The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-28
Local and Parish News.

Advertising III the newspaper pays. |
The game season opens up October
1st.
Norain yet, and il is still hot and
dusty.
Wood is bringing a good price in
town.
The Police Jury meeting day is
October 9th.
The town lookup is now ready for
occupancy.
George Smith has had case Of
chills aud fever.
The COTTON worms have been get
ting in their work. m -
Mr. Fowler's two sons have been
quite sick with fever.
Tho steamer Pargoud will aoon
enter the Bends trade.
The thermometer went down TO 6S
on Tuesday morning.
The change in the weather is good
for the lcvee builders.
Services at the Catholic and Meiho-
dist Churches tomorrow. &kF8s
Shorter crop than expected a
month ago, is now the talk.
Mr.. Dave Gilmore continues unwell,
we are very sorry to report.
The cistern in the court house yard
should be put in good condition.
Mr. N. Fasse of Bunch's Bend,
returned Tuesday on the Leaihers.
Ii rained only mighty fcw drops on
Sunday. Not enough to lay the dust.
The English sparrow can be seen in
tlroves. They are Increasing rapidly.
The Hon. Town Council will meet in
regular session on Wednesday night
next
Quite large crowd of colored peo-
pie we're baptized in the lake on Sum
day last.
Mcssrs. Barber s. Kennedy have
had several cases in the j. +. court
this week.
Constable Hunter arrested on Sat-
urday last negro, supposed to be
WANTED for murder somewhere in
Mississippi.
The Leathers got about twenty
bales of cotton at Purdy & Schneid-
era landing.
Rev. &. Maize returned home on
Tuesday morning after an absence OF
three weeks.
There are one or two candidates for
the Office of matrimony hereabonts
just about now.
"The can't get away club" was COM
posed Of quite large crowd OF our
citizens this summer.
A new lot of paper for letter heads.
note heads and bill heads have beeu
received at this Office.
Remember the Democratic Execu.
tive Committee of the parish meets on
the 9TH of next month.
Now Is the time 10 advertise for The
fall trade. The only way to do 1t il
through the newspapers.
The new school room is progressing
nicely. Messrs. Nelson & Richard vii
have II completed in time.
McRae's imported groceries ar
selling. Nothing like them ever wa
kept In Providence before.
u. S. engineer w. S. Brown left OF
Wednesday evening by team TO lool
at the levecs Ia his district.
II wont take long to get $4,000
feet of lumber ready for shipment To
way 1t becoming in from the mill.
Mr.. H.K. Barwick aud wife Of tn
second ward, are now taking in th
sights of the Atlanta Exposition.
We hope the manager of the Oper
House will be able TO get few ora
matte companies TO visit our town thi
fall.
When you are down at Whites b
sure and look At the artistic style J
whichsshe show window is fixed.
Is 3 beauty. z.
We learn one or two hunters fro'
the North will come down ncs
month TO take deer hunt 10 last tw
or three weeks. ats, "a
We learn that Professor and Mt
Dudley will arrive next week iroi
Olathe, Kansas, whore they have bee
during the summer.
The family OF Mr.. w. B. Frost, III
fnq ON Black Bayou, have bad bar
dune Of IL lately with chiiIs and feye
We hope they will soon recover.
sidney, the bright little son of M
and Mrs. j. S. Cuenard, has been yer
ii for aes pass week. We hope ~
srust aa Will be spared 10 bis pa
ants.
Mr.. Harry Joyner brother OF ~
Res, was III town for fe
DAYS Ills week. Mr.. JoyHer Is alter
Ing school Al Clinton, Miss. wbero
& studying for Abe ministry y