The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-14
Local and Parish News.
DIslemper is among the horses.
The price of cotton is up a little.

For change, we. had rain, sleet ant
snow on Thursday.
The bird law will soon go int,
force.
The levees above town have beer
finished.
The State election falls on Tuesday
April 2lst.
The measles are reported among tht
colored people.
The Town Council proceedings ap
pear this week.
The peech trees are in bloom, and il
tells of the early spring.
The river has fallen nearly thirty
feet in the past two weeks.
A regular spring rain commenced
TO come down on Tuesday.
Mr.. w. s. Mcguire is representing 6
first class laundry of Memphis.
Our friend Major Barber says give
him country life every time.
A civil term of the Seventh District
Court was convened on Monday.
Tyrone plantation received eight
head of fine mules on Friday last.
The ladies of our town are beautify.
ing their front yards with flowers.
The Hon. Police Jury win meet in
regular session on Wednesday next.
Services at the Catholic, Methodist
ana Episcopal Churches tomorrow.
Most of the planters of the parish
have large amount of corn planted
The amendment TO pension old Con.
federate soldiers is good one. Vote
for IT.
Everything animated and mani
mated seems to realize that spring is
here.
If there is Pharr supporter in
the parish of East Carroll, we do not
know it.
Mr.. Chas. Langham from Outpost
plantation, was a visitor to town on
Tuesday.
Messrs. j. c. Pittman and VIM. Nc
Culloch returned on Tuesday from
New Orleans.
Mr.. N. Fousse went down to Col.
Constants on Tuesday to put up a
boiler for him.
Levee contractor Robt. Nicholson
was ia town for few hours on Satur-
day evening last.
Mrs. Eva Marian, who went down
to Vicksburg last week, returned on
Sunday morning.
The Ladies Parsonage society is
having new fence placed around the
parsonage residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seghers have had a
very sick child this week. We are
glad to report it better.
Night marshal Gargaro took in a
coIored loafer on Tuesday night. Gar.
caro- makes the providers move.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yancey Bells baby
boy has been very sick for the past
week We hope that il will be spared
TO them.
Mr.. |. b. Fass, of the Bend was
down on Tuesday. We are half in-
clined to believe he was the cause
of the rain.
Mr.. NJ. nj. Goodwin is going into
the planting business on the Wilson
Point plantation. Mack says he will
guide pillow himself
Mr.. Hugh Mcguire has been con-
fined to his bed for the past week with
slight attack Of pneumonia. We are
glad to report him better.
Mr.. ]. c. Murphy, of the Oak Grove
neighborhood, West Carroll, was In
our town on Tuesday. His old friends
are always glad to see him.
fyou ouly have paper of pins TO
buy, buy il from some one who adver-
tises in the Banner-Democrat 1t will
sSap up as well as the merchant.
When you want a nice team of
horses TO take your best girl out for a
drive, call on Bell, who has several
horses that can 90 1t al 2:30 gate.
Mrs. Judge F. F. Montgomery aud
daughter, Miss Mary, returned home
on Sunday morning last, after few
days visit in Vicksburg aud other
places.
The new drug store on Levee street
wishes us 10 say that they have a
remedy for rheumatism that will cure
or give more relief than any medicine
known
Mr.. Clarence Scghers got $500 from
the Building aud Loan Association
on Tuesday night The Association
will have $1,000 to dispose of at their
next meeting.
We recommend the Piazza Hotel to
OR friends when they visit Vicksburg.
Ii is one of the finest hotels in tie
country, and Mr.. Piazza viii MAKE i
pleasant for you.