The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-12-21
Local and Parish News.

Mr. Yancey Bell received barge of
coal last week.
Seating was good, on small ponds on
Monday morning.
A merry Christmas aud happy
New Year TO all.
The river is now on the rise and we
will now have good size boating
stage.
The finishing touches 10 the new
court house are progressing dreadfully
slow.
The town was filed with drummers
Wednesday. The cold weather drove
them In.
Mr.. C. f Davis, after spending sew
eral days In New 0rlesns, returned
the first OF the week.
With good weather the merchants
should do a large business to-day and
Monday and Tuesday next.
Mr.. j. G.. Bass, who has one of the
preiiiest homes on the lake, is having
large addition built TO il
MIR. s B Kennedy, of"The Famous"
was compelled 10 remain in doors near
iy all The week on account OF fever.
The iadles of the Episcopal church
are goiag TO continue their old custom
Observing an elegant New Year dinner
Mrs. w. II. Fisher has been quite
eick with fever stree Friday last. We
are glad 10 learn that she is much bet
ter. ~
Our readers will have TO excuse the
small amount of local news in this
issue. We have had fever since last
Friday.
The veuire is published in another
column. See If your name does not
appear in either the grand or petit
jury list.
The charter of the Gonld railroad,
10 be built through line river parishes
was filed for record in Monroe on
Wednesday last.
Last Saturday was cold and dis.
agreeable aud just the kind of day
some Of The colored people like 10 ill
up on bug inice.
The sudden change in the weather
is causing greet deal Of sickness
Nearly every other person has 9
touch of the grippe.
Rev. G.. Mabe returned from Mon
roe on Wednesday. He was called
there by the serious illness of Rev
Father Enaut of that city.
4 Lehmanp's big in thil
issue elbows what real live man ant
A hustler eau do. Lehman believes i,
prin,er's ink and should be pa,ronized
Last Sunday morning the mercur.
dropped 10 thirteen degrees. Tn
g stock tina, was uashellered on Satur
day and SUNDAY lsst suffered grea
deal.
sunday morning was the coldest o
the winter. 1t was very cold ant
81 there was very little stirring about
Home is the best place when there
such weather.
When you are asked for the right
way through your property by tn
IS Gould representatives, don't besiiat
a moment about il but give what
asked willingly.
Tuesday morning about 2 O'Clock
looked very much like We were IN TO
a big size snow storm. IL came dow
heavy for half an hour, when it let u
and the sun came out.
We regre, 10 learn that Walter, IN
youno son Of Mr. and Mrs j.. w. Pit'
man. has been quite sick for the pas
few dave, and il is feared that he ma
a touch Of pmeumonia.
One of our popular business youn
fellows has become quite freauef
y,sitor TO certain home on the LAX
and Inc boys say no kind of weaibt
Is too rough to keep him back.
Rev. j Eaelar Deusou has been =
.,nrued TO Providence by the Meth
diat Conference. We are glad
know that the Rev, gentleman al
bis estimable wife viii be with us 4
another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. W. Teoke, Jr, r
turned from Arcadia last Sanda
n,orning. We were glad 10 learn ih'
he left his father much better, aud thi
Ia thought he would now entirely r
cover bis health.
Last Friday the mercury regisfsre
mn about the seventy mark Dnriu
S me night noriher came down on !
e. aud il almost psrslized u, aud the dr0
VIVA down 10 t~eniy-four u ceTsaii
81 IL uaraiized business for the day.