The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-10-26
W. D. BELL,
Local ana Parish News.
Oh those good things al McRae's.


Five fancy apples at McRae's for a
nickle.
Misses Quays and Lindsay were in
town last Wednesday.
Col Frank Taylor is up for few
days this week from the First ward.
Mrs. w. E. Long and Miss Keepe
were in town last Tuesday shopping.
If you caut get what you want at
McRae's you might as well 60 home.
Rev. G. ID. Mack held services in the
lower neighborhood last Sunday even
ing.
The feathers took away "a bales Of
cotton from here last Wednesday
morning.
Judge F. F. Montgomery made o
short trip 10 Vicksburg in the early
part of the week.
Misses Kittie and Elise McCulloch
of Cottonwood, paid Providence a
visit last Monday.
Levee street looks like it used to
years ago. Everything has business
like look about IL.
McRae's New Crop of sugar houee
syrups is first class and that Buck
wheat goes nicely with IL.
Call at McRae's and they wont lose
any time in showing you the prettiest
line of groceries ever in town.
Messrs. P. D. Quays and w. D.
O'Kelly attended the Waterways Con-
vention at Vicksburg this week.
Judge j. NJ. Kennedy left last Mon
day for New Orleans TO attend a meet
ing of the State Central Committee.
Rev. II. w. Knickerbocker delivered
fine lecture on Belshazzar's Feast
last Sunday night at the Methodist
church.
Mr. Geo. Malone came down on the
Joe Peters last Sunday from Mexico,
Mo-, and will remain here few weeks
on business.
We have it from good authority
that the negro, Pete Evans, who was
spirited away by parties in the first
ward last week, is dead.
We are under obligations 10 our
valued correspondent - this week
for assisting in getting out this issue
of the paper. Many thanks.
Miss. Julia Coleman, who for some
months has been visiting the family Of
Mr.. Geo. f. Blackburn, returned to
Greepville last Sunday Oh the Joe
Peters.
The Lake Providence Building and
Loan Association opened up new
series on the lst. Now is your time
TO become member. 81 share per
month.
The Pargoud left here last Monday
morning With ATT bales of cotton.
She took from Purdy and Shchneid-
ers landing 81 bales of cotton and 2S7
sacks Of seed.
On account Of acme Of the lawyers
wishing to attend the Waterways
Convention at vicksburg this week,
court adjourned from last Saturday
unto yesterday.
Hon. j. E. Ransdell attended the
Waterways Convention, which met In
Vicksburg last Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Mr.. w. H. Benjamin also went
from the second ward.
Mr.. J. s. Guenard made the round
trip on the Joe Peters in the early part
of the week to Vicksburg and return
with his little boy, Sidney, who is just
up from long spell ofsickness.
Mr.. Pat Mcclure left on the Par
goud last Monday for Ne~ Orleans to
be gone q short while. This is the
frat time we know of that Pat has
ever left the parish since his coming
here from the old country.
Mrs. Jessie Graham returned to her
home in the second ward last Tuesday |
morning after spending the summer |
most pleasantly in the East. Mr..
Graham stopped at Wayside, Missu
for few days on his way home.
Miss Dee Davis returned home last
Sunday on the Joe Peters, after a
pleasant trip to Bartlette, Tenn. She
was met at Memphis by her sister,
Mrs. r. j. Gillian and Mrs. Fatherree,
who made the round trip on the Peters.
Msssrs. w. III. McCulloch, M. NJ.
Goodwin, r. G. Green, John HamIl-
ton. John Morgan, Chas. Gregory and
TJrias Conn returned from. Monroe,
where they were summoned on the U.
s. grand jury, the latter part Of last
week.
Miss Carrie Benjamin spent last
saturday aud Sunday in town the
guest OF Miss Dollie Kennedy. The
Young lady's numerous friends were
clad to welcome her home again after
: pleasant summer spent with relatives