The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-09-07
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Local and Parish News.

The nights and mornings are very
cool
The summer wanderers are return
ing home.
40 early fall is predicted by the
knowing ones
Turn out and vote next Tuesday In
favor of the tax.
DeVoe says we are going to have q
big water this fall
The public schools will open on
Monday, Sept. 10th.
The weather changed TO much cooler
90 Monday morning
Glmour's racket store will be open
for business by the 18th.
Charley Wilmington has moved to
the upper stable on Lake streets.
improvements are going right on,
and Providence continues to grow.
We are now Out of summer. but
there will be several hot days yet
Hon G. 5. WHY went to Floyd on
Tuesday morning. He returned Thurs
day.
Eugene Gargaro 10 now on the
wrong side of the street-Lehnann's
of course.
Cotton picking started In earnes,
Monday, aud business should now be-
gin TO look up.
Mr.. Yancey Bell IL agent for the
steamer Delta. See the change OF ad
in another column
Deputy sheriff Hunter arrested a
negro on Saturday, who Is wanted IN
Arkansas tor some crime.
Be sure and vote next Tuesday; and
in favor OF the tax. There should be
DO sore-head business IN this.
Mrs Or) w b. Pierce, who has
been summeriug At Mouieagle, Tenn,
returned last Friday evening.
Four bales of cotton of the new crop
from West Carroll, passed through
town 10 the landing on Tuesday.
Everyone 10 the parish would like
10 see our fair made success. 10
make ifso, is for every one TO do his
part.
Professor Fl. f. Mitchell, with his
string band, went to Mayersville on
Monday TO play for a dance at that
place.
Monday was Labor Day.
National holiday. No enc here-abouts
paid any attention to it. except at the
post Office.
The many friends of Mrs. j. &. Mnr-
ply we're glad to see her ont on Mon
day. after being in doors for two weeks
with fever.
The Lake Providence Bank is one of
the institutions of our town that
should be literally supported in every
way possible.
Lehman now has it fixed that the
doors of his store are never closed.
He has two shifts of clerks who have
regular hours.
Miss Bessie johnson, who was in
tho store Of Mr.. Jas. s. Millikin dur
ing last season, has returned and is
again in that store.
Mr.. Frank Constant. who has been
TO Buffalo and travelling through Cana-
da, returned on Saturday last, looking
in excellent health.
Misses Ethel Smith and Ida Gard
ham, w00 we're WISHING Mrs. y. u.
Murpsy for n few weeks, have re-
turned TO Vicksburg.
McGuire's gin, down in the lower
end oftown, raised steam bright and
early Monday morning, aud turned out
several bales OF cotton.
The large stocks of goods being re-
ceiyed by our merchants show that
they expect 70 do an extensive BUSH
ness this fall aud winter.
Mr. REEVES, who was with the big
gin last season, has returned and taken
charge again, and lie ready to go ahead
whenever cotton comes In.
The Jewish holidays this month will
be on Saturday the 18th aud Monday
the 23rd, when the stores of our jew
ish merchants will be closed.
Whites handsome stock Of goods
are now on the shelves for inspection
Mr.. White has fine line. and as il is
spot cash. he sells at a low profit.
{ Mr. John Brown, who has been sick
for sometime with swamp fever. died
= yesterday morning al bsii past tive.
More extensive notice next week.