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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
A Pretty Wedding Ceremony.

A wedding of much interest was that
of Miss Luda Brownlee, daughter of
Mrs. L. A. Brownlee of this place, and
Mr.. Glenn Carruth Robertson of Cotton
Valley, which took place this morning
at $50 O'Clock at the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, in the presence of large
gathering of friends and relatives, Rev.
A. M. Robertson of Devall's Bluff, Ark,
father Of the groom, officiating.
The bride wore a gray coat suit OF
broadcloth, with hat and other accesso-
ries to, match. Her only attendant was
her niece, little Miss Jeanette Hill,
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hill,
who acted as ring bearer. She was
daintily costumed in a pink lingerie
frock and carried basket of beautiful
white and pink carnations, in which was
concealed the ring.
The decorations were very elaborate,
being exquisitely carried out in white
and green, with palms, ferns and cut
lIOWcio dltlotiCc1iiy al oilSCo dAOulN oAe
chancel and altar. Chrystal and silver
candelabra holding white tapers threw
a soft glow on the scene, completing the
beautiful appointments.
At the sound of the sweet notes Of
Mendlesohn's wedding march, given by
Miss Camille Kelly, the bride and groom
entered, preceded by the ushers-Messrs
j. A. Edwards, R. T. Lambeth, G. c.
Allen and Gray Stinson-an the dainty
little flower girl. The ceremony was
then said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson left on this
mornings train for Cotton Valley, theil
future home.
The writer is joined in her well wishes
by host of friends of the hnppy young
couple. May happiness and prosperity
ever attend them. As.
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Alden Bridge.

Wedding bells are ringing around
Alden Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Doles visited in
Collinsburg Sunday.
Mr.. Demoss of Hughes Spur has
moved to Caddo Parish.
Miss Mary L. Russell is visiting Mrs.
H. A. Campbell this week.
Mrs. M. F. Doles has gone to Green
Vile to visit her daughter, Mrs. NJ. D.
Cody.
Mrs. Alice Greenhaw and Mrs. Mamie
Love visited some of their old friends a
few days since.
Mrs. Carrie McCollouch and neice,
Miss Allie McLeiSh, are on a two days
visit up the country.
Mrs. ]. H. Nattin, Mrs. Lillian Light
foot, Mr.. and Mrs. George Nattin, Miss
Eppie Nattin, Miss Carrie Pickett, the
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in the parish, and there are other miner
ais to be found in paying quantities.

in the parish, and there are other miner
ais to be found in paying quantities.
Mr.. Frank Neeson of Alden Bridge
spent Sunday here with the home folks.
Mr.. Grady Neeson expects to leave
soon for Yellow Pine, where he has ac-
eepted position.
Misses Mamie Adger and Lottie v.
Dixon of Belcher were guests of Mrs.
]. H. Belcher yesterday and this morn
ing.
Mrs. Louis c. Buckley has as a guest
at her country home (Avalon FARM
Miss Caroline Anderson of ST. Louis, a
cousin.
After visit of some days here with
relatives and friends, Mrs. E. E. Simp-
son left Monday for her home in ward
one.
Messrs. T. T. Land and J. E. Burt
left Monday afternoon for Hot Springs,
Ark, where they will spend some weeks
recuperating.
Mrs. H. H. Smith and Mrs. H. E. Holt
of Cotton Valley were in attendance a,
the -Brownlee wedding, re-
turning home with the bridal party this
morning.
After spending several weeks here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M
Montgomery, Mrs. David Wallace lef,
last Thursday for her home in Texar.
kama, Ark.
Mr.. T. A. Wilkinson has leased Mr.
w. Wallace's place, about five miles
southeast of Benton, and he and hi.
family moved there Tuesday. For some
weeks past they have been guests at the
home of Mrs. NJ. H. Hanks, Mrs. Will
kinson's mother. Mr.. Wallace, together
with his family, has moved to his rivel
plantation, near Brownlee.
| The report is current that Messrs
w. H. Smith & Sons, who own and op.
crate a planning mill in this place and {
saw mill some miles out, will form ;
copartnership with the Roberts Brown
Lumber Company of Shreveport. Tit
saw mill will perhaps be moved to some
point southeast of Benton, where extern.
sive timber interests have been secured
! At present it is about five miles east
near the Kennedy old place.
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Plain Dealing.

