The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-12-04

The registrar of voters has a notice
in another column.
Mr.. Join Montgomery is the latest
10 have new bicycle.
DIR. Mitchell, our dentist, is getting
all the work that he can do.
Several arrests were made by the
marshals on Saturday night.
Tell your friends about the Xmas
goods at Guenard's drug store.
There will be bales aud bales of cot :
ton that will be left in the field.
The trade rushes to Whites, the
cheap cash store of Providence.
Charley Whitiington's livery stable
is the rendezvous for stock men.
Assistant State engineer White
arrived from New Orleans on Tuesday
We are into December, and The holi-
days will be upon us before we realize
Il.
The city law makers met on We'd
nesday evening in regular monthly ses.
sion.
Cotton continues 10 accumulate on
the banks of the river, waiting for S5ct
boat.
DR.. Askew will remain for one week
longer. lie can be found at the Egelly
House.
A large freight was received from
st. Louis on Friday last by our mer-
chants.
The East Carroll Guards should not
forget that Tomorrow is quarterly
muster.
Mr.. Robt. Kennedy left on Monday
for the State University at Baton
Rouge.
The amount of whiskey drank by
the colored people in our parish is
dreadful.
There were some few who failed 10
vote at the primaries on Monday.
They forgot
Ground was broken on Monday for
the two story brick building of Mr.. j.
W. Pittman.
The Hon. Police Jury will meet next
Wednesday for the transaction of
regular business.
Rev. Father Maize returned from
Madison parish Tuesday morning.
Services tomorrow.
Politics make strange bed fellows,
il is true; but some fellows ought not
10 get mad about it.
The trade from across the river has
been hurt very much by the ferrymen
raising the price to Scots.
Send us ia your advertisements.
There is not q store In town that
should not give us au ad.
Our popular friend, Col. P. D.
Quays. will please accept our thanks
for large sack of yellow yams.
Messrs. Franklin and McCulloch,
levee contractors, have large force at
work on the Donna Vista levee.
For several hours on Sunday last i.
looked like snow, aud great many
thought we were going TO get it.
Mr.. Dave Parker, one of the popular
drummers on the road, was in town
this week, and sold lots of goods.
1t is important that all knights of
Pythias should attend the meeting on
Tuesday night next. Be OH hand.
The mercury was down TO 80 on
Tuesday morning. The ground was
frozen, and there was plenty OF ice.
Max Levy is knocking the spots out
of these back date stores. lie invites
the people 10 call and see him through
the paper.
1t is very much regretted that Mr..
Pittman did not tear down tho old
buildings instead of moving them back
on bic lot.
Clover brand shoes arc guaranteed
by w. N. White. II is the only shoe
that can be guaranteed. II pays to buy
these shoes.
COtiOu uOWu W uDOut oCto ouu oOSu
bringing only $500 per ton, amt a
very encouraging outlook for the cot
ton planter.
Hon. j. E. Ransdell and Mayor E.
j. Hamley went down 10 Vicksburg
on Tuesday night. They returned
yesterday morning.
Mrs. Phil Long Is now with Mr..
Long at Delta. Mr.. Long viii be
there all winter supervising the build
ing of the Biggs levee.
Mr.. Dan Searles, who made his
second trip to our town left on Mon
day. lie sold a large amount OF
clothing and furnishings.
The Providence Lumber Co., will be
ready TO start up in few weeks.
They have nearly million feet on the
qrounds, ready 10 be sawed up.
As long as your smoke house aud
your corn cribs are filled with home |
raised stuff there may be living IN
set cotton. Otherwise there Is not. |