The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Local and Parish News.
improvements continue.

improvements continue.
Our daily mail is appreciated.
Keep up the water works talk.
Fishing in the lake is played out.
The bicycle track is being made.
Court adjourned sine die on Tue,
day.
The town continues on o stead
boom.
More houses going up in New Prov
dence.
A railroad is what Proyidenc
wants.
There are only four prisoners con
fined in Jail.
Business in town on Saturday las
was very good.
Mr.. Alb Richard is building an addi
ton TO bis home.
Bricks shouldn't be thrown By thos
who live In glass houses.
The health of the people of ou
parish were never better.
Most of The evil doors pleaded guilt,
and took their medicine
A few hundred bushels of peas fol
sale by COL Z. ID. Quays.
Col. w. ii. Benjamin and daughter
were up TO town on Monday.
Read the Proceedings of the court
published in another column.
:. Mr.. Irwin Davis has lost one or tw O
fine cows in the past few days.
A bath house for the ladies will be
erected at West End next week.
Don't let the water-works question
die out. but Keep on agitating it,
Some Of lhe planters are COMPLAIN
ing that they are scarce of hands.
The Building and Loan Association
is solid institution of our town.
A ware room Is being erected at The
back of Mr.. j. w. Pittman's store.
About half dozen shoe drummers
struck Providence at once last week.
East Carroll will make more corn
this year than any previous year be-
fore.
You ought to be wearing one of
those pretty linen suits that White has
in stock.
Col. Jno. A. Buckuer aud DR.. w. E.
Long were up to the city on Monday
morning.
The rain on Tuesday was refresh
Jog, and caused the thermometer to
drop little.
Whites shoe display is something
to admire. The finest line ofshoes are
only handled.
Mr.. N. Murfee. ono of our leading
business men, has been unwell for The |
past few days.
Out of forty-two cases examined by |
the grand jury, thifty-oue true bills
were returned.
Mr.. w. G. McRae is out again after
being confined at home for several
days with fever.
Why don't some of our citizens erect
a two story brick building so as 10
secure the lodges.
Another term of court like the one
just closed, aud II will break up crap
shooting entirely.
Twenty-Five persons were fiued $40
aud costs for shooting craps at the
term of court just closed.
Charley Whittington's livery stable,
recently erected, is quite au addition
10 Lake street after all.
Miss Carrie Hall is home again after 8
, visit of few days 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
voeght in the second ward. :
Judge Montgomery will bold term
II criminal court in Madison parish, a
on Monday next. h
Mrs. Brock has a fine lot of vegeta- P
lies for sale, who should be patron p
ed by the people of our town. b
MI. u. w. loNiphiHo otCuitO u iOau
{ $500 from the Building and Loan il
association at its meeting on Monday el
vening. q,
Crap shooting will soon be broken OF
p; and when il does, there will be less
lurders among the colored people in
lr parish. ~
The plank walk from First street to A
God street is in bad condition, and v
eds the attention of tho street aud
.idge committee.
AT the term of court just closed on
'enly-Iwo persons pleaded guilty 10 wi
ooting craps, aud were each fined sp'
600 and costs. We learn that every sol
Q was paid. Ia