The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-20
Local and Parish News.

10 order.
Don't send of for any article you
can get at home.
The Lenton season gets in lis work
on the fuzzy tribe.
The river is being watched. 1t will
come up all the same.
The rains we are having is interior
ing with the planters.
There was very little business in
town OIL Saturday last.
A touch of winter-only TO remind
us that it Is till with us.
Our mails arrive OIL good time, con-
sidering the very bad roads.
Competition even in deadly things
seems to be the life of trade.
Mr.T.J. Powell has pretty line of
goods. Call and get his prices.
The pretty display of colored shirts
at Whites can't be beat in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Constant, of the
second ward, are at Hot Springs.
Spring and summer goods will take
a rest until another change comes In.
Whenever you have anything to
buy, get it from your home merchants
Several drummers were in town
this week. They found business dull.
No assessor yet for East Carroll,
and our friends are still on the anxious
bench.
The ground outside of the levee in
front of town, is gradually being sub
merged.
The Bluff City put off large con-
signment of grain at our landings Oh
Tuesday.
Drop in at Whites and see the pref
ty limo of Manhattan shirts jus
received.
The water in the lake has riser
several feet from the heavy rains OF th'
past few days.
The business in town this week wal
fat, on account Of the dam-dam-dan
damp weather
The trough at the corner of Lax
and Levee streets is down. What /
tho matter that it is not fixed up2
Assistant u. S. engineer w. S
Brown, will have the levee in Bunch
Bend sodded in the next few days.
Mr.. Phil Long who has charge o
the government levee in the upper par
of Bupch's Bend, was in town ON Tues
day.
Gentle Annie, spring has not arrived
and we were made aware of 1t by tn
change of the atmosphere ON Sunda
last.
Real estate dealer E. j. Hamley sol
this week a house and lot to a colore
man, who paid him cash in advane
for both.
Messrs. Eugene Barwick, Albel
TAYLOR and Reed, of the second ware
were up on Sunday last and spent th
day in town.
Now that Grants canal has con
menced filling up with water, it wi
not be long before the shanty boa
will be getting thick.
The following is said to be q sui
cure for hog cholera: "Burn cor
which should be scorched on the CO
and fed literally to effected hogs"
J.N. Hill 81 Bro. & Pittman ha'
built large store on the Bank pias
about eight miles from town, and ha'
open up a general merchandise bus
ness.
Master Vail Pittman left on We
nssday morning for Sewanee, TEN
where he will enter the Universii
Vail is a bright boy and We wish hi
success.
An important meeting Of the s
Louisiana Levee Board is called
meet al Delta on Monday. This W
be very important meeting OF I
Board.
The steamer Bluff City while ma
ing landing in Arkansas met wi
an accident to her wheel. The be
laid up at Bells landing most OF TUT
day repairing the broken parts.
Mr.. Max Levy has bought a han
some line of gents and boys clothii
The styles are up to date. The prit
are down, aud be wishes for the pr
pie TO call before sending off for spri
and summer clothing.
Mr.. w. S Pondexter. the efficis
sawyer of the Providence Lumber {
left for his home last night. He "
he absent few weeks and will col
back 10 take charge of the mill as SO
as the water scare is over.
Mr.. T. j. Powell, who made a fiyl
trip to New Orleans at the beginnl
of last week, returned on Saturd
evening. We were glad TO learn fr'
him that his con Royal. who is IN
city, is getting along nicely
The Si.Louis aud Mississippi Ira