The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-25

We neglected 10 mention last week :,
&c arrival Of Miss Bette Cox OF q
prinsiield, Mo, which was an over {
gbt. Miss Cox came down to spend C
le holidays with her charming friend, q
Iiss Kit,ie McCulloch, and we trust
lat her visit will be pleasant. In
Business was entirely knocked out
n Saturday last by the rain. 1t was {
gloomy day, raining from morning ,
mill night. Sunday it rsined little,
,ut Monday morning bright and early,
commenced TO come down steadily,
md continued that way all day.
The banks of the river are lined
With bales aud bales of cotton, that
nave been held for the 35ct boat for
weeks. At our landings there
are nearly twenty-five hundred bales
W aiting shipment, with no prospects
Of i, getting away for sometime.
There is nothing that shows up
town better than the advertising col
umns of the paper, aud there is not
merchant, it does not matter no"
small his business is, who should ho'
have his card in his town paper. Ii
shows up the town in good igh'.
Miss Elodie Brown, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Brown, who
left home in July to visit relatives in
the lower part of the State, was caugb'
out by the quarantine, returned nome
on Monday morning. This was long
time. bu, their daughter bad a pleas
aut visit.
The Baptist Association meeting last
week in our town brought together
large number of colored people. ihey
were called together for the purpose
of deciding on place for the location
of their school, and we learn that the
Association will purchase place on
the lake aud locate their Industrial
College here.
Every man in the parish ought 10
know the importance of the election
on the second Tuesday in next month";
There ia not a white man in the parish
who should not sacrifice everything
else to cast his vote in favor OF the
constitutional convention. We hope
aud trust you will see the importance
of the Democrats electing their ticket
The heavy and continued raint vii
give us a big river much earlier ihal
The usual time for the annual rise
The time is not far of, only about ST.
weeks. when we can look for tn
annual food of waters to commence
come. We do not look for such
river as we had last spring; but II W
should have it, the leyces are bound
90 somewhere. 1t is simply al IN
possibility for them to hold.
2 Mr.. G. VI. franklin, Que of our Leaf
ing citizens and merchants, received
u dispatch on Saturday morning la;
informing Him of the death OF D
q father at bis old home in ilamour
Ark. On account Of the heavy raj
d the streams between Hamburg al
Providence were swollen so that
e was impossible for Mr.. Franklin
roach there. lie has our sincere sy'
le nathy in the death of his father.
The ladies of the Episcopal Chur
win give their annual New Yea
dinner on Friday next, and there
not person in town who should u
90 TO the Opera House aid partake
~ the bounteous spread that will
served. These dinners are gotten
so with a good deal of care and
IT. menu served cannot be surpasS
anywhere. You help good cause,
v, call around at any time from IL &c
CT O'Clock.
90 Mr.. f. H. G. Taylor, our wort
is postmaster, has been confined to
home for several days with sew
NV attack of the horrid chills, which
ir- are glad 10 learn he has been able
get rid of. His friends hope tina
or- will only be few days when he
we be out. His good lady though, r
the office about as well as he does,
ew our advice to him is 10 get well
''S hug the fire tie balance of the VIII
and let Mrs. Il. take care of the OF
tty ---
IVY The way that our mail has
coming for the past two weeks is-c
lies ing a good size kick. We urdersl
up that the carrier between Duncar
and Hampton station has failed sew
last times of late 10 catch the train, W
''' causes our morning mail to lay one