The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-07-20

whites is the place to buy cheaI

Local and PArfsh News.
Vhite'sis the place to buy cheap
goods.
Services at the Methodist Church
tomorrow.
Leyee building will soon start in
East Carroll.
Rev. c. Maize Is in Monroe, the guest
Of Father Enaut.
The cotton plant has improved very
much this week.
The weaihe is very hot, and bnsi-
ness is very dull.
The thermometer danced ny TO the
SO mark on Tuesday.
Bud Siein has been rusticating at
Goodrich's this week.
Don't forget the Police Jury meet
Ing OH Wednesday next.
The candidates will soon be an
nouncing. Time is flying.
The Joe Peters is the favorite boat
with the people of Providence.
The mercury has been hanging
around the 100 mark this week.
The Joe Peters Is the regular Friday
evening packet for Vicksburg.
Mr.. Sig Wolff of Goodrich's. was
visitor to the city on Wednesday.
The river continues 10 rise, and a
good boating stage can be looked iaF'
We regret 10 learn that DIR. w. q.
WHY has been sick this week with
fever.
Steve PulIin's, our polite butchers
wife has gone 10 Lee, Miss, for the
suinmcr
we regret 10 learn that Capt. YIN.
jsous has been confined at home this
week with fcver.s - 49,. u
SIR. Morgan Hamilton has returned
from Vicksburg. after an absence OF
nearly thee mouths. ~sk7a
viii Dunn Was in seeing the boys
-oi,s sSunday. He is gettiig fat living
on sawdust and chips. f8t8
Sheriff Dunn has been down 10 the
first aud second wards this week, Oh
kind of accommodating tour.
Mr.. C. A. Voelker from Pamela, was
in town on "Wednesday morning. lie
reports crops improving little.
Mas Mary Montgomery left last
week for Fayetle, Miss, 6here she will
remain sometime visiting relatives.
The School Board held a very i'm,
portant meeting on Monday, and
transacted a large amount Of business
Judge F. F. Montgomery aud Dis
,rict Attorney Ransden are down IN
Tensas parish holding term OF court
Those Toothpick shoes, the lates
ont for ladies, is the prettiest in town
Go to Whites and take look q
them.
We learn that the planters, with tn
exception OF only a few, have thei
crops clean OF erase, and ID nice con
dition. #N 81
The doctors are kept on the NOV
nav. day aud night. There is grea
deal of sickness among ,hc coiore
people. -
Mrs. d. II. Parker camo down o
ne Joe Peters on Friday last to Wis
the. family of her brother, sheri
Dunn.
Subscriptions are now due the BID
bnt on account of the hard times, "
vill put off collecting until the first
September.
Ncssrs. W. H. Benjamin and Cha
II. Webb from below, were up Monda
attending to their duties az memoe
Of the School Board.
-Four colored teachers left town 9
Monday for West Carroll, where fnt
will teach public schools for the me-
three months In that parish.
We learn the upper part Of the pa
,sh has suffered from several nes'
showers or rain in The past ten da'
that did not fall anywhere else. y
Mr.J. s. Guenard, assistant U.
engineer w. s. Brown aud Mr.. H.!
MEG uire attended the Leyee Boa
meeting held at Delta on Monday.
Miss Mary Turner went up
Maversville on Saturday morning "a
Go stand as god.mo,her for the I'LL
daughter of DR.. aud Mrs. Sendder, i
MI. Hugh Montgomery IL now
the Office Of Raasdeli u Rans,leil.
recciyed HE commission this week
Notary, and 10 now ready 10 no
work jn that line.
Fbe East Carroll Guards at III
meeting on Sunday last decided
hold M eDcampment for Week Q
near Baxter. They will pitch tents
the Isl or September.