The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-12-05
CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing.

Plain Dealing.
Monday, Dec. 2.-Severalo of the teach
ers and a number Of students in our
school went to Benton last Thursday to
participate in two literary and two ath-
letic contests, having been challenged
several days prior by Benton. Our boys
and girls brought home the honors in
three of the four contests, winning out
in spelling, mathematics and the girls,
basket ball game, while the boys lost
their ball game to Benton.
Mrs. D. G. Bolton of Bolinger spent
Sunday here with friends.
The Bossier roads crew is stationed
here this week, at work on our streets.
Mr.. John F. Gladney has moved into
the home just vacated by R. E. Car
starphen.
Rev. w. A. Zeigler of Rocky Mount
preached at the Presbyterian Church
Thursday night.
Mr.. r. E. Carstarphen has removed
from the G. w. Jones place to place
west of the railroad.
Misses Louise Alison and Mary Cald-
we'll came up from Benton Saturday,
returning there Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Banks Of Vivian
were visitors in Plain Dealing few
days the first of last week.
Rev: J. A. Afford filled his regular
appointments at the Baptist Church
Sunday morning and night.
DR.. r. L. Arnold returned on the 28th
from two weeks professional stay on
the Caddo side of the river.
! Mrs. ]. E. Murray Of Shreveport came
up Saturday for a few days. stay with
her mother, Mrs. S. H. Cochran.
Miss Terrye Lowe came up from
Shreveport Friday and went out to her
home near Rocky Mount Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Brame of Lewisville, Ark,
, and Mrs. Charles Velvin Of Pine Bluff,
Ark, were guests OF Mrs. J. D. Hern-
don Saturday.
Mr.. B. j. Purcell, his mother and sis
= ter, have recently removed from Bolinger
, to the place where Mr.. w. L. Sibley
9 formerly resided.
Mrs. J. T. Many has returned from
a Vivian, where she spent several weeks
a with her daughter, Mrs. ]. H. Wheeler
who has very sick child.
Mrs. j. P. Keeth and Mr.. and Mrs
]. Ben Keeth left Saturday night fol
= Lewisville, Ark, where they remained
as guests of relatives until this morning
THURSDAY.
: Rainy weather and warmer this week
8 At the meeting of the council Tues
g day night it was ordered more lights b
IS placed on Mary Lee Avenue.
: Mr.. j. R. Honeycutt returned hom
- yesterday from Shreveport, where h
. had been on business since Monday.
Miss Evelyn Carstarphen, our cleve
: and accommodating telephone operator
: is spending this week in Shreveport wit
: friends. Miss Blanche McClenaghan
4 at the switchboard in her place.
: Preparations are under way to resum
! operations at an early date at the ga
we'll site in this place. 1t is rumore
9 that a franchise granting the privileg
: Of supplying the town with gas has bee
2 applied for.
The directors Of the Parish Fair Assc
: citation met here Monday afternoon an
3 finished up the years work. After tt
; directors adjourned their meeting, tt
9 stockholders met and elected ne
s board Of directors, as follows: w.
3 Boggs, NJ. S. Bolinger, E. S. Burt, j. \
z Henderson, A. Hoffpauir, G. 7. May
= Leon Sanders, N. w. Sentell and S.
: Strayhan, with the following named i;
9 officers: M. S. Bolinger, Presiden
s N. w. Sentell, Vicepresident; w.
+ Boggs, Treasurer, and J. M. Henderso
= Secretary. Very little was done by Il
4 new board, except to organize, ait
= which it adjourned. JACK.