The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

methodist Church.

HlcTnOutSt OnufIh.
services every first and third Sunday OF
the month. at ii a. m. and p. m.
I'll. W. KNICK ERBOCKER, Pastor
No rain yet.
How much longer.
The river continues to rise at this
point.
The town looks deserted since the
boys left.
Services at The Methodist Church
tomorrow.
The Police Jury proceedings are
quite lengthy.
Mr.. Yancey Bell will call bis LANDING,
the ABell Landing"
The large store of the Hill Bros, is
nearing completion.
Drummers have been scarce for the
past week or so IN town.
Mr.. Simon Witkowski OF Ashton,
was down to town OH Tuesday.
Mr.. C. N. Hall is the Singer Sewing
Machine agent for East Carroll.
Mr.. w. N. White, after paying
visit to Texas, returned yesterday.
Our friend Max Stockner sent us
down last week several open bolls OF
cotton.
Now is the time one should be pre-
parjng to get their wood in for the
winter.
II ought not 10 be long now before
bale of cotton should be making lis
appearance.
Mrs. 7. r. Montgomery accompanied
the soldier boys us far as Alexandra.
her old home.
Some of the boys took roap along
80 they could tie Frost if be got scared
at The kears.
Master Isham Beard returned from
Baton Rouge Oh Sunday. lie was o
page in the Senate.
Considering The extreme dry spell
of weather we are having, there is
very little sickness.
The merchants leage or committee
should use all energy possible &c
sscure that free ferry.
Mayor Hamley got in two or three
of his five dollar blows Thursday oil
some of the law breakes.
Some of the boys failed to 20 T.
Lake Charles at the last moment. l
was quite disappointment.
The powder burned over the glorl
ous 4th. in the town of Providence
could be placed in thimble.
MFR. d. O'Sulliyan Jr., took a ru
down TO tho Hill City on Sunday ever
ing. He will return this evening.
We regret to learn that both M
and Mrs. Albert Voeght of the secon
ward, are sick with chills and feVe
The parish roads are in fine col
dillon that is If fellow don't ca
what he SAYS. The dust now Is abol
as bad as mud.
The assessment should stand as 1t
II "a low enough by thousands
dollars. It is a bad precedent
change the rolls.
Some of the boys want 10 Khe
which one of the girfs Mr. Burn
followed over to Ruston. 1t loo
pretty suspicious.
Hon. C. S. WHY and bride we
welcomed home on sunday horni'
For the past two months they ha
been in Baton Rouge.
Rev. II. w. Knickerbocker y
leave for the seashore camp meeo
on Monday morning. He VIII
gone about ten days.
Don't tie your horse in the sun
leave him there for hours with'
water. 1t Is common thing 10
this done in Providence.
The excursion rates now De
charged by the yicksburg q gre
vile Packet Co, should be taken
vantage Of by the people.
Mrs. VIM. McCulloch OF Colt
wood. sent us down several open D
Of cotton on Wednesday, taken gu
the field on Sunday last.
Mr.. N. Fousse, one OF the
mechanics in the country is placing
machinery in the public gin that 10
ing erected near Winterield.
That free ferry would do u
GOOD than anything else the mercn
could get. Let them go to wor9
have it running by the first OF sep
Der.
DR.. r. E. Hewes, Dentist, has m'
his Office up stairs in the front 7
over the Murphy store. Or. Kew
. first class dentist aud guarantee
work.
Some Of our colored friends 90
iignant at US last week because
said that Washington was an A. n
preacher. We should have said
n. e. Church.