The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-14


Have your Paris green on manu-. /
improvements continue in town. r
Always patronize home industry.
Watermelons continue plentiful.
Services Al the Churches tomorrow.
Our boys are having taste OF soldier
life.
Cotton picking should soon be
general. |
There is good stage Of water for
steamboats,.
The city council proceedings appear
I'm this issue.
Go out to the West Carroll baroe-
cue on the 18th.
1t rains, it rains, and the cotton
crops will suffer.
Crops were never better, but there
is too much rain.
Charley Wilmington is raising the
roof of his stable.
Cotton worms are reported on
several plantations.
Mr.. Tom Gillian on Way-a.W Way, is
picking little cotton.
Go out to the barbecue in West Car
roll on Thursday next.
The marshal will see that no signs
are placed On the trees.
Mr.. Fousse is getting his telephone
exchange in working order.
The large brick store down on Levee
street, can be rented cheap.
Tie Klondy Ike gold fever has not any
inducements for our citizens.
What section Of our parish will Dc
first in shipping bale of the ~ crop
Several deaths have occurred among
colored children in the past rev Gays
It will not be many weeks befor
East Carroll will furnish It's tlrst osie
The heavy wind on Saturday las
blew down several china trees I'D towl
Mr.. Hugh McGu ire is putting To
third gin stand in his large mooe'
gin.
The Hon. Police Jury will meet
regular session OH Wednesday, Il
24th.
A little paint put on the corn'
nump house, would make 1t look
tractive.
Mrs. Sam CARRIER, is on visit 10
narents. Mr.. aud Mrs. Max Stockne
Of Benham.
N;ss Dora Aiken, of Greenviile.
r;ved last week to spend sometil
with relatives.
Mrs. Sam Slack is visiting hor p
or,s Col and Mrs. w. ii. Benjamin,
the second ward.
Write 10 E. G.. Morris, Ben LONE
Miss. for samples of clothing.
carries fine line.
Master Felix Taylor has been. gu
s;ct again this week. We are glad
report him much better.
Now that the'ginning season is
oroachiug, owners of gins should
fail TO have them insured.
The gin across the levee has .
nut in good repair, and is now Q
waiting on the feecy staple.
Lightning struck the Episct
Church bell on Saturday evening
The bell was badly cracked.
There was not vote cast aga
the proposition of levying the spe
tax Of mills in aid of the l.. Z. u
railroad.
McGmres brick store will be
dated by the first, and the new
will oren ND fine grocery estab
ment.
Mr.. j. w. Pittman will soon
burning a kiln of brick. and as 500
burned will start the erection OF
brick store.
Mr.C. A. Voelker was in the
Wednesday. There is no DOUBT
that he will erect brick store OF
lots on Lake street.
II must have been gratifying u
projectors of the railroad enter
not 10 have one vote cast agalhs
levy of the mill tax.
Misses Mary Montgomery aud
Rous left on Friday last ior fa.
Miss. where they will spend q
weeks visiting friends.
Thirty DAYS after the tax Is vol
/ West Carroll work will DC comm.
on the railroad. To defeat Tue
tAat pa IRISH means no ROAD.
The encampment at Vickso
from Ahe 10Th to the 29thIwl
worth seeing. One fare for the
trim on the Annie Laurie.
81 Take in The encampment at
i burg next week. The Vickso,
! Greenville Packet Co, has mac
| fair 1925 for round trip
The bath house lately cree
West End for the use of the iaoie
blown off the blocks by the
! wind on Friday evening last.
Railroad business took Judge
Montgomery and Lion. E. y. u
a ont to West Carroll on Wedn
A Tnav returned Thursday eveniii