The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-27

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$ against the town ordinance. 1t is
,ne of the best ordinances ever passed
~ the Board, aud it should be en-
orced or repealed. AS it is now, it is
nothing but farce.
DR.. G. r. Mitchell, Dentist who has
coated in our town, and whose office
IS at the Delony building next 10 the
post Office, has the handsomest equipped
office we ever saw. His chair is of the
attest make, aud Is a perfect beauty,
while his instruments are of the best. |
Miss Sadie FIafford was taken very
i'll during the service at the Episcopal
Church on Sunday last. Miss Hafford
has been IN bad health for a year or
more, aud it was hoped that siuce the
cool weather she would improve. We
are sorry that the young lady is so
sick.
1t is pretty tough OH planter to
ship small lot of four or five bales of
cotton and then for the commission
merchants to notify the planter that it
was short only $50 pounds of its orig
iual weight. This msy not be called
stealing by some, but the planter
thought it was ID robbery.
Messrs. ". G. McRae and Hugh
Montgomery, who went to Memphis
after drove of horses, returned last
Friday evening on the Savannah
They brought with them some very
pretty animals, and have sold several
in the past week. They will have
10 return for more in few days.
The voting place next Monday will
be at he plate glass window of the
Banuer-Democrat office. Remember
the front window. There viii be no
siufliug Of the ballot box and every
thing will be conducted on the square.
Every Democrat should vote for dele
gates. Remember on Monday next,
the goth.
Nose Lee and Jake Smith, two
colored boys, were arrested on Satur-
day night. who were believed TO know
something about The robbery of Mr..
Leo Shields room u few weeks ago.
Ii was proven to the satisfaction of
Judge Montgomery that they knew
nothing about IL, aud he released them
on Tuesday.
We saw the account sales from
Stewart, Bros. & Co, this week for
nine bales of cotton sold by them on
Tuesday, the 10th, that brought from
LAC to 6 1-2c. The gentleman who
showed US the sales, was delighted and
said that he would never kick as long
as he could get this price.
Messrs. w. A. Grey aud win Ross!
two popular gentlemen of Floyd were
in town on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day last From what we heard, ouI
friend Ross said, he didn't want to
return and it took all the persuasive
power of Col. Grey 10 get him started
| for home Sunday evening.
Providence is bound to be q big
place if we can get the railroad. Tb'
land once under cultivation, clear t
| Corbin's ferry on Bayou Macon, an(
which is now covered with very small
trees, will once more be opened up anf
made TO produce crops. 1t is clever
miles TO Corbin's ferry and this entir'
distance was an open country and tn
richest land in the south.
I Another week has passed and tb
cisterns 81 The opera rouse corne
aud the Catholic Church have not beei
filed with water. Is ii the fault of tn
i Street and Bridge Committee tina
they do not attend 10 their duty.
| The steamer Leaihers passed up O
| Tuesday and put off cotton seed sack
aud other freight from New Orieanl
The boat passed down on Wcdnesds
morning with large load OF cotton
and very little room for much more.
With the erection of piitman's tw
story brick aud The two story brio
viii, two stores underneath 10 ,
erected by DR.. Bernard aud Mayo
& IiaEasey, Lake street VIII make
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