The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-19
Local and Parish News.

Locals are very scarce.
Sunshine and showers.
No Ievee work this week
Dark and dismal Monday.
There Is no suffrage law yet.
Monday, it rai,Vd almost incessently.
McGuirc's gin gets pnly a Sunday
rest.
The war talk continues on the cor
ners.
The Chinese laundry turns out fine
work.
There are several fruit tree men in
town.
The town was full of cotton on Sat-
urday.
Civil term of court convened Oh
Monday.
How is your crop? will soon be the
question.
There is plenty of corn planted in
The parish.
The railroad, and then the bank is
sure 10 follow.
r. j. Burney carries a fine grade of
lubricatiDg oil.
The mercury touched the so mark
on Wednesday.
A good business was done in town
on Saturday last.
Squire Egelly married colored
couple on Tuesday.
If you want fine dental work done,
call OH DR. Mitchell.
Mr.. C. F. Davis has some choice
building lots for sale.
Mr.. w. G. McRae has only few
head of fine mules left.
[, is hard to get suffrage amend
mcnt TO suit every one.
Guenard has just received an assort-
meut of pretty novelties.
Services at the Episcopal aud Metbo-
dist Churches tomorrow.
Go to Hills next Tuesday and get o
Sailor Hat and Shirt Waist.
Jake Marcus has been in st. Louis
purchasing stock of goods.
Father Maize has gone to Milliken's
Bend to ill his appointment.
Tell your neighbors about the big
stock and low prices al Whites.
The new light at McGuirc's is very
pretty. 1t is away ahead Of coal oil.
Several of the urchins have already
stored their shoes away for the sum-
mer.
Hon. Robt. Nicholson, who we are
always glad to see, was in town on
Tuesday.
NJ. Landswirth, OH Levee street,
keeps q nice stock and is doing good
business.
A very heavy rain on Saturday
night last. The planters cay that il
was needed.
Mr.. j. N. Hill will start extensive
improvements OH his residence in the
next few days.
Capt. Cummins was not long in get
ting boat to take the place OF the
burned Savannah.
Mre. j. G. O'Sulliyan will start the
erection of her residence something
during next month.
The real estate firm of Millikin Il
Hamley, sold severa. lots IN New
Providence last week.
Mr.. j. G. Pittman's loss by the burn
ing of his Holly Brook gin, was over
fifteen hundred dollars.
Several of our military boys say
they will go to the woods If war is
declared against Spain.
That sickening looking mud hole
between tho barber shop aud the shoe.
maker shop is still there.
The chirping of the birds with their
sweet warbling in tho early morning
tell us that spring is here.
Mr.. H. Stein. representing Marx 4
Scharff of Natcbez, has been in town
for several days this week.
We regret to learn that Mr.. VIM
Mccullough, the levee contractor, il
very sick with pneumonia.
IF the present weather continues, il
will only be short time when garden
truck will be on the market.
With a month of working weather
the contractors on the Cottonwood
leyee would finish their work.
Mayor Hamley received from Mem
phis this week four head of fine horses
aud Mr.. Fred Shields TWO head.
The spring opening of hats at Hill
Bros, on Tuesday, was grand affair
and the store was crowed all day.
From the looks Of our friend Cue.
Eard, "gaspergoo" aud shrimp agreed
with him while in New Orleans.