The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-30
Local and Parish News.

Local and Parish News.
Improvements are going on.
The fruit trees are heavily ladened.
Drummers have been numerous this
week.
The price of cotton continues to &C
down.
There is a spirit of improvement all
over town.
A pretty line of shirt waists just in
at Whites.
Wind and dust has been the bill of
fare this week.
Advice lie cheap-but il takes money
to run paper.
The public school will close 10 the
next two weeks.
White pearch seem to be the only
fish that are biting.
Attend the Fireman's meeting on
Monday night next.
Call at Whites and see the pretty
line of nogligee shirts.
Judge j. NJ. Kennedy left for below
on Monday morning.
The saw aud the hammer can be
heard in every direction.
Services at the Episcopal and Metho-
dist Churches tomorrow.
Johnnie O'Neill is making old bug
GIGS look as good as new.
The steamer Natchez is the up boat
to-day from New Orleans.
To-day being a legal holiday the
post Office will be closed.
Hon. C. s. WHY is having two
rooms added to his residence.
Next Sunday will be "Children's
Day. at the Methodist Church.
Underwear of fine make at Whites.
Just the thing for hot weather.
The election for Congressman takes
place on the 10th of next mouth.
Mr., J. C. Pittman went down TO
New Orleans Wednesday morning.
It is very disagreeably riding or
driving. II is nothing but dust.
Old Jupiter Pluvius knocked the
spots out of the 100 mark on Monday
Some drummers who come to
Providence think they own the earth
Ifyou want to talk fire insurance
to a live man, strike Hugh Montgom
cry.
The new fence around the Cour
House square makes quite an improve
ment.
Democrats spare time from you
crops to 60 aud vote on the 10th o
June.
Ramsey's Installment House
Natchez, Miss, is the place to get
piano.
Mr.. JIG. Purvis had the misfortun
to loose one of his fine mules on ga
urday last
Ifyou want to cave your dog fro'
sudden death, you had better cousu
the marshal,
Henry Jones, a worthy colored ma
haa built him q nice home south OF u
Court House.
II seems to us that the merchan
would support a street sprinkler !
their own benefit.
The Hon. Mayor and Board
Alderman will meet in regular sessi'
on Wednesday next.
whe fish have commenced to bi
The weather is 80 warm now u
they are hardly fit to eat.
Let the river stay within its ban
for another year. and we VIII ha
The best town on the river.
The river is rising at this POI
The water now coming out OF
Missouri will not be felt.
The thermometer has been dancl
mn 70 the hundred mark this we
Tho hottest May ever known.
window shutters, window cash
window frames complete. for sale
the Providence Lumber Company.
"A good deed 10 never lost he v
sows courtesy reaps friendship ana
who plants kindness gathers love-.
Mr.. C. Mcclure, who has cree
= saw mill back of Live Oak pla,
ton. has commenced saving luml
Mayor Hamley's Monday morn
picnic took place as usual, ana ne
orally comes out with POCKET iul
lucre.
There is 90 little life among the y
Of Providence that they cannot ge'
abase ball practice. Without prac
you cant play ball.
Rev. II. w. Knickerbocker and
returned on Tuesday morning I
Tallulah. Their many iriehas
glad to see them home
Mr.. w. P. Bufney received
THURSDAY ifs finest Jack we ever
in this country. lie is beauty 81, y
ing nearly IA IL hands high. y
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