The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-03-07
Local and Parish News.
The river is falling rapidly.

The river is falling rapidly.
Let us get that road to the landing.
The season will soon open at West
End.
Hon. j. E. Ransdell is back from
Tensas.
Our friend Royal Powell has joined
the choir.
The price of cotton does not suit
the planters.
Several drummers have been in
town this week.
The Police Jury will meet on Wed
nesday, March 18th.
Rev. C. Maize returned home on
Sunday morning last.
The fishing season has commenced
rather early this season.
Services at The Catholic and Episco-
pal Churches tomorrow.
At White's-cheap goods, good
goods and honest dealing.
A large amount of farm work this
year will be done by day labor.
Guenard's drug store has just re-
ceived fine line of fishing tackle.
A civil term of the 9Th District
Court will begin on Monday next.
Col. c. D. Benton was in town
bright and early Monday morning,
Fine strings of trout aud white
perch are boing brought to town daily.
Messrs. III. ii. Graham and Frank
Constant we're visitors to town this
week.
The little travel on the lake would
not justify the town in putting up
lamps.
II Dame Rumor is reliably informed,
we are 10 have wedding in the near
future.
The Fire Company received three
new members at its meeting on Mon
day night.
The festive kid with his fishing pole
and can Of bait eau now be seen wend-
ing lakeward.
The street and bridge committee arc
having the bitches deepeued in the
lower part of town.
Whites magnificent line of goods
has commenced to arrive. Wait until
they are opened up.
Messrs. j. C. aud j. w. Pittman left
for New Orleans by way of Wilson
Point on Monday evening.
Business in town has been dull for
the past few weeks on account of the
good weather for field hands.
Johnnie O'Neil is a fine house and
sign painter. Call on him when you
have any work to be done ia his line.
Col. E. w. Constant and Mr.. II. X.
Barwick were up on business Tuesday.
They returned home in the evening.
There are some street and Sidewalk
repairing that is badly needed beyond
the Montgomery residence on the lake.
The Hon.Mayor and Board of Alder.
men met in regular monthly session on
Wednesday night. Proceedings next
week.
Mr.. c. NJ. Wilmington is putting up
large sign out on tree in front of
his shop that will obstruct the view of
the street.
A chicken hawk was seen 10 the
lower part OF town one day this week
up in the air with a young chicken in
each claw.
Rev. Mr.. Knickerbocker delivered
an eloquent sermon on Sunday even
ing last. The beautiful church was
filled t. its doors.
The Military boys who expect to 60
TO Greenville in May, should commence
TO practice so as to make as good q
showing as possible.
The steamer City of Savannah got
eight passengers on her last trip for
Vicksburg. Her popular officers are
deserving of the trade.
Mr.. Yancey Bell received six horses
on Sunday last from ST. Louis. He is
now ready to furnish teams to drum
mers at reasonable rates.
Some of the boys say that Frank
Constant IS coming TO town quite often
of late. We have seen them take
longer rides than he is doing.
Presiding Elder Chinu, of the A. E
Church, one of the brightest colored
men in the State, is holding quarterly
conference at St. Peters Church.
Mr.. W. A. Pond, one of the boss
drummers ON the road, was in town
for few days this week. He never
fails to sell goods in Providence.
The board Of assessors of the town
have raised the assessment considers.