The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-06-27
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=. News of a Week in Paragraphs

Already the new year Is half gone
Can you realize 1t?
Mr. R. s. Doles of Collinsburg was
,.,;nass visitor in Benton Monday.
Mr.. Jim McDade of Lake Charles was
visitor in Benton the first of the week.
Dr 7. z. Wise spent last Friday in
nroonwood with his father, DR.. G.. A.
Wise.
Mr.. H. C. DeNegri of near this place
& snending some weeks in Mississippi
with relatives.
Mossrs. Tom Stinson and Gillian
Wyche made social visit to Monroe
the first of the week.
Mr.. J.. G. Ogden has resigned his
nosition as levee inspector for the
caaao Levee Board and returned to his
home in this place.
Mrs. Mary Vance and her two little
children, Calvin and Larry Arnold, left
Yesterday for Mineral Wells, Texas,
where they will spend month recu-
perating their health.
Dr. S. Alison, after spending some
DAYS at the home of his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. J. S. Alison, who reside some
miles south of Benton, left last Friday
;or his home in New Orleans.
Miss Leila White, who some two
weeks since went to Natchitoches to en-
ter summer school, finding her health
and strength impaired because OF con-
tjnuous school work, has returned home.
as previously announced in the Ban
ner. regular term of District Court for
Bossier Parish will be convened here on
the second Monday in July-the 9Th.
The Jury Commissioners will meet here
Monday of next week to draw the venire.
Miss Mollie Lawrence of Haughton,
who is visiting the family of he1
nephew, Dr. P. A. Lawrence OF Vivian,
while en- route there stopped over in
Benton for day and a night, spent
pleasantly at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
J. F. Edwards.
Members of the Caddo and Bossie1
leyee boards who recently went tt
Washington, D. c., to attend a meeting
of the National Board of Engineers il
the interest of drainage in this section
report that prospects are favorable tt
the plans of the boards.
The next regular meeting of the Par
ish School Board will be held in thi
place on Tuesday, July 9th, the day TO
the regular meeting of the Police Jury
The board has been called to convene O.
that day because petition from it wi
be presented to the Police Jury.
Last Saturdays Shreveport Time
gives quite an extensive and complimen
tary notice of the marriage of Mr.. B.
Dormon Of that place to Miss Nanni
Lee Moore of Heflin, Ala. The affa
was celebrated in the Alabama town, {
the home of the brides parents las
Friday evening. The young couple le
at once for Washington, D. c., whel
Mr.. Dorman acts as Senator Foster
secretary. After the adjournment I
Congress they will make their home
Shreveport.
Miss Conway Logan, eldest daught'
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Logan of Vance
vile, returned some days ago fro
Dallas, Texas, where she has been
school, and has as a guest Miss All
Colquitt. Last Friday in honor of h
guest several young ladies of this pla
spent the day with her. They we
Misses Beth Gayle, Matte Montgomer
Katye Wyche, Madelyn Smith al
Matte Belle Scanland. They report
to the writer that afternoon that tn
spent most enjoyable day.
General regret will be express
throughout Bossier Parish because
the resignation OF Mr.. }. w. Elston
Haughton as the member of the Poll
Jury from ward six. Mr.. Elston is
levelheaded business man, conservati
and thinker. For some years he b
been President of the Police Jury a
in that capacity has conscientious
represented the interests OF the mass
CT Bossier and jealousy guarded tn
every privilege. 1t is the opinion OF
writer that one better fitted for the pc
ton is not to be found in the parish a
his services and counsel will be sal
missed. The town of Haughton will a
suffer blow in the removal Of hims
and his estimable family. They are
go 10 Shreveport, where Mr.. Elston
become identified with the managem