The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-20
Local and Parish News.
IL is a little winierish.

IL is little winterish.
The holidays will soon be with us.
The price of cotton continues down
Several arrest on Saturday night
last.
Ii Ia about time for another cold
spell.
Mondays trade was very good in
town.
The gins continue TO run day and
night.
The latest in capes and jackets a,
Levy's.
Fresh oysters at the Gardham res.
tsurant.
Cotton seed are only bringing $500
per ton.
All inbroglio on steamboats, have
been raised.
The meat markets in town are hand
ling fine beef.
Wednesday morning was The coolest
of the season.
The boys should not let the military
company die out.
Thursday, November 25, is National
Thanksgiving day.
The wind out from the north on
Tuesday was biting.
Our town has been crowded with
drummers this week.
The COW ordinance is unpopular, and
there is lots of kicking.
Mrs. j. G. Murphy received a very
pretty bicycle last week. 4
The cistern at the Catholic Church
corner continues empty.
Cotton pickers were kept from going
to the field OH Tuesday by the rain.
The old paper mail of September
aud October dates continue TO turn up.
Mr.. O. j. Hurley has leased the
livery stable property from Mr. john
son.
Four and half cent cotton don't
look any ways cheering for the poor
planter.
Mr.. II. J. Walker continues to I'M
prove, and will be able to be out IL q
few days. Z
The ferrymen are keeping the peo-
pie from crossing The river by their
50ct. charges.
Business in town on Saturday last
was not so good, and The merchants
were rot satisfied.
White received shipment of dry
goods this week The styles and pat
terms are the latest.
MIR. Chas. II. COTE of Springfield,
Mo. will please accept our thanks for
a file of late papers.
Judge r. F. Montgomery left tor
Tsllu.a.b on Saturday evening last 10
hold a term of court.
The merchants of Providence should
give their support TO the home paper
by liberal advertising.
As The winter approaches the shanty-
boats will begin TO make their appear
aDce in large numbers.
Mr.. w. A. Lowell of Chicago, arrived
in our town on Tuesday aud remaided
until Wednesday evening.
After heavy rain on Tuesday
morning, the SUI came out pretty
and clear about two o'clock.
There was big colored baptisipg
down at Henderson on Sunday last,
when foriy-one were emersed.
The nice home of Capt. w. S. Brown
is nearing completion. He will live
just uice distance from town.
Those who are interested In the Fire
Company should see that there is
meeting called for an early date.
yicksburg has raised its entire quar-
antine against New Orleans. East
Carroll should do the same thing.
John Montgomery has been holding
down the noiarial part of the law
office of Hon. j. e. Ransdell this week.
Rev. G. Maize left on "Wednesday for
Madison parish. The Reverend gen.
tleman will be away for three weeks.
The steamer City of Savannah is
carrying heavy freights out of Men,
phis, and returning loaded with cotton.
There has been more cotton shipped
from the landings up to date this sea-
son than during the season Of 1862.
Al the Gardbam restaurant can be
found at all times during the season
the finest of Bayou Cooke oysters. A
fresh lot just in.
The steamer Pargoud failed TO come
as high up as Providence OH her last
trip. Too much cotton below for her
was the reason.
1t now takes good heavy bale of
cotton to- bring twenty five dollars.
1t will DO hard for farmers to make a
living at this price.
The ouly persons that will make any
thing out of the present cotton crop is
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