The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-07-06
Local and
Personal

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Mrs. L. G. Smith is visiting her sister,
Mrs. E. E. Simpson, at Taylortown.
Miss Della Brown is in Shreveport
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. G. Wrenn.
Mr.. A. J. Rogers is spending few
weeks at his former home, West, Tex.
Miss Ethel Elston, of Haughton, is a
visitor at the home of Sheriff Edwards.
Miss Kate Hall, OF Minden, is here on
short visit and is Miss Lila Belcher's
guest.
Miss Lena Dawson has just returned
from weeks visit to Miss Nita Whited,
Of Alden Bridge.
Mr.. w. F. Kelley, Of Monroe, is in
Benton on a visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. A. Kelley.
Miss Mary Scott Ogden, who has been
teaching at South McAlester, 1. T., re-
turned home last Friday.
Mrs. M. A. Love, of Shreveport, is
spending the week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. P. Gleason, at Rocky Mount.
Misses Margaret Murff and Mary Lee
Thurmond, of Shreveport, are visitors
in Benton, and are guest Of Mrs. C. o.
Gayle.
Mrs. Lunsford, of Shreveport, is
spending few weeks with her father,
Mr.. w. H. Smith, who lives four miles
east of Benton.
Rev. J. M. Brown is in Coushatta in
attendance at a meeting of the Confer
ence REFRESHING the M. E. Church, South,
Of this district.
Mrs. Sue T. Abney, who has been
visiting friends in Shreveport during the
past few weeks, returned Monday to her
home in Benton.
Miss Lucille Edwards returned home
Tuesday afternoon, after two weeks
visit to Haughton, where she was guest
of the Misses Elston.
Miss Myrtle Ivey's friends in this COM
munity will be glad to learn that she is
at present acting as Director of Music
at the Chautauqua at Ruston.
Miss Annie Mae Biggs, of Bellevue,
spent several days in Benton this week
as guest of her cousins, the young
ladies at Sheriff Edwards home.
aeS The Banner is one day late this
week, on account of waiting to get the
Police Jury proceedings. That body did
not adjourn until to-day friday.
Miss Shrada Elliott, of Denten Texas,
arrived in Benton Tuesday morning.
She will be guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Ivey at "Linwood for several weeks.
Mrs. C. H. Minge, of Shreveport, is a
guest this week of Mrs. ]. C. Logan, of
'Cash Point" They spent yesterday
in Benton visiting Mrs. L. A. Brownlee.
Misses Camille and Lizzie Kelly left
this morning for Minden, where they ex-
pect to remain for some time as visitors
at the home of their cousin, Mr.. J. P.
Kent.
Train service was resumed on the T.,
S. and N. one day last week. However,
on account of landslides at deep cut
in the neighborhood of Hosston, it is not
possible to operate trains through every
day.
The Banner to-day received mes
sage from Master Frank Scanland which
states that he has just passed both the
mental and physical examination at the
Annapolis Naval Academy. He will
enter the academy next fall as a bene6-
ciary from this district. The appoint
ment Gas first alternately comes from
Congressman J. T. Watkins.
Postmaster r. L. Carstarphen has APP
pointed Mr.. r. M. Miller deputy in the
postoffice at this place, and has also rec
commended him as his successor. On
account of the illness of his wife, Mr..
Carstarphen left Monday for New Or
leans, where he joined his family. He
will not return to Benton, but will pro-
badly make his future home in West
Texas.
AS is always the case, the crowd to
, attepd the Alden Bridge Fourth of July
barbecue had a most enjoyable time.
Everything went along smoothly, and
even the usual afternoon showers did not
materialize. Well barbecued meats of
adj kinds covered the immense table from
end to end, and the supply Of bread, cake,
pies, pickles, ETC., seemed to be all but
inexhaustible. There's no town that we
know of that can score on the Alden
Bridge people when it comes to showing
visitors fine time.
DR.. E. B. Walker, formerly of Sims
boro, but who has recently been making
his home at Artesia, N. NJ, and Miss
Nettle Pruitt were married Tuesday
night at the home of Mr.. J. j. Mckinney,
near Rocky Mount. The bride is also
IRON the Simsboro neighborhood. She
mas been teaching in Bossier Parish for
two years past. She is well thought of
III that community by both old and
young, and her devotion to duty and
constancy have won for her an enyiable
reputation as teacher and friend. The
Banner extends to the happy young cou-
pie Its congratulations and well wishes.
A copy OF Health Hints" little
booklet published by the Parish Board
OF Health, complied by DR.. H. H. Bar
nacastle and intended for free distribu-
ton throughout the parish, has been
received at this Office. tits obvious from
the title why it was published. 1t con-
tains many useful suggestions, probably