The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Bazaar patterns at Leyy's. Call.

Bazaar patterns at Leyy's. Call.
Gentle Annie, spriug is near by.
A brisk trade in town on Monday.
Attend divine worship tomorrow
Call and see our new line OF station
cry.
Nice and pleasant for few days
this week.
Real estate will soon be on the boom
in Providence.
The cotton stalks will soon CON-
mence 10 tumble.
Belps landing is row almost sur.
rounded by water.
Wednesday was beautiful day, aud
cotton picking went on.
Those Bazaar patterns at Levy's are
just the thing for ladies.
A great many horses aud mules
have been sold this winter.
The roads continue in fearfully
bad condition 10 the landing.
Services at the Catholic and
Episcopal Churches tomorrow.
improvements continue in the
flourishing town of Providence.
We would hike 10 see work started
on the levee, crossing Old river bayou.
A change in the weather Tuesday
morning, put o stop to cotton picking.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. McRae will
occupy the Garner residence OH Leyee
street.
A week or ten days of good wealth
err, and there will be very little cotton
left in the field.
The upper rivers are falling, and It
will only be few days when the fall
will reach this point.
Capt. VIM. Rous, who has been in
New Orleans for the past few weeks,
returned on Tuesday.
Col. Jno. A. Buckner and Capt.
Routh of the second ward, were Wis.
itors to town on Thu rsday.
The constitutional convention assem-
bled i'm New Orleans on Tuesday last,
and will remain in session 20 days.
"Sammie" took his revenge out OH
us last week because we slipped of
without informing him of our mission
The Fousse residence, on The corner
of Spar & First streets, is now for
eale. Apply to Real Estate Agent
llsmley for terms.
Our friend Tom Gillian has named
his place Kloudyks. We hope the
rich ground will always produce
abundance of crops.
The public school was closed on
Tuesday through respect 10 the late
esteemed and highly respected citizen,
Mr.. F. Ii. &. Taylor.
Messrs. Kennedy and Pittmau will
please accept our thanks for getting
out such an excellent paper during
our absence last week.
The Louisiana Farmer and Rice
Journal, published at the flourishing
town of Crowley, should be in tho
home Of every farmer.
We saw several wagon loads Of cot.
ton pickers start out Tuesday morn.
ing, but few hours later ii commen.
ced TO rain aud put stop to picking
Our friend Kennedy got ii in on us
last week, as he generally does when
we leave him in charge. Our trip to
New Orleans was little too much for
him!
We are told that there are several
planters now paying 65cts 10 cotton
pickcrs. We think this is bad
policy, and that The planters will find
il out.
The death of Mr.. Z. III. G. Taylor on
Monday was shock to our cominu-
nifty, although 1t was known that be
was quite i'll. His death is deplored
very much.
There is lots of cotton remaining in
the fields; but with the fine spriDg-like
weather for the past two weeks, a
great deal OF the fleecy staple should
have be0n gathered.
Some of the sidewalks in town have
been layed with a double plank that
makes q great improvement. The
street aud bridge committee deserves
the thanks of the citizens for this
much needed Improvement.