The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-29

September is about to flicker out.
Burney's stable will have first class
teams at slI times.
The school bell on Monday morning
hurried up the pupils.
The civil term of the 9th District
Court conyenes next Monday.
The Epworth League meets every
Sunday evening at the Methodist
Church.
Mr. E. McBain, of West Carroll, was
visitor to l.. P. in the early part of
the week.
The gin on the river bank, owned by
Mr.. r. j. Burney, will not be run this
season.
September is turning out to be as
hot as any month we have had during
the summer.
Providence will soon be connected
with the outside world by the long
distance telephone.
Through the efforts of Rev. Mr.
Boberg, fifteen dollars was raised for
the Galveston sufferers
Our Jewish merchants closed their
places of business on Monday, on &C
count of their New Year.
Services at the Episcopal Church to.
morrow morning at III O'Clock and at
1880 O'Clock in the evening.
Mr.. II. c. Green. of the second ward.
has been suffering with rheumatism
lately, but we hear he is up aud about
again.
Business in town is picking up, and
one can easily tell that the colored peo-
pie are beginning to handle cotton
picking money.
Col. Buckner and Mr. j. Stein are
due in New York to-day from France.
They will arrive home shortly after
reaching America.
For chills and malarial fever, take
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. Every
bottle positively guaranteed. Sold al
Guensrd's drug store
One more month until our big fair. |
Talk 1t up to every stranger you meet,
aud invite him to be on hand the 9Th,
9th and 10th of November.
A little baby girl came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cabal Richardson last |
Sunday night. Congratulations. The
editor may yet make love to her.
Last week the big gin north oftown
had q hard time getting enough Of
water to keep steam. Water bad to
be hauled from the lake, which was
pretty expensive. E So
Let us try and get first class troupe
60 come to our Opera House during
the week of the fair. Manager Cue
nard should try and see If some troupe
cannot be booked. ]
The levee contractors who are at
work enlargiug the levee below town,
will finish their work before cont ract
time II the clear weather continues for
any length of time. |
Capt. Lee Cummins has requested
uc " etutC tuot itOu now On Tue
Dewey will leave Lake Providence on
her arrival here, which will be, as q
general rule, about z a. m. /,
Mr.. Rafe lost one of his best livery
herses last Tuesday night, from being
over driven on q trip to Delta. A
reckless driver is often the cause of
great losses TO the livery business.
Another cutting scrape took place
at the levee camp al Hagsman Break
last Saturday night, Ia which woman
was severely cat. This lie the third
cutting ecrape that has occurred In the
past two weeks.
Miss Bessie Jobason, of Homesville.
Miss, arrived in the early part OF the
week to take charge of the books of
j. S. Millikin's large dry goods store
on Lake street. We hope Miss john
son will be pleased with our town.
Jacob Marcus is back again with a i
large and varied assortment of dryd !,
goods. notions etc, which be purchas- |
ed 10 st. Louis. Jake is a husrling |
fellow and will do The square thing ,
So give him call. No flies On Jake. /