Little Benton, the two year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Boggs OF Barnett,
died Sunday night.
Andrew Bixler has accepted position
with Mr. O. r. Denton in the Cotton
Belt Office at this place.
Mr.. H. H. Montgomery returned home
Saturday night after stay of several
weeks in Western Texas.
Mr.. j. G. Kelly, who has been quite
sick for the past two weeks, is reported
much improved at this writing.
DR.. w. F. Bell again left for st. Louis
last Saturday night to be with his
mother, who underwent an operation in
the treatment of ner eyes.
Fire broke out on the roof of Hon.
w. B. Boges' residence Monday morn
ing, but was quickly extinguished by
neighbors who hurried to the scene.
! Our girls lost the basket ball game
played at Alden Bridge last Saturday,
but On Saturday of this week the same
teams will play on our home field when
they are confident of a victory.
Married, at the home Of the BRIDES
mother Sunday night, Mr.. William
Benton Boggs, jr., to Miss Annie Belle
Curry, Rev. J. D. Ford officiating. The
groom is a son of Hon. w. B. Boggs,
and is well known. The bride is a
daughter of the late Hon. r. H. Curry
and is one of the sweetest girls of oul
town.
Wednesday, February 10, 1909.
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Miss Margaret Bryan Marshall, eldest

Miss Margaret Bryan Marshall, eldest
daughter of David Gregg Marshall and
Mary (Hodges) Marshall, and grand
daughter of the late Gen. ]. L. Hodges,
died yesterday near Koran. The inter-
ment will take place to-day at the Mount
Zion family burylng ground, in Bossier
Point, services conducted by DR.. Sum
rell Of the First Baptist Church of
Shreveport.
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Local and
Personal

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Abney
Monday morning, girl.
II your name isn't on our subscription
list. have it placed there.
Mrs. Sue T. Abney spent two days OF
last week in Shreveport with friends.
Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ. Robertson Of
. Deyall's Bluff, Ark, were guests OF Mrs.
1. A. Brownlee last night.
Mrs. Courtnay Fenet of Hosston is a
ouest of Miss Dollie Cabeen at Linwood,
the home of Mr.. w. E. 1vey.
We have been requested to announce
tina. the School Board will convene here
IN extra session on Thursday of next
week, the 18th.
Mrs. Lizzie Robertson returned Mon
day to her home in Haughton after
spending a week or more here with her
sister. Mrs. Addie Neeson.
Miss Lila Belcher returned to he1
home in Shreveport last Saturday after
spending some days very pleasantly here
as a guest of Mrs. C. o. Gayle.
A friend writes US that very enjoy
able party, which was we'll attended, was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. p
Johnston of Emma last Friday night.
Messrs. John R. Matlock, H. M. Mat
lock and Earl harrington of the MOT
neighborhood were here Monday for the
purpose of applying for State pensions
j The section gang at this place has
been reduced, and we are told that the
other gangs up and down the Shreve-
port branch of the Cotton Belt have also
: been reduced.
Mr.. E. j. Barker is now soliciting lane
leases for newly organized oil and ga.
company and is making his headquarter.
in Lewisville, Ark. Mrs. Barker ane
the other members of his family are still
living here.
Mrs. Addie Neeson of this place viii
leave at an early date for Linton to visi
her daughter, Mrs. WV. Lay. She viii
for the time quit housekeeping ant
spend much of her time with her twt
daughters, Mrs. Lay and Mrs. w. A
Role OF Winfield.
Residents of Benton can buy delicious
liberia peaches that were canned RICH
here in Bossier Parish, and we presum,
the Plain Dealing merchants also have
them on sale. They we're canned b!
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Lowe, who reside
near Plain Dealing. Call for them.
Messrs. T. j. and E. D. Taylor of thi
place, w. M. Mccall of Bossier City ant
A. B. Ivey and S. C. Adger of thu
neighborhood left Tuesday for Plail
Dealing. They will camp for severa
nights near that place and spend tn
time bird hunting during the day ant
fox hunting after night.
One day last week Mr.. S. Willer o
this place was exhibiting very peculia
rock on the streets. 1t was round an,
about the size of a marble (the middl
"man" of the old fashion seven III
game) and was as clear as glass. VIII
can name it? There is, perhaps, no en-
to the mineral wealth of our parish. |
is the belief of many that there is un
DERIVING the parish vast field of oil an
gas; several times we have been toll
that there is wealth of valuable clay
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little Misses Self and little Doles Light
foot spent Saturday with friends living
in the Cottage Grove community.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs.
Carrie McCollouch last week. They an
ticipate giving an entertainment next
week for the benefit of the church at
Cottage Grove. ''' ALPHA.
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Notice to Farmers.

