The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-05
Local Notes
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Is Told by The Office Reporter

Al a special meeting of Cypress
,5oe. F. and 4. NJ, to be held in this
.l.ee tonight there will be work in the
Masters degree.
4 movement is on foot to secure Rev.
Woodbridge, Presbyterian minister
now located in Minden, to preach at the
possjcr group OF churches of that faith.
Misses Monona May Dowell and Verna
pratt OF Shreveport returned home Sun
,aav. after spending several days very
nleasantlv in Benton as guests OF Miss
pauline Dawson. Miss Dawson accom-
naaied them to the city for short stay,
but is again at home.
With dance last Thursday night, the
meeting OF the Police Jury attended by
many good roads enthusiasts Monday
and the picnic and celebration under the
anspices of the local chapter of the U.
n c. Is attracting many visitors Tuesday,
cur town has been unusually lively since
the last issue of the Banner. Mention of
al visitors, OF course, is not expected.
Mr.. Seborn H. Young of the Linton
community, aged eighty-four years, is
aid 10 be bed-ridden most Of the time
and failing fast. His condition is not
due to illness, but to general failure of
the faculties because of his advanced
aoe. He will be remembered by many
~ the Banners readers as inspector for
the parish during the erection Of the
Court House in this place.
So far as we have been able to learn,
the following is complete list of Con-
federate veterans of the parish who at
tended the Chattanooga reunion: J. A.
Ford, M. B. Smith, J. o. Nuckolls, H. M.
Matlock, H. NJ. Bailey, H. L. Wheeler,
W. ]. Linson, w. M. Wilson, j. A. Bum
gardner, 7. P. Larkin, w. H. Smith,
Z. M. I.aughlin and J. M. McClanahan.
Miss Julia NJ. Elston of Shreveport also
attended the reunion as sponsor from
Loudon Butler Camp, the local organi-
zation of the United Confederate Vet
Grams.
Last Saturday Mr.. w. P. White, car
rier on one of the rural mail routes out
Of this place, was painfully cut and
bruised while making his round for that
day when the harness broke and his
team ran. A breastyoke strap gave way
while he was driving down a hill, the
tongue of the vehicle striking the road
way and breaking in two, then sticking
in the ground and vaulting its load into
the air. At this moment the horses, with
sudden lunge freed themselves, thus
perhaps saving Mr.. Whites life. He
again resumed his duties this morning.
Tuesday the R. j. Hancock Chapter,
the local organization Of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, COM
menoratod the birthday anniversary Of
the President of our Confederacy by
giving public spread in the grove of
pines adjoining the Benton High School
campus, followed by a program in the
auditorium of the school building during
the afternoon. AS would be expected,
the dinner was excellent and many were
present to enjoy it. We are informed
that the entire program was good, every
number meriting special mention. II
will no doubt be given in full in next
weeks issue of the Banner by the Re-
eording Secretary of the chapter.
The many friends of Mrs. R. A. Smith
in this community will be grieved te
learn OF the death of her father, Mr.
David Reed, which occurred at his home
IN Blanchard more than week since
At the time of his death he was seventy
six years OF age. Mr.. Reed was Con-
federate veteran, and during the war
member of Capt. L. M. Nuts Company
the Partisan Rangers, of Caddo Parish
which left for service during July, 1862
He was taken prisoner at Arkansas
Post when the Federals under the com.
mand of Gen. J. A. McClernard captured