The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-02-20
Local and Parish News.
A big size river.
Plant your early gardens.
The days are frightening.

Tldut your osTiJ SaIuehs'
The days are frightening.
This week has been spring like.
, Services at the Churches tomorrow.
Prof De Voc, the weather prophet,
predicts very wet year.
Thousands of acres of ground has
been turned over this week.
Mr.. Clifton Davis holds down the
sheriff7s office like an old stager.
The steamer st. john 10 now in the
Bend trade in place of the Natchez.
Our friend Minskey is said to be q
candidate for Alderman from the 14th
word.
1t looks now like we can expect all
almost bank river or perhaps little
more.
If the spring-llke weather continues
for many days, fish will begin TO take
the hook.
Whites Is the only house in town
keeping line of Earl & Wilson collars
and cuffs.
Our town was crowded on Saturday
last, and a good trade was doueby our
merchants.
Levy's big stock of spring aud sum-
mer goods will commence TO arrive
next week.
Frank Constant was in town on
Monday, taking orders for spring and
summer clothes.
Our parish Jail has not boarder.
We hope it will remain that way tor
sometime TO come.
Hon. j. NJ. Kennedy is home after
holding . term of the Circuit Court in
the western parishes.
Messrs. Simon Witkowski and John
Holland, from Ashton, were in the city
Tuesday aud Wednesday.
Mr.. II. j. Burney wishes us to say
that he has the best school shoe i'll
town. Call aud see them.
Mr.. N. Fousse is fixing up nice
place for the display OF his fine line OF
metallic cases and other coffius.
The liberal donation made by our
Police Jury TO the droutb sufferers. is
far ahead of a great many parishes.
Hon. j. e. Ransdell was confined to
his room this week, with slight in
disposition. We are glad to see him
out.
The weather this week has kept the
planter from growing, aud il he has
not put in full week it. is his own
fsuIt.
The large pile oflumber on the river
bank js now being moved to higher
ground on account of the encroaching
river.
Mardi Gras comes on Tuesday,
March End. How many East Carroll.
ties will go down to take it in we do
not know.
We are glad to report that Mrs
John r. Keller, who has been quite
sick for the past two weeks, 10 now
very much better.
We are glad to learn that the war
claim of the Green heirs against the
United States government is now in
fair way to be settled.
From reports, there 10 quite large
number of persons sick IN the second
ward. We are glad to report that the
sickness is not proving fatal.
White will soon have large line oil
Monarch and Manhattan negligee
shirts for you to select from. DOM
send off for nything in this line.
Levee contractor Robt. Nicholson
was mp on Tuesday and reports that
every one who is large enough to
work IS out breaking up ground.
The two large boxes sent to the
drouth sufferers from Lake Providence
last week, contained five hundred and
fry different pieces of wearing
apparel.
The sail boat is being nicely repaired
and new sail 10 being made. This II
the season for sailing aud the hoy'
should have q nice time and few
duckings.
Peter Bullin, the only peter o.
our town, took trip few weeks age
TO see tbs old folks in Mississippi
Peter is back at his old post at the
Egelly House.
VIII Skinner. of West Carroll. was
visitor to our town on Thursday ane
after filling up on booze, left late il
the evening for his home, and wher
about tour miles out on the road, fel
from his horse and broke his neck.