DEALIZING that prosperous farmers make pros
~ porous communities, and that upon prosperous
tributary communities depends the prosperity of this
company; and i'll view of the agricultural depression
due to the ravages Of the boil weevi and the
quent necessity for, and desirability of establishing
diversified farming; this company has established
department for the purpose of aiding that matter,
and the bringing in Of addtuna progressive farmers
familiar with that line of agriculture; and in the
tablishment of industries along the line OF this railway
Mr.. George j. Whitney has been appointed Indus
trial and Immigration Commissioner, charge OF this
department, with Office at Shreveport.
He will soon make preliminary visit to the
farmers along this line for the purpose Of comforting
with them about the growing of vegetables, the rails
ing of live stock and the general Investigation OF
crops and the marketing Of the same
His expenses are borne by this company, and he
has nothing to SELL nor does he wish to buy anything
It costs you nothing to talk with him. to enlist his
aid in any way that he consistently serve you.
This is not phianthropic work, but business prop
osition to increase your income and our own.
We bespeak your careful and considerate atten-
ton he passes amoug you and desire that you take
up with him any matter in which he aid you along
the lines indicated.
If you have lands for sale that you wish placed in
the hands of progressive farmers seeking Southern
homes we shall be glad to have you list them with
him. together with full description prices, terms, etc.
This information will be given homeseekers who apply
: be entirely free, neither he this company will
accept commissions other remuneration account
Of sales or purchases of such property.
E. C. D. MARSHALL,
General Passenger Agent.
2 Shreveport, La, Feb. l. 1909.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tons were as follows:
Good ordinary, I 3-16 cents.
Low middlipg, s 3-16 cents.
Middling, 9 lie cents.
Good middling, 8 9-i6 cents.
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Barred Plymouth Rocks. - About
Is young cockerels for sale. Price, 81
each.-Mrs. M. E. Cade, Dixie, La.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Hauehton.


Mr.. ]. Wilson Prince of Bodcau was a
visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. Lowe Odom has moved back to
Haug'i5on from Hope, Ark.
Miss Mary Abney of Dixie is visiting
her aunts, the Misses Hickman.
Mr.. John Jenkins of Shreveport spent
Friday here bird hunting. He bagged
sixteen.
Mr.. j. G. Willis went to Shreveport
to-day to visit his mother, who has been
sick for some days.
Mr.. Martin McClanahan of Atkins
spent yesterday here with his father, Mr..
J. M. McClanahan.
Miss Ludie Platt entertained the ORA
matte Club last Friday night, serving
cake and chocolate.
Miss Nettie Stidham and her sister,
Miss Matte, were guests of Miss Josie
Mckinney yesterday.
Miss Hattie Houston spent last week
in Shreveport with relatives. She re-
turned home yesterday.
Messrs. Will and Tom Hickman and
their families from the river spent Sun
day here with relatives.
Miss Kate Carter of Benton was the
charming guest of her aunt, Mrs. G. w.
Smith, yesterday and to-day.
Miss Carrie Heard has recovered from
her spell of sickness and resumed her
duties in the Music and Art Department
of our school.
Mr.. H. P. Ensey has moved from
Bossier Point back to Haughton. He
and his family will occupy the Burch
cottage, in West Side.
Mr.. Walter White and family, formerly
of Bellevue, are now living at old'Pine-
vile, four miles south of Haughton.
Mr.. White will run the Hickman Nc
Dade saw mill.
Mr.. J. F. Chandler, jr., who lives on
the Rascoe old place, near town, has
been quite sick and will go to Shreve-
port sanitarium soon to have an opera
ton for appendicitis performed.
Mr.. C. W. Berry, one of our substan-
tial citizens, was married yesterday to
Mrs. Adner E. Griffin at the home OF
the bride, near Bodcau, Justice H. Bar
nacastle performing the ceremony. Mr..
Berry's friends almost embarrassed him
with their profuse congratulations.
Monday, February s, 1909.
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The Closing Scene.

