The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-17
Local and Parish News.
Crops are about laid by.
Cotton will be late this year.
No epd TO drummers this week.

Mr.. l1aTTy hIll nus iOe"ihSN A'S' :.
Stafford Springs.
Since the rain on Sunday it has
been pleasant.
The Savannah friled to. come down
yesterday.
Very little sickness among the citi-
gems of our town. L
The late corn Is almost failure for
the want of rain.
We are having tho right kind of
weather for chils.
Mr.. Sig Wolff was up from Good
rich's on Tuesday.
Work aud do all you can in tho up
building of your town.
Summer suits have been marked
down to cost at Whites.
The iron front for the Mcclure store
has been placed in position.
We are thankful for the rain,
although il was not near enough.
Whites ia the only house in town
carrying the genuine Guyot suspen-
der.
The beer drinkers were without
their luxury for several days last
week.
Lay your prejudices to one side, and
think what a railroad would do for
our town.
Mrs. Brock will please accept our
thanks for nice muskmelon sent us
on Monday.
We learu that new grocery firm
will occupy the Mcclure building
when finished.
The parish Jail has not prisoner
confined within its wall. Very seldom
this happens.
Read the proceedings of the School
Board aud City Council published In
another column.
The Acme Brick Co., have started
moulding aud will soon have kiln OF
100000 TO burn.
y Assistant engineer Mr.. Phil Long
loft on Monday TO join the survey
party at The Biggs leSee.
Mr.. Orlando Hamilton returned
from New Orleans on Saturday even
ing last, much improved from the trip
About all the work has been put OF
the crops for this year. The mex
thing in order will be the gathering
Mr.. Chandler, the popular clerk Q
tho Carroll Hotel, Vicksburg, has beel
A pleasant victor TO our town thi
week.
The weather we have been havip
This week is not the right kind for th
season, and is bound to produce SIC!
Z, ness.
The Police Jury met on Wednesda
and transacted large amount OF In
portant business. Proceedings mex
week.
The streets are now being cleane
up on Saturday nights so as to have
respectable appearance on Sunda
morning.
we are told that the cotton an
corn crops back in the swamps wei
never better, aid that a fine harVe
will be made.
Misses Ethel and Joe May Egel
were welcomed home on Tuesdt
morning, after . pleasant visit
!, friends in Tallulah.
] The thermometer was down to
on Monday and Tuesday mornin
Quite relief from what we have bet
getting for seyeral days.
Max Levy, whose business is gro'
Ing all the time, is already known +
his fair aud square dealing. His bu'
ness is bound 10 increase.
The sale of property by the Sher
Il en- Saturdaylast for taxes due I
state took place as advertised. On
one piece went to the state.
we hope those who are interest
in the tax soon 10 be voted on, VIII
that proxies are gotten and there "
he no hitch on the day OF election.
MIR. C. N. Hall, the hustling Sins
Sewing machine agent tells u.s. that
exuects to sell over one hunoI
machines by the first day OF Janua
The government steamer Meter W
survey party on board, arri'
nm Saturday last and have been TAX
soundings OF the river in front OF toy
The person who cries down any
every enterprise that is startedA Is
n the fight kind of citizen, and
y town would be better without n
n Mr.. w. Ii. Fisher aud daughter
III turned from Greenville on Mono
Herman, the bright son OF Mr..
IN Mrs. Abe Blum, came down :"
them.
The man who does every thug
can 10 talk down every pew enterp
that Is started for the benefit OF
Town. is no good to himself nor
person else
Howl. E. Ransdell and Mr..
Mature returned from Rssvilie
terday morning, aud we are eia'
iesrn iaetwilh encouragement from
Roard-and have every reason 10
ljeyo that they wiz get what I
asked for. The gentlemen compo'
.fI,e Tcnsas Basin Levee Board ou
totnnw The benefits 10 be DER