The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-12-28
Local and Parish News.
Now for pledges for 1896.

w nlte toON inc uluO iiooOp W. tAS
holiday business.
Cotton futures took tumble of
twenty-five points.
Has that bridge been repaired out
at Mrs. McKee's residence
Mr.. Seghers' house in New Provi-
dence will be pretty home.
A few DRINKS in town, among the
hobos and tiu-horn negroes.
How many whiskey houses will fail
TO open their doors on the 1st.
Xmas is over, and the business done
by our merchants was immense.
The children of the public school
have had holiday for the past week
The disagreeable weather has set in,
and from now on levee work will be
slow.
The steamboatmen are about the
only ones glad to see the river on
boom.
Don't forget The New Year dinner
Of the Episcopal ladies. Patronize
them.
A street lamp is badly needed at
the corLer of First and Scarborough
streels
The year 1895 has only few more
DAYS to live, when it will be thing of
the past.
Mr.. Geo. Smith will clerk for Mr.
Sig Wolff during 1896, at Goodrich's
landing.
The guests did not turn up at the
Christmas dinners, aud every thing
was dark!
McRae's grocery store looked like
cyclone had gone through it on Tues
day evening.
Col. aud Mrs. Quays of the Bend,
attended the Catholic Church on
Christmas day.
Mrs. Chas. r. Egelly and Miss Joe
May made trip to Vickbsurg on the
steamer Savannah.
Hugh Montgomery took run down
TO Vicksburg the other day to see--on
insurance business.
The grand and petit jury have been
drawn for tho January term of the
Seventh District Court.
Mr.. Matheson informed us this
week that he was still paying 5000
per ton for cotton seed.
Miss Mary Turner came over from
Jackson TO spend Christmas at home.
she will return this morning.
Mr.. W. E. Dunn has purchased
part of the Waddill place, and will
put il in cultivation next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Voeght of the second
ward, spent Christmas in town, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Hall.
1t is reported 10 us that Mrs
Martha Hamilton has pneumonia. This
good lady is upwards of 20 years o.
age.
Our popular Sheriff has been busy
for several days with throngs of tax
payers, who have been paying theil
taxes.
Capt. Rea, Of the Bend, has abou
two hundred acres of ground already
broken up for next year. This is thu
way to do 1t.
No Vicksburg papers of the 24ti
and 25th came to hand by the mai
thew should have arrived. This j
very annoying.
The river has been rising at the rat
of an inch an hour for several days
About a ten days. rise is looked fol-
when it will begin to fall again.
The ball to be given on Wednesda,
night the first of January, by the Mill
tary Company will be grand affair
Fine music and fine supper.
Mr.. Thos. j. Gillian and Mrs. Gil
liam. Mrs. Fatherree and Miss De
Davis made the round trip to Vicks
burg on the City of Savannah. The
had a pleasant trip.
Mr.. Albert Brock has been very i
for the past week with swamp fevel
hut we are glad to hear that be
some better. We hope he will 500
be entirely out of danger.
Mr.. John Mcclure wishes to rer
the black smi,h shop on the corner
I,evee and Second street, now occupie
by G. M. Wilmington Ii is a desir'
Bile location and will be rented cheal
Messrs. Fred Schneider, john Kel
nedy aud Robert Mckee arrive
home on Sunday night last TO speu
the holidays with their families. "
were glad to see the boys looking we
Several of our prominent cliizel
are using every endeayor to have ~
hank established. Every person shou|
give their assistance. II ever The
was thing needed in Providence,
is . bank.