he Closing Scene.
BY
Within his sober realm of eafess trees
Like tanned reaper hour Of ease
When all the fields are lying brown and BARE
The gray barns looking from their lazy hills,
Sent down the air a greeting to the mills,
On the dull thunder of alternate fails.
All sights were meliowed and all sounds subdued,
AS in a dream the distant woodman hswed
His winter log with many mufaed blow
The embatled forests erstwhie armed in gold,
Now stood, like some sad beaten host OF old,
Withdrawn afar in Times remotest blue.
On slumhrous wings the vulture held his flight;
And @ a heard his hR Ing mate complaint
The village church vane seemed to pale and faint.
The sentinel cock upon the hillside crew
Crew thrice, and all was stier than before,
His alien horn and then was heard no more.
Where erst the jaw within the elm's tall crest
Made 1s her uaeged young
BY every light wind like censor swung;
Where sang the noisy masons of the caves,
The busy swallows circling near
Foreboding, the rustic mind believes,
Az early harvest and penteous year,
Where every bird which charmed the vernal feast
Shook tn. the sweet sum NIB from its wings at morn,
All now was songess, empty and forlorn.
Alone from the stubble pped the quail
pheasant drumming the
Made echp in the distant cottage loom.
There bud no bloom upon the bowers;
The spiders wove their thin shrouds night by night
The thistle down, the only ghost of flowers,
Sailed slowly by, passed noiseess out of sight.
Amid all this in the most cherries air.
And where the boodbine shed upon the porch
The crimson leaves, as if the Year stood there
Firing the floor with its inverted torch;
Amid all this, the center of the scene,
The white haired matron with monotonous tread,
Piled the swift wheel, and with her joyless men,
Sat like a Fate, and watched the flying thread.
She had kncwn Sorrow-he had walked with her.
Oft supped, and broke the bitter ashen crust;
And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir
Of his black mantle trailing in the dust.
While yet her cheek was bright with bloom
Her country summoned and she gave her all;
And twice War bowed to her his sable plume
Regave the sword to rust upon the wall.
Regave the sword-but not the hand that drew
And struck for Liberty its dying blow;
Nor him who, to his sire and country true,
Fell mid the ranks of the invading foe.
Long, but not loud the dronng wheel on,
Like the low murmur of hive at noon;
Long, but not loud, the memory of the gone,
Breathed through her lips sad and tremulous tune
At last the thread was snapped-her head bowed;
Life dropped the distah through his hands
And loving neighbors smoothed her careful shroud,
While Death and Winter closed the autumn
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DR.. E. G. Allen, Of Shreveport,

DIR. z. U. Alien, OF shreveport,
Announces that he has opened an office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line OF homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
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Kill the hawks! and save the little
songsters and all useful birds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11

Printers ink will move anything.
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The quail season is drawing to a close.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Every Old Thinq Made New.

An old chair with small can of l.. &
M. Home Finish Varnish Stain. Any
old furniture with small can of l.. & NJ
Home Finish Varnish. A kitchen floor
porch floor, with small can of the L. &
NJ. Home Finish Floor Paint. Old kitch-
en- chairs, benches, any old small things
with pound or two of the L. & M.
Home Finish Domestic Paint A car
riage, buggy, with about dollars worth
of L. & M. Home Finish Carriage Varnish
Paint. Porch furniture, lawn swings.
iron ratings with small can of L. & NJ.
Home Finish Porch Enamel Paint in all
colors. An old leaky roof made tight,
with can of Eclipse Roof and Bridge
Paint. All old things made new with
hese little cans of L. & NJ. Home Finish
Paints Cost is trifling. Be sure to get
them.
Farnsworth & Co.. Middebury, Z. c..
Dixie & Co., Bristol.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
II. B. Dutton Co. Successful.

After a great deal of effort and CORE
spondence H. B. Dutton Co.. the popular
druggists, have succeeded in getting the
DR.. Howard Co. to make special half
price Introductory offer on the regular
fifty cent size of their celebrated specific
for the cure of constipation and dyspep-
STA.
This medicine is a recent discovery for
the cure of all diseases of the stomach
and bowels 1t not only gives quick re-
lief, but it makes permanent cures.
DIR. Towards specific has been so re-
markably successful in curing constipa-
ton, dyspepsia and all liver troubles,
that II, b. Dutton Co. is willing to re-
turn the price paid in every case where
it does not give relief.
So great is the demand for this specific
that II. b. Dutton Co. have been able to
secure only limited supply, and every
one who is troubled with dyspepsia, con-
stipation or liver trouble should call upon
them at once, or send % cents, and get
sixty doses of the best medicine ever
made, on this special half price offer with
their personal guarantee to refund the
money if it does not cure.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
DON'T KNOCK.

BrattlebOro evidently intends to hold
up the travelling public and induce peo-
pie who pass through TO stop off and
settle down. At any rate, Organtown's
newest slogan is; "A population of
$4,000 by 1915" The Brattleboro Re
former believes this dream would come
true if all who are interested in the
towns welfare would Join the board of
trade and help push rather than stand
on the outside and knock. st. Johnsbury
Republican.
1t is probably fact that fair amount
of knocking is good for town, but
there must be more boosters than knock.
ers. In many towns the reverse is true
and the town suffers in consequence. but
the progressive, growing community is
the one in which the boosters are in the
majority. Let's all boost.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
THIS SHOULD SETTLE IT.

Is the war over or is Vermont still
waving the bloody shirt; Judging from
a few of the comments in regard to the
invitation extended Col. Bennett Young
to visit ST. Adams during the Champlain
Tercentenary the reconstruction period
is still under way and the old sore is not
yet healed. 1t seems to us ridiculous to
make so much fuss over this matter and
it is also making the state appear more
or less ridiculous. Years ago Col Bennett
Young headed raid that caused consid-
cradle unpleasantness and hard feeling
in the city of st. Adams. 1t was an act
of warfare just as much as Shermans
march through Georgia and the damage
done by the former was nothing com
pared with that done by the latter. For
get it. If st. Adams wants to invite the
Col, to be the city's guest of honor for a
day or more that's st. Adams business
and any interference from outside APP
pears to us entirely uncalled for.-Lyn
donville journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Old Herbal Charms.

History turks in many of the old
herbal charms. which were once as
popular as any magic specific connect
ed with field mice. Cures for the bites
of sea hares. scorpions and tarantulas
tell a tale of a different England from
the one we know now. So do charms
"to render n man or woman insensible
to torture" though advice to seven
year-old children to grow beautiful by
dancing among flax is of all ages. Pro
tective charms against witchcraft were
common, but an old French book of
spells gives an interesting recipe for
centaury. which. IF joined with the
blood of n female lapwing," will cause
the drinkers ITO believe themselves
witches, so that one shall believe of
the other that his head is in heaven
and his feete on earth" If this was
witchcraft. how did Shakespeare and
Herrick and few others escape the
stake?-IondOn Chronicle
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

The Swanton Courier has settled the
question as to the location of the monu.
ment commemorative of the discovery of
Lake Champlain, and perhaps the sug-
gestion is a good one 1t says: "In
order to settle all controversy as TO the
location of the Champlain monument and
smooth out the wrinkles of rivalry it
may be necessary to mount the marker
on big float that could be towed about
the lake during the open season. In that
way every lake port could be visited on
schedule time and while enroute from
place to place the monument would be
an imposing and unique sight gliding
along the lake shore looking for Iriquois
just as Champlain did"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
1.-THE LOCAL OPTION LAW"
n. B. BUTTON

The proposal of the Randolph Herald
for state local option is attracting
some attention This means state pro-
hibition in practical sense. Let us face
the thing honestly if we must and quit
this talk about any kind of "option." If
we intend to repeal the local option law,
let us do it, but let us have II eyes open
to insidious attack on the present statute,
which means simply making the law SO
absurd and pestiferous that the people, in
desperation, will repeal it. Just little
more tinkering by the unreconciled pro-
hibitionsts and the state will be fairly
faced by the same conditions which
brought scandal and contumely upon
Vermont for so years, and then culmin-
ated in the organized reaction of 1909.
If The Temperance" people, to use the
term in its narrowest sense of restriction
and repression, want that time to come
again, all they have to do is to keep on
whiting the local option aw.-Rutland
Herald.