The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-06
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Mr.. F. W. Abney, of Charleston, West
VIRGINIA. is visiting his sister, Mrs. w. H.
Scanland.
Mr.. Julian Wilmington, son of Mr.. j.
2 Wilmington, of Ivan, and who formerly
lived here, has accepted a position in Tex
orkana. Ark, with the Texarkana Mer-
camille Co. +
In our last issue in the tabulated vote of
the election of the 18th an error was made /
IN the column showing the vote cast for
Mr.. B. A. Kelly, candidate to succeed
himself as Clerk of Court. The total should
have been 1853 instead of 443 as printed.
otherwise the table was correct, SO far as
we are informed. 1t appears this week as
corrected.
Miss Lizzie Dickson died at her home
near Benton last Friday evening, aged 68
wears. She was a daughter of Michael
and Hannah P. Dickson, who were among
the earliest settlers and largest planters in
this parish, and is survived by sister,
Mrs. Gideon j. Pillow, of Washington, D.
c.. and brother, Mr.. Palmer Dickson, of
this place, and other relatives. The re-
mains of deceased were buried Saturday
in the old Dickson graveyard, near Benton.
Bossier District Court, Judge R. c. Drew
presiding, convened here Monday. The
term promises to be busy one and will
perhaps last up into the third week. We
are told that no bill was found against Mr..
John Hudson and his son, arrested on the
charge of assassinating two negroes. Fol-
lowing is the personnel of the Grand Jury:
r. r. Whited, Foreman; j. G. McDade,
Clerk; W. S. Dalrymple, James Pilkinton,
W. C. Raines, J. S. McDade, S. P. john
ston, T. P. Garrett, j. F. Strayhan, Bernie
smisson, R. w. Monzingo, j. B. Whiting
ton.
The next meeting of the Parish Teach
ers' Association will be held in Bossier
City Saturday. We are told that the teach
ers will be treated to basket dinner at the
school house, after which the meeting will
be called together at the Ards Memorial
Baptist Church. Mrs. Frank Dec armo and
Mrs. W. L. Foster are expected to address
the meeting on the subject of Mothers
Unions, and Miss Hattie Schuster will give
short talk on Kindergartens." The
meeting promises to be of much Interest
to the teachers and will no doubt be vel
attended.
About 7 o'clock on Friday night Of las
week an unknown incendiary entered the
building opposite the Bank of Benton ane
set fire to it. The night was very wind,
and favorable for fire and no doubt if i
had not been discovered before it gainet
Roadway the whole business section of on
town south of Main Street would hav'
been swept away. Oil was used, which
was found on the wall and floor and
stick of dry wood lying in the room. TIL
building and the Office near it are tn
property of DR.. W..D. Lassiter, now Q
Shreveport, who stated to the writer tina
= his loss in both buildings, drugs, instru
ments, etc., would have been more tina
$1,000 had the buildings burned.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Taylor died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Mr.. Hugh Phillips
at Dallas, Tex, last Thursday, aged abot
70 years. Mrs. Taylor was daughter {
Nicholas M. and Rebecca Marks, pionee
citizens of Bossier Parish, and was Dor
near Collinsburg, where many years OF NJ
life was spent. She was devoted men
Der of the Catholic Church, and lived
consistent christian life. She had endeare
herself to her many friends here, and h
death is sincerely mourned by survivir
sister, Mrs. Sue T. Abney, who was at n
bedside when she died, and a brother,
Joseph Marks, both of Benton, and mar
relatives and friends. The remains OF d
ceased were buried in the cemetery
Marshall, Texas.