The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-01

Methodist Church.
Services every first and third Sunday of
the month. at II a. m. and s p. m.
II. W. KNICKERBOCKER,P Pastor
The long drouth continues.
The river is rising at this point.
No rain yet, and it continues hot.
The price of chickens have gone up.
That free ferry should be worked
up.
The cotton Is deteriorating every
day.
Health in town and country is very
good.
The Hill store has a very pretty
front.
We are into August, and another
cortcher.
Attend the Firemen's meeting Mon
day night.
Services at the Episcopal Church
tomorrow.
Follow the GRO wd and you will wind
up at Whites.
1t is said East Carroll is full of
sound money men.
A newspaper man has hard time
to please every onel
That first bale of cotton has yet TO
make its appearance.
Col. E. w. Constant was up bright
aud early OH Monday.
We regret to learn that Mr.. q. Col
denburg continues uuwell.
1t is said that tax sale taking place
after IL O'Clock yitiates the title.
The military boys all looked tagged
out from their trip to Lake Charles.
Royal Powell went up to Arkansas
ON Tuesday to attend big barbecue.
Town has been exceedingly duh
this week. Nothing doing whatever.
Cotton is opening very fast, and the
fall trade will begin earlier than
usual.
We heard prominent planter say
this week that the cotton stalks were
dying.
We regret to learn that Miss Mamie
Davis has been sick with chills and
fevers.
The town is rather quiet as far as
business is concerned but improve
ments continue.
Mrs. Geo. F. Blackburn left for
Houston, Texas, on Tuesday to join
her husband.
The Hon. City Dads will convene in
regular monthly session on Wednes-
day night next.
Several wells have been driven by
the citizens oftown on account OF their
cisterns being dry.
u. s. assistant engineer Phil Long
has returned after few weeks spent
at mis- home in Alabama.
Its all right when some other fell
lows toe is stepped on, but when Its
your own, there is q squeal.
When the mercury gets up to a
hundred in the shade its pretty hot.
II has been there this week.
Several of our friends have asked
ma wby Tom Davis is making such
frequent trips to Mayersville.
The concrete foundation for Whites
store has been put down, and on
Moaday work will be started in earn
est.
Miss Elise Holmes, one of Green
ville's pretty young ladies, is visiting
Miss Julia Coleman on Sparrow
street.
A large number of colored people
from the McCulloch place were in
town ON Monday as witnesses before
the court.
Messrs. p. d. Qnays and G. A. Voel-
ker were IN town on Wednesday ana
gave us a call. They had been oct TO
look at Baxter bayou bridge.
A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Lake Providence Telegraph Co, Is
q alled4o meet at the office of Hon.
J.E Rapsdell at 10 q. m. on Friday,
August 9TH.
Sheriff Dunn has erected a tele-
phone line from his residence on the
lake to his Office and thence to the
drug store. He will find 1t great
convenience.
Mr.. F. B. Hull, of the firm OF HUI
Bros. contractors, who have the con-
tract for the erection Of the handsome
store of Mr.. w. N. White, arrived IN
town on Sunday last aud left again Oh
Wednesday morning.
Hon. E.. j. Hamley left for Vicks-
burg via Cary on Thursday. lie went
down to be present at meeting ofthe
southern Lunlbermen, which TOOK
place Thursday night. lie VIII DC
home on the Natchez to-day.