The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-05-07
Local and Parish News.

Picnic next Wednesday.
War talk begins to get thicker.
The high water is forgotten already
Services al the Churches to-mor
row.
Improvements continue TO 60 on Il
town.
Plantation work is progressin,
nicely.
There are now twenty-five stree
lamps.
The barge has been moved out o
the canal.
Our military company continues il
statu quo.
Pure Jersy butter at Ashbridge's OF
Lovee street.
Phil Mcclure now keeps the lates
summer drinks.
Our boys failed to get off. They
may go later.
Mr.. &. N. Hall will please accept oul
thanks for favors.
The dry goods stores now close Their
doors at o'clock.
Get one of Mr.. Kennedy's poems OIL
Cuba. Price 25cts.
Mr.. Miller has started erecting a
dwelling on the lake.
Boats now land at the warehouses
on the bank of the river.
D;tf,,,o, ,or.:zc
line of plantation implements.
The town has been somewhat shy of
drummers for the past week.
A jury term of the 9TH District
court will be held next month.
Mr.. Tom Wilson is erecting a large
dwelling in the Davis addition.
w. N. Willie has q summer coat for
Boots that is just the thing for hot days
Gnats are beginning to be plentiful
They are u terrible little pest to stock
CALAMITY & Marcus have few more
of those fine silk waists and skirts left.
So far, there is not a man 10 leave
AZoSh So' AOil. va Cdti iOt toluutCtts.
Siuce the fall in the river commenc-
ed, April Oath, 1t has fallen about ten
feet.
Geo. Ashbridge will ill up his store
next week with big line Of dry
goods.
Now is the time to have your pic
MICS. 1t will be little too warm after
while.
Don't forget the picnic out at Bax-
ter on Wednesday. Yon can't have a
better time.
The Hamley- Bernard two story
brick building will be started in the
next few weeks.
1t is summer time now, aud you are
bound to have straw hat. Call aud
take look at Hilps stock.
Mcguire & Schneider are just in re-
ceipt of u large and fresh supply OF all
kinds of up to date groceries.
Mr.. j. w. Pittman will soon CON-
mcnce moulding brick for the erection
OF his two story brick buil6ng.
Mre. DIR. C. Ray Mitchell left on
Wednesday for her home in Atlanta,
where she viii spend the summer.
It is easy, TO be brave soldier 10
time of peace; but there is an ALFRED
big difference when it comes to war.
. Mr.. b. F. Catchins, who is clerking
for Mr.. Robt. Nicholson in the second
ward, was up to tow: OH Wednesday.
The school term will end next
month. There will be several of the
scholars who will graduate at this ses-
sion.
The war cow going on will not
have any effect on our planters and |
there will be as much cotton planted |
as last year.
Mr. w. G. McRae has only few
I ons of that fine cotton seed left; he
has reduced the price to $1,000 per ton.
Send in your orders.
Tho "Belle OF the Bends" the new
boat for the Vicksburg & Greenville
Packet Co., passed Providence on her
fret trip Friday morning..
The excitement is great in even a
little town the size of Providence,
whenever any specials are received
about the war now going on.
1t will take considerable work to
get the warehouses in shape on the
bank of the river. The wind aud
waves almost demolished them.
The Hon. Mayor aud Board of
Aldermen met on Wednesday evening
IN regular monthly session. Only
routine business was transacted.
Mr.. John Pittman, Of the second
ward, was IN town Wednesday. lie
told US that he had not flushed plant Z
ing, but would do SO Il. few days.