The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-05-22
Have You reg istered yet 2

The candidates are PeckiDg away.
See proceedings of the Police Jury /
elsewhere.
Prospects for fine crop were never
preitier than now.
A Jolly dance on Friday night of last
week. the first since February.
The feathers has new suit Oh
white dress and red top boots.
Tissia Armstrong is to get a pension
She is deserving colorcd woman.
Straw ka,ies and lemonade pants
are wearing the dudes around Town.
Judge J. M. Kennedy left again last
Sunday night for Bastrop to hold
court. !.
From tomorrow morning on. DUR
ing the summer. services at the Calno-
lie Church will be at 9 o'clock
The schCol report for The month
ending MAY 14th, has been handed US,
but cannot appear until next week.
Mr.. Robert Mckee returned from
tbe State University at Baton Rouge
last Saturday evening for the vacation.
State Engineer Bolivar Thompson is
here and says the situation now from
here to New Orleans Is improving
daily.
Land IL appearing across the levee
The dove cannot find the olive branch
but the blackbird can get all tae eucAl e
bur stems he wants.
They say aUncle" is going to bulie
a brick store on Lake street. NO
much Pbilibusteripg about Onc
lie means business all the time.
Cooke aud Black are prepared t.
make estimates OH brick buildings
Jobn is a stirring fellow. He is burn
ING another kiln of 10000 bricka.
Messrs. 4. T. Taylor, Charley Webb
Aaron Joseph aud Julius Meyer wer
nm from below last Wednesday TO al
tend the examination of Mr.. job
Pittmau.
DON'T give the candidates Bloun
.rewer. hut let them down gently
Tbey might accideutly give you NV
rent Savannah to smoke at the eno
the tete-a-tete.
The large barge used during VI
h,gh water by the levee board aud IN
steamboats,. has been moved out OF II
nanal. the water being too low for
TO remain longer with safety.
Rev. Father Maize returned fro
Omega last Tuesday morning. =
savs The back water is going on pret'
fast in Madison and that the plante
are following i, up, planting as ias'
il reccdes.
D;strict Attorney W. S. Holm
came mn from Madison last Tucsd'
morning TO conduct the examinati'
of Mr.. John Pittmap, who shot Z
co,ored man mentioned in last weel
;ssue. He was discharged by the Juds
prof B. F. Mitchell closed the Pro
deuce colored public school on Frid
If last week, after a good sessis
Prof. Mitchell is an excellent 'eacn
and under his control the color
school is prospecting. We recomme
his re-appointment.
Now that the high water isn't ~
any longer, The "pro-tem" will nave
forego the high time he has been d
ing. as his wife and children VII,
turn from the springs in few aa
where they cmigrated several mon
ago 10 escape the raging main.
The Epworth League holds lis me
inps every Sunday evening AZ
Melhodist church. This is a very
slruc,ive organization, both from
rcllp,ous. and literary stanapo
and The young people could derls
goodly amount Of benef, by attend
II.
Elsewhere will beseen the amour
meat by Prof. B. F. Dudley Of the 2
Ing of the public school by an eAa !
nation aud public exhibition on
aay the 2Sth instant. The exhlo''
will conaist of tableaux, drills, rec
sions and essays. and viii De :
= uleasant. affair. The pubic gener
e cordially invited to attend