The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-10-17
Local and Parish News.

good.
A vote for Palmer is vote for Nc
Kinley.
Our little town is a good place to
locate in.
The Bryan and Sewall club contin-
ues to grow.
Every man in the parish should vote
for Sam Baird.
Our side walks and bitches are In a
good condition.
The Town Council proceedings ap-
pear in this issue.
The river is again declining, after
rising few inches.
District Attorney Holmes, of Tallu.
lab was among us this week.
Captain Brown can be seen now
seated in nice, new buggy.
"A true Democrat will not throw his
vote away by casting it for Palmer.
There will not be much gotten out
OF the top crop of cotton yet to open.
Mr.. Max Levy will soon move into
the store corner Levee IL Lake streets.
Our town is on a regular boom.
Now is The time to invest in property.
The weather ia somewhat summer
ish, although the mornings are little
cool.
Don't let the few Palmer Republi-
cans soft soak you. Be true to your
party.
Col. Jno. A. Buckner, of the grand
old second ward, was in the city We'd
nesday.
Mr.. j. S. Guenard has built a very
nice two-room cottage on his lots back
of The JAIL
improvements are being made on
Mrs. f. NJ. Williams residence OH
Hood street.
Every bayou in tho parish. continues
dry. 1t will take heavy rains TO fill
them up again.
Mr.. N. Fousse has finished putting
on the tin roofs on McGuire's aud
Whites buildings.
The price of cotton seed still holds
at five dollars per ton. The combine
Is grinding the planter.
There is not an idle carpenter in
town. All have plenty of work, aud
more than they can do.
a
sThe civil term of court opened on
Monday, with bis Honor, Judge F. F.
Montgomery on the bench.
The colored voter of our parish will
be almost completely knocked out
from voting at this election.
Our friend Mack Goodwin is driv-
ing nice double team now. He says
he will need ii after the 28th.
Call at Whites and see the pretty
line of dress goods. Miss Mary Jack
son will take pleasure in showing
them.
Some people are talking about hard
times, but you wouldn't think it down
at Whites, where the rush continues
daily.
Providence seems 10 be in good
condition, and the merchants are
contented with the trade they are
receiving.
We are glad to learn that Major L.
X. Barber and his estimable family
will again soon become residents of {
our parish. II
Major H. B. Richardson and H. B.
Thompson, State engineers, are up
from New Orleans taking a look at
the line of levees.
Phil Mcclure will be in his new I
place i'm the next two or three weeks,
where his friends can have the pleas
ure of saying "they're mine"
DIR. f. r. Bernard addressed the
Bryan aud Sewall club on Wednesday I
evening, with Que of the best speeches /
yet delivered before the club. r
The fine weather continues for cot 7
ION picking, and If it keeps up much !
o uger. there will be very little cotton
left to be gathered next month. h
Mr.. Henry Stewart, of the large a
house of Stewart Bros. u o
Jo., of New Orleans. has been pleas
INT visitor to our town this week.
Captain John B. Stone of Tallulah, r.
las been in town during the week. c.
lie lie one of the attorneys in an i'm b
,ortaut case now before the court. :
just a little side touch of winter, !,
,ou know, which canses you to put on .
rour heavy under clothing and then es
or it to turn warm. Nice feelings, II
'es. Ii
Peter Thompson living in the swamp, Ell
Yas brought in on Thursday and placed
b Jail. for killing two cows that did
lot belong to him. He resisted arrest Ii
nd started for his gun. when Mr.. w. us
!. Brown, acting deputy sheriff, shot hs
i'm, the ball going through his leg. U