The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-11-02
W. D. BELL,

Local and Parish News.
The candidates are smiling.
Mr.. Charley Beard is on the sick
list.
There is very little cotton left in the
fields.
The rain has come, and the dust has
disappeared.
Services at the Catholic Church at
1880 tomorrow.
1t is strange, but politics seems to
be hard to be started.
The people continue to 60 tol
Whites for cheap goods.
Yesterday was All Hallows, and a
legal holiday in the State.
Keep your cotton seed at home ;
prices are bound to be higher.
Civil term of the Seventh District
Court has been in session this week.
All lIallows was appropriately cele-
braled at the Catholic Church yester-
day.
Neighbor Fousse caught four large
bass with a spinner on Friday morn-
ing last.
We have had dust for several weeks
We will take mud now for several
months.
The Bsnner-Democrat regrets to
mention the continued illness OF Mr..
L. Byrne.
The feathers got big shipment of
cotton at the Providence landings on
Tuesday night.
Mrs. w. S. Brown and children
/. have returned from their visit IN
South Louisiana.
Brackhouse turned over S. to the
town treasurer for using obscene Ian
guage on Tuesday.
John w. Cooke. the polite Levee
street merchant, came back from New
Orleans last Tuesday.
The Joe Peters went up on Wednes'
day morning, and since that time
somebody is lonesome.
How many spectators in cottor
futures in East Carroll were squeezed
In the decline last weekp
Six dollars ton is now being pait
for cotton seed by our landing keep
ers. Not cent in it for them.
The great lcvee contractor, Charlie
O'Donnell of this place, has secures
two important contracts in the La
fourche district.
We returned from our trip to th
Atlanta Exposition on Wednesda
morning. Next week we will ga
something abont it.
Our popular friend Mr.. J. S. GU
nard, has been confined to his room Il
several days with fever. Hope to &c
him out shortly.
The new series of the Building A
ISOLATION opened with IS shares. II
merits of that institution begin to
appreciated as they should.
The merchants who do not adve
tise stand In their own light 1t
evident that the merchants who
advertise are doing all the business.
On account of heavy freight, I
Toe Peters did not pass sup until Tut
day night. The boat will go In
Memphis with full load Of cotton.
DR.. r. w. Seay, an old time reside
of our parish, now of Lutcher, l
was a visitor here this week.
went out 10 his plantation in the Bel
The telegraph line from here
Tallulah is q farce; 1t is down me
than half of the time. We shot
have q good service, we pay enou
for II.
Printers Ink says that "The busin
man need have no cares a. to the q
position Of HE wares, nor vail
trade with wistful eyes If he will
advertise"
Our friend Leo Shields made
ing visit to Omega last week. Jul
ing from the frequency VI MS sis"s
Omega, the levees must be in
condition there.
The veteran George Guier 10
pairing The Tensas bridge; when
ge,s Trough with il, !: will be
lob as George does not not Know b
TO slight hts work.
DR. w. L. Long paid a flying
TO the city on Wednesday lie
turned The same evening after hav
invested his surplus cash in manY 3
things at McRae's.
We hear no longer that some OF
fellow citizens are ahead ia The ful
business those a,neag Us who
! few huadred ..b~-s- loa't want
speak about i now.