The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-18
clustering weather on Monday

Send your washec 10 the Chinese
laundry.
w. N. White carries line of fine
blankets
We will call on you to-day for the
amount due u.s.
st. J0hn's day will be celebrated by
the Masonic order.
We have not heard of any mention
of Christmas tree.
Judge j. NJ. Kennedy returned
home Sunday morning.
There will be services at the
Churches on Christmas day.
Mcguire & Schneider have been
ringing up the customers this week.
Seven and half per cent for col
iecting the levce tax is pretty heavy.
Mr.. G. NJ. Franklin brought down
several fine horses and mules from
Memphis.
Hill Bro, have received the pretti-
est iine of china brought to our
town in many day.
Mr.. w. III. Holmes, of Tallulah came
up on Tuesday to attend the Davis
Montgomery wedding.
Mise Mary Jackson, at Hill Bros
certainly has beautiful line of ladies'
hats, and they are cheap.
in. Hill s. Bro, have just received
large shipment of Krippendorf 81
Dittman shoes for ladies.
The Democrats of East Carroll
should register, so as to be able to
vote in the coming election.
1t Is with sincere regret that we
learn of the serious Illness of The good
christian lady, Mrs. NJ. Dubose.
Messrs. Bernard aud Hamley are
having the sand hauled and will soon
commence on their two story brick.
There were large number of per-
sons from the country on Tuesday to
attend the Davis-Montgomery nup.
tials.
Mr.. Dan Sesrles was in town this
week with the change in the weather.
He always sells to the people of Provi-
dence.
Next Saturday Max Levy will give
the pretty set of furniture away. II
will be fairly conducted and will be
fair for every one.
The new boat being built by the
Towards for the Greenville and Vicks-
burg Packet Co, will be completed by
the middle of January.
Mr.. Chris Duff, one of our industri-
Gus white farmers, who has been quite
sick for sometime, is on the road to
recovery, we are glad TO say.
Every person In our town should
take their dinner with The ladies of
the Episcopal Church on Friday, 31st.
Don't let it be said that you forgot it.
Mr.. c. NJ. Wilmington informed MS
on Tuesday that he had sold his stable
10 one of the largest stock dealers in
st. Louis. Charley builds stables TO
sell.
MIR. Louis Spurlock, brave ex-con-
federate, who has been in The Soldiers
Home at New Orleans for the past five
years, returned to his old home Oh
Saturday last.
On the up trip of the steamer Ruth
last Sunday there was not enough of
rousters to handle the freight, and the
boat could not put off anything be-
tween Vicksburg and Greenville.
Mr.. Pitkia, representing A. Baldwin
& Co., of New Orleans, was in town
this week, not so dead from yellow
fever as reported. His friends were
glad TO see him in the land of the liv-
ing.
Messrs. Hugh Montgomery and Tom
Davis purchased a drove of mules Oh
Monday. The boys purchased the lot
for almost nothing, and they are going
to dispose of them at very small
profit.
Strangers In our town are frequent
ly heard to express their establishment
at the superior class of goods sold by
our merchants. Tho shoe stock of j.
N. Hill &c Bro, would be q credit to
any town any where.
Marshal Peck desires us 10 say that
IL the corporation taxes are not settled
by the 1st day of January that he will
have TO proceed to collect same accord
lug to law. To save costs &c, it is
better to pay your taxes now.
Postmaster Taylor wishes us TO say
that our informant was mistaken in
regard 10 the departure of The mails.
and that there has not been any
change. The schedule for the depar-
tnre of the mails is 7:45 a. IN.
When you come 10 Providence to
make your Christmas purchases, call
at the two drug stores, where every
thing of the finest can be had. Each
store has handsome line of Christ
mas goods, suitable for presents.
The Hon. Police Jury at their meet
ing on Wednesday last passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting the keeping in stock
or offering for sale pisto. Or rifle cart
ridges within the parish of East Car