The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-21

A circus in town to-day.


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A circus ia town to-day.
The colored folks and the circus.
Read the Police Jury proceedings.
Services at the Churches tomorrow.
Auction sale Of horses in town to-
day.
The river continues to rise at this
point.
Envelopes $500 per thousand at this
office.
The top crop of cotton is gone glim-
mering.
Wild ducks are plentiful on the
market.
A new line of shoes just in at
Burney's.
Call at Whites and see the pretty
mating.
Cotton pickers continue to flock to
Mississippi.
Mr.. TT. Powell has nice, neat
new buggy.
Signs of improvements continue in
every direction.
The Thanksgiving turkey can now
be heard in the land.
There is almost as much dust now as
in the middle of summer.
Mr.. Sexton, the life insurance man,
is in town, talking death.
The fues III the town of Providence
have not been inspected yet!
Charley Whi.tington's horse shed,
Just completed, looks all right.
The past week has been regular
snmmer weather. Uncomfortable.
A crap shooter was fned $500 and
costs by Mayor Hamley on Monday
Mr.. Simon Witkowski is erecting a
residence on his property at Ashton.
The Jury list for the January crimi-
nal term of court will appear next week.
Mr.. John Hamilton, who has been
nnweli for several mouths, is very Ill.
Mrs. Col. 4. l.. Van Fossen and son,
Harry, were visitors to town on Tues
day.
The holidays are fast approaching
aud we wish all orr friends merry
time.
eS. I'll. Green, the colored minister. il
erecting nice cottage i'll the south par'
of town.
When you come to town call around
and see us. Our latch string is on tht
outside.
1t is said that Mr.. c. r. Egelly con
templates erecting large hotel at al
early day.
Mayor Hamley is fixing up his store
house on Levee street. He has ten
ant for 1t.
Very little cotton is being brough
I'm for shipment, which shows that it i
getting scarce.
one horse circus spread its can
vas IN town yesterday. A good siz
crowd attended.
Mr.. Jesse Male, of the big Panol
plantation in the Bend, was visito
10 town OH Tuesday.
TIL said that we will soon see tn
arect;on of one or two more brio
stores at no distant day.
Jndoe +. f. Montgomery, Mr.
Montgomery aud Miss Mary too
;ntha fair Mt Vicksburg.
The Providence Lumber Compan,
have sold several large bills OF lnn
Der in the past few days.
Several droves of horses have bee
.old in town lately. This shows this
there is money in the land.
We are glad to report Judge }. y
Kannedy almost entirely recovere
from his recent spell of sickness.
We learn that the assistant U. s. Ell
o;neers office will be moyed up stall
in the McGuire brick building.
The corner pump should receive th
o,,antiop of the street and bridge con
mittee, if there.is such committee.
The store keepers should take
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little pride in keeping the streets clea
in front of their places OF business.
Mr.. NJ. Levy's large advertisemei
appears to-day, aud we ask for su HIM !
liberal share of the public patronag
The pretty new patterns OF are
goods for the ladies, selected oy MI
Mary Jackson, can be seen at White
Mrs. l.. e. Gardham has been qni
III for the past two weeks We hol
that she will soon be In her usual goo
health.
Miss Francis McBarron return'
from yicksburg OH Tuesday moran
after spending pleasant week va
friends
Father Maize returned Tuesda
morning from Milliken's Bend.
left again this morning for Delta' al
there will be no service at his chur
tomorrow