The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-01
LOCAL NEWS.

7 ~ Town on " edilescay Tor TIC HEsi
time III quite While.
Hon. e. J. Hamley was elected q
member Of he Congressional Commit
lee 81 Monroe last week.
A person reading The New Orleans
lpaRers wouldn't thipk that there WAS
: yellow fever 10 that city.
The floa. Mayor aud Board of
Aldermea viii meet in regular session
on Thursday night next.
Yellow fever is reported at Rolling
Fork. Miss. while two suspicious eases
are reported Al Clinton, La.
| Alex lIalfscre, colored man living
on Wilson Point nlauia'iou, was placed
in jail on Monday for forgery.
We viii send ont our collector IN the
fourth and fifth wards to-day. and we
hope that be vii. not be pu, of.
Mr.. II. Stein. one Of the popular
drummers on the road, has been in
town this week booking orders.
! Mr.. l.. L. Doran aud family have
moved to town ard are occupying the
Purdy dwelling Cd Levee street.
Our friend Phil Mcclure has tired
look since his junior left. Il goes
against The old mans grace to LABOR.
Mr.. W. K. Spurlock says that he will
make over bale of cotton TO the acre.
Notwithstanding the cut worms and
bad year
BE progressive citizeps 'aad vote in
favor OF annexation. Don't lei q few
moss backs Influence you in voting
against it.
Our friend Hurley is getting faf
since he vent TO live IN the counlry.
The Colonel must be feeding him on
something extra.
With the two roads to West Carroll |
put 10 good condition, over two-ihirds |
OF the cotton raised IN tha; parish |
would come this way.
The registration books will be
opened in few days when you should |
register so That you can vote in the
Congressional election.
The hour Of services of the Catholic /
Church has beeu changed. Hence
forward the morning service will be ut
1880. beginning tomorrow.
The many friends OF Judge and Mrs.
j. NJ. Kennedy regret 10 learn that
their SON John, who was on The road
to recovery, has fever again.
There are one or two loafiag negroes
in town that the matshal should make
move. They live, but are never
known 20 DO e lick of work.
The Vicksburg and Creeuville and
the Vicksbarg and Memphis packets
viii have a picnic for awhile, or as
long ss the quarantine holds on.
The mornings are now a little cool.
bui il gets very hot during the day.
and from four O'Clock on il is almost
as hot as if i; was The middle of sum.
inet.
No drummers are allowed in Issa<
qnena county. Miss, it don't make any
difference whore they come from
Their oDniou Of drummer aiu't
much
The cotton planters pay about $40
for sacks for n ton Of seed cnd the uur. ,
ehssers Of secd only allow them Sl.0O
for the sac6s, which is down right .
robbery.
Contractor Hsmev made big start
this week on the new brick bulldogs,
and tho way he is making things move
ne will have them completed by The /
irst week in November.
Geo. MerTiwea'her. a brutal colored
nan, living near Wilson Point, was
placed in Jail on Monday for bruially
'esting bis wife and trying 10 blow
lis house up with dynamite.
We noticed assistant State engineer
sobinson of Baton Rouge in town on
Thursday. He left that infected city
asst Friday. Is oar quarantine re. =
trictions farce? It looks very mach
Ike 1t.
DR.. w D. Bell handed as on Thurs "
ny prescription for yellow fever and Fl
lso preventative used by the celebrat- il
d fever expert, DR.. Coleman of Hous.
On. Texas. We will publish it in our a.
ext issue. 81