The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-09-22
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain DEALING.

Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, Sept. 20.-The Cotton Belt
Company is putting in new and much
needed crossing at Mary Lee Avenue.
The tent meeting closed Sunday night,
with four reservations to the church.
Messrs. John F. Nuckolls and J. E.
Walker made business trip to Shreve-
port last Friday.
Mr.. Alvin McClenaghan left yesterday
morning for Baton Rouge to enter the
State University.
Miss Ethel F. Many left Saturday
morning for Linton, where she began
teaching yesterday.
Miss Aletha V. Montgomery did not
leave last Thursday for Texas, as was
intended, but left Friday.
Rev. T. T. Kimbrougt of Glenn Allen,
Miss, preached here Sunday night at
the Presbyterian Church.
Messrs. Will North and Eber Rabb of
Belcher were over Sunday and yesterday
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Wyche.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Beggs, jr., came
in from Vivian Sunday morning. Benton
returned Monday, but Mrs. Boggs will
stay over for few days.
Mrs. Guy Cline of Cravens was here
with Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Cline two days
the latter part of last week. She was on
her way home, after visit in Indiana.
DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Bell left last
Thursday afternoon for Texarkana to
visit relatives. DR.. Bell returned Friday,
while Mrs. Bell remained over until
Monday morning.
An ice cream festival was given last
Friday night on Mrs. S. H. Cochran
lawn for the benefit of the Baptist
Church. The entertainment was well
attended and Melted SIS.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Haynes and family
of Belcher came over last Thursday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Montgomery.
Mr.. Haynes returned home that day,
while the others remained over to return
Sunday, except Miss Emma Gray, who
is still here.
Misses Mozelle and Stella Boggs,
Alma and lola Keoun, Hattie Kirtley
and Lucy Perry left here yesterday
morning for Natchitoches to enter the
Louisiana State Normal. They were
accompanied as far as Shreveport by Mr.,
and Mrs. w. B. Boggs, DR.. and Mrs.
T. N. Keoun and Miss Della Nuckolls.
THURSDAY.
Mr.. M. G. Wright is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. J. D. Herndon was shopping in
Shreveport Tuesday.
Miss Eta Lowe of Rocky Mount is a
guest of Miss Minnie Lee Kendrick this
week.
Mr.. w. A. Fortson Of Benton, Super
intendent of Parish Schools, is in town
to-day.
Mrs. S. H. Cochren spent Tuesday and
yesterday in Shreveport as guest of hel
daughter, Mrs. John E. Murray.
Mrs. w. H. Stroud left yesterday fo1
Texarkana for a stay of week or two
with her sister, Mrs. Lula Ward.
j Elder Ben West and Thelah Demos
will go to Pickering to-day to assist in ;
meeting to begin there tomorrow.
Miss Emma Gray Haynes and her sis.
ter, Mrs. George, will leave this morning
for their homes in Belcher and Shreve.
port.
Mr.. w. M. Stevens, at one time res
ident of this place, but who has made
his home in Vernon Parish for the las
seven or eight years, stopped here few
hours Tuesday on his way North.
Capt. w. Y. Chester of Texarkan'
was here Tuesday and yesterday on bus
mess and to see relatives and old friends
Some of your readers will remembe
Capt. Chester as the teacher of a schoo
at or near Rocky Mount. JACK.
H8ughton.
Tuesday, Sept. N.-The sick of tow
are improving some.
Cotton seed are selling at $26 per to-
) on the streets.
Mr.. W. Smith is spending this wee
on his river plantation.
Miss Ethel Elston has gone to Bluffs
where she opened shool Monday.
Water is getting to be an item with u
now, and the turnip patches are dryin
! up.
!. DR.. and Mrs. C. M. fuckers littl
!. baby has been seriously sick, but is no
better.
+ The enrolment of our school ha
4 passed the ninety eight mark and every
q thing is moving off smoothly. We hop
: to enroll at least $50 pupils during til
r term. The complete corps of teacher
). is as follows: Prof. B. N. Lowery, Prin