The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04
Ben Lomon, Mss,

The Acme Brick Co., are making a
fine job of the fire cistern.
II looks like prosperity is in store
for the town of Providence.
McGuire's gin turned out twelve
bales of cotton on Saturday last.
Last Saturday and Sunday were two
of the hottest days of the summer.
The City Council met Wednesday
evening. Proceedings in next issue.
Cotton worms on some plantations.
Very little damage is now expected.
There has been less sickness in town
this su INNER than many years before.
Fousse has made several britchen
and smoke stacks for gins in the last
ten days.
Read the charter of the Lake Provi-
dence 81 Western Railway published
elsewhere.
The price OF cotton seed has gone
down from $7.O0 to $500 in the past
ten days.
Tho steamboats, are finding labor
very scarce, which lie interfering with
their time.
We hope TO announce in the next
few weeks that work has started on
the railroad.
Look for something in Max Levy's
show window next week that will
make you laugh.
Mr.. A. w. Edwards of Vicksburg, is
in town in the interest of the Singer
Sewing Machine Co.
Prof. Du Hey, of the white public
school, will have 400-pound bell put
up in time for school opening.
From the large stocks of goods our
merchants are receiving, they must ex-
pect to do all immense fall business.
Royal Powell returned on Tuesday.
He has been lost since the encamp-
ment. We wont say how he got home.
Three barber shops in the town of
Providence is too many. They are
enough to cause oil to about starve TO
death.
Max Levy has received enough of
goods to 60 into the wholesale bust
ness. He is opening an immense line
of clothing.
The white school has been repaired
and is now receiving coat of paint.
II will make il look nice and neat for
tho opening.
The oscar aud yellow leaf' of
autumn is longed for, especially for the
past few days, when the thermometer
has been above the 90 mark.
Worms are reported doing damage
in the first and second wards, but as
the planters know how 10 use poison
they will soon get rid of them.
Mrs. L. X. Barber and her charming
children, who have been visiting rela-
tives In Shreveport, returned TO their
beautiful home in the Bend last week.
Largo quantities of brick are being
hauled 10 the country. The Acme
Brick Co, are making fine class OF
brick aud are building up large trade.
Mr.. Tharp, a nephew of Mr.. T. j.
Fatherree, arrived from West Carroll
last week aud will remain with Mr..
Fatherree, and learn the drug bust
ness.
All stores are opening large stocks
of goods. White and Levy are in the
a tln hro This fall
They advertise, and they sell their
goods.
Mr.. I. B. Days, one of our best
Young men, has opened up a store at
Black Bayou, aud will conduct gen.
eral merchandise business. We wish
him success.
Over Que hundred large watermel-
ous were purchased from the bar
keeper on the steamer City of Savan-
nah by the colored merchants OF town
on Friday last. They were The finest
lot of melons received this season.
Last week the steamers, Hill City,
City of Savannah and Annie Laurie
laid al our landings nearly three hours
putting off freight. II looked like
olden times to sec such piles Of freight
at our landings.
East Carroll will be about the only
parjsh i'm the State that will not be
represented ut the Lawyers meeting
nj Alcxandria on the 9th. The bar OF
.he parish should have sent delegates
TO this Important meeting.