The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-01-23
Local and Parish News.

Clothing at all prices at Levy's.
Services at the Churches tomorrow
Yonnie Y ohnson is alright, alright
Court started Monday morning Oh
time.
The first month of '97 is fast passing
away.
The planters are still purchasing
mules.
The weather BIAS been mixed this
week. =
Frank McGuire's coal pile is dimin-
ishiug.
The assessor for East Carroll still
hangs fire.
Read the advertisement OF Mr.. w.
N. White.
Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Oldfeld are now
town people.
Now is the time TO prepare for an
early garden.
The DELINQUENT town tax list will
soon appear.
The Police Jury proceedings will APP
pear next week.
Read the list of real estate transfers
in another column.
Bell has entirely cleaned out his
large cotton seed pile.
Don't forget to call on Powell at his
new place of business.
There is not vacant residence in
The towa of Providence.
Our mail arrives quite early, con-
sidering the heavy roads.
Raising the levee on. the Grant
canal trout has commenced.
Tie artistic arranged show win
dows ut Whites looks pretty.
The horse lost by Mr.. r. j. Burney
few weeks ago has been found.
The grip is dying Out for the want
of material. Every body has about
had IL.
There is TOO much grinding by those
who have money, who let it out on in.
terest.
The murder case hes taken up al
most the entire time Of the court this
week.
Attend the lecture at the Episcopal
Church tomorrow evening al I
O'Clock.
The brick kiln now being gotten
ready to burn, will be 100000 or
100000.
The street aud bridge committee
have gang at work on the streets and
sidewalks.
The merchants of town are carrying
a large line of harness aud farming
impliments.
Mrs. Grnndy says 'tthat the variety
of society folks nowadays is infinite
ly amusing"
The bottom seems 10 be knocked
out of the cotton market. The quota
lions are down.
The storm on Saturday night last
was very severe, aud was accompanied
by rain and lighting.
1t is a shame TO allow mules and
horses to stand at the racks all day
without food or water,
Fousse skipped out on Wednesday
morning 1t is whispered that he
went to Baton Rouge on business.
Postmaster Taylor, who has been
down with a case of grip, Is now able
to be up aud attending 10 his duties.
Col. z. d. Quays and Mr.. II. Ii.
Graham, members of the Police Jury,
were in attending meeting Oh We'd
nesday.
The bottom is plum knocked out OF
the cotton receipts, aud it is only a
stray bale now that wanders 10 the
landing.
Whites cut sale Of one third on bon
nets, hats and shapes cannot be beat.
We advise the ladies TO take advantage
of this sale,
Mr.. Lonis Leach, of Rohertdale, in
Buncbs Bend, Lost line mule q rev
weeks ago. Read the notice in
another column.
Mrs. Segbers and children, who
have been visiting in New Orleans for
several weeks, returned on the Natchez
last Sunday morning.
The first quarterly conference of the
New Year took place al the Methodist
Church on Saturday and Sunday last,
Rev. Mr.. White, preseiipg.
Tie jury in the murder case that
took up three days Of the week.
brou ght in verdict on Thursday Of
not guilty Mr.. Ransdell their attor-
ney. worked hard and deserves a great
deal of credit for the manner in which
he conducted their case.