The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-11

Please shake q bush, Mr.. Correspond
ent, We don't see you. And in the mean
time let US have your copy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Montgomery. now
residing in Shreveport, will move into
their cottage in this place during the
month. - =.
Miss Evalyn Terry of Shreveport
spent several days Of last week in Ben
ton as a guest Of her grandmother, Mrs.
S. A. White.
Mr.. H. H. Williams, for more than
forty years resident of the Bolinger
community, called yesterday to pay his
subscription.
Mr.. G. L. Demoss Of Plain Dealing,
while here on business yesterday, left
81 with US to insure the weekly visits Of
the Banner until January 1, 1915.
Mr.. T. B. Bixler of Plain Dealing and
Mr.. S. r. Strayhan of near Alden Bridge
were among the callers at the Banner
Office yesterday. They both want the
Banner continued indefinitely to their
addresses.
Hon. ]. T. Many, who SO faithfully
represented the writer during his vaca-
ton, returned last Saturday to his home
in Plain Dealing. We wish to thank
you, "Marse JIM" for your pains-tak-
ing attention to every detail Of your
labors.
Monday brought the coolest night YET
to be experienced this season. At mid
night the Banners thermometer regis
tered twenty eight degrees below
the freezing point. The next morning
much ice and an exceptionally heavy
frost were to be seen.
NH Elsewhere in this issue of the
Banner appears an advertisement call
ing meeting of the stockholders of thu
Bossier Parish Fair Association, to b
held in Plain Dealing on the 10th. I
you feel proper pride and interest ii
the fair you should make an effort to b.
present.
Work on Benton's new store building
is progressing fast. It will be occupied
beginning January list as q general stor,
and conducted under the firm name o
Rogers & Montgomery = Messrs. ]. E
Rogers and ]. H. Montgomery. Mr.
A. NJ. league, now Mr.. Rogers partner
we presume will continue in business a
their present stand.
"A musicale will be given to-morrov
evening at the Beicher High Schoo
building by ladies Of that place AM
Dixie for the benefit of church funds
Exceptionally clever talent will give th
several numbers of the program, and
affords us pleasure to announce to gu
Benton readers that the ladies hav
promised to reproduce their perform
ance here.
/ Here you are, little ones. A Christ
mas treel This is promised by the goo
ladies Of our town and they usually &c
what they want. If we are correctly in
formed, members of the three churc
congregations will unite in giving ID
children a Christmas tree on the even
ing OF the Gath at the school building
A short program by the children vi
also be feature of entertainment o
this occasion.
Benton High School will be closed Q
the afternoon Of Tuesday, the ed, X
the Christmas holidays and reopene
: Monday, January 9Th. On the closin
evening (the 23d) an entertainment wi
I be given at the school to which the ger
eral public is invited. No admisstc
fees will be charged. Only pupils in Il
high school grades will take part in Il
,, program, which promises to be OF o
ceptional interest.
Construction Foreman Thompson,
the employ of the Cumberland Tel
phone and Telegraph Company, spe
several days Of this week here With
: gang Of workmen improving the loo
lines of that company. Heavy r
cypress poles have displaced the light
e sawed oak poles, new wire has be-
strung and the service otherwise il
! proved. Mr.. Thompson is evidently W
+ schooled in his calling. At least. b
9 work reflects it.
Mr.. Green w. Oakley died at his hor
!, at Timothy, Webster Parish, Novemh
!. 2ist, aged seventy mine years. He car
from Alabama to Bossier Parish in IL
and at the outbreak Of the war enlist
in Company B Marks Guards) Twent
. eighth Louisiana Regiment, Ora!
Brigade, Polignac's Division. servi
until the surrender. Mr.. Oakley was
ID uncle of Mr.. B. A. Kelly and Mrs. n.
l. Hill Of this place, and Mrs. NJ. J. He
a of Minden. He was loyal soldier 2
,e a good citizen.
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