The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-09-14
CORRESPONDENCE
Haughton.

Hau9hton.
Monday, Sept. 11.-Haughton High
School opened this morning with most
flattering prospects for a successful
term. The enrolment was ninety-four
with some twenty or thirty more who
will enroll during the next few days
Quite a number of the patrons were
present and several made talks along the
lines of cooperation of teachers and
patrons.
Mr.. D. c. Elston is again on the sick
list.
Miss Matte Edwards has gone tc
Lake Charles to visit relatives.
Mrs. J. w. Prince and children spent
Friday and Saturday in Sarepta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross McDade of Nc
Dade spent Sunday in Haughton.
Mr.. Ed Jockey of Rocky Mount WIS.,
tied Haughton yesterday in his automo-
bile.
Mr.. M. c. Bledsoe of Bossier Point
has entered his son Colquit in Haughtor
High School.
Miss Wilhelmina McDade will teach
the Bluffs School this year. The schoo
will open next Monday.
Mr.. Parks Elston will leave tomorrow
for Shreveport, where ne will resume his
studies in Centenary College.
Haughton is getting to be rea.
"Gretna Green" Two complies sought
refuge from parental objection here in
one week.
Mr.. Oscar Reed and Miss Berta Wool
ey Of Bossier City were united in mar.
riage last Friday night at the residence
of Mr.. E. NJ. Franklin, Rev. J. G.. Sloane
I,officiating.
Mr.. A. G. Barber Of Cane Bend plan
tation, on the river, has rented one Of
Mrs. Bledsoe's cottages in this place an6
will wove here this week for the benefit
of our school.
Mr.. J. N. Platt has begun work or
the new Methodist Church and hopes te
complete it by November 1st. The
church will seat about 800 and will cost
about 1900, exclusive of pews.
Mrs. J. w. Prince, ST., was moved last
Thursday from her home in Princeton te
the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. F
McDade of Palmetto plantation. She
was moved in an automobile and stood
the trip well.
Miss Dora Hickman has moved bach
here and will occupy her residence dur
| ing the school term. Miss Carrie Abney
Robert and Tom Abney will board with
her. The latter two have entered oul
school as pupils.
Miss Ludie Platt entertained severa
couples of the young set Friday evening
Rock and dominos furnishned the
amusement. Refreshments, consisting
of salads, cream and cake were served
They announced that this closed thu
social season.
The report has reached Haughton tina
Miss Estelle Moore, the pretty daughter
of our townsman, Mr.. ]. M. Moore was
married in Temple, Texas, Sunday
| She has been visiting her sister living il
that place. The lucky Texan is Mr.
White. This occurrence gives one O.
local boys long face.
| THE H. NJ. S.
The members of the Home Mission
Society of the Methodist Church hel(
their monthly meeting on the 9Th, will
Mrs. Loye McDade. There was large
attendance and much interest mani
tested.
| Devotional exercises were conducted
by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Lindsey, ate
which the president (Mrs. Prince) en-
tered and took charge of the business
session.
Many pulling questions, caused b.
the union and reconstruction of tn
Home and Foreign Societies, were con
sidered, and solution Of some of then
was reached, when the Corresponding
Secretary read letters from the Presi
dent and Corresponding Secretaries o
the Womans' Missionary Council, ant
we believe that within the next few
months much that now confuses will
oe clear.
We had pleasant and profitabl
meeting and delightful social service
while the hostess and her aids serve'
delicious refreshments.
The October meeting will be with Mrs
E. E. Walker, in West Haughton.
SUPERINTENDENT PRESS WORK.
Haughton, La, Sept. II, 1911.
Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, Sept. 12.-The high schoo
opened yesterday with 1865 students en-
rolled, full faculty in charge and som
twenty five or thirty patrons present.
Misses Oma, Enleen and Mamie Dill
lard of Bossier, are spending few day
here with Mrs. w. P. Allen.
Miss Grace Ford of Queen City, Tex
as, arrived here last Thursday and
spending a week with relatives an
friends.
i Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Murray returne
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