The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
Local and
Personal

> raccn visitor here with friends.
lii. ". NJ. Rushing, formerly resi-
dent Of this community was visitor one
dag this week.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Role are again
visitors at the home OF Mrs. Addie Nee
son, Mrs, ROLES mother.
MIR. and Mrs. A. P. Butler of Belcher
spent Sunday here as guests al the home
Of their aunt, Mrs. Sallie White.
Rev. ". Fl. Cudd LETT Monday for a
visit of two weeks with his home folksand
other relatives, who reside in Rapides
Parish.
Mr.. Ed Logan was a visitor at the
Banner office yesterday for the first time
in some months. He is still using
crutches.
The next regular meeting OF Cypress
Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will be held at
their hall in this place on Thursday ngho
of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Heifner Of the
Rocky Mount community were weekend
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
], e. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers is Mr.. Heif-
ner's sister.
A protracted meeting is being con-
Quoted at the Presbyterian Church by
Rev. B. H. Holt of Plain Dealing, ably
assisted by Rev. w. A. Role, now a
visitor in Benton.
John Goodman, negro living on the
Gum Springs plantation, said to be
crazy. shot and afterwards dubbed his
wife over the head Sunday afternoon.
She is in a critical condition. The
weapon used was a single-barrel shot
gun.
After an absence of nearly twelve
months, spent in Missouri with relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Silliman returned home
yesterday morning, in good spirits and
apparently in good health. When they
left they did not expect to be gone so
long. out were kept away on account OF
the illness of first ore and then the other.
They say they are glad to be back in
Louisiana and at home.
air. r. B. Cryer, known to a number
OF the Banners readers, and who was a
constable and deputy sheriff in La
B fayettc County, Ark, was shot and
killed in Bradley, that State, Tuesday
afternoon, by Frank G. Dooley. A
quarrel arose over an old feud by Dooley
going to Cryer and saying "Let's DROP
our trouble and be friends" The in
torment took place in Walnut Hill yes
serslay.
Miss Conway Logan of VAUDEVILLE
gave dinner party yesterday to a few
ef her intimate friends. Those present
were Misses Matte Montgomery, Bett
Gayle, Florrie Martin, Amelia and.Cath.
crime Cabeen and Matte Bell Scanlant
Of this place and Allie Colquitt. Miss
Conway expects to leave about the f2tl
Of the coming month for Dallas, Texas
(wherc she has relatives) to enter ont
s OF the high schools of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hanks and Mr.
s 6. E. Hanks of Dallas, Texas, left yes
terday after spending several days her.
as guests at the home of their mother
Mrs. NJ. H. Hanks. They made tn
round trip in the elder Mr.. Hanks
automobile coming by way of Longyiew
Marshall and Shreveport. They wer
two whole days making the trip here
including all stops, but were travelling
only about eighteen hours of this time
The distance by dirt road is about 20
miles Miss Eula Hanks, Mrs. Hanks
younger daughter accompanied then
upon their return home.
Quite q number of the residents Of thi
place attended the barbecue given a
Rocky Mount yesterday. They brin!
back the report of a successful bar
becue. \ large crowd was present an
there was an abundance of well cooke
meats and many other good thing
spread for their pleasure. During tn
forenoon there were addresses made b
Mr.. G. I. Mays of Red Land, candidat
Tor Sheriff, and Mr.. A. d. Keeny Q
Shreveport, both in the interest of Hon
z. G. Barrett of Shreveport, candidat
lor lieutenant Governor, and the caus
OF Woodcraft. During the afternoo
Hon. ]. B. Aswell, the only State can
aidate present, addressed the crow6
air. Keeny, in the interest of Hon. j.
Michel, also candidate for Governor
"a ten minbte talk made scathin
reply to Mr.. Aswell's attacks. The locf