The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-24
Local and
Personal

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First call for roasting ears.
Court will convene here Monday.
A big barbecue will be given at Bolin-
ger on the Sd of July.
Judge R. D. Webb of Shreveport is a
visitor in Benton to-day.
Miss Nutell Harrison of Shreveport is
a guest of Miss Mira Taylor.
The School Board will convene here
in regular session next Thursday.
Mr.. L. C. Biggs of Bellevue was a
business visitor in Benton Tuesday.
We are told that Bodcau will not be
down to the fishing stage until the latter
part of next week.
Miss Virginia Dorman of Arcadia
spent last night in Benton as guest of
Miss Mabel Scanland.
Mr.. George Mackey left Monday for a
visit of several weeks with Mr.. A. R..
Thompson of near Collinsburg.
Mr.. Wilmer Johnston, son OF Prof.
Jos. E. Johnston of this place, has re-
Gently located in Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr.. Ned Burt has accepted position
with Mr.. ]. E. Burt on Palmetto planta-
ton, where he will act as overseer.
Messrs. R. E. Wyche and C. o. Gayle
left Tuesday to join fishing party now
camped at Moon Lake. They are not
expected home until tomorrow.
Rs4s- One day this week we plucked
from the EDITORS garden Bermuda
grass stem over six feet long. Raises
some grass in his garden, don't he?
We are told that the drilling at the
test oil we'll between this place ant
Alden Bridge has reached a depth O
GOO feet, and that indications are good.
Miss Belle Johnston of our town, dur.
ing the past term a teacher in Benton
High School, has accepted position il
Martin, Tenn. She will teach expression
in the McPherrin School.
Mr.. E. M. Burks, formerly one of GU
Ivan subscribers, has written us to for
ward his paper to Cotton Valley. A
rural free delivery route to be establish
ed out of that place on the list will pas
through his community.
The Treasurer of the School Fund ha
received check from the State Audito
in the amount of $4,000, the sam
being the regular June apportionmen
from the current fund of the State TO
the support of Bossier Parish schools.
Since the protracted meeting wa
begun at the Baptist Church in thi
place there have been four accession
to that church Mr.. John Hanks, Eul
Hanks, Matte Montgomery and Perc
Larkin. They will be baptized tonight
when the meeting will close.
hY Elsewhere on this page is to b
found the display advertisement of Nj
G.E. Jones of Plain Dealing. Mr.. Jone
expects to leave Plain Dealing at a
early date and is offering unusual trad
inducements to sell out his stock &
once, thus saving the trouble and ez
pense of Grating, and heavy freigf
charges. Get your share of the bargains
AS will be seen by reading our Haugh
ton items, an old negress recently die
near there who was between the ages {
Ills and 100 years, and who is survived b
five living generations. What RECORD
and no doubt without precedence in o,
parish. The foundations of this ire
constitution were built up under the til
OF bondage, when negroes were made
observe regular habits.
Married, near Dripping Springs, Tex
at the residence of the brides parent
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Mading, Mi
Birdie E. Mading to MIR. l.. C. Hous,
man of Austin, Texas. Mr.. Mading is
brother of Assessor E. r. Mading
Plain Dealing. He was for years re-
ldent OF our parish, and he and h
family are remembered by many of Of
readers. We extend our congratulatiol
and best wishes to the happy couple.