The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-11

have been numerous.
J. w. Cooke is building house III &,
the lower part of town.
The town was without ice for two r
or three days last week.
Messrs. Mcguire & Schneider have
handsome up-to-date grocery store.
The fire cistern at the corner of First
g. Sparrow streets is about completed.
The steamer City Of Savannah got
nine passengers on her last Friday trip !
win the price of cotton picking 60
nm on account of the scarcity of hands I
It was very cool on Monday morn
ing, and the mercury was down low
The preitiest fall and winter stock
YOU ever saw is now being opened at
Whites.
Mr. w. P. Burney has over one hum
dred and fifty bales of open cotton on
his place.
Mrs. I'll. Van Fossen and daughter
were pleasant visitors TO town on
Tuesday.
Our friend Hugh Montgomery, who
has had a severe bilious attack, is able
10 DO out.
Mr.. Albert Taylor, the popular
manager on Pennsylvania, was in town
on Tuesday.
Mr.. Royal Powell has accepted the
Singcr Sewing Machine agency for
West Carroll.
This is the first month with the lot
tor"R." but il is rather too warm Tor
Registers yet.
Messrs. r. j. Herring and A. a.
Anderson of Floyd, wore visitors 10
town OH Tuesday.
Look at the pretty set OF furniture
in the show window Of Max Levy. IL
will be given away.
MIR. C, A. Voelker, from Pauola, was
in town on Tuesday. lie reports cot
ton opening rapidly.
Cooks, washcrwomen, porters and al
kinds Of help, have jumped their ]ops
for the cotton patch.
Heavy freighis by the Annie Laurie
has caused that boat to be behind time
twelve to fourteen hours.
Mr.. Tom Jay, from Pitchers Point
WA down on Monday lilo gives
good account OF the crops.
Col John B. Stone aud Mr.. Beyerl!
Buckner of Madison parish, were visi
tors TO Providence on Tuesday.
Mr.. Ernest Seghers has very hn
lot of hay. lie is selling it cheap
lie has already received several orders
The strong east wind that blew
nearly .al day Monday, was neithe
good for man nor beast, nor for IN
crops.
Good cotton pickers are now max
ing tlseir harvest. 1t is easy for Their
10 make over dollar day, and eve
more,
Miss Sussio McCutchon, one
Greenvile's popular and attrac'i'
young ladies, is visiting the MISC
Egelly.
The assessment books have bee
finished and are now in tho hands
the tax collector, who is ready to
ceive the cash.
Mrs. John 4 Keller came up fro
Jackson. La, Friday last. We a
glad to learn that Mr.. Keller conti
ues TO improve.
Sepiembcr is called the sick
month, but so far il is about as ne
thy as any, and there is very little SIC
ness that we hear OF.
Mr.. Stiles, the popular ciothi
drummer for ii. b. Stephens % 7
New Orleans. was in town TINS VIC
and sold lots of clothes.
If the ladies of our town and 81
rounding country want to see the lat
patterns in dress goods, they sho'
call at w. N. Whites.
Mr.. G. NJ. Franklin has repaired
store recently purchased by nm.
learn that he will take possession o
on the FIRST of the year.
Some of tho cotton gins around
country should get in press
balng the new cyclindricai D
Ii would be a big saving.
Misses Mary Turner, Joe May Eg
and Mabry and Eddie Bass left yes
day on tho City of Savannah for
haven College, jackson, Miss.
We regre, TO learn that Col. Jno
Buckuer is very sick at his home
the Mounds III the second ward.
nsssranppe 10 bear OF his early recovery.