The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10


il will be kept busy.
Mr.. w. N. White has now on his
shelves and counters as pretty line of
fall and winter goods as you would
wish to look at 1t don't cost cent
to go in and see, aud the clerks will
take pleasure in showing the pretty
line to you.
Yellow fever existing in different
localities in Mississippi should not give
any uneasiness to our citizens. We
hope that it will not be necessary to
enforce quarantine measures, and that
the disease will be confined to the
places that now have it.
The Belle of the Bends, the hand
soonest Mississippi river steamer afioat
to-day, was presented with beautiful
silver water cooler by the citizens Of
Greenville on Sunday last. The Belle
is fast boat, aud every convenience
and comfort Is given to passengers.
We understand that Jas. Porter, a
negro who taught school in the second
ward during the 1877 session and who
had to run away for some dirty work
in which he was connected with, has
returned. We hope that Supt. Egelly
will not give this negro school in the
parish.
Mr.. Yancey Bell of the Lake Proyi-
dence landing, is going 10 plant dead
men, and fix the front so as steam
boats will have no trouble i'll making
the landing during high water.
Another big convenience will be the
trussel walk from The warehouse TO
the leyee.
Mr.. j. w. Piiiman has moved his
big stock OF groceries 10 the store on
the corner of Levee 81 First streets,
whore he will be pleased to SEQ his Gus
toners. Mr.. Pit.man will occupy this
store until his handsome brick is COM
pleted. Call and see Mr.. Pittman at
his new stand.
A petition was presented to his Hon.
Judge Montgomery on Monday by a
large number of planters asking him TO
postpone holding the present term of
court, which was done, aud the petit
jurors were discharged. The grand
jury went to work and finished up Oh
Tuesday evening.
The many friends of Judge and Mrs.
j. III. Kennedy sympathize deeply
with them in the serious illness of their
son John. For several days he was
very low and there were grave fears
that he could not get well, but we are
pleased to state that change for the
hotter came, and now there are strong
hopes Tor llS recovery.
Mr.. E. II. Davis is the first planter
in Esst Carroll to get pea harvester.
The harvester is mounted on wheels
which is drawn by two mules. If it,
does The work that il is said it Can do
il will be big labor saving machine.
Mr.. Davis has patch of seventy-ive
.scres of peas on his Star Arlington
place aud will give it fair trial.
Messrs. Benton Millikiu and Dee
Mckee, Two of our bright boys, left Oh
Wednesday for Oxford, Ga, where
they will enter the Emery College.
We never saw two boys more anxious
to get off TO school, and as both are
studious and hard workers, their par.
ents need have no fear as 10 the out
come. We wish the boys good luck.
Messrs. Montgomery & Qnick, Of
Client, Tex, says: "We sold 1856 bot.
ties of-Chill Tonic this season and a
small amount of Ramon's Pepsin Chill
Tonic which gave such good satisfac-
ton we win handle no other next sea-
son, aud you may send us i gross of
Ramon's Pepsin Chill Tonic aud
gross of Ramon's Liver Pills & Tonic
Pellets, which is the beet we ever han.
died.,
II it becomes necessary 10 quaran-
tine, we hope that il will be better
managed than The last, or do not quar-
aniine at all.
Geo. Ashbridge around on Levea
street says that be don't say much,
saws wood aud picks M few dimes
occasionally.