The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-02-13
Local and Parish News.
Send us in your Job work.

Send us in your job work.
White has made big cut in CLOTH
ing.
Read the new advertisements in this
issue.
Patronize the merchants who ad-
vertise.
The town election talk is already
dying out.
Mr.. r. L. Hill left for Vicksburg on
Wednesday.
The assessorship for East Carroll
still hangs fire.
The Town Council proceedings ap-
pear in this issue.
II has been almost too wet for Plan
tation work this week.
Our town will soon take a boom
that will surprise the natives.
Services at the Catholic, Episcopal
aud Methodist Churches tomorrow.
Attend the lecture at the Episcopal
Church tomorrow night at 2 O'Clock.
Whites pretty display of clothing
in his show window can not be beat.
Mr.. AL. Lewis, one of the oldest citi-
zens of East Carroll, died on Monday.
Mr.. j. d. Tompkins is building a
nice little cottage near the courthouse.
Mr.. j. G. Oldfield returned from
Memphis, and will return again this
evening.
1t 10 oks like good size water, but
there is 10 danger, as the river is
dead low"
Mrs. Moore is now comfortably
located in the Williams residence Oh
Sparrow street.
The Hon. Police Jury at their meet
ing on Wednesday transacted q large
amount of business.
We are glad to report Mrs. o j..
Hurley entirely recovered from her
severe spell of sickness.
Mr.. Will Spann, representing the
Vicksburg oil mill, was in town for
few hours OH Wednesday.
Hon. Robt. Nicholson, President of
the Police Jury, was up on Wednesday
10 attend regular meeting.
Col. p. ID. Quays and Mr.. G. A. Voel-
ker were IN on Wednesday attending
TO their duties as Police Jurymen.
The steamer Natchez met with quite
a serious accident below Vicksburg,
causing the boat to return 10 New Or
leans.
Mr.. G.. G. Martin, representing the
Goyer Grocery Co., of Greenville, has
been in town this week soliciting
orders for his big firm.
Mr.. Robt. Nicholson, levee contrac-
tor, has lost horse and mule. and
offers a reward of $4,000 for their
recovery and delivery.
MN. Fousse was elected President
of Providence Fire Company on Mon
day evening. There could not have
been better selection.
We thank our friends for the adver-
tisements given us, and there are more
who should do likewise. Your town
paper should be supported.
We learn that the second ward has
an epidemic of measles, and that
Messrs Richardson and Barwick have
been quite sick. We are glad 10 learn
that they are improving.
We call the attention of our numer-
GUS readers to the advertisement in
this issue of Mr.. Phil Mcclure, who
has the incest place in town and keeps
only a first class stock Of goods.
Mr.. Il. j. Powelps advertisement can
: be found in this issue. Mr.. Powell
has a nice store and nice line OF
goods and deserves liberal share OF
the public patronage, which we hope
he will receive.
The sheriff's office ordered thous-
aud envelopes from Vicksburg. when
they could have been gotten from the
BID. Office at the same price. Such,
is, such is, well,-it, we don't
know what TO say.
Tomorrow night at the Episcopal
Church Mr.. Mack will deliver q lecture
in connection with bis stereoptican
views of holy pictures. We hope that
our friends will attend and that there
will be a crowded church.
The Masonic Lodge will have quite
an interesting meeting on Wednesday
night next, when the Lodge will con-
fer the first degree on prominent
gentleman and listen to an interesting
address from Mr. j.. T.. Bass, who is
N way up in Masonry.