The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-01-04
Local and Parish News.

Rev. Mr. Boberg returned fror
9 Delta on Tuesday.
The criminal term of court lie no,
only three weeks off
The Providence Hardware Co
should be supported.
The river started falling1on Tuesday
il reached IL 20 on the gauge.
Services at the Catholic, Methods
and. Episcopal churches tomorrow
Turn over a new leaf and see tha
you.bave The determination to keep il
When you drop into Phil's call 70
Charter" the best 10ct straight liquo
sold.
We will have booming parish ant
a booming town when the locomotiv,
passes through.
Paironize US when you have jot
work that you want done. We do al
kinds of printing.
Our prominent citizen, Mr.. Jas. s
MiIlikiu, went to New Orleans last
Saturday, returning Tuesday.
The weather has been beautiful this
week and the planters ought TO have
gathered.a large amount of cotton.
Presiding elder j. H. Martin of the
A. M. E. church, will bold bis first
quarterly conference here tomorrow
Mrs.. L. f. Gardham came mp from
Vicksburg Tuesday TO look after her
interests in our town. She returned
Thursday.
The holidays passed without a
killing in our parish. II is the first
time in many years, aud it speaks well
for East Carroll.
The first day of the New Year was
pleasant and beautiful, aud the ladies
of the Episcopal church made a sue
cess with their dinner.
Mr.. johnson of Vicksburg, arrived
Tuesday to take the place Of Mr.. Moe
bee as manager of the Cumberland
Telephone in Providence.
Charter whisky is the best on the
market to-day. Phil Mcclure, only
handles this whisky in Providence. 1t
is 1Octs straight goods.
The town lamps were smashed to
smithereens on Christmas Eve night;
but not a single, solitary mortal in
Providence knows who did i'll
Eight places took out whisky license
against twelve last year. The revenue
TO the town from the eight is agreat
deal more than from the twelve.
The Police Jury met on Thursday.
The whisky license was fixed at $3.50.
This will cause whisky dealers in town
to pay about 5000 license for 1902.
The holidays are over and pow is
the time to start in with will. Keep
Il up during the year, and you will find
that YOU will be better off next Christ
mas.
w. B. Thompson & Co, the reliable
and popular commission merchants Of
New Orleans, will please accept our
thanks for q handsome calendar for
1902.
Lehman came within few jugs of
selling one thousand the two days be-
fore Christmas. Nothing short about
this: aud Lehman ssys advertising
did il.
Mrs. Irwin Davis aud daughter, Mise
Katie. who have been visiting rela-
stiyes in Memphis for q month, re-
turned on the Delta last Saturday
morning.
Mrs. II. N. Rea and Miss Annie Bel.
don, accompanied by Mr.. w. Ii. Booth
by of New Orleans, were in town last
Friday, aud were present at the Epis-
copal church in the evening.
Destroying the curtains Of the hack
of MIR. Burney las. Tuesday night will
cost that gentlemen six or eight dol
liars. Let those who destroyed the
curtains go and replace them.
Think of the untold good the rail-
road will be to our parish In thous-
and ways, and then willingly give the
right of way. Don't throw an obsta-
Gle 10 its way, but help 1t all you can.
Mr.. and Mrs...J. Fl. Cooper returned
Tuesday from their trip to New Or
leans. Mr.. Cooper has leased the Nc
SGuire place and viii run it in connec-
lion with the plantation of Mrs.
Cooper.
The point lace handkerchief which
Mrs. II. l.. Miller has been securing
chances on, will be ratified at Hamilton
Ia Kennedy's store on Wednesday next
IN, 4 o'clock o. No. Those who have
chances on the handkerchief should be
present.