The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13
Local and Parish News.
Local news is decidedly scarce.

liz TAIN Ol w uo q oOahCi.
West Carroll's cotton continues 10
come In.
We saw the hat, but id If we
could find the fellow.
Services at the Catholic and Episco-
pal Churches tomorrow.
A great many West Carroll citizens
were in town on Tuesday.
The Auchorline Co, had a boat to
leave 81. Louis on Monday.
Mr.. w. E. Dunn has purchased the
MCGEE property Oh the lake.
The town council proceedings are
interesting reading this week.
The steamer Henry Marx is getting
plenty of cotton seed and cotton.
The Mississippi river is very low aud
il is troublesome TO steamboats,.
The Pargoud had load of cotton
leaving our landing OH Sunday last.
Rev. Mr.. Parker will hold services
ia the first and second wards to-mor-
row.
The report Of the public school for
the first mouth appears in another
column.
The cotton yards were almost
cleaned out by the Henry Marx and
Pargoud.
The improvements to the Methodist
parsonage are quite pretty. which
gives II nice appearance.
Mr.. II. Stein took the road on Mon-
day in the interest of the house OF
Marx & Scharff of Natchez.
The town borrowed the money TO
pay of the quarantine expenses, which
will be paid back in January.
I, don't take long for the price of a
bale of cotton to disappear at the poker
table, at the present quotations.
Presiding Elder White. of the Metho-
dist Church, was hero this week and
conducted the quarterly services.
The first drove OF mules of the season
came in on Friday last and are quar-
tered at the Wilmington stables.
The white public school opened up
on Monday after giving the teachers
and children holiday for a week.
The cool wave predicted for Satur-
day and Sunday last must have went
off in another direction. II gave us
the go-bye.
The So so line of shoes now in the
show window OF Whites are below
cost. This sale cannot be beat by any
house in any city.
Another one of those eye-sores of q
l5ct huckster shop has been opened
up in The building on the west eide OF
the old Woodbine.
Mayor Hamiey had one or two law
breakers before him on Monday morn
ing They were given light fine just
to keep his hand in.
Mr.. Russell Burney's many friends
were glad TO sec him out on Tuesday
after several days tussel with a case
OF chills and fever.
The Pargoud continues to carry cot
ton to Port Chalmette at Scots per bale.
The other boats are chargiOg $1.00 per
bale to New Orleans.
The steamer Leathers aud Natchez
have wheeled into line after being
tied up at New Orleans by quarantine
for two ,nonths or more.
Col. Z. ID. Quays was in the city
Tuesday TO attend the meeting of the
Police Jury. lie was the only member
of the Hon. Body ON hand.
1t is very seldom that the trade gets
such a bargain in shoes that is now be-
ing offered by Mr.. White, In his special
sale. See the show window.
Another week has passed and the
cistern at the Opera House corner has
not been repaired. Is il the fault Of
the street and bridge committee2
Cotton seed continues at $500 pei
ton. In month or so they will go t
$500 or over, and then the planter
will feel like kicking themselves.
Those planters who are shipping
their cotton at 35cts are lucky, nov
that cotton is lower than il has been il
over thirty years, except in one year
The accumulation of papers that ma
been piled up In the Vicksburg pos
office for several weeks were brough
up by the mail boat yesterday morn
ing.
The red flag stuck up in the middi
of the street the other day by marshs
Peck didn't mean yellow fever. 1t wa
only a danger signal for broke
bridge.
The thermometer registered 80 o
Wednesday morning. There was
heavy old time frost, aud we hope ths
il extended all over the foyer-ssrlcke
country.
A question has been raised as TO ID
legality of The sire ordinance" In
ordinance was not passed in the leei
latiye hall or the legal place Of meetin
Of the city council. II is betlerto loo
into this aud see that it is done rIgh