The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-06-13

Roasting ears will soon be on the
market.
The false notes of the piano can now
be heard.
The Mayors court has had a rest
this week.
The Methodist parsonage is nearing
completion.
The nights and mornings are too
cool for the season.
Mr.. Tom Powell has lost two fine
mules with charbon.
Cotton blooms in May should mean
cotton bales in July.
A crowd of drummers struck the
town on Wednesday.
The Episcopal Church will look
nice after the now paint.
The court house fence looms up
since the coat of whitewash.
Read the proceedings of the Board
Of Aldermen in another column.
ANYTHING that resembles RepuDh--
canism will 60 with the niger.
That corner pump should be fixed.
The money would be well spent.
Boys' shirt waists for 25cts at
Whites. Can the price be beat!
The river after rising for the past
two weeks, has commenced to fall.
The upper end of the lake and old
river got fine rain on Tuesday cven-
ing.
Mrs. Neitta Byerlie of Cary, Miss,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. S. Cue
nard.
Bishop Sessums has postponed his
visit to Providence until Sunday, the
28ih.
Gardens have litteraly dryed up
for the want of rain. Vegetables are
scarce.
Saturday was a day of great re-
joiciug--the first rain for fully two
months.
Do you know that you are standing
in your own light when you do not
advertise.
Itwas strange the part some white
people took in the third waro Oh
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Turner returned yes
terday morning from Belhaven, college
jackson. Miss.
The lawyers wont take any summe
trip on the amount of cash they clearet
at this term of court.
On Saturday night Mr.. G. M. Frank
lin lost one of the finest mules In tn
parish, with Charlton.
The street and bridge committe
are having the weeds cut along tn
eidew alks and bitches.
Knights of Pytbias should atten
the meeting on Tuesday night mex
Business of Importance.
Miss Mabry Bass returned fro
Roanoke, Virginia, last Friday, whe
abe has i,een attending school.
Company G. had their quarter
muster on Sunday last. A large null
Der of the boys were present.
The bicycle ordinance should
read carefully, and then II you
caught, you will know who to bian
Col. Quays was in on Thursday
attend a meeting of the Police Jul
we are glad to learn that bis health
improving.
The thermometer was down to
nm Thursday morning. Last week
marked 96. Twenty-eight degr'
difference.
The other day we heard drum
saw that our town was kept up me-
like a little city than any town
ever saw.
Mrs r. j. Walker and Mrs. L.
Hin left on the Ruth this NORM
for Sewanee, Tenn, where they
spend the summer.
Judge w. G.. WHY lost sevent'
mules by charborn last week. Tni
a heavy loss to the Judge, ana
sympathize with him.
The rain on Saturday last eau
the foundation Of apart of Suite
livery stable TO give away, ano |
of went into the pond.
Every time that tho clouds g
little dark and the wind CONNER
70 blow, the first thing pei
thinks about now is cyclone.
Mr.. j. c. Pittman returned u
New Orleans Oh Saturday last;
informed us that he sold $50 bale
last years' cotton at very good p'
DR.. J. B. Askew, Jr, Dentist
yicksburg, is now in our town ~
located at the residences OF Mrs. y
Egelly, aud will remain for two We
lis comes highly recommendeu'