The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-12-07
Local and Parish News.

: The river banks are now about clea
Of cottos,
Very little cotton has been pickle,
i this week.
Services at the Catholic and Episco
pal churches tomorrow.
|. A civil term of court was convened
ON Monday, Judge f. x. Ransdell pre-
siding.
4 We printed 10000 posters this weel
Ifor merchants on the Mississippi side
lof the river.
Mrs.. Olive Chaffe, Of Minden arrived
last week and 10 the guest of Mrs. Jos
E. RaDsdell.
The Ohio river is rising and the Gin
SciDnati and New Orleans packets will
boon start running.
1t is too bad that the road to the
landings has not been put in first class
condition for the winter.
The interior of our post office now
look nice aud inviting. For a small
lown IL 10 hard TO beat.
Mr.. Henry Maben went up the river
PSI SUNDAY morning on the Belle. He
Burned Monday night.
A humbug OF circus. il advertised
show in town to-day. 1t should be
hde 10 pay the full license.
REV. Mr.. Boberg will hold services
NSt. Johns church, Bunch's Bend, at
o'clock, p. M, tomorrow.
Pie Police Jury adjourned 10 meet
the 2nd day of January 1902. See
bceedings 10 another column.
We never saw larger crowd than
, Ire was in town on Saturday last,
the stores did a fine business.
Strange, but there was not a fight
an arrest Saturday night. Mar
4 Peck lie glad when it is this way.
5alanty Bro, have an attractive
~ In their windows. They carry a
Z line OF clothing aud furnishings.
he three lodges--Masonic, Knights
Rytbias and Woodmen oftbe World
4 be all growing with first class ma.
s. j. c. Purdy has nice private
spbl, with several young ladies at
ting, who are advanced in their |
sizes.
Nv. Mr.. Boberg returned from
NOrleans last Saturday evening.
II as welcomed back by bis many
TBS.
h. j. Engler benson aud wife left
tifeek for the Methodist Confer
Ell They went by boat through to
Nprleans.
Hon. Mayor and Board of
Amen met in regular monthly ses-
sidp Thursday evening. Proceed
inS ext week.
good weather for the holidays
Prp fence will do larger trade than
evfpown before. The stores have
aeme lines Of goods TO select from.
De number of the second
wAfs, including the ladies, enjoyed
bhmp hunt for several days last {
wed Two or three deer were killed
by hunters.
Ware informed that there are
acrAnd acres of cotton that has
nevIeen touched by pickers. This
meaha great deal of II will never :,
be Hed, as labor is very scarce.
~ forget TO have the amount of /,
youibscription ready for US when
we don you. Those who owe us
for and three years should pay up. h
We bot afford to send the paper to =
you longer. ii
MI. Warner. of the big clothing
bousf Warner & Searles Co., vicks- n
eurgls been in town this week. Mr.. Z
Warl is a popular gentleman and
alwatakes away book full of
orderfith him.
Defy sheriff Hunter, who is being
scot Or the parish by Sheriff Dunn. al
Is mebg with success in collecting is
the pdtax. This Is good, aud there =,
10 not man in East Carroll who :
shoulhil to pay the tax. Y
MIR. lsse Male, owner of the fue al
Fanoislantatio In the Bend, arrived
rom Hladelphia last week to spend
NOM or more. Mr.. Male is put th
ing infs time deer and quail hunt V
ng' anfno doubt is finding plenty of
port. RI