The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-06-16
Local and Parish News.

II is 80 hot now that fishing ha
stopped.
1t is fly time and very little business
going on.
The river ia red from the Arkansa,
river wator.
We are out in our eight column
dress to-day.
We have now just one more negro
eating house in town.
The City Council proceedings APP.
pear in another column.
Cotton 10 further behind at The pres.
ent time than in many years.
There win be no, services at the
Methodist Church Tomorrow.
See thu fine knives and rszors car
ried by the Guenari drug store.
Mr.. Geo. Mckee is having the en-
terror of his storo nicely painted.
On some plantations work was car
ried oil during most of last week.
The weather has been hot enough
this week to satisfy cotton planters.
More rain this week, which is any
thing but encouraging TO the planters.
Tho rattle nuisance continues. and
thare does not seem to be any let up.
The common remark is now heard
that "she is about hundred in the
shade"
The Epwor,h League meets every
Sunday evening at the Methodist
Church.
There are going 10 be big times down
at Anterior to-day. Base ball, horse
racing &c.
Summer starting in with rush,
makes il uncomfortable. 1t has been
sure enough hot.
Mr.. +. p. Farmer, merchant, of the
upper part of Bunch's Bend, spent
last Sunday in town.
Mr.. d. w. Gilmour is now Sheriff
Dunn's chief deputy. Dave is all
right as an office man.
Extract from proceedings of the
Mayor and Board of Councilmen of the
Town OF FTOVlutnCe, In.
Services at the Episcopal Church to-
morrow morning at l l O'Clock and q,
s o'clock in the evening.
We doubt very much if we have
much hotter weather during the sum-
mer than we have had this week.
Doctors Bell s. Pierce have had
THAR Office door and Windows SCREEN
ed. Itnow looks cool and coSy.
Mr.. George + Blackburn took
charge OF the Clerks office on Monday.
We wish him success in his new office
Mrs. Brock ean furnish you with all
kinds of vegetables. She is deserv-
ing woman aud should be patronized.
The life insurance men have captur-
ed the town, for the past few DAYS.
And my, how they can talk, talk,
talk.
The best prescription for chills
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. No cure
no pay. For sale at Guehard's drug
store.
Mr.. aud Mrs. II. II. Graham aud
Misses Keepo aud Constant came up
Monday evening, and spent short
time Ia town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byerle are now DOM
cied in their pretty home out on First
sireet They have the prettiest resi-
dencep W town.
The hmiliar sound of the Catholic
Church we'll was heard Oh Monday
morning, Npe first time since Rev c. !
Mabe left Nr France.
Mr.. and Ms. L. B. Moore moved oa
"Wednesday u lhe home recently pur-
chased from VI j. S Guenard, corner |
Secoud aud Rd\ streets.
The steamer Aperics 10 place of,ha
T.P. Lesthers, dkne up Wednesday
morniue, aud willy ntinue in the New
Orleans and Bends \ede.
There was siishNprinkle ofrain |
on Monday eveningSput we hardly
think tina, it was enona Ito keep woek |
from golng on in the tis =. |
The two little chiIdreiNA 1t Mr.. and
Mrs O.P. Hamilton haydAesn veryA
sick hi. week We hope Y, the liz
,le ones will soon be up ogs
As we 90 to press this Flid, ansrr-
ing. the sad news vas TELEPHONY o Us |
that the little son OF Mr.. aud N j.
: MiItikin had died. II Is asad NV
t. the parents "