The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-08-10

On Monday night the river ros
twelve tenths.
Mr.. Sig Wolff was up from Good
rich's on Tuesday.
Miss Rosa Herzog of Mayersvillc, i
visiting Miss Mary Turner.
Large quantities Of lumber is still
being hauled from the mill.
Mr.. r. f. Montgomery is now alon,
In the livery stable business.
We are yet to hear of the first opei
boil of cotton for East Carroll.
Mr.. lack Harding has about com
pleted his home in New Providence
Mrs. 4. j. Fatherree received very
pretty bicycle from 81. Louis Oh Tues.
day.
Several deaths have occurred among
the colored people iu the past ten
days.
The river bank has commenced cav
Ing just below Mathesou's lower ware
house.
You will never know what the
"dcar people" think Of you until you
announce.
MIR. Mason Pitcher, son Of the late
Chas. NJ. Pitcher, was in Providence
This week.
The play was rendered in first class
style, and the actors received rounds
of applause.
Local news is rs scarce as the silver
dollar is when you present bill for
subscriptions.
The colored barber who was placed
in Jail two weeks ago, was turned out
on Tuesday.
Several barges of rock we're brought
down BY the government feet in the
past ten days.
Judge Newell, a prominent planter oil
Tensas parish, was visitor to our
town this week.
We regret to learn that two children
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Brooks are
sick with lever.
From the outlook just about now,
we are only going to have one candi-
date for sheriff.
On Monday Mr.. W. X. Spurlock
commenced hauling out the new boil
ers for the saw mill.
District Conference OF The Methodist
Church will convene NJ Pecan Grove i
church tomorrow.
Mrs. ID. l.. Morgan's son Oscar and
little daughter Gladis have been very
sick for the past week.
Mr.. Chas. S. WHY returned from
Madison on Sunday morning aud
reports that politics is stirring
We are glad 10 report that almost
all Of our friends whom we mentioned
las, week down with fever, are up
again.
Major Barber's charming daughters
came in from the Bend on Wednesday
to attend the play given at the Opera
House.
Brannmn has moved his eating
house around on Levec street in the
store formerly occupied by Peck &
Barber.
In short while Providence Will be
chuck full Of bicycles. The town aud
country can now boast of about
twenty.
1t is said that whenever You see
black birds light in cotton patch,
you can 60 out aud look for cottoo {
worms. II
Mise Grace Miller came down from
on Tuesday TO spend a
few days with her friend, Miss Birdie S
LIE May. =
Cotton worms are reported in the
irst ward. II 10 too bad that the {
planters could not escape these pcsts r
his year.
Mr.. w. e. Dunn. manager OF the i.
,aw mill. came ia Monday morning to
ret over case of fever, that took hold 1
If him last week. \
Dr. Long was up from the second U
Tard on Tuesday. He reports the "
,eople in very good health, consider IL
" tho hot weather. v
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Williams, of $.
have the sympathy of the n
tanner Democrat III the loss of their
nfant daughter, Lorraine. .
The beautiful weather this week has
cen Welcomed, and tho planters are =
rjoicing at being able to destroy the >.
rass aud lay by their crops.
Mr.. AL Fishcl, the husi,ing repre- n,
snsative Of A. Roses wholesale house Of
Vicksburg, came ia on Wednesday len
IA opcped up bic sample trunks. Oh