The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-07


little too warm yet for the dogs.
II looks like when ii comes to voting,
the niggor is against his best friend.
Two or three houses are in course
of erection in the lower part of town.
Last Sunday was beautiful day,
and all the citizens were out to Church
Mrs. P. D. Quays was in on Monday
visiting her daughter, Mrs. o. j. Hur-
ley.
The levee lettings by the government
authorities take place in Memphis to-
day.
III few short weeks politics will be
dead and the country will have a rest
for while.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. w. Dunn became
members of the Methodist Church on
Sunday last.
Mr.. G. N. Hall and family now &C.
cupy the Purdy residence down on
Levee street.
We are glad to report this week
that our sick friends in town, are all
convalescing.
The game law should be modified to
some extent by our Police jury al
their next meeting.
The colored people have spent a
good deal of money for furniture,
stoves &c, this fall.
Mrs. j. d. Tompkins, who has been
very sick for sometime, we are glad to
report is much better.
The store, corner Levee & Lake
streets is completed, and Mr.. Levy will
move in Immediately.
Very little corn is being sold on our
streets. Last year at this time corn
was selling at 35cts a barrel
The tally sheets at the Anterior box
were stolen. Perhaps the gentlemen
were ashamed. They should be.
The steamer feathers, after being
thoroughly repaired will leave New
Orleans OH the 14th for the Bends.
Any man who violates the town
ordinances, whether white or black,
should be dealt with according to law.
The fine line of dress goods at
Whites cannot be excelled, for beauty
or price. No trouble to show goods.
There is not week now that passes
that Messrs. Hamley g. MillikiD, the
real estate men, do not sell lot or
two.
Mr.. T. j. Fatherree and family have
moved to the Bernard house on First
street, recently purchased by Mr.. Faith
erree.
Our rooster was taken out of the
cope ready for use, but the long con-
finement gave him the cholera aud he
croaked.
The Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen met on Wednesday night
and transacted their usual routine
business.
There was a good many colored peo-
pie in town Oh Tuesday, and they
looked crest fallen because they were
not able 10 vote.
We regret to announce that Rev.
Mr.. Mack has been on the sick list,
and was too unwell to hold services
on Sunday last.
The drummers, who are always as
"dum as oysters" and are.never known
to talk, have been somewhat thick in
town this week.
Mr.. Chamberlain, popular young
gentleman from HARDWOOD. Ark, has
been visiting friends in our town this
week. Glad to see him.
Everybody buys where they can get
goods the cheapest, and the place to
find the cheapest goods is 10 go to the
houses that advertise.
Mr.. Harman, the gentleman who has
been experimenting the erection OF
the brick store for Mr.. w. n. White,
is very fiue mechanic.
Col. Jno. A.Buckner was up to the
"future great" on Wednesday. He came
up OF business and to hear the latest
from Palmer and Buck ner.
Mr.. NJ. M. Goodwin is again behind
the counter at Whites. Mac was the
popular clerk of the store before he
went TO splitting the cotton middles.
Improvements of different kinds con-
:iuue, aud there Is no better place TO
locate or invest in real estate than the
town of Providence. We are Oh the
move.
The Japanese ware at Guenard's
drug store is attracting the ladies of
our town and parish. Nothing was
ever so attractive as this line of pretty
things.
Mrs. a. L. IIafford and the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. q. M. Whit
tington, who have been visiting reIa-
tives in ST. Louis, returned on Satur-
day last.