The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-12
Local and Parish News.
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IL has been quite busy around the
court house this week.
The town council proceedings ap-
pear IN another column.
We must all pull together in the
advancement OF our town.
The first mail from The railroad was
received on Tuesday evening.
The steamer Natchez is now running
as high up as Grand Lake, Ark.
The defeated candidates are little
sore, but they will soon get over it.
Services at the Catholic, Episcopal
and Methodist churches tomorrow.
The Hon. Police Jury will meet IN
regular session on Wednesday next.
The grand jury has stirred up
hornets uesl among the crap shooters.
There will be three or four new
business houses opened up in town
this fall.
II seems 10 be the poor darkey who
is being made 10 suffer for riding on
The levees.
There will be very little business for
the lawyers at this term of the GRIM
inal court.
Mr.. Il. j. Faihcrree's little SOD
Albert, has been sick for several days
with fever.
At Powell's store can be found
beautiful and handsome line of organ
dies and lawns.
The grand jury was impanelcd OH
Tuesday morning, with Mr.. j. G. Old
field as foreman.
1t is an old and true saying that
person TO find out how popular he is
--let him run for Office.
MIR. II. j. Burney has erected
telephone line from his plantation
home on the Hood place.
Mrs. T. Powell, who has been very
sick for sometime, we are glad 10 re-
port, has almost entirely recovered.
The town has been crowded with
colored people this week. II is strange
what facinations court has for them.
If there is any hard feelings exist
ing between our friends on account of
the town election. let it be forgotten.
Hon. E. J. namley has been elected
mayor of our town for the fifth time,
which shows how well he stands in the
community.
Ii is against the town ordinance 10
throw trash under the hill. Dump
your trash in the pond back Of the
Fireman's Hall.
We would suggest that some of our
Young friends in town write book on
"Wbat they don't know on carrying
town elections"
We were glad TO see Mr.. Ed. Delony
out on Monday, after being confined
at home with severe bilious attack
for several days.
A very heavy deposit has formed in
front of our landings, and the land ex-
tends great deal farther out than be-
fore the last rise.
A delightful time is in store for
those who attend the church sociable
al the residence of Mrs. w. N. Whites
on Monday evening next.
The.two principal streets should be
kept in a clean condition. 1t is against
the city ordinance 10 make dumping
ground out of the streets.
A bridge crossing the ditch between
tho old residence of Mr.. Purdy and
Mr.. Rouse, down on Levee street.,
eeds repairing very much.
The Acme Brick Co, has secured
the contract to supply the brick for
the erection of Mr.. Phil McGuire's
store building on Lake street.
Mr.. r. j. Walker will soon start the
erection of modern gin at the bend
of the levee near the landing, where
the old Morgan house now stands.
The colored brass band was ont OH
Tuesday night serenading the success
full candidates. Mayor IIamley, and
Aldermen Egelly and Fousse thanked
them in neat talks.
AS soon as tho river gets down to its
lowest point, the street and bridge
committee will commence building the
large fire cistern at the corner of Spar
row and First streets.
Charley Wilmington says that he is
going 10 have the finest livery stable
between St. Louis and New Orleans.
One thing about Charley we must con-
cede-he does not fabricate.
Last week Mrs. JIG. O'Sullivan re-
ceived check for $4,000 from the
order of knights of Pythias, the
amount OF insurance carried by her
husband, the late Dan O'Sullivan.
Several of the ladies of our town
have not forgotten Emanuel Baker,
the good colored man, in his sickness,
and there is not day passes that some
one does not send him some delicacy.
Mr.. Walter Goodwin is representing
a first class clothing house of Chicago,
and is showing pretty line of sam.
ples. Mr.. Goodwin has sold a great
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