The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

SiOtuiuSs
The trees are putting on their sum-
mer foliage.
Lots of corn Las already been plant
ed in our parish.
Another drove of mules arrived in
town on Monday.
Call at Whites for pretty styles of
goods just received.
Dry goods sell 10 Providence
cheaper than in vicksburg.
Max Levy has commenced opening
his large stock of spring goods.
We are glad to report that Mr.. Fred
Schneider continues to improve.
Lake Providence should have a first
class hardware house. 1t would pay.
Only two more of the Millikin g.
Hamley front lots for sale Oh the lake.
Do away with a few chronic kickers,
aud We have the best town in the
State.
Jim Scott is NOW ready to do white
washing and vanishing. His terms
are cheap.
Every carpenter in town is at work,
and saw and hammer music are heard
everywhere.
There is only one store in town car
rylng Earl & Wilson's collars and cuffs.
Call at Whites.
Messrs. J. e. Rausdell and E. j.
Hamley returned from Vicksburg OIL
Monday evening.
Tue Hon. Mayor aud Board of
Aldermen met in regular session Oh
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. T. j. Powell is receiving q nice
line of spring goods. Call aud take a
look at the pretty selection.
Rev. G. Maize returned home on
Monday morning, after spending q
week with friends in Monroe.
II is said that the second ward
ievees are being destroyed by the con-
staut use OF heavy ladened Wagons.
Col. E. w. Constant, one of the lead
ing citizens of the second ward, was q
pleasant visitor to town on Monday.
Help the droulh sufferers all you
possibly can. The time may come
when we will have TO ask for outside
aid.
Mr.. Gilmour has tho Jail in q nice
clean condition. We hope that it will
be sometime TO come before he has
another boarder.
The Board of Aldermen should pass
an ordinance requiring ali barb wire
fences to be- taken down within the
corporate limits.
The hiiching posts lately put up by
the Cemetery Commissioners along
the sidewalk at the Cemetery is q
great convenience.
The river was only on q stand two
days when the present rise reached
here on Sunday morning last. IT il
now rising rapidly.
DeYoe predicts that after the 9th il
win continue warm until the 25tb
thou there will be cold wave INIT
the close of the month.
Mr.. Phil Meg uire left for VicksburE
ON Monday morning. We wonder
what 1t is that is taking the old mai
down that way SO often.
Col. C. d. Benton. Col. Jno. A
Buckner, Mr.. Routh and several others
from the country, were in town OF
Tuesday to help along the drouth suf
fcrers.
The children of the white public
school donated $1,000 last week fol
the benefit of the drouth sufferers
The money was sent 10 the Times
Democrat.
The funeral OF the late Mr.. d
O'Sullivan on Sunday evening last
was the largest attended In years, ane
showed the high regard in which h'
was held by our citizens.
Generally when the river begins Il
get out of it's banks and the people be
gin to get a little uneasy as to how
high It 10 going, the bad rainy weathe
sets ia aud continues for weeks.
The coal that the ten towboats wer,
pushing down tho river and which
passed Providence on Thursday of lac
week, If placed on cars would tax
eight thousand 10 transport the load
Mr.. L. Aschaffenburg, of Henderson
was up on Tuesday shaking hands will
his many friends. Mr.. Aschaffenbnrl
is one of the popular men of ou
parish, who counts his friends by tn
score.
After receiving a new sail, NIGEL.
painted and overhauled generally. tb
sail boat was launched on Tuesday ant
the boys win now spend their idl
moments on the bosom of our besuti
full lake.
Mr.. j. G. Oidfeld arrived from
Memphis on Monday evening. Nj
Oldiield is now representing sewers
houses of that city aud we hope tina
he meets with the success that b
deserves.
There are some business, houses i
town that would increase their busl
mesa by advertising. You keep j
tonch with the people by telling then