The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-29
Local and Parish News.

iho "o"aiou eniIt eau only De IOuu
at Whites.
A great many strangers have bee
in town this week.
Guenard's handsome onix sod
fountain is admired very much.
Next Tuesday 10 all fools day. B.
careful that you are no. caught.
There continues steady sale of lot
in The new addition 10 Providence.
Easter Sunday tomorrow. Swee
music will be heard at the churches.
The Famous ads. are catchy, ant
you should read them. Then 90 and
buy.
Mr.. West, U. S. engineer. says W.
will have high river about the mid
die Of April
The Town Council will meet In
regular monthly session next Thurs.
day evening.
See in another column the kind OF
weather DeVoe says we are going to
have during April.
Mr.. g. e. Martin returned from OHIO
on Tuesday. He informed US that his
mother stood the trip well.
Mr.. Lehman handles the very finest
of fancy eatibles, and you should drop
in and see bis good things.
lehman will handle ice this sum.
mer. Make your arrangements with
him now, aud you will get il cheaper.
The regular meeting day of the
Police Jury lie next Thursday, and we
1 suppose the Honorable Body will meet
Z on this day.
Tine Knights of Pythias meet on
Tuesday night next, the Masous on
"Wednesday night and the Woodmen
on Thursday night.
The river report from up-country
continues good, and every poiut iDdi-
Gates fall The river should set in
falling here by Monday.
We were glad TO SEQ marshal Peck
able to be out on the street last Sun
day. He looked little thin, but in
few days be will be himself again.
Mrs. Frank Byerley is now convalesc-
ing after a very severe spell of sickness.
and we are pleased to learn is now able
to attend to her household duties.
Rev. Mr.. Boberg was called to Skip
with last Friday by the serious illness
of Mrs. Brown. We are glad to learn
that she is reported much better.
The Tensas bridge is in dangerous
condition aud no travel can go over it,
caused by the heavy rains of the past
three days. The bridge is floating
The many friends of Mrs. Belle
Tompkins, will be gratified to know
that she is very much better, after
long and serious spell of sickness. !,
The choir of the Episcopal church
has been prsciicing Easter music for
several weeks and there will be nice
music heard at this church tomorrow.
Mrs. Clark N. Hall, who has been
very sick for the past four weeks. is
now much better. we are glad tore
port.
Mr.. Garner has accepted the Logging
contract from the Fischer Lumber Co,
and will keep the mill supplied In logs
Mr. Garner is first class man at the
business.
Captain r. N. Rea, of Roberta, was
in the city Monday. Farm work is
going on nicely in the Bend, although
the farmers are little behind last
year, he said.
Last Sunday was passion Sunday"
and there was large number out TO
services at the Episcopal church Miss
Joe May Egelly, who has sweet voice,
sang "Tbe Palms."
MIR. r. j. Burney is now receiving a
large liue of dry goods, notions, fine |
shoes and groceries Call at Burney's |
aud see the low price he is asking for |
the many things TO be found in his
store.
This has been miserable week for !
plantation work, and very little of il
has been done. 1t started in raining /
Sunday, and continued all during the
night which made the land too wet to
work.
The river is now within two feet of
the dagger line, and on stand. We
believe that the danger line 10 about a
bank full river, which of course 10
several feet of where the real danger
begins.
Mr.. w. Tooke, Jr., was called to
Arcadia last Saturday by the danger
Gus illness of his father, who we learn
has been very sick since the last time
Mr.. Took was called there, some few
mouths ago. Mr.. Tooke returned
who says his father was
very sick. ]