The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-08

your Grocery business during 1898,
and we will save you money.
MAGUIRE & SCHNEIDER.
Go and vote on Tuesday.
Court convened on Monday.
Cotton seed continues at 81 per ton.
Cotton picking went on all the week.
Our town has been crowded this
week.
Start the beginning Of the New Year
right.
Providence is in substantial cob.
dition.
The new light al Whites was ad-
mired very much.
Sunday morning last was the cold
est of the winter.
The mercury was down to % on
Sunday morning.
Hill Bros. are making run on their
fine line of shoes.
The term of the criminal court con-
vened on Monday
Making arrangements for the new
year is now going on.
Don't let it be said that you forgot
that it was election day.
Wood is selling at $500 cord, and
hard 10 get at this price.
Mr.. Albert Vought was up from the
second ward on Monday.
Services at the Catholic and Episco-
pal Churches tomorrow.
Mr.. Yancey Bell was appointed
foreman of the grand jury.
Horses aud mules are not selling
fast. The market is glutted.
Rev. G. Maize returned from Mill
kin's Bend Oh Tuesday morning.
Several large loads of lumber have
come in from the mill this week.
One of the horse men pulled out
Monday morning with his plugs.
Eleven places in town took out
liquor license for the present year.
"a daily salt water bath given TO a
delicate child will greatly strengthen
it."
are beauties, and they are going at
cost.
Court now q days fails to attract the
large crowds that use to come to
town.
II will be late in the season before
any ground is turned over for another
crop.
A good thing 10 start '98 with is
economy, aud to keep ii up during the
year.
Every man in the parish who has
registered, should not fail to vote on
Tuesday.
Our town has now twenty street
lamps, which adds 10 its appearance a
great deal.
Old Soils smiling countenance is
welcomed. May he stay in sight for
some time.
Mr.. F. X. Ransdell has purchased
the residence now occupied by Mr.. w.
S. Mcguire.
Mr.. G.. Nj. Franklin is now on the
business side of Lake street. He has
large stock.
G. G. King, one of the best colored
men, Sho lives in the first ward, called
on us Monday.
Col. Jno. A. Buckner, was up from
his home on Wednesday, the first time
in several months.
Mr.. L. Stockner of the Bend, will
please accept our thanks for renewal
of his subscription.
Messrs. Smith aud Collins of Ben
Lomon, were pleasant visitors TO our
sanctum on Wednesday.
Several New Orleans cotton men
have been in town this week, no doubt
looking after their customers.
Mr.. NJ. Landswirth, who has been
confined TO his room for several days,
we are glad to see is out again.
Your town taxes are due, and the
marshal will have TO enforce the COL
lection If not settled promptly.
School started on Monday, aud if
there are many more holidays, the
children will get about half session.
There is not man in the parish of
East Carroll. who has registered, that
should fail to vote on Tuesday, the
llih.
Those remnants at Levy's should
not be overlooked when you go into
his store. lie is selling them below
cost.
The marshal should arrest those
persons who make dumping ground
of the levee on Lcvee street. 1t should
be stopped.
The river continues 10 rise, and the
water is now running down between
the main bank and the large sand bar