The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-06
Local and Parish News.


1t is time 10 raise the quarantine.
Services at the churches tomorrow.
The holidays are fast approaching.
Police Jury meeting on Wednesday
next.
Max Levy for oyercoats and winter
suits.
Monday was a cold and disagree
able day.
We have gotten rid of the dust for
sometime.
The change in tho Clerks flee has
taken place.
Mr.. Seghers is selling large guam
tity of fine hay.
On Monday the stores were crowded
and trade good.
The mud has almost disappeared
from the streets.
The mercury was down 10 40 on
Tuesday morning.
White is showing pretty line of
ladies dress goods.
The sun came out beautiful and clear
on Tuesday morning,
A few papers of back dates came
down by Mondays mail.
Several etraw bats got tho "boom,
boom, boom." OH Monday.
The pretty display in Whites show
window aIiracks attention.
The yellow fever germs will soon
play out with suCh weather.
Fires, overcoats and winter clothing
were comfortable on Monday.
Epworth League meeting at Metho-
dist Church tomorrow evening.
Our mails have been Oh ihe average
of about tWo week for sometime.
Post master Taylor should see that
our paper mail is now brought to US.
Il was cold enough during Monday
night to kill almost sny yellow fever
germ.
The steamer CIty Of Savannah failed
to make her trip last week and this
week.
Every place in the country receives
New Orleans papers except foolish
Providence.
w. N. White ia carrying u. line OF
clothing that can't DO beat By any
store in town.
Several droves of wild ducks Were
making their way further southwark
on Sunday last.
Tho cold spell of weather causes
everybody to want their stoves put az
at the same time.
A largo amount OF trade has lef
yicksburg HAT will never return
again TO that city.
Father Maize returned from Mill
kins Bend On Tuesday morning
Services tomorrow.
Willie Reid of Wilton, was up to 'h'
c ity on Tuesday. We won'S tell wha
b said about Freddie.
Mr.. Il. j. Walker has been confined
10 bis home this week with a sewers
attack of chills aud fever.
Another week has passed and moth
ing has been done with the cistern q
the Opera House corner.
A twelve and q half pound bo!
arrived at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. Pittman on Tuesday.
Now that the winter weather vii
soon be with Us, SEQ that the mr.
engine is in perfect order.
There are no refugees from OF
town to return. All of them belonged
to the can't getaway club.
Mr.. J. C. Pittman of Wilton planta
ton, is hauling large quantity Q
lumber from the saw mill.
1t commenced raining about on
o'clock on Sunday morning last an
continued almost the entire day.
w. N. White is showing q prett
line of gents hats for fall wear. Ca
and look at the different styles.
The Acme Brick Co, set fire I
their large kiln OF BRICK on oafurua
morning last. The Kiln has 100000
It.
MIR. and Mrs. Melvin Gillian hav
the sincere sympathy OF their man
friends in the death of their first Dor
GU Tuesday.
What is more disgusting than to Sc
young men, yerging into MANHOOD
staggering along the streets tauHed d
with whisky.
The Hon. Mayor aud Board {
Aldermen met in regular monthly SCI
sion on Wednesday evening. Proceee
ings next week.
A slight frost was reported on ga
urday morning last. Those living J
the awamp aud il tho back countr.
ssyit was plaiu.
Mr.. D. q. Pond, maasger for Co
Jno. A. Buckner, received tho a.
news on Tuesday thai his wife Ia
died suddouiy at Hsm0urg. Miss y
Pond has che siacere sympasty Q, b
friends ii his SD bereavement: