The Banner-Democrat., 1897-10-02

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One or TWO boxes of dry goods were /
.efused admittance al the landing The
,ther day, but the boat put of nine
arce cases only few miles below
own. This is only another one OF
hose huge jokes at the expense of the
Iown.
Quite crowd of the boys aud girls
got together on Tuesday evening ana
TO the residence of Mrs. L. +.
on Second street and
took the house by storm. Miss Polly
entertained her young friends royalty
aud all had pleasant time.
Miss Maud Taylor who has been at
tending the Summer Normal at Mont
eagle, Tenn, is at home again, after
being quarantined at Wilson Point.
Miss Maud returns well equipped for
the session that begins or Monday.
Her many friends were glad to see her
home again.
Mr.. G. A. Voelker while in town on
Wednesday told us he bad not heard
that the quarantine had been raised
against Wilson Point, and that his part
of the country had not received any
mail since Thursday the 9th of Septem-
Der. This is almost the same as being
out of the world.
The betro,hal Of MIR. Jake Lands
wirth and Miss Mary Stockner was an
nounced on Sunday last according to
the Hebrew custom. Mr.. Landswirth
is a popular merchant of our town.
Miss Stockner is the daughter of Mr..
aud Mrs. E. Stockoer of Bunch's Bend,
and is all accomplished young lady.
We heard on our streets this week
that Henry Owens had been killed in
Arkansas few weeks ago for horse
stealing. Henry was a natural born
thief. and was in our Jail over half OF
bis time. Ho was a worthless negro
aud there are no regrets at his being
killed and it is only hoped that i, is 80
The first mail received in eight day
came down on Saturday last from
Greenyille. Postmaster Taylor say
there we're over twelve hundred let
,ers received. Our mails are nov
coming quite regular via Grcenville
Nothing is coming from Vicksburg-
not even the Vicksburg papers-,h
fault of the route agent.
The Hon. Mayor aud Board G
Aldermen meet OH Wednesday mex
|, and we want to remind them again I
the importance of appointing som
good, reliable person TO examine th
fues. We believe that if they woul
appoint Marshal Peck, he would atten
to it better than any other perso
, Don't forget this, as it is importan
Mr.. Frank Constant was in town o
Tuesday showing his pretty line
samples for fall and winter clothin
: Mr.. Constant has nearly four hundrt
samples to select from, and they a
the prettiest line we ever saw. Tho
who did not see him on his last tr
} will have all opportunity of doing
in the next ten days when be will
T. IN town sgain.
JUST RECEIVED
Ladies' Capes and Jackets.
Childrens' Cspes and Jackets.
Ie MAX LEVY.
:, The mail agents on the Annie Laul
p" might shcw the people living along t
river little courtesy just about no
- They say they ara OUeracorEed a
haven't got the time 10 hunt out
" bundle or two of papers from
papers that are not allowed to be
- off. Ii wouldn't take them five In
utes to do this, but they might lose
- little of their precious time.
n. Our town and parish contin,
healthy, aud now that we are into
IN first of October, the people are Sal
fed that the yellow fever scare "
ia soon be over and that there is mol
particle of danger of it reaching he
al Our business interests have suffer