The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-04-03
Local and Parish News.

DuIlu cth ~ hiB uSf ooN o'e- 1
What will the all levee man say
now?
Drummers have been scarce this
week.
Will the engineers continue to cry
all levees2
Business is almost entirely sus-
pended in town.
The lsvee is the congregating place
for every person in town.
A heavy down pour of rain for q
few minutes on Wednesday.
Messrs. Leo Shields and Hugh |
Montgomery worked like trojans.
Mrs, Phil Long has returned from
he Bend, and will reside in town.
viii last Sunday night soon be for
gotten by the citizens of our town.
On account of the high water Max
Levy is making a special cut in cloth |
ing.
The steamer Ruth brought rs mail
on Wednesday morning, the first since
Sunday.
The City Council will meet in regu-
lar monthly session on "Wednesday
night next.
The high water fight has knocked
the town election talk into the middle
of nsxt week.
The person who would not help his
town in case of danger is not tit to be
called man.
Five thousand dollars arrived by the
steamer Ruth on Wednesday to pay
off the levee labor.
Col. Frank Taylor don't say word
about Corbett now but he can tell you
all about the river.
The increase of sipage water shows
chat the levees continue to get epongy,
spongy, spongy.
Tn the past ten days every other
question has been lost sight of except
the leyee question.
We are now back 10 the old way of
getting our mails. Any kind OF way
will suit as at present.
A large number of fiat boats were
built ia Town last Saturday and Sun
day by order Of the Levee Board.
Ourtwo colored merchants, Messrs
Sam McNeal and Henry Jones, did
valuable service on Sunday night.
Attend services at the churches TO-
morrow and give thanks TO God fol-
our escape from the terrible flood.
Every Knights Of Pythias IL
requested 10 attend the meeting mex
Tuesday evening at half past seven.
We are glad to see Mr.. w. N. White
ont again after being confined TO hi
home for nearly week by spell o
sickness
Our member of the levee board
Hon. j. E. Ransdell, has been untiriul
iu his energy in the hard work, aud hi
worth is felt.
There were some who remained a
home during the terrible ordeal OF las
Sunday night. These people SHOULD
be remembered.
worked hard on Sunday aud Sunda
night, when the waves would drenc
them to the skin.
Our colored citizens to almost a ma
worked with all their energy in th
successful levee fight made on Sunda
night and Monday.
Our friend Tompkins was in b
saddle for several days and nights bt
tween Providence and Wilson Poin
watching the levees.
The Fireman's team under the car
of the colorcd teamster, Hiram Nj
Alister, looks slick and pretty !; aud tb
two horses are IN fine condition.
Mr.. s. B. Keuuedy's horse got OF
of the lot one day this week, aud skil
ped out for the hills, no doubt to
on high land in case of overflow.
Miss Narcisse Williams, who hs
been visiting friends in our parish, lie
on Saturday evening last for Tenne
see. where she will visit her sister.
The planters on the other side I
the river are scndiBg out their stock
high land. The water from the breal
above will cover their plantations.
The guage on Monday evenin
marked 44.40. which +made it 20
higher than ever was known. Jur
1st, 1892, the guage registered 41.9o
Mr.. w. E Dunn and Mr.. John N
CURE came in from the country
Tuesday morning to lend the
services, which has been appreciate
The engineers said that the leve
were up TO grade of certain yea
when the present rise has shown the
to be one, two aud three feet belo'
The Providence Lumber Compai
sent cut over $4,000 feet of lumber
barge for the people along the line
apaer Madison, on Wednesday nigf
Ib. Annie Laurie makes her Ian
log at the levee in front of tow
When the boat makes the landing s
10 fstsen feet above the level OF {
street.
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