The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-06-06
RIVER GAUGE.

- 81, "a 10. ..... 25.lO
June !, ......... .25.60 .......... 25.So
2. 1886 ....... 26.55
3.2 $3.50. ......... 2I1o
4,... 2745 ..,.......21.60
Total number of feet rise for week, $40.
Total number of feet on present rise, 1910.
Total number of feet on last rise, 1880.
Highest water was June 1. 1892, gauge |
read Al 80.
W. MAGUIRE, Observer.
TO THE TRADE.
sgJ. &. P. Goats Spool Cotton
at 10 less z per cent. This price is
to merchants only.
W. N. WHITE, ACT.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
will give moonlight fete at Mrs. W.
N. Whites sometime this month.
Notice of it will be published later.
The grand jury examined twenty
two cases and found twelve true bills.
No murder or manslaughter cases
This speaks well for the peaceful con-
dition of the parish.
Mr.. Ramsey, of the Ramsey INSTALL
ment House, Of Natchez, brought up
two new pianos Oh Saturday last. One
thing sure, Mr.. Ramsey can talk piano,
and dout you forget 1t.
Mr.. w. II. Holmes, our newly elect
ed District Attorney, arrived on
Friday evening of last week to be on
hand at the opening of court, which
convened ON Monday morning.
The river continues to rise at this
point. We do not think that the
planters who have cotton Oh the out
side of the levee need have any fear
of the water covering their crops.
A letter was received on Monday
from Rev. G. Maize stating that he had
pleasant trip across the pond aud
had arrived home safe. In his letter
he said send him the BID, he couldn't
do without 1t.
Physicians everywhere prescribe
Live Oak Rye, and professional men
use it in preference to all others, and
have found it the purest and best
! Uncle Phil Mcclure can supply you.
While in Vicksburg the other day,
we had the pleasure OF meeting Mr.. j.
j. Powers, Secretary and Treasurer
of the Vicksburg and GreenVille
Packet Company, aud found him to
be heightened gentlemen.
Benoit said in his talk last Wednes-
day, that he had not made speech
in two years. MIR. Robt. Nicholson told
us that Benoit caught a funeral process
sion in the lower end of the parish and
m ade regular speech to them in short
order. Alexis wanted to be dead sure
of the crowd, as the situation with him
Is growing grave.
&C. D. Benton 81 Co., the big mer-
chants of Bunch's Bend, sent us down
some cotton blooms on Tuesday. The
letter states that they have cut OF
forty acres that is covered with
blooms. Their other places also have
blooms. AS a cotton planter, Mr.
| Millikin is hard to beat.
Wednesday next is the day upon
which the Congressional election vii
take place, and it is TO be hoped thai
every Democrat in our parish viii
help to elect Hon. G. j. Boatner by
going to the polls and voting and get
ing their friend to do the same
Boatner is deserving of it. and we i'm
plore you to assist him in every wa,
possible.
Geo. Lee, o good, honest coloret
man, died on Saturday last and wa
buried OH Sunday. George vas
faithful man, and in years gone by, b
, used 10 take as much interest in tn
Fire Company as If he was member
and on our May celebrations he wa
always on hand dressed in his red shir
a Peace to bis soul.
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The failure of the rain to materia
ize on Monday night was great di'
IS appointment. Everything pointed t
). down-pour. The clouds were blac
and heavy, there was lightning in tn
northwest and the proguosticato
J. said we would get it-plenty of waite
:, and perhaps little wind. We did'i
get either.
al The bicycle club, about twenty, WI
r. out for spin Oh Wednesday evenin
l. One of the enthusiastic members ha
sent out to Oakland freezer of il
o cream and plenty Of cake, and wht
ii the riders arrived at their destinatie
d and got down for rest, they we
somawhat surprised when they we