The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04

give her.
DR.. w. ID. Bell slipped away to Texas
last week without telling US where ht
was going. The Doctor went over te
Sherman, Texas, to visit brother
W no he has not seen for several years
We hope he has a good old time and 4
safe return home.
Two colored women got into q
hair-pulling scrape on Saturday night
They made cabbage, apples and every.
thing else fly that they could get their
hands on. They were separated after
they had been at it for sometime, but
not before they had made the fur fly.
Cotton seed took q tumble last week,
aud are now bringing the meazely
price of $500 per ton. There are
plenty of farmers who are hauling cot.
ton seed and selling them at this PAIGE.
1t would be better for them TO put the
seed back on the ground than to take
$500 per ton.
Our subscribers will please remem-
Der that we will call on them in a few
weeks for the amount of their sub.
scription. The paper has been taken
TO their place of business the entire
year, and they should not put us of
with an excuse. So have the amount
ready when we call.
Aunt Louisa Burton, another one OF
our good old colored people has
passed over to the unknown beyond
The old lady was highly respected by
the white people of our town and
there were many regrets at her demise
Her funeral was largely attended on
Saturday morning last.
Mr.. j. S. Guenard has the handsom.
est line Of Christmas goods ever
brought to our town, and those who
wish to make purchases should do so
now. Mr.. Guenard will take pleasure
in putting aside any article purchased
which can be called for at auy time
Drop 10 aid see the handsome line.
The Irish Grocery Co., take the
cake when it comes to neat attractive
store.
Tomorrow is the day set for the
quarterly muster of the East Carroll
Guards, and it is urgently requested
that as many members as possible
should be present. Turn out boys aud
make a good showing. This is all Or
ganization that should be kept up, aud
we hope that there will be new life put
into it.
We call the attention of the travel
ing public to the change in the sched-
ule OF the Y. & NJ. v. r. r. 1t is COM
plete and all the Information needed
can be found in this schedule. Call on
Mr.. w. D. Brent. city ticket agent
Vicksburg, who will take pleasure in
assisting you in every way.
Mr.. I. f. Montgomery, who has been
out for the past ten days on the survey
of the Lake Providence and Western
Railway, returned on Monday evening.
lie went through to Mer Rouge, arriv-
ing at that place on Saturday evening.
lie told us that he found the distance
from Lake Providence to Mer Rouge
to be thirty-eight miles.
1t must be gratifying to the men,
bers of the Fifth District Leyee Board
to know that the bonds of the Fifth
Levee District are above par, and that
101 10 was bid for these bonds but
refused, 103 being asked. The floods
of last season do not seem to have any
effect upon these securities, and 1t
shows that there is no trouble 10 dis
posing of the bonds at good figure.
Mr.. Fred Shields has purchased
half interest in the livery business
from Mr.. o. j. Hurley, aud these young
gentlemen have formed partnership,
aud will run first class stable. They
are both popular with the travelling
public, and their many friends wish
them success. Fred has taken off his
"kids" aud has gotten right down to it,
which lie the only way to do in that
kind of business.
Mr.. Barns of Grecnyille, the gentle
man who has the contract for the cree
ton OF the two story brick building
for Mr.. J. w. Pittman, arrived on
Monday morning, and by ~ O'Clock
had gang of men at work clearing
the ground for the foundation. He
as now the foundation finished, and
on Monday will start on the walls.