The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-24
Local and Parish News.
The fall mosquItoe is plentiful.
Labor Of all kinds is in demand.

SERVICES AZ the cnurcnes tO-morfoW.
A heavy rain on Tuesday morning.
A few more days and the agony
will be over.
Sheriff Dunn has been indisposed for
several days.
Patronize the places of business
that advertise.
There is lots OF cotton still remain
Ing In the fields.
Mr.. Chas. Webb was q visitor to
town on Tuesday.
Guenard's drug store carries large
line of school books.
You must see that play at the Opera
House in few weeks.
DR.. Stricken. we are glad to learn is
building up nice practice.
Mr.. C. N. Hall has sold forty.five
sewing machines since July LIST.
We are sorry TO learn that Mrs.
Belle Tompkins has been sick again..
The civil term of court finished up
its work on Tuesday and adjoined sine
die.
Drummers have been in town this
week Gas thick as fees on a dogs
back"
Mr.. C. N. Hall and family will soon
move to the Purdy residence on Levee
street.
Call ut Whites aud see the prettiest
line Of ladies hats ever brought to our
Town.
Deputy sheriff Tom Davis, after
few days tussel with ague, is out
again.
The Natchez passed Providence on
her Lac. trip with thousand bales of
cotton.
Every Democrat in The parish of
East Carroll should turn out on cleo
ton day.
Mr.. Dan O'Suliivan lie confined TO his
bed. We hopo 10 see our friend out
soon again.
It is said that Mr.. B F. Brown will
manage Eryn plantation in the Bend
next year.
Mr.. Tom Powell returned from
Memphis last week with a large stock
of fall goods.
The negro who was shot through
the thigh in resisting arrest last week,
10 Improving.
Our public school is getting along
nicely, under the management Of Pro-
fessor Dudley.
There is a low niger gambling
dive in town that the marshal should
keep his eye on.
One of the hardest things in this
world to do, is to run a newspaper to
suit everyb body.
Fires arc now comfortable, and
Frank McGuire's coal pile will COM
mence to diminish.
ANY man who fails 10 do his duty
on the 3rd Of November should be
put down as traitor
Mr.. Abe Bass and wife Of Point
Lookout have been visiting Mr.. Bass
sister In town this week.
All the drummers who were in
town for several days, skipped out by
teams on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. w. E. Dunn. ofihe big saw mill,
was in for a few hours on Saturday
evening last. He is hustler.
Under the new election law, term
ofthree minutes is allowed the voter
to prepare and poll his ballot.
The mornings have been very cool
for several days. Towards the middle
Of the day it becomes pleasant.
When a white man puts himself on
the equality with negro, then we
have more respect for the negro.
y Election day will soon be at hand,
and every man should take enough OF
interest to 60 to the polls and cast his
vote.
The West Mississippi fair to be held
at Vicksburg from November 9th TO
the 18th. should be attended by our
people.
Those who do not AJAX for your trade
do not want it. Then trade with
those who advertise aud solicit your
business.
Tyrone plantation, managed by MIR.
]. q. Oldfield, one of tho best In the
country, has made large quantity OF
peas this year.
Capt. Il. N. Rea, of the Alabama
plantation ia the Bend, has started
breaking up grouad for 1897 crop.
He 10 an AL planter.
Col. Quays and his charming daugh-
ter from the Bend, came in on Sunday
morning last aud attended services a.
the Methodist Church.