The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-12-05
1895 is drawing to a close.

SUBSCRIPTIONS are now uue.
Advertise your Christmas goods.
Ice on Sunday and Monday morn
ing.
Only twenty days and then Christ
mas.
What about Christmas tree for the
little ones?
Read the school report published in
another column.
Overcoats and mufflers were in
demand this week.
A few more weeks and the little
ones will be happy.
The river continues to come up
slowly at this point.
We would like to know if the fues
have been examined.
The Cincinnati and New Orleans
packets are now running.
Services at The Catholic and Episco-
pal Churches tomorrow.
The first real winter we have had,
and II makes one feel done up.
The colored merchants in town are
handling a nice variety of fruit.
x large acreage in cotton will be
planted in East Carroll next year.
Restaurants and boarding houses are
plentiful in Providence just aboutnow.
For overcoats aud good thick I'M
derclothing Max Levy can fit you out.
The thermometer has been down to
the freezing point nearly all the week.
We will call on you in the next 40
weeks for the amount of your cub
scription.
All boats were behind OH account
ofthe heavy wind on Saturday and
Sunday last.
Mr.. Tom jaw, from the Pitchers
Point neighborhood, was in town on
"Wednesday.
The assessors Office is the coveted
prize. 1t will soon be known who the
lucky one is.
The wind from off the lake this
week has been a regular Lake Michi-
gan stripper.
Col. Quays of the Bend, braced the
chilly atmosphere on Tuesday by COM
lug TO town.
The. night watchman is having q
rough time of it these cold and dis
agreeable nights.
An auction sale of Iowa mnles and
horses takes place to-day at the Palace
stables on Lake street.
The cotton boats are getting very
will be scarce article.
The auction sale of horses took place
in town on Monday. The horses
brought very good prices.
II is said now before person on
cross the river from the other size
that he has to get an order.
Hon. Jos. E. Ransdell and Mr.. w. G.
McRae, who were off for few days,
returned on Tuesday morning.
Thirty.five horses were sold at auc-
ton on Monday. Then they say that
there is no money in the country.
What pkettier Christmas gift could
you make fhan ahandsome rug. Call
at Whites and see them in any size.
"Cold, jewhillikins, but its cold"
That is the first thing that fellow
greets you with when you meet him.
Mr.. John Keller has placed new
cushions and new cloth on his billiard
table, which makes it as good as new
table.
A great many of the planters of
East Carroll arc blowing their land, so
i, will have the benefit of the winter
freeze.
Mr.. johnson is having the telegraph
line put IL first class condition. All
the old poles have been replaced with
new ones.
The large barge that is to take away
over 100000 feet Of lumber was LETT at
our landing by the steamer Pargoud
on Sunday last.
Hon. C. s. WHY was confined TO his
home for six or eight days from a
slight spell OF sickness. We are glad
TO report him up.
The drummcrs, the drunimers, how
they flock TO Providence Aud all of
them seemed to have struck the burg
together on Sunday last
The time is coming now when you
will have to be careful about your
Christmas gobbler. or some of the boys
will raise him gently from off the roost.
They used TO do it, aud we don't cup
pose they have forgotten how.