The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-12-10
Local and
Personal
10 Shreveport on the 18th!

day, a girl.
Mrs. Sue Logan is visiting Mrs. In
gersoll in Shreveport.
Rev. J. NJ. Brown left Tuesday for
Iaesyile to attend Conference.
To-day at noon, when we last inquired,
8e4 hunters licenses had been issued.
Miss Carrie Lee Riggs of Alden Bridge
was the guest of Miss Louda Brownlee
Tuesday night.
Mr.. Rip Holmes of Shreveport ship
ned car load of cattle from this place
one day last week.
Mrs. F: l. Hanks of Shreveport and
two OF her children are guests at the
home of Mrs. M. H. Hanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Butler of Belcher
visited in Benton this week and were
quests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Creswell.
You can now fish uninterrupted with
hook and line year in and year out. We
are reliably informed that the law per-
nits this.
Prof. Jos. E. Johnston left yesterday
for Baton Rouge to attend convention
of the Parish Superintendent of Public
Education Of the State.
Misses Mary and Mildred Glassell of
Shreveport were here Tuesday night to
attend the play and dance. They were
the guests of the Misses Edwards.
The 18th, Tuesday of next week, has
been fixed upon as the date of the big
meeting to be held in Shreveport in the
interest of the packery. You should
make an effort to be present.
H-f5& No guarantee of live stock, no
packery. Attend the meeting to be held
in Shreveport on Tuesday of next week
and list what you think you can furnish
the packery beginning with 1909.
We are told that the contract to move
the old school house to the grounds OF
the new building has been awarded to
Mr.. G.. A. WATSON of Minden. He is
expected here at an early date to begin
the work.
Up to this time 372 bales of cotton
have been ginned at the public gin in
this. place. This is about all that viii
come in for the season. 1t represents
about one-sixth of a crop, taking the
1906 crop as an average.
We are reliably informed that Mr.
]. E. Levasseur has secured position
on a plantation located in the southern
part of Caddo Parish and that he viii
soon move his family there. His post
office viii be Bayou la Chute.
The play given at the school hous'
Tuesday night was indeed creditabl
performance. Every one taking par
was repeatedly complimented after tn
close of the play by friends present
Especial credit is due Mrs. c. O. Gayle
the leader and general manager from
the time the play was first suggested
The success of the entertainment
largely due to her efforts, and as "Dam
Plunkett !" the teacher and director, sh
won repeated applause. The attendant
was flattering and the audience a
smiles. The net proceeds amounted t
about SAL.
Mr.. w. M. Wilson of the Ivan com
munity, one of our old time subscriber
while here on business Tuesday, came i
and renewed his subscription. Many {
our readers know Mr.. Wilson, but fe
perhaps are familiar with his Confede1
ate War record. He volunteered fe
service from South Carolina. He reach
ed Charleston April II, 1861, and was 0
hand at Fort Sumter when the openin
gun was fired, on the 18th. He serve
throughout the four years and was pres
ent at Appomattox to witness the SUI
render. There is perhaps not anotht
Confederate veteran in our parish wit
such a record.
Mr.. W. G.. Vance of Riverside plants
ton was telling an amusing story on tt
streets Of Benton Monday morning abo'
the capture of negro theft that boltt
nom his smokehouse door as he a,
preached it. The race was about mi
and a half dash, made lively by the bal
OF three big pistols-the smallest a .
CALDER. After the negroes capture
was brought here and jailed. 1t seer
that after forcing an entrance into Il
smokehouse and putting aside what
wished to take away, he sat down to re:
he fell asleep and slept until dayligl
TOO late to escape without being see
among the articles he had laid aside
take away were thirty bars of soap.
For Sale.-One two-horse WACO
almost as good as new, and two SIN