The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-07
LOCAL AND Personal.

Raven's tar soap at the brick store.
porn to Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Smith on
Friday last girl.
Miss Oracle Larkin visited friends in
Shreveport several days this week.
Miss Joe Wyche is spending the week
with relatives in Walnut Hill, Ark.
Miss Glenn Mcclure, of Walnut Hill,
Ark, is guest of Miss Camille Kelly's.
Mrs. Lunsford, of Shreveport, is visit
mo the home of her brother, Mr., r. A.
Smith.
Miss Kate Hall, of Minden, is a guest
Of the young "folks" at Sheriff Ed
wards home.
Mr.. w. M. Rushing and wife left last
week for a three weeks stay in Hot
Springs, Ark.
Mrs. J. C. Belcher, of Belcher, is a
visitor at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. w. R. Sibley.
Mrs. Sue Logan who is making Ben
ton her home, is on visit to relatives
in Southern Arkansas.
Miss Bessie Many, OF Plain Dealing,
spent Sunday in Benton as the guest of
Miss Birdie Montgomery.
You'll have another chance to register
now, if you haven't done so. See the
notice elsewhere on this page.
There is no lack of rain in this vicinity.
We get shower nearly every day. Re-
minds one Of the summer of 1893.
Rev. Mr.. Rolley has been called by the
Presbyterian congregation at this place
to preach. He is from New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. McDade, of Nc
Dade, ward one, will leave Sunday on a
two weeks visit to the Worlds Fair.
Miss Gertrude Belcher, of Belcher, is
here and is spending the time at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Sallie White.
Mrs. R. L. Carstarphen has as guests
her mother and sister, Mrs. F. Wimbush
and Mrs J. D. Bailey, of New Orleans.
AS an advertising scheme, Harris
Business College, Jackson, Miss, is of
fering few scholarships at big bar
gain. Write them.
Mr.. R. w. Taylor, who has for some
months past been with Taylor and john
son, druggist, of Shreveport, has return
ed home to take a rest.
Miss Sina Dinkins, of Greenwood,
who spent the past several weeks in Ben
ton as the guest of her sister, Mrs. P. G.
Taylor, has returned home.
Prof. Conger, President of Ouachita
College, Arkadelphia, Ark, is here on
. visit to his brother-inlawa and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Dibble.
Mr.. Ed. Sherrard, OF kaufman, Texes,
spent several days of last week in Benton
visiting relatives. Mr.. Sherard had just
from the Worlds Fair.
Bossier ladies when in Shreveport
should bear in mind that there is a neat
Hair Dressing and Manicuring Parlor
in the First National Bank building and
that they are respectfully invited to call.
The many friends of Miss Dollie Ca
been will be panied to learn of her ser
ious illness at the home of her sister,
Mrs. w. E. Ivey, near Benton. We are
glad to state, however, that she is i'm
proving.
On Friday last Rev. and Mrs. c. G.
Weir were call to Evergreen on account
of the death of brother of Mrs. Weir.
They have temporarily moved and will
make Evergreen their home for several
weeks.
Mr.. Robert w. Perrin, a native of this
parish, aged about Is years, died sud-
denly in Concordia parish, near vidalia,
Tuesday night. The remains of de-
ceased will be buried in Fillmore GEM
etery to-day Thursday.
The local editor has been asked by
Mr.. r. o. Silliman to return thanks to
friends and neighbors through the col
umns of the Banner for kindness shown
the family during his mothers illness.
Mrs. Silliman is now much better, and,
in fact able to be up and out.
The Police Jury of Bossier parish met
in regular session Tuesday and organ
lied by electing the following officers:
J. G. Logan, President; B. R. Nash,
Clerk; w. H. Scanland, Parish Treas
urer, and eJoannes Smith, Parish At
tomey. AS we 60 to press "wednesday
evening" the body is still in session.
The proceedings will appear in our next
issue.
The Alden Bridge barbecue, given
this year on the I'd instead of the 4th,
drew its usual big crowd. People were
present from one end of the Cotton
Belts Shreveport branch to the other,
and, aside from rain in the afternoon,
nothing happened to mar the pleasure
OF the picnicers, and and declare that
they had most enjoyable time. There