting to be yel
popular, and West End quite wat
resort.
Over $500 is due the town
licenses and taxes, which should ma
been collected months ago. Let I
marshal enforce the collection INN
diately.
Our popular fellow citizen Mr..
Sbaphran. is making frequent trips
New Orleans of late, and some how
other makes it convenient to che
up at Port Gibson.
Last Sunday evening very sevs
wind storm came up suddenly a
blew down a Number OF trees arou
town and the vicinity. No serit
damages we're done.
knights in the tournaments OF
had too much respect for their ia'
loves az to use language that wo'
he dissonant to their ears. Inil
seem TO be otherwise now.
Mr.. G. M. Franklin says the sto
Of sunday night blew down nea
f;ftv trees on his place, destroying
large lot Of cotton. A good deal
corn was also blown down.
The beautiful boquet which
nresented to the Company by 4
Mary Montgomery and frozen
block Office, was an object OF uni
sal admiration At the ball on the
Walter Pittman keeps large CO.
S. chuck full Of ice water, and you q
have 10 say, please give me 2 drink
get il either, but just go and help ye
self. Besides this, be has beer ana
on,tce.
The ice factory sold twenty oIs
mica to town consumers Oh 90
d.r'sast. Without doubt i y
snserior to any ice made II the 90
below Or above us. SEND ~ ,
orders. :
Miss Mary Peek, sister Of Mrs. 2
Rurnoy returned Sundsy on
steSmer Buckeye States MISS
~ been attending AZ onsersa
of{ 0sic At Cincinnati ONO, ior
EWo years.