The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-23
Local and Parish News.

Lehman sells oysters at 15cts
dozen.
The landing keepers are now ker
very busy.
The stores are fast filling up wit
holiday goods.
The Belle OF the Bends made onl
one trip last week.
DoD't get In tears buddie W.
Know it's rather "ruff."
There is great amount of cotton il
the fields yet to be picked.
The Lake Providence Bank ia a safe
place TO Keep your money.
Several Of the second warders were
up to the show last Friday night.
The failure of our morning mails 10
arrive causes great deal of kicking.
Mrs. w. Lehman and mother LET,
wednesday on the Belle for Vicks.
burg
Mrs. Gertrude Schrock was burned
10 death on Saturday night last in
West Carroll
A meeting OF the Police Jury will be
held on Wednesday next, the 9th day
of November.
The shed in front of Marian Copn's
restaurant is in bad condition and |
should be repaired.
Work is going on slowly at the new
court house building. 1t will take uu-
I'll January TO complete it.
Several hundred bales of cotton stiu
remain at both landings waiting trans
por'ation to New Orleans.
The weather took q change during
sunday night and no cotton picking
was done Monday and Tuesday.
The big dredge above town is work.
ing away at the sand bar. 1t will take
some time before it disappears.
The big crowd ofhunters who spent {
week in the swamps on deer chase
returned 10 town on Wednesday. I
There is more complaint heard 9
ABOUT those telephone poles in the q
road along the lake and Old river.
Deputy sheriff Hunter placed in Jail
Oh saturday a colored man, said TO be
COW thief from CoDcordia parish. a
Cooke continues to make first clsssI
bread aud all kinds of fancy cakes. ,
de delivers bread TO all customers. =
The public school must be running al
along smoothly. We do not hear any fe
complaints as was the case last session. a
1t took the Lucille Rowland eleven 81
Or Twelve days TO make the round trip ca
% Memphis. All on account of rous- III
ers. N
To keep from slipping in the mud W
u franklin's store corner, a person re
las to grab the post. 1t is a nice side. VI
walk. fir,
Mrs. Jos. E. Rsnsdell went down to
iicksburg on the Delta last FRIDAY
emaining there to come back on The Ct
sele. fin
We publish in another column . MI
tipping from the New York Evening cul
ost on the Gould north aud soutb sPt
abroad. alV
several OF the best colored men in On,
le town and parish are organizing a 60
Iasonic lodge and will soon have il in wh
orkipg order. a..
III we can escape high water next
ring, and have no fight to make. il Z
Ill do much good In helping our hav
wn and parish. tina,
We can hardly realize how fast Tho and
Jar Ia trottiDg to the winding nm SRA
'st. The New Year will be upon us
fore we know it.
There was no services held at the
eihodist church last Sunday evening
account OF the indisposilion of the you
mister, Rev. Mr.. benson. conf
Mrs! j. S. Millikin and Mrs. G. G orss
ock, after spending several days n,
'asanfly at the Carroll Hotel, Vicks- h;g ,
rg, have returned home. c.
Monday was a disagreeable day. but lies
.,u nos Keep the country people plete
m coming TO town. The stores did
ood business during the whole day.
remember that it takes the payment y.
your poll tax to vote, and unless IL az
laid before the last day of the pres. n anl'
year you deprive yourself of that a, sn,
Vilege o'ner
roll.
ho ane, Dewey has pulled out land J
ne Memphis and Vicksburg trade
II making about three trips. Capt.
nmlns says that be had to quit for It's
present on account of the extreme ing. a
water. ~,