The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-10-12
Local and Parish News.
Frost on Thursday morning.

VI Aouuoy.
Everything is fair in love and war
and politics.
Fresh oysters received twice week
at O'Sullivan's.
The town gins have been going it
steady this week.
A slight norther came down on us
Tuesday morning.
Every person in a small community
should pull together.
The town lookup was initiated on
Wednesday morning.
Geo. Smith is now behind the coun.
ter at j. w. Pittman's.
Cotton is still going up, and ten
cents will be reached.
A flock of geese passed Southwark
on Wednesday morning.
Read the proceedings of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee.
The Town Council proceedings are
published in another column.
Advertising briggs your business
prominently before the people.
Every dollar spent in advertising
yields fifty and hundred fold.
Mr.. Walter Newman was up from
the second ward on Wednesday.
Our friend Clark Hall, at McRae's
big grocery establishment, is a hustler.
A false alarm of fire was turned in
about z o'clock on Wednesday even
: ing.
The cistcrn down at Whites store
should be put in condition before the
river rises.
Mr.. John Quinn, a prominent ciii-
zen of Yicksburg, was visitor TO our
town this week.
Don't you know IT is wrong to pre-
sent petition to candidate for office
for bis signature.
Will East Carroll go TO the trouble
of sending one lone delegate to the
State Convention
Mrs. II. S. Vincent of Vicksburg,
sister of Mrs. j. w. Pittman, arrived
in our town on Sunday.
The government fleet paid off on
Saturday and business in town was
brisk until daylight Sunday.
Our collector will start down the
river on Monday. We hope our
friends will not give us the shake.
A lamp too near the ceiling came
near causing fire in one of the stores
on Levee street one night last week.
The steamer Natchez goes up as
high as Pitchers Point. This steamer
passes Providence on Friday morn
ing.
Our friend Fousse said he couldn't
remember whore be got that dog. II
was entirely different color from
Jack.
Mr.. Leach OF Baird, Miss, after
spending few days with the Stock
ner family, left Sunday on the steamer
Ruth.
Seventy scholars answered roll cal
on Monday. By next Monday there
should be at least one hundred attend
ing school.
With three cotton boats in th'
Bend's trade this season, we will ex
pect to hear of them carrying cottoi
for almost nothing.
Miss Maggie Schneider was wei
coined home on Saturday morning
last, after spending delightful sum
mer IN Marshall, Texas.
Mr.. Henry Stewart, of Stewar
Bro. e. Co., New Orleans, arrived OF
Sunday morning to look of the firms
large interests in our parish.
The parish primaries will take plac
on Thursday, the 26th of next month
1t seems to us this Is long enough Of
for any man 10 patch up his fence.
The great cotton carrier Pargou'
has entered the Bend trade, passin
Providence every Sunday morninl
going up, and returning Monda
morning.
Col P. d. Quays and Messrs. Rob
Nicholson, II. X. Barwick aud G. A
Volker came in bright an early Wed
nesday morning TO attend to the dutie
as Police Jurors.
Prof. b. f. Dudley, wife and chill
returned on Saturday morning fror
Olathe, Kansas. We welcome h
Professor aud his estlmabls wife bae
with US once again,
Mr.. w. X. spurlock sold tw
bales Of long staple cotton IN Vick'
burg last week forSll] cents per pount
He expects to get IL cents or over Q
his next shipment
The next State Convention shout
be held in the city Of Providence 0
the banks of the beautiful Mississippi
where more. raiigoads enter our cit
than any other place IN America,