The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-01-16
Local and Parish News.

One more week of court.
Whites for first class goods.
Attend Church tomorrow.
The grip still continues its hold.
Bells team is doing the hauling.
Services at the churches tomorrow.
Our public schools are getting along
nicely.
Providence should be kept on the
boom.
Good carpenters continue in de-
mand.
Read the proceedings of the School
Board.
A new line Of goods just in at
Whites.
More merchants of our town should
advertise.
Phil McGuire's jug trade continues
to improve.
The grand jury report is published
in this issue.
The river has been humping itself in
the past few days.
The half of the first month in '97 has
already disappeared.
The rainy weather will put stop
to all plantation work.
The Town Council proceedings ap.
pear In another column.
Mr.. Phil Mcclure continues improv-
ing his corner property.
Prayer meeting every "Wednesday
night at the Methodist Church
Miss Ethel Egelly is visiting the
Misser McCutchen of Greenville.
Farm work is progressing nicely,
and lots of land is already broken up.
Tax Collector Blount will soon
advertise the delinquent tax debtors.
Every time a new building goes up
it adds that much TO the growth of the
town.
We had little winter at the end of
last week, but it is now warm and un-
pleasant.
Mr.. Sig Wolff, of Goodrich's, was
minglipg with his friends in town on
Tuesday.
Our friend Kennedy has been on
the examination of colored teachers
this week.
"There is wisdom in knowing when
you are doing we'll, and in letting well
enough alone"
The President of the Fire Company
should see that there is a meeting of
that Institution.
Our friend Mr.. Dan O'Sullivan, was
quite sick on Sunday. We are glad to
report him better.
The river has been rising at the rate
ola foot and half every twenty-four
hours since Sunday.
Mr.. John Williams will soon start
the erection of nice dwelling on his
lots facing the lake.
Those of our friends who were
down with the grip last week we are
glad to say, are improving.
We were glad to see Mr.. E. II. Dayis
in town on Saturday last. He had
quite a severe attack of grip.
The millinery department at Whites,
presided over by Miss Mary Jackson,
is an attractive place for the ladies.
The parish terminating board held
session on Monday and examined
several colored applicants for schools.
1t is said that the Town Council
will soon build large fire cistern at
the corner of First and Hood streets.
Charley Wilmington left for Mem
phis the other day. lie is liable to
turn up at any moment with lot of
plugs.
It is very damp and disagreeable.
We ought not to grumble, for we have
had .many months OF the finest weather
ever known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. NJ. Goodwin have
moved out to the Carrollton planta-
tion. We hope Mack strikes it rich
this year.
The river for the past week has
risen very rapidly. The indications
are that we can look for decline in q
few days.
Mr.. Irwin Davis aud little daughter,
made q flying trip TO Vicksburg on
Friday evening last. They returned
Sunday morning.
Miss Carrie Hall left on the steamer
City of Savannah on Saturday evening
last for Greenville, where she will
remain for some time visiting friends.
Mr.. j. NJ. johnson Of Tallnlab, has
purchased the sPalace Siablen prop
erty situated on Lake street, from Mr..
G.. M. Wilmington We learn that it
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