The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-11-02
Focal and Parish News.

A killing frost is predicted by th,
14ih
The cotton market is troubling tn,
planters.
1t 10 not the loudest and most inces
ent talker.
The weather continues favorable fol
gathering the crop.
1t will take several weeks yet to
complete the courthouse.
Providence has now Quoted down
after the rush of last week.
Services at the Catholic, Methodist
and Episcopal churches tomorrow.
Mr. j. s. Guenard has just received
large stock of paints, white lead aud
brushes
We are back TO summer time with
the mercury ranging up about 80
Pretty hot.
The river continues to fall and
steamboats, are touching bottom in a
great many places.
The apporiionment for the free
schools of the State will be made some
time during next week.
1t sounds good to hear the whistle
of the grader and other boats at work
in the reach above town.
1t is now reported that boat will
soon be put In the trade between
Vicksburg and Providence.
No one will be 10 blame but your.
self if you fail to pay your poll tax,
thereby loosing your right to vote.
The work on the iron bridge to
cross Tensas is progressing slowly on
account of the non arrival OF material.
The merchants of Providence bad
rushing business every day last week.
Those who advertised did the business
The proceedings of the 9th District
bevee Board and the proceedings of
1.-The Police Jury are published in
another column.
Irene, the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs.. S. p. Jones, has been very
sick with fever at the home of Mrs.
Taylor this week.
DeVoe was off on the kind of
weather we were TO have last month,
aud IL is to be hoped that he will miss
it for this month also.
Rev. Mr.. Riddle, Of Oak Grove,
filed the pulpit at the Methodist
church last Sunday evening. A large
congregation was present.
Mr.. L. Lipp, editor of the Floyd
News, and Mr.. Will Buchanan. were
pleasant visitors to our fair last week
Glad to see both gentlemen.
Mr.. II. II. Graham, wife and son, of
the second ward, returned Tuesday,
after spending several months at their
summer home near Pine Wood, Tenn.
Several cotton ladened wagons from
West Carroll, have passed through |
town 10 the landings this week. The
wagons returned loaded with freight.
j. N. Hin & Bro, will have their
store ready in the next three weeks,
when they will have one of the hand
soonest dry goods stores to be seen
anywhere.
Mr.. ii. Stein, looking like be had
Just stepped out of handbook, arrived
Monday evening, and has been here
ali the week selling cigars, tobacco |
aud spirits.
Voters have two months now to pay
their poll tax. II it Is not paid by the
1st day of January, 1902. you will be
deprived of voting in any election that
may take place next year.
Mr.. Geo. Fl. Hallet, cotton buyer for
L. Waldauer & Co, of Greenville, has
returned. Mr.. Halet was taken quite
sick in Greenville, which detained him
from returning for several days.
Mr.. Albert voaght of the second
ward. had the misfortune to lose one
of his fine horses with collie on the last
day of the fair. Ii 10 a heavy loss 10
Mr.. Vongh,, who can hardly afford II.
November has come In nice, and |
may II continue through the entire
thirty days. II the planters can get |
this month of clear weather there
should not be much cotton left in the
Aelds.