The Banner-Democrat., 1897-04-24

Very little freight is being received
at tie city front landing.
The levees continue in excellent
condition along Inc front.
What is the matter with Capt.
Wilmington? Hos all right.
There is some talk of bringing out
our friend johnson for Alderman.
The water is falling slowly. Much
better than rise at the same rate.
The jail after being empty for nearly
two months, has now two boarders.
Wo are now getting mail down
from Greenville, via Arkansas City.
The bass and trout are now striking
at the spinner Now is the time to go
ont.
Father Maize has gone down to the
overfiowed country to see about his
friends.
The merchants had smiles on their
faces last Saturday, who say business
was good.
Tho citizens of East Carroll can
show what they can do in lighting
high water.
The farmers want rain but say that
they would rather do without 1t right
about now.
Mr.. williams, reporter for the great
Times Democrat, was visitor 10 our
town this week.
Even a slight decline in the river. 1t
matters not how little, taxes some pres
ure off the levees.
Chess Cary, colored man, raised i'll
our town, died at the hospltal III
Vicksburg last week.
Our friend Dave Gilmour seems TO
have no opposition for the clerkship
of the town lie is lucky.
IF the water will only 60 down in
time. our neighbors can make fuii
crop of both cotton and corn.
Ouire crowd went over tho river
on "Wednesday TO see the break as soon
ma the news reached Providence.
The school boys are now practicing
base ball every evening. Ihere are
some good ball tossers among them'
There is no man OH the river more
ronular tn an Alex llerrou, the doctor
on board OF the steamer Annie Laurie.
Business was very good in town on
Saturday last, caused by the labor
beIuo paid off for working on the
lcvec.
The upper rivers are all falling
which gives renewed hope ana cour'
age A few more days and our parish
will be safe.
Fully 100000 sacks and 35O,OOO fee'
of lumber have been used on lhe
lavees in East Carroll parish in The
past five weeks.
The two receiving aud forwarding
firms use the government barge io'
roceiying freight. Each firm uses al
end of the barge.
The high water is absorbing th'
town election. As soon as the wale'
commences to recede, then election
talk will commence.
Messrs. G. d. Benton & Co., o
Bunch's Bend, have few hundred
bushels of COW peas for sale. See thei
notice in another column.
Major l.. X. Barber was in from th'
BEND on Monday and reports cottc'
and corn up. We were glad TO lear'
that his health is much improved.
Sam McNeal has moved his grocer.
store from Levee street, next to >. w
Pjttman's on Lake street. Sam has
pretty stand and keeps fresh groceries
A. glorious. thing to thiuk that ou
narish has escaped the breaking OF
levee we have seen the terribl
effects of oyerfows aud the ruin tina
they bring.
Some Of the boys say the reaso
onr friend Dunn couldn't see the Gee
;n The Jail enclosure was that he ha
.been down to the barge and looked
the river water.
Tho operation performed by Do
tors Artaud aud Bernard on Fred, II
son of Hon. C. r. Egclly, on Monda
was successful. The little fellow stoo
q like a man, aud we hope 10 see hi
ont soon entirely recovered.
Mr. Clifton Davis left last Friday
The City of Savannah to go IN Inc el
plcvment Of the government una
Mr Brown. No more capable persf
shan Mir. Davis could be found, an
ho ID known 10 be iine accountant.