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

week.
Father Maize left yesterday for MILL
kin's Bend.
Knights of Pythias meeting on Tues
day evening.
There was lots of money that went
up in smoke.
Remember the Fireman's meeting on
Monday night.
Glover brand shoes are guaranteed
by W. N. White.
Gucpard's Christmas truck was en-
tirely cleaned out.
Don't forget to vote on the 18th of
the present month.
School opeus on Monday, after a
holiday of a week.
DIR. Mitchell, the dentist, is getting
q nice run of business.
The boys at Whites big store have
been busy all the week.
Hurley & Shields, the livery stable
mep, should be patronized.
II is against the law to keep in stock
for sale cartridges of any kind.
A few weeks of clear weather will
be a great benefit to the planters.
There are now three or four droyes
of horses and mules IN Providence.
There were 10 DRINKS or flisturban-
ces in Providence on Christmas day.
The price of cotton continues down,
and the cotton planter is discouraged.
Christmas is now q thing of the past,
with all IFS pleasures to the Titles ones.
During the whole Of last week the
mails were one day behind in arriving.
The new leaf that has been turned
over should be pasted down SO that it
will stick.
The Episcopal Church will be the
will be held.
Next Wednesday evening is the
regular monthly meeting night of the
City Council.
Mr.. Simon Wiikowski was down
from Ashton on Monday to take ia ST.
Johns spread.
We do not believe there was a single
white person drunk on Christmas day
in Providence.
Horse flesh should be cheap. if we
are to judge from the number for sale
at the stables.
This is one Christmas that has
passed without killing being reported
in East Carroll.
Who has No. 263? Max Levy wants
the holder of this number 10 come and
get the furniture.
Mr.. Tom Maben, the hustling man.
ager of the big Pamela plantation, was
in town on Monday.
No mail on Monday evening. This
has happened so often of late that II is
becoming unbearable.
263 is the number of the ticket that
drew the set of furniture in the show
window at Max LcYy's.
We regret TO learn that Mr.. w. p.
Burney, one of the leading citizens OF
our parish, continues i'll.
The landings got rid of the large
accumulation of cotton that has been
on band for several weeks.
The good hard side walks have been
broken up this week, making them
worse than they were before.
Mr.. Curtis Benton has a drove OF
: horses and mules quartered at the
johnson stable on Lake street.
Matt Douglas is in town with horses
and mules aud can be found at the
Wilmington stable on Lake street.
We regret to learn that our FREUD
Mr.. Clarence Seghers continues un-
well. We hope to sec him out soon
The steamer t. p. Leathers has been
chartered by the owners of the Par.
gond, aud is carrying cotton at 35cl
rates.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton F. Davis
returned home on Friday last, after
spending pleasant week in New Or
leans.
DR.. Bernard is now connected with
the telephone exchange and his mum
Der is 20. Exchange will answer call!
day or night.
Don't forget that on Tuesday, tb'
18th, the election for delegates to ths
constitutional convention takes place
and every man who has registered
should sote.
Mrs. Cox aud sou Of Springfield
Mo-, arrived, on the last trip Of th;
Savannah 10 spend tho Christina
week with Mrs. VIM. McCulloch a
Cottonwood.