The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-10-09
Local and Parish News.

Who was il that struck Billy Patter- at
son? al
The weather continues extremely RI
warm. "
Some things are done without any p
reason.
Cotton seed is now bringing $7.Oo
per ton.
The mercury continues above the
80 mark.
White carries fine line of saddles
and harness.
Cotton continues to accumulate at
the landings.
Constitutional talk has commenced
to buzz little.
While had a rush on school books
Monday morning.
Services at the Catholic and Episco-
nal Churches tomorrow.
Klondike hats, the latest out lot
men aud boys, at Whites.
SATURDAYS and Mondays are about
the only brisk days in town.
The river is getting very low, and
navigation is getting bothersome.
Mr.. III. Selig, of Alsatia, spent
couple of days in town this week.
Epworth League meeting tomorrow
evening at the Methodist Church.
The quarantine against West Car
roll should be raised by all means.
Mr.. w. S. Brown has the carpenters
al work erecting his dwelling mouse.
There is very near thousand bales
of cotton at the landings waiting snip
ment.
Che yellow fever seems TO be a grea'
deal more fatal to business than 70
people.
The law requires a new regis
tration. The old registration couh''
for nothing.
Sheriff Dunn has deputy sheriff
Tom Davis aud George Guier out COZ
lecting taxes.
Frank Constant is selling lots
clothes. lie has fine line OF sample
to select from.
The butchers ere now killing som
fine beeves, aud the steaks oenih' ~
horns ars delicious.
usssrs g. A. Voelker and Tom ia
we're in town on Tuesday from u
upper part OF the Bend.
without YOU are registered "
cannot vote for the delegate 10 u
Constitutional Convention.
The Town Council met in regui
mor,hlv session on Wednesday eve
ing. Proceedings next week.
Cotton down to about six cents Q
knocked the smile out of the race
the planters that they had few wee
ago.
There ia a little buzziug around
oorners about the constitutional q
ventiou, and who will aspire for
prize.
Make. the little daughter of Mr..
Mrs. r. j. Burney, who has peen ~
IN isnow much better, we are glad
report.
Mr.. Phil McGuire's store, occup
nv s. A. McNeal, makes nice appe
ance with it's new front and large g
windows.
The son Of DR.. and Mrs. P. j. Str
or who has been very sick for the
ton DAYS. is now out of danger and
soon be up.
Whites eight clerks on Satur
last couldn't attend to all The Gu
mers. 1t was busy day for
popular store.
Mr.. Peter MatAeson wishes u
..r that he is now ready to do
kinds of gin repairing ano oven
ing grist mills.
Tho cotton picking season mas :
ut lossooed the large numpe
children who generally attend
colored school.
Isthc quarantine was raised az
West Carroll, our parish would
arsai many cotton pickers from
part of the country.
Tomorrow being Rev. Mr.. "a,
Sunday for holding service III 'he
neighborhood, there viii De no 81
in The Methodist Church.
Last Monday morning s.
wagons came in from the coa IN,
,ake out cotton pickers, Dut th'
turned without getting any.
The Italian wants TO KNOW.
get.ee no fruittee, how get'ee ~ y
other people. Me no stano. ~
tine no quarantine, allie same.
The steamer Eugene passec.
MONDAY evening with a large 7
TWO boats week now from NE
shows that trade must be incr'