The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-05-26
Local and Parish News.
Court will continue all next weel

Court will continue all next week.
The Police Jury proceedings will
appear next week.
The ice factory will start steam
about the 10th of June.
Mr.. III. Stein was up from Good
rich's this week as juror.
Mr.. Frank McGuire's 10000 bushels
of coal makes large pile.
Col. Jno. A.. Buckncr aud Col. E. w.
Constant weeup ON Wednesday.
Mr.. Chas. IL. Webb of the End ward,
was q visitor to town on Wednesday.
Mr.. S. H. Mobberly was in the burg
Thursday, shaking hands with his
large circle of friends.
We are glad to learn Sheriff Dunn's
little girls are getting well again, after
lengthy spell of sickness.
The Episcopal Church was crowded
on Sunday last TO listen to the elo-
quent discourses of Rt Rev. Davis
Sessums.
Experienced men. who have been
connected with ice factories for years,
have leased the ice factory, and will
soon start up.
Sheriff Dunn has had the Court
House fence nicely whitewashed,
which adds very much to the appear
ance of things.
Mr. C. r. Egelly left last Saturday
morning for New Orleans to attend
the meeting of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias.
The grand jury has been in session
all the week. They finished their
labors yesterday. Their report will be
published next week.
Misses Kittie McCulloch and Ethel
Egelly spent several days during the
early part of the week with Miss
Mamie Duncan at Cottonwood.
Mrs. A. E. Vought and children
spent last week in town with the fami-
ly of her brother, Mr.. G. N. Hall.
They returned Sunday evening.
President P. D. Quays, Mr.. G. A.
Voelker and Mr.. Ell. X. Barwick, of the
Police Jury, attended the meeting OF
that body Wednesday.
We take pleasure in publishing this
week the communication OF our friend,
Mr. Willie Benjamin. Give us another,
Willie, and accept our thanks for this
one.
The river after rising only few
feet, has commenced to fall. We need
not have any fear of the June rise, aud
for once in three years we will escape
devastation.
The "Childrens Day" on Sunday
last at the Methodist Church was a
grand success. The communication
from "Witness" in another column
tells all about it.
On our trip to Mayersville Sunday
last, we noticed that the bank along the
Wilderness and Homachitta front, 10
Mississippi, is caving into the river at
an alarming rate.
The much needed rain came on
Wednesday morning, only very little
falling but Thursday very good rain
fell; and the cry is for more. We
learn that it was general throughout
the parish.
The cold wave which struck this
part of the country, was very severe,
the thermometer registering so on
Saturday morning. Summer under
clothing had to be changed, and over
coats were comfortable.
We notice that Representative
WHY has introduced an act in the
Legislature "to fix the time within
which afiidayits to obtain the post
ponment of payment of taxes on &C
count of overflow may be fled"
The Judge aud District Attorney
have been hard at word this week.
They are determined to clear the Jail
of all prisoners if possible. A good
thing, considering the hard times ana
the condition Of the parish finances.
Mr.. Eddie Belden returned TO bis
old howe on Sunday morning last.
We were glad to see him looking well,
aud to learn that he Is prospecting.
He will return to New Iberia, his new
home. after spending a week or SO
with his mother and sisters.