The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Snowflake Crackers, one pound
packages at 10cts at the ssJus1
Grocery
Mcguire & Schneider.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Levy returned
from the North on Saturday morning
last. They made big purchase Of
goods, and now invite everybody tc
call and take look. II ONCE inside oil
the store, you cannot leave it without
making purchase.
Marshal Peck has had his gang oil
"birds" at work on the very bad and
almost impossible part of the road
down near McGuire's gin. 1t was
almost impossible to reach town from
this direction aud this part of the
road certainly needed working on.
The Vicksburg Carnival, or the fax
irs feast of last week, was not gotten
up by any person connected with the
Fair Association or any of the leading
citizens of that city, and they wish the
surrounding country to know that
they did not have anything to do With
this Carnival
The death of Mr.. w. ii. Schneider,
our popular aud highly respected citi-
zen, on Monday evening last, cast a
gloom over our community. There
were few men who were more thought
of than Mr.. Schneider, aud his taking
away moves from our little town one
of its leading business men.
The large unsighty trash pile on the
edge of the levee in front of the bust
ness houses ON Levee street, has been
removed at last. 1t is to be hoped
that the next person emptying their
trash and slop, will be heavily fined by
the Mayor. This is the only way to
break il mp.
AS will be seen in another column,
Mr.. V. NJ. Purdy, President of the
Endowment Rank, X. of p. has called
meeting for Monday night for the
purpose of electjng a secretary. made
vacant by the death Of Mr.. W. II.
Schneider. A full attendance is re.
quested.
Capt. Gus Nimtz says that the "Bell
of the Bends" will be the finest and
fastest boat afloat and there is none
that can head her off. The new boat
will be ready to start south about the
first of the mouth and will make two
trips week between VicksJurg and
Arkansas city carrying the U. S. mail.
The railroad means great deal for
Providence, and the few energetic citi-
zens who are spending their time and
money in working for this enterprise
shonld be held in everlasting gratitude
for what they have already done. II
it should be that we do not get the
road, it can be said that ii was no fault
Of theirs.
Miss Chat Stockner of Longwood
and Miss Stern of Mayersvile, left on
evening last for Baird, Mics,
TO epend few weeks 9ith Mr.. and
Mrs. CARRIER. Grandpa Stockner
wants to zee the young Mics CARRIER
aud Miss Chat will bring the young
lady back with her for short visit to
her grandparents.
Jake Sweeny, an old timer, who has
laced the mayor many times before,
got on it again OH Saturday night, for,
which he had TO face His Honor on
Monday and was fined. Jake was
up how much he had paid
into the treasury of the town since his
first fine, aud it amounted to- nearly
hree hundred dollars.
Mrs. Fred Zettle aud her three in
eresting boya, who have been visiting |
ler parents, Col. and Mrs. p. d. Quays
If the Bend, came in Tuesday to take
he boat from our landing for her
lome in Cincinnati. Mrs. Zettle |
comes down every Christmas to visit
Ter parents. We wish her aud her
Boys a safe return.
One would think that the lateuess in
he season the trade in town would be-
gin TO slacken up little, but it is not
%. On Saturday last there was a
'ushing business and all our stores
eemed to be doing good trade. II