The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-01-26
Local and Parish News.
Now is the time to start your gar.

Now is the time to start your gar
dens.
"Tbe Famous" is showing a fiue line
of neckwear.
Mr.. Caldwell has sold a large mum
Der Of mules this week.
Fish and oysters received every
week from New Orleans by Lehman
The two gins in town have about
wound up ginning for the season.
Hamley handles sash, doors, blinds
and all kinds Of building material.
The Epworth League meets every
Sunday evening at the Methodist
Church.
Every place in Providence was
closed as tight az Dicks hat band last
Sunday.
There is talk of three or four hand
some residences being erected in the
near future.
Even the fruit stands were closed
last Sunday, and no banan nor apple
could be bought.
The bridges on the Old river bayou
road should be looked after and put
IN good condition. ttf7
Mr.. Johnson's cedar polls for his
telegraph line, have not been heard
from in sometime.
Judge w. G. WHY purchased six of
the best mules in the bunch from
Caldwell OH Monday.
The steamer Julia put off several
thousand feet Of lumber for Mr.. e j.
Hamley last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Boberg will hold services
at the Church in Bunch's Bend next
Sunday at A O'Clock p. m,
: Services at the Episcopal Church to-.
morrow morning at II O'clock and at
1880 O'Clock in the evening.
We are glad to see Mr.. Hugh Me-
CURE able to be out again, aft er being
down several days with the grip.
Four Sunday law cases were brought
before the court last week The fines
in each case amounted to $50 80.
There was six concealed weapon
cases at the term of court last week.
Each person was fined $500 and
costs.
There is more wind about the north
and south railroad. Ii starts up once
or twice year, aud dies ont com
pletely.
Judge F. X RaLsdell left last Sat-
urday evening for Talluiah. where a
criminal term of court convened on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Q. Ikerd have
our deepest sympathy 10 the death of
their infant boy, who died last Friday
morning.
Lehman has received new lot of
bar fixtures. consisting of new counter,
new mirror with shelving and new
glass ware.
Services will be held at the Catholic
Church tomorrow morning at half
past ten and in the evening at half past
four O'clock.
The river continues to rise at this
point. There fs not much water IN
sight and IT should be falling in the
next few days.
The statement of the Lake Proyi-
dence Bank for the quarter ending
December 81, 1900, is published in
another column
Court adjourned last Saturday even
ing, and District Attorney ID. M.
Evans, Dr., left for Tallulah Saturday
night on the Belle.
IL will pay the town and parish au-
ihorities to keep lookout on people
coming from Greenviile, where the
small pox is raging
CALAMITY Bro. have few nice over
coats left from their large stock that
they will sell belowcost. They dont
want 10 carry any over.
Don't overlook the advertisements
that apnear IN the Bsnner-DemocFat
Read them every week, and see what
your home merchants are offering
Mr.. Dink water, who has The contract
for sinking the artesian well, has been
10 town this week, and proposes 10
start work on the first Of the month.