The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-10-19

viii IL be all cotton next Year,
Oh those good things at McRae's.
Our present sheriff has clean field.
There is not vacant store on Levee
street.
The river Is now lower than at any
time since 1886.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Tim
Byrne 10 very Ill.
Remember the civil term OF court
convenes on Monday.
Services at the Episcopal Church al
IL O'Clock tomorrow.
Read the Building and Loan article
published In this issue.
The sand bars In front of town are
covered with wild geese.
Mr.. Peter Matheson is paying $500
per ton for cotton seed.
A full account Of the masquerade
ball will appear next week.
A sand bar is forming above
Schneider's upper warehouse.
Lumber in large quantities is still
being brought in from the mill.
Build on iron bridge across Tensas.
In the long run 1t would pay for itself.
Mrs. VIM. McCulloch and Miss
Kittie were visitors to town on Mon
day.
Miss Ida Gardham returned home
on Sunday morning from jackson.
Miss.
All kinds of school books just
received at Whites. They are marked
down.
Phil McGu took q run down 10
Vicksburg last week to see the
widow.
Go TO the Water Ways Convention
TO be held at Vicksburg on the 22nd
and 2Srd.
Mr.. Dan Searles was in town this
week, and did large business in the
clothing line.
Our most conservative planters es,i-
mate the yield at one half, while others
say 1t is less.
Business was brisk on Saturday last,
and White was in the lead with his
cheap goods.
McRae's New Crop of sugar house
syrups is first class and that Buck
wheat goes nicely with 1t.
Mr.. Simon Witkowski was down
from Ashton on Monday, shaking
hands with his old friends.
Call at McRae's aud they wont lose
any time in showing you the prettiest
line Of groceries ever In town.
Lawlessness must not be allowed In
East Carroll, and the sooner people
are made TO know 1t tho better.
Mr.. James Beard came up and spent
Sunday with his family. He returned
to bis levee work next morning.
The steamer Joe Peters on her last
trip passing Providence on Sunday
last had large lot OF cotton for Men,
phis.
1t Is said the merry chimes of the
wedding bells will soon be heard. We
have been. requested not to give 1t
away.
During our absence at the Atlanta
Exposition, Mr.. S. D. Kennedy and
Miss Mary Decker will have charge OF
the paper.
Miss Eva Davis left Monday morn-
Ing for school at Natchitoches. She
will pay q short visit TO her father al
Franklin first.
Services at the Methodist Church
tomorrow. Rev. Mr.. Knickerbocker
will have something to say on the
Sunday traffic.
II was whispered to us on Monday
that q boy had arrived at the home OF
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. G. Bass last week, aud
that both are doing nicely.
We congratulate Judge Montgom-
cry on the large vote he received in
Madison, which assures his election
without any further trouble.
Judge Montgomery has been receiy-
ing the congratulations of his many
friends on his success 10 Madison.
The BID. congratulates him also.
We regret to learn that Lucy, Mr..
and Mrs. L. K. BARRIERS little daughter,
who had recently recovered from a
severe spell of fevers, Is sick again.
Sheriff Dunn Is one who will not be
found to finch when il comes to doing
his duty. And he wont ask any one
20 60 where he wont take the lead.