The Banner-Democrat., 1898-04-16
Local and Parish News.
Your town taxes are past due.

Your town taxes are past due.
The river continues to rise slowly.
The sipe water is filling up the
bitches.
r. j. Burney has nice stock to
select from.
The only way to reach the landing
is in skiff
The old drug store building will be
demolished.
j. w. Pittman keeps a complete line
of hardware.
Bells landing is completely shut out
for the present.
See those nobby straw hats at Hill's.
They are beauts.
Several of the boys are ready and
anxious to march.
The "BeIle of the Bends" should pass
down in few days.
The gobble, gobble, gobble of the
wild turkey is heard.
That corner pump house should be
repaired and painted.
The river is now about to the high
ost point ever reached.
1t is to be hoped that spring has re-
celved its last set back.
Wood is very scarce, and few
sticks bring dollar bill.
Those who are loudest for war are
by no means the bravest.
We are told that little worm is
destroying the fruit crop.
The bridge above Baxter is in a
very dangerous condition.
The steamer "Belle of The Bends"
leaves Louisville to-day.
The Churches were beautifully
decorated for Easter services.
Hill Bros, are showing pretty
line of the latest in straw hats.
Our friend Everette Pinkston was
the first to join The volunteers.
Every business house should have
their card in their home paper.
Easter was beautiful day, aud our
towns-people attended Church.
Father Mahe left on Monday for
Vicksburg and Millikin's Bend.
Mr.. ]. Stein, of Alsatia, was up in
town Wednesday on levee matters.
The only place OF worship to-mor-
row will be at the Methodist Church
Read the proceedings of the Town
Council published in another column
One or two of the boys ventured
out in their straw hats on Easter day
Mrs. f. II. G. Taylor has moved to
her new home back of the post office
The plantations around the lake
look nice, and are as pretty as new
pin.
Rev. Mr.. Mack will 20 to Mayors.
vile tomorrow morning to hold ser
vices.
In few more weeks Mrs. j. G.
O'Sullivan will start building her resi-
dence.
The only actual war that we know
of is the slaughter in prices at I'LL
Bros.
Thirty-six of the boys volunteered
their services in case of war witt
Spain.
Nothing shows up town like bust
ness houses having their card in tht
paper.
The river don't lack so much of be
ing to the high water mark of las
spring.
We are lold that the frost of las
week killed a great deal of cotton tina
was up.
1t started raining Tuesday morning
and slight drizzle continued nearl.
all day.
The seventy days of the Constitu
tional Convention will be up on Tues
day next.
We regret to learn that Mrs. w. Z
Long has taken relapse, aud is agaiI
very low.
Our friend whittington's voice wa
heard above a whisper on Monda.
morning.
Work on the farms is being rushed
and planting is going on as fast .
possible.
Mcguire &. Schneider received
several hundred packages of grocerie
this week.
Passengers getting off of steamboat
are put to a great deal of trouble I
reach town.
The sipe water ia already appearinl
in the public road from the McGuir
stable down.
Rev. Mr.. Mack wishes US to say tha
he returns his sincere thanks to hl
kind friends for the many things sen
him aud his wifo on Tuesday,