The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-04
Local and Parish News.

Local news continues to be as scarce
As cash.
The river continues to fall at this
point.
Firemen's meeting next Monday
night:
Trade lie about as dull In town as IL
can get.
Cotton pickers will soon be in
demand.
Core and STE the boys skin the cat
on the bar.
It clouds up, IL threatens rain-apd
that lie all.
The severe and prolonged drouth
continues.
The saw and hammer can be heard
In the land.
Judge F. F. Montgomery is back
from Madison.
The life insurance men are getting
in their work.
The river bank continues to make
in front of town.
There was no fourth of July cclebra-
tiou in East Carroll.
An anonymous letter writer is tho
lowest creature on Gods green earth.
Those watermeIons that our delin-
queuts were to send us are yet to turn
up.
Let us give the military boys three
cheers and tiger next Thursday
night.
The Providence Lumber Company
are turning out some pretty dressed
lumber.
Mr.. T. T. Taylor, of The second ward,
was q pleasant visitor to town Oh
Tuesday.
Bud Stein went down to Natchex
Tuesday on business. He will return
tonight.
Some plantations in our parish have
not had but one rain since the cotton
came up.
Regular meeting of Providence
Lodge No. %, X. Of p. on Tuesday
nightnext.
Hazel Smith, of Ben Lomon, was
over on Sunday last. lie is always
welcome visitor.
There are several stores that should
advertise in their town paper. Il is
money we'll spent.
The colored base ball clubs of the
country will play match game of ball
IN town on the 17th.
Let the Opera House be crowded
on Thursday night next. The Mill
tary boys deserve it.
The ladies aud gentlemen are prac-
ticing nightly for the military benefit
next Thursday night.
The number OF male voices in the
Episcopal choir drown out the
sweet voices Of the ladies.
Mrs. Flanagan of Cary, Miss, neice
of Capt. V. NJ. Purdy, is on a visit to
the Captain and his wife.
Mr.. R. j. E. Barwick of the second
ward, was up on Sunday last to Join
the Il. of p. in their ceremony.
The Negro Minstrel part Of the
programme will be immense next
Thursday night. Don't miss it.
Sunday and Monday the thermome-
ter danced almost TO the hundred
mark. 1t was hot, and no mistake
about it.
The cistern house recently built in
the court house yard will look all
right when 1t receives coat of white
wash.
Get your reserved seats at the Cue
nard drug store for the play Thursday
night. Admission 80 cents, reserved
seats 25cts.
The cows in town are a regular
nuisance. 1t is almost worth a per-
cons life to travel at night on some OF
the sidewalks.
We are glad TO report that Mrs.
Belle Tompkins and Miss Narcisse
Williams are both improving after a
severe illness.
Our friend Albert Belden came
down from Cottonwood on Monday.
1t is funny how be heard that Blount1
was of the street.
Misses Daisy aud Ida, daughters Of
Mr.. and Mrs j. g. Oldfeld, returned
home on Sunday morning last from
the Convent at Vicksburg.
There were large number of our
second ward friends up on Sunday last
to hear the eloquent Bishop of Louis
lana, the Ri. Rev. Davis Sessums.
The entertainment next Thursday
night will wind up with a witty aud
laughable little farce, entitled IAN o.
account of Bracelet" II Is full of
fun all the way through. 1t alone is
worth the admission.