The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-10-05
Local and Parish News.

Local and Parish News.
Give the second hand shops the
shake.
The sere aud yellow leaf will soon
be here.
The Police Jury will meet on Wed
ncsday next.
The cold wave stayed with us for
several days.
A light frost was reported on Mon
day morning.
Mrs. E. J.Hamley is proud Of her
new bicycle.
Mrs. Emily Keller is reported much
better this week.
The man who is able 10 hold his
cotton is,lucky.
Read the new announcements in
the proper place.
Col. Jno. A. Buckner was visitor to
town on Tuesday.
The Banner-Democrat is opposed TO
the "no fence law"
The town gins have been running
steady all the week.
The thermometer went down to AZ
on Monday morning. W
Judge Montgomery left for Madi-
son on Monday morning.
Sidney Guenard, we are glad to
rcport is on the road to recovery.
The feathers had very good
freight for Providence on Tuesday.
Miss Ella Rous has returned after
spending the summer in the North.
The price Of cotton is making the
hearts Of the planters jump with JOY.
The Joe Peters is the up boat to-
night for Memphis and all way land
ings.
McIsae received . large assortment
OF fine groceries this week. Go and
take look.
Mr.. Dave Parker has been in town
this week mailing up horse shoe plug
tobacco signs.
We do not believe fue in the
town has been examined, and fall is
now upon us.
The town council met on Wednes-
day night and transacted their general
routine business.
We regret TO learn that Mrs.. L. X.
Barber of the Bend, has been very
sick for the past week.
Judge Kennedy's daughter Narcisse
who has had fever for nearly forty
days, is now improving.
A young colored boy fell into the
river on Monday at the government
works and was drowned.
McRao has just received fine lot O
table syrups. Golden Drips ant
sugar house molasses. II.
If the town should happen to burr
down this winter from defective
fiue, il will be like the stable and tn
horse.
Our popular and good looking
friend Mr.. John Donavan, is among U
again, after an absence Of severa
months.
Whites store is filled from floor I
roof. His business is increasing amaz
ingly. Good goods aud cheap good
will do it.
Miss May Robinson, practices
dress maker, has notice In anothe
column, that our lady friends shoul
be sure and read.
We learn that Judge F. F. Mon
Qomery is very popular IN Madiso
parish, and that he has the support
almost the entire people.
Mr.. Ed. Miles Of the governmel
Aeet. was brought down to town G
Monday very sick with fever. u
Bernard lie attending him.
Our friends should give Mr.. S.
Kennedy as large majority IS post
bile. or in other words give him u
entire vote of East Carroll.
The wind aud dust this week q
been dreadful. Stinginess on the pa
of some people is the cause OF u
streets not being sprinkled.
Mr.. Pond, one of the cleverest druI
mers on the road, was in own TOW
for several days this week. He do
= GOOD business in Providence.
McRae guarantees prices aud qua
ties of bis groceries. All M
orders will receive his prompt q
personal attention. ~
We learn that . colored man at I
fire on Monday night carried basil
Of dishes out of tho building to
fence and then threw them over in
ditch
We Will send out our collector
the l4th as far down as Omega, 2
Ne hope our friends viii not cause
Is have to make the second trip
The small amount.
AM: ~you can't play in my bs
ward any morev This is what we hea
-..f xx,1,fannr IN tho ear